UNIVERSCAROLINA LLC

DBA UNIVERSAL

USDOT 4292331 MC 1670400 Warren, MI Authorized For-Hire
107 power units 89 drivers 10.2M mi/yr
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Satisfactory
FRED Score 64.4 / 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 · 113 roadside inspections in 24 months
Scored Nov 8, 2026
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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
107 all leased
Drivers · CDL
89 · 89
Annual miles
10.2M ~95k per unit
TypeOwnTermTripTotal
Trucks0000
Tractors01070107
Trailers05290529

Registration

Operation
Interstate
Authority type
Authorized For-Hire
Registered
Sep 6, 2024 (2 yrs)
MCS-150 update
Oct 9, 2026
Officers
KERI LOWE PHILLIP CANADAY · STEVEN FITZPATRICK
Phone
(800) 233-9445
Email
pcanaday@universallogistics.com
Address
12755 E 9 Mile Rd, Warren MI 48089

Cargo

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Metal: Sheets/Coils/RollsLiquids/GasesIntermodal ContainersMeatRefrigerated FoodGeneral FreightBuilding MaterialsFresh ProduceBeveragesGrain/Feed/HayUS MailPaper ProductsUtilityConstructionChemicals

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Roadside and crash record

FMCSA record, Mar 2025 – Sep 2026
Crashes
6
0 fatal (0 deaths) · 2 injury · 3 people hurt in all
Inspections
113
54% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
32.8%
20 of 61 vehicle inspections
Driver out-of-service
0.0%
0 of 113 driver inspections
Violations
83
19 out-of-service violations
Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q1 '25: 1 inspections, 0 out of service 1 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 10 inspections, 2 out of service 10 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 23 inspections, 2 out of service 23 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 17 inspections, 5 out of service 17 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 23 inspections, 3 out of service 23 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 20 inspections, 4 out of service 20 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 19 inspections, 4 out of service 19 Q3 '26
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Violations

83 on the FMCSA record, Mar 2025 – Sep 2026
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    54 · 19 out-of-service
    Lights 27 · Brakes 12 · Tires 6 · Steering & suspension 2 · Cargo securement 1 · 6 more
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    19 · 0 out-of-service
    Reckless / lane 11 · Seat belt 3 · Speeding 3 · Phone use 1 · Other 1
  • Hours of service No alert
    9 · 0 out-of-service
    Logbook / ELD paperwork 6 · Over hours limit 2 · False log 1
  • Driver fitness No alert
    0
  • Drugs & alcohol No alert
    0
  • Hazmat
    1 · 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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Crashes

FMCSA record, Mar 2025 – Sep 2026 · crash reports through Sep 15, 2026
  • Jul
    9
    2026
    Jul 9, 2026 · Georgia
    Property damage only
  • Mar
    13
    2026
    Mar 13, 2026 · Georgia
    Property damage only
    Daylight. Citation issued.
  • Feb
    9
    2026
    Feb 9, 2026 · South Carolina
    Injury · 1 person hurt
    Dark - unknown roadway lighting, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.
  • Dec
    12
    2025
    Dec 12, 2025 · North Carolina
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Sep
    10
    2025
    Sep 10, 2025 · Georgia
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Aug
    12
    2025
    Aug 12, 2025 · Georgia
    Injury · 2 people hurt
    Daylight. FMCSA: not preventable.

Insurance filed with FMCSA

FMCSA record through Nov 7, 2026
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On FMCSA's filing record
Liability (BIPD)
$1,000,000 · Cherokee Insurance Company
on 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
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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
  • South Carolina 47
  • Georgia 26
  • Tennessee 12
  • Arkansas 10
  • Florida 7
  • North Carolina 4
  • Virginia 4
  • Missouri 2

Runs well beyond its home state: 0 of 113 inspections were in Michigan.

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