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UNIVERSAL LOGISTICS SERVICES INC

DOT# 839281 MC# 371555 DUNS# 120188953 Maryville, TN Authorized For-Hire
(615) 478-2876 pgford@ulservices.com 1615 Robert C. Jackson Drive, Maryville TN 37801-3703
71 tractors · all leased 80 drivers 7.3M mi/yr · ~103k per unit
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Satisfactory
FRED Score 54.7 / 100
Moderate confidence
27 yrs history · 115 roadside inspections

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Fleet & equipment

Power units
71
Drivers · CDL
80 · 80
Annual miles
7.3M
Type Own Term Trip Total
Trucks 0 0 0 0
Tractors 0 71 0 71
Trailers 0 110 0 110

Registration

Organization
CORPORATION
FMCSA Rating
Satisfactory (04-29-2004) · 22 yr old
Registered
11-12-1999 (27 yrs)
MCS-150 Update
04-24-2026 (Address Change)
FRED Score Date
Nov 08, 2026
Officer
PERRY FORD
Officer
GEORGE CAMPBELL

Cargo

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Track record

FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026
Crashes
6
0 fatalities · 4 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
115
69% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
28.8%
15 of 52
Driver out-of-service
0.9%
1 of 114
Violations
52
18 out-of-service
Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q4 '24: 15 inspections, 0 out of service 15 Q4 '24 Q1 '25: 16 inspections, 3 out of service 16 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 14 inspections, 3 out of service 14 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 17 inspections, 3 out of service 17 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 18 inspections, 1 out of service 18 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 11 inspections, 2 out of service 11 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 10 inspections, 3 out of service 10 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 12 inspections, 1 out of service 12 Q3 '26
Sep 25–30, 2024 isn't charted (too little of that quarter is on file); the 24-month totals include its 2 inspections.
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What they get cited for

52 violations · 24 months
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    34 · 17 OOS
    Tires 15 · Brakes 6 · Lights 6 · Cargo securement 2 · Other parts 5
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    10 · 0 OOS
    Reckless / lane 6 · Speeding 2 · Phone use 1 · Other 1
  • Hours of service No alert
    7 · 1 OOS
    Logbook / ELD paperwork 6 · False log 1
  • Driver fitness No alert
    1 · 0 OOS
    No valid CDL 1
  • Drugs & alcohol No alert
    0
Out-of-service violations “No alert” = under FMCSA's BASIC intervention threshold

Violations by quarter

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Crashes

24 months
  • Jun
    17
    2026
    Missouri
    Injury · 1 person hurt
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Jun
    5
    2026
    Indiana
    Property damage only
    Dark - lighted.
  • Sep
    10
    2025
    Ohio
    Property damage only
    Dark - lighted, one-way trafficway not divided. FMCSA: not preventable.
  • Aug
    9
    2025
    Illinois
    Injury · 3 people hurt
    Dark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Citation issued.
  • May
    13
    2025
    Alabama
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Oct
    9
    2024
    Kentucky
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier.

Insurance filed with FMCSA

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Liability (BIPD)
$1,000,000 · THE TRAVELERS INDEMNITY CO. OF CONNECTICUT
on record since Jan 1, 2014 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since May 2000
Cargo filing
on file · ST. PAUL FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO. since Apr 1, 2004
Broker or forwarder bond
$75,000 surety bond (BMC-84) · Merchants National Bonding, Inc. since Oct 1, 2013
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 happens

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Inspections by state
  • Kentucky 44
  • Tennessee (HQ) 29
  • Missouri 7
  • Ohio 5
  • Illinois 4
  • Louisiana 3
  • North Carolina 3
  • South Carolina 3

25% of inspections were in its home state.

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