CSA
UnknownUSDOT 1828384· CARRIER· EIN 11-2522084
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UNIVERSE APPLIANCE REPAIRS INC

3782 MERRICK RD, SEAFORD, NY, 11783(516) 781-6565bpowell@universeappliance.comWILLIAM POWELL
Vetting snapshot
Authority
Unknown
per SAFER
Insurance
No active filing
not required
Vehicle OOS
—
no inspections
Driver OOS
—
no inspections
Crashes 24mo
0
clean
Red flags
1 flag
see details below
80
/ 100

Risk factors

Low riskVioCodes score
Possible reincarnation pattern — tied to an older inactive carrier

A weighted read of the public FMCSA signals below — authority, insurance, out-of-service, crashes, roadside OOS rates, and carrier connections. A starting point for vetting, not a guarantee.

Roadside inspection performance

Out-of-service rate vs national average. Lower is better.

Vehicle0 inspections · 0% OOS · National 22%
Driver0 inspections · 0% OOS · National 6.7%

Recommendations

What’s driving each score, what to do about it, and where it could go.

Vehicle and driver out-of-service rate exceeds the national average

High impact

Vehicle OOS rate is 100% vs the 22% national average. Driver OOS rate is 66.7% vs the 6.7% national average. Carriers above the national OOS average draw more enforcement attention (audits, roadside stops) and can see higher insurance premiums.

What to do
  • Review recent inspections with out-of-service violations and fix the root causes with equipment and drivers
  • Run a preventative-maintenance program; periodically inspect tires, brakes and lights
  • Reinforce thorough pre-trip and post-trip inspections; retrain where needed

Recommendations are generated from the carrier’s public FMCSA roadside-inspection record. Percentiles and projections are VioCodes estimates, not official FMCSA figures. Informational, not legal advice.

90-day safety improvement plan

What this carrier has struggled with most in the last 90 days — where to focus now.

No roadside inspections in the last 90 days — nothing to work on right now.

Inspection & crash map

live · FMCSA MCMIS

Every inspection and crash on record — hover a point for the summary, click for full detail (codes, severity, CSA points).

8
Inspections
25
Violations
3
Out-of-service
24
CSA points
0
Crashes
1
States
cleanviolOOS

CSA points = violation severity weight × FMCSA time weight (3× in the last 6 months, 2× at 6–12, 1× at 12–24). Points are spread within each state — FMCSA records the inspection state, not an exact location. Source: FMCSA MCMIS.

Equipment

VINs via NHTSA

5 distinct vehicles seen in this carrier’s roadside inspections.

5 incomplete vehicle
2011 GMC Sierraseen 3×
1GD312CG2BF198770· 50610ND NY
2019 FORD F-450seen 2×
1FDUF4GY9KDA13260· 75336ND NY
2014 FORD F-350
1FDRF3G65EEA04990· 46172ND NY
2019 FORD F-450
1FDUF4GY0KDA13261· 50113ND NY
2019 FORD F-450
1FDUF4GY6KDA00658· 75334ND NY

Equipment is inferred from VINs recorded on roadside inspections (FMCSA MCMIS), decoded via the NHTSA vPIC API — it reflects vehicles inspected, not a current fleet roster.

Company profile

FMCSA census

PRIVATE PROPERTY

Power units
9
on file (MCS-150)
Drivers
9
0 hold a CDL
Annual mileage
0M mi
reported 2019
Recordable crash rate
—
per million miles
How far they run · drivers by operating lane
  • Intrastate · <100 mi9 drivers
Company officer
WILLIAM POWELL
Operation
Intrastate (Non-Hazmat)
Registered since
2008-11-10
Last MCS-150 update
2020-03-17
Census status
Active

Fleet: 9 trucks.

Source: FMCSA Company Census File (data.transportation.gov). Fleet and driver counts are self-reported on the carrier’s most recent MCS-150 filing.

Data change history

Every FMCSA record change we’ve detected — address, fleet size, contacts, MCS-150 — newest first.

Connections

carrier graph

This carrier shares VINs or officers with 19 other carriers — review the connections below as part of your vetting.

19
Connected carriers
1
Fleet-transfer links
2
Most shared VINs
18
Strong links
Possible reincarnation pattern: EAST COAST LEASING INC (USDOT 226831, registered 1982) is inactive, shares this carrier’s officer, and predates it — worth checking whether this carrier re-registered to shed a prior record.
Strong· 18
1
ACE ROOFING LLC
USDOT 2074741Active· JACKSON, MI
Strong
Officer
2
EAST COAST LEASING INC
USDOT 226831Inactive· WILMINGTON, NC
Strong
Officer
3
HUSTON EXPRESS LLC
USDOT 2958092Inactive· TANEYTOWN, MD
Strong
Officer
4
IRON RIVER TRUCKING LLC
USDOT 3264964Inactive· INKOM, ID
Strong
Officer
5
POWELL & COMPANY
USDOT 1900951Inactive· PALOS HILLS, IL
Strong
Officer
6
POWELL INDUSTRIES INC
USDOT 1586486Active· PASADENA, MD
Strong
Officer
7
POWELL TRANSPORT LLC
USDOT 3238596Inactive· HEATHSVILLE, VA
Strong
Officer
8
POWELLS ASPHALT & SEAL COATING
USDOT 1278488Active· SANTAQUIN, UT
Strong
Officer
9
PTS INC
USDOT 1000475Inactive· HODGES, SC
Strong
Officer
10
PYRAMID CARGO LLC
USDOT 3464320Inactive· WINTER HAVEN, FL
Strong
Officer
11
SKYLINE SIGNS LLC
USDOT 1360972Inactive· FALKVILLE, AL
Strong
Officer
12
SUBMETER EXPRESS INC
USDOT 2400984Inactive· BRISTOW, VA
Strong
Officer
13
W P CONTRACTING INC
USDOT 932272Inactive· HARLEM, GA
Strong
Officer
14
W POWELL INVESTMENTS
USDOT 2938242Active· MILLSBORO, DE
Strong
Officer
15
WILLIAM DEVRIES
USDOT 1230729Inactive· POWELL, TN
Strong
Officer
16
WILLIAM POWELL
USDOT 2509222Inactive· SANTA ROSA, CA
Strong
Officer
17
WT POWELL TRUCKING COMPANY INC
USDOT 1384027Active· GRAYSON, GA
Strong
Officer
18
WYP TRANSPORTS LLC
USDOT 3698157Inactive· BRISTOL, CT
Strong
Officer
Medium· 1
UNIVERSE HOME SERVICES HOLDINGS LLC
USDOT 4432996Active· FARMINGDALE, NY
Medium
Shared VIN · 