UNIVERSMICHIGAN LLC
DBA UNIVERSAL UNIVERSAL MI
382 power units
310 drivers
28.2M mi/yr
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FRED Score 84.6 / 100
The FRED Score (0–100, higher is better) compares this motor carrier's expected crash rate with that of similar fleets. It is an analytical opinion, not an FMCSA safety rating.
High confidence
2 yrs history · 251 roadside inspections in 24 months
Scored Nov 8, 2026
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- Expected crashes over the next 12 months, against similar fleets
- What drives the grade: crash history and roadside record
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- How it compares with similar fleets, per power unit and per mile
- Cargo risk, and news reports linked to its crashes
- How the grade is calculated, and its history week by week
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Fleet, registration and cargo
Fleet and equipment
- Power units
- 382 all leased
- Drivers · CDL
- 310 · 310
- Annual miles
- 28.2M ~74k per unit
| Type | Own | Term | Trip | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trucks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tractors | 0 | 382 | 0 | 382 |
| Trailers | 0 | 1,063 | 0 | 1,063 |
Registration
- Operation
- Interstate
- Authority type
- Authorized For-Hire
- Registered
- Sep 6, 2024 (2 yrs)
- MCS-150 update
- Aug 28, 2026
- Officers
- KERI LOWE PHILLIP CANADAY · STEVEN FITZPATRICK
- Phone
- (800) 233-9445
- pcanaday@universallogistics.com/
- Address
- 12755 E 9 Mile Rd, Warren MI 48089
Cargo
Cargo risk score
FRED’s estimate from the commodities it hauls
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Metal: Sheets/Coils/RollsLiquids/GasesIntermodal ContainersMeatRefrigerated FoodGeneral FreightBuilding MaterialsFresh ProduceBeveragesGrain/Feed/HayPaper ProductsUtilityConstructionChemicals
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Roadside and crash record
FMCSA record, Mar 2025 – Sep 2026Crashes
14
1 fatal (1 death) · 4 injury · 4 people hurt in all
Inspections
251
47% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
31.2%
50 of 160 vehicle inspections
Driver out-of-service
0.8%
2 of 251 driver inspections
Violations
273
63 out-of-service violations
Inspections per quarter
With an out-of-service order
How it compares with similar fleets
Crashes, inspections and violations per power unit and per mile, against fleets like this one
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Violations
273 on the FMCSA record, Mar 2025 – Sep 2026-
Vehicle maintenance No alert215 · 61 out-of-serviceLights 99 · Brakes 70 · Tires 15 · Wheels & hubs 7 · Steering & suspension 5 · 19 more
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Unsafe driving No alert38 · 0 out-of-serviceReckless / lane 17 · Speeding 11 · Phone use 5 · Seat belt 1 · Other 4
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Hours of service No alert18 · 2 out-of-serviceLogbook / ELD paperwork 8 · No log 4 · False log 3 · Over hours limit 3
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Driver fitness No alert1 · 0 out-of-serviceNo valid CDL 1
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Drugs & alcohol No alert0
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Hazmat1 · 0 out-of-service
Out-of-service share of each category. “No alert” = under FMCSA's BASIC intervention threshold.
Violations by quarter
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FMCSA record, Mar 2025 – Sep 2026 · crash reports through Sep 15, 2026-
Aug242026Aug 24, 2026 · MinnesotaInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, one-way trafficway not divided. Citation issued.
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Jun42026Jun 4, 2026 · OhioInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, one-way trafficway not divided.
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Apr212026Apr 21, 2026 · MichiganProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Citation issued.
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Feb182026Feb 18, 2026 · MinnesotaProperty damage onlyIce road, daylight, sleet hail, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Jan312026Jan 31, 2026 · MichiganProperty damage onlyDawn, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Jan212026Jan 21, 2026 · MichiganInjury · 1 person hurtSnow road, daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Dec22025Dec 2, 2025 · MichiganProperty damage onlySnow road, dawn, snow, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Citation issued.
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Nov42025Nov 4, 2025 · IowaProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Citation issued.
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Aug152025Aug 15, 2025 · MichiganFatal · 1 deathDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Aug142025Aug 14, 2025 · New JerseyInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
News reports linked to these crashes
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5 more on the FMCSA record.
1 of the 14 crashes was fatal.
4 of the 14 crashes hurt someone but killed no one.
Insurance filed with FMCSA
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On FMCSA's filing record
- Liability (BIPD)
- $1,000,000 · Cherokee Insurance Companyon record since Jan 1, 2026 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Nov 2024
- Cargo filing
- not required by FMCSA (household-goods motor carriers only); the cargo policy is not on FMCSA's record
36 months to Nov 7, 2026
- One liability insurer throughout
- No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required
Authority events and every filing
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Where it operates
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Map: inspections and crashes from FMCSA's weekly files over 24 months.
Inspections by state
- Michigan (HQ) 57
- Ohio 28
- Kansas 27
- Maryland 22
- Missouri 21
- Pennsylvania 18
- Illinois 15
- Minnesota 11
23% of inspections were in its home state.
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FMCSA records
BASIC measures and every inspection, violation and crash, sortable and filterable.
FMCSA records
BASIC measures and every inspection, violation and crash, sortable and filterable.
| BASIC | Inspections with violations | Measure | Alert |
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| Vehicle maintenance | 99 | 6.47 | No alert |
| Unsafe driving | 33 | 0.80 | No alert |
| Hours of service | 13 | 0.19 | No alert |
| Driver fitness | 1 | 0.04 | No alert |
| Drugs & alcohol | 0 | 0.00 | No alert |
| Hazmat | — | — | — |
251 driver inspections · 160 vehicle inspections
These records come from FMCSA's Safety Measurement System, Mar 2025 – Sep 2026; the grade counts crashes Oct 1, 2023 – Sep 30, 2026 and inspections Nov 1, 2024 – Oct 31, 2026 from FMCSA's weekly files, so counts can differ.
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