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DOT 3221080 is operated by UNIVERSAL out of Warren, MI. This profile shows verified operating authority, current insurance, observed equipment, and recent inspection activity joined into one card so brokers can verify the carrier in one tab.
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UNIVERSAL holds active federal broker authority (1008085). Whether a surety bond is on file, the bond amount versus the $75,000 BMC-84 floor, and any authority revocations are shown in the broker-vetting section on this page — check them before you haul, since a bonded, active broker is the baseline signal you can expect to get paid.
Operating authority is verified against the live public registry and refreshed daily. Current status: ACTIVE. "active" means the carrier is authorized to operate; "inactive" or "out-of-service" indicates the carrier should not be hauling.
Liability and cargo insurance status is drawn from the latest filings on record. Current status: active. We mark a carrier "lapsed" when the most recent cancellation date is in the past with no superseding policy.
UNIVERSAL was last inspected on 2026-08-21. We've recorded 293 inspections in the trailing 12 months.
UNIVERSAL is registered as 1008085. Many brokers reference carriers by MC; both identifiers resolve to the same carrier record.
Equipment, lane footprint, insurance timeline, and fraud signals on one screen.
No community reports for this carrier. Had a fraud or cargo-theft incident? Your report warns the whole network within minutes.
Community reports are submitted by broker workspaces and are NOT verified by KnowHaul. New reporters are human-moderated; 3+ corroborating workspaces feed a capped penalty into the fraud risk score. Named in a report that's wrong? Email admin@knowhaul.com and a human will review it.
Aggregate rating unlocks at 3 reviewing workspaces — 0 so far. Individual reviews appear below as they're published.
No published reviews yet. Worked with this carrier? Your review starts the record.
Not enough reports yet
0 of 3 brokers needed before rates unlock
Rates stay locked below 3 contributing brokers so no single broker’s loads can be picked out of the aggregate.
Not enough broker-reported loads yet — this score unlocks as brokers report load outcomes. Aggregates appear once 3+ brokerages have reported on this carrier (0 loads from 0 brokerages so far).
Not enough claim reports yet
0 of 3 brokers needed before claims history unlocks
Claims stay locked below 3 contributing brokers so no single broker's claims can be picked out of the aggregate.
Matched on equipment mix, fleet-size band, and home state.
Rows marked “Computed” are our estimate from local roadside-inspection history; FMCSA hasn't published a measure for this carrier yet (see #1000).
Signals are precursor patterns, not proof of fraud. Verify before acting — and if a flag looks wrong, dispute it from its row.
The reverse check: whether this freight broker is legit, bonded, and safe to haul for — before you take the load.
This broker holds active federal broker authority and a surety bond on file — the baseline signals a legitimate, payable broker are in place. Still get a signed rate confirmation before you roll.
Based on public FMCSA registration, surety-bond, and revocation records. We don't have broker payment-history data — this checks that the broker is authorized and bonded, not that they always pay on time.
A truck VIN on this carrier was run under 2 different DOTs in overlapping windows — the cloned-truck / VIN-under-multiple-MCs pattern.
Current reported fleet · as of Aug 2024. A trend line appears once a second filing is on record.
CHEROKEE INSURANCE COMPANY · policy CA260016
CHEROKEE INSURANCE COMPANY · policy SB240009
Inferred from consecutive inspection states per truck. Use these as a starting point for backhaul or rep prospecting.
Offer with confidence — current authority and clean operations.
power units (MCS-150)
distinct VINs in inspections
293 inspections, 12mo
most recent roadside record