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DOT #77949 · UNITED VAN LINES LLC
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UNITED VAN LINES LLC

DBA: UNITED VAN LINES

DOT# 77949 FF# 9300 DUNS# 364404293 Saint Louis, MO Authorized For-Hire
(636) 305-5000 mike_kratzer@unigroup.com 1245 Jj Kelley Memorial Dr Ste 200, Saint Louis MO 63131-3668
4,731 power units · all leased 3,424 drivers
HazMat
Strong
FRED Score 86.3 / 100
Moderate confidence
52 yrs history · 2,092 roadside inspections

FMCSA Live Status

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Fleet & equipment

Power units
4,731
Drivers · CDL
3,424 · 2,364
Annual miles
85.3M unreliable
Type Own Term Trip Total
Trucks 0 1951 0 1951
Tractors 0 2780 0 2780
Trailers 0 4010 0 4010

Registration

Organization
CORPORATION
FMCSA Rating
Satisfactory (02-16-2023) · 3 yr old
Registered
06-01-1974 (52 yrs)
MCS-150 Update
09-30-2024 (Address Change)
FRED Score Date
Nov 07, 2026
Officer
Robert McCabe

Cargo

74.3
high risk
Household Goods Motor Vehicles General Freight
High-Risk Cargo
Motor Vehicles, General Freight, Household Goods

Note: "General Freight" is a catch-all; the actual cargo mix and its risk may differ.

Estimated from the commodity types reported to FMCSA, not from loss history or the true cargo mix.

Mileage Unreliable

MCS-150 annual mileage appears too low for fleet size given observed activity. The per-100k-mile rate benchmarks on this page are excluded; the FRED grade does not use mileage (crash exposure is power-unit-years, violation exposure is inspection counts).

Expected crash rate is about 36% lower than similar fleets.

Similar fleets: for-hire fleets of 500+ trucks with the same kind of operation, years in business and amount of road activity. Compared using its own crash record and roadside inspections.

Per truck, fleets like this one are expected to crash about 0.3× as often as the median active fleet of 500+ trucks.

This motor carrier 0.64×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.MarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
35.8 vs 56.1 for similar fleets
Likely 24–48 crashes
This motor carrier
35.8
Similar fleets
56.1
Chance of a fatal crash, next 12 months
~61%
Below similar fleets.
What's driving the grade
Crash history
betterworse
Better than peers. 69 crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months (about 34 a year), including 1 fatal (1 death) and 28 with injuries; similar fleets have about 56 a year. The grade counts 110 crashes in its 36-month scoring window, recent ones weighted most.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Mixed. Unsafe-driving and hours-of-service violations 2.31× the rate expected for its inspections, but violations 0.78×. Together they move its crash estimate +7%: roadside results weigh far less than crash history.

Worth a closer look

From the FMCSA record. The grade already counts the safety items; insurance filings and links to other motor carriers are not in it.

  • Fatal crash
    1 crash with 1 fatality in 24 months (most recent Nov 13, 2024).
    Ask: the accident register and loss runs for these crashes.
  • Injury crashes
    28 crashes with 42 people hurt in 24 months.
    Ask: claim status and driver history for these crashes.
  • Drivers put out of service
    69 out-of-service violations against drivers: 34 no valid CDL, 24 hours of service, 8 medical certificate (Sep 2024 – Sep 2026).
    Ask: driver supervision and dispatch practices.
  • Lights and brakes
    Lights are 316 of 1698 violations (19%). Light or brake defects led to 124 out-of-service orders.
    Ask: the preventive-maintenance schedule and shop records.
  • Falsified logs
    27 false-log violations in 24 months.
    Ask: how hours are audited against ELD and fuel records.
  • Unsafe driving
    Cited 27 for speeding 15+ mph over or in a work zone and 25 for phone use.
    Ask: telematics, speed governance and phone policy.
Strengths
  • Driver out-of-service rate 3.3% vs 6.7% national.
  • No FMCSA BASIC alerts.
Data flags
  • Dangerous driving: 60
  • Excessive speeding: 93
  • Substance violations: 9
  • Unreliable reported mileage
    The motor carrier's self-reported annual mileage (MCS-150) looks implausible, so exposure- and mileage-based figures may be distorted.
  • Estimated mileage
    No usable mileage was reported, so exposure was estimated from similar motor carriers. Mileage-based metrics here are approximate.

