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DOT 41208 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 (59583). 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 2026-09-05. We've recorded 330 inspections in the trailing 12 months.
UNIVERSAL is registered as 59583. Many brokers reference carriers by MC; both identifiers resolve to the same carrier record.
Step-by-step checklist for vetting any motor carrier before tendering a load — operating authority, insurance, safety scores, inspection history, and identity flags.
How double brokering works in 2026, recent fraud patterns, and a prevention checklist for freight brokers and shippers who want to stop the bleed.
Evidence, severity, and resolution notes for each signal on this carrier.
Consider with verification — at least one signal needs review.
power units (MCS-150)
distinct VINs in inspections
330 inspections, 12mo
most recent roadside record
Inferred from consecutive inspection states per truck. Use these as a starting point for backhaul or rep prospecting.
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).
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 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.
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.
These are our estimates from local roadside-inspection history; FMCSA hasn't published measures for this carrier yet (see #1000).
Matched on equipment mix, fleet-size band, and home state.
Current reported fleet · as of Jun 2025. A trend line appears once a second filing is on record.
CHEROKEE INSURANCE COMPANY · policy CA260001
CHEROKEE INSURANCE COMPANY · policy SB130040
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.
This carrier's phone is shared with 1 other carrier — the same officer/phone/address running under multiple authorities is the strongest double-brokering tell. One carrier sharing this phone has been revoked or is out-of-service — the dispatch-shell (call-center) pattern cargo-theft rings use.
A truck VIN on this carrier was run under 4 different DOTs in overlapping windows — the cloned-truck / VIN-under-multiple-MCs pattern.
This carrier's contact domain (uacl.com) was registered 1998-08-31, long after its operating authority — a freshly-stood-up domain on an older MC is a reactivated-shell signal.