Track record

FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026 · grade scored on Sep 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026
Crashes
69
1 fatality · 43 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
2,092
57% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
24.2%
264 of 1,092
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
3.3%
70 of 2,090
National avg 6.7%
Violations
1,698
389 out-of-service
Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q4 '24: 234 inspections, 43 out of service 234 Q4 '24 Q1 '25: 274 inspections, 36 out of service 274 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 294 inspections, 35 out of service 294 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 313 inspections, 46 out of service 313 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 248 inspections, 44 out of service 248 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 267 inspections, 49 out of service 267 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 230 inspections, 27 out of service 230 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 217 inspections, 39 out of service 217 Q3 '26
Sep 25–30, 2024 isn't charted (too little of that quarter is on file); the 24-month totals include its 15 inspections.
vs 43 peer fleets
This motor carrierPeers
Crashes 0.007 0.014
Inspections 0.34 0.41
Violations 0.18 0.16
Critical violations 0.04 0.04

Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: 500+ power units, high-risk cargo.

What they get cited for

1,698 violations · 24 months
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    1,057 · 320 OOS
    Lights 316 · Brakes 293 · Tires 165 · Wheels & hubs 45 · Steering & suspension 43 · 195 more
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    293 · 0 OOS
    Speeding 103 · Reckless / lane 93 · Seat belt 45 · Phone use 25 · Other 27
  • Hours of service No alert
    293 · 24 OOS
    Logbook / ELD paperwork 192 · No log 47 · False log 27 · Over hours limit 27
  • Driver fitness No alert
    55 · 45 OOS
    No valid CDL 36 · Medical certificate 15 · English proficiency 1 · Other qualification 3
  • Drugs & alcohol No alert
    0
Out-of-service violations “No alert” = under FMCSA's BASIC intervention threshold

Violations by quarter

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No violation trend data

Crashes

24 months
  • Aug
    30
    2026
    Oklahoma
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Aug
    21
    2026
    Indiana
    Property damage only
    Dark - unknown roadway lighting.
  • Aug
    12
    2026
    Kentucky
    Property damage only
    Wet road, daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Aug
    4
    2026
    Idaho
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Jul
    6
    2026
    Connecticut
    Property damage only
    Wet road, daylight, rain, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Jul
    1
    2026
    New Jersey
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • May
    15
    2026
    Connecticut
    Injury · 1 person hurt
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Apr
    30
    2026
    Missouri
    Injury · 1 person hurt
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.

61 more in the FMCSA records below.

Insurance filed with FMCSA

FMCSA record through Nov 2, 2026
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Liability (BIPD)
$1,000,000 · Vanliner Insurance Company
on record since Dec 1, 2016 · FMCSA minimum $1,000,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Dec 2009
Cargo filing
required · on file · Indemnity Insurance Company of North America since May 1, 2009
Broker or forwarder bond
$75,000 surety bond (BMC-84) · Travelers Casualty and Surety Company of America since Oct 1, 2013
36 months to Nov 2, 2026
  • One liability insurer throughout
  • No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required

Operating authority active (FMCSA's new registration system, status since Jun 17, 2026)

Who insures fleets like this →

FMCSA filings only, not a policy audit. Not part of the FRED grade. Wrong or out of date?

Where it happens

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Inspections by state
  • California 255
  • New Mexico 169
  • Colorado 132
  • Tennessee 86
  • North Carolina 85
  • Maryland 74
  • New York 64
  • Illinois 63

Runs well beyond its home state: 53 of 2,092 inspections were in Missouri.

Data sourced from FMCSA. The FRED Score is an analytical opinion and is not an FMCSA safety rating. Unless a motor carrier has received an Unsatisfactory safety rating under 49 CFR Part 385 or has otherwise been ordered to discontinue operations by FMCSA, it is authorized to operate. This information is provided for informational purposes only and should not be the sole basis for any decision. Report generated · fred-score.com/carrier/77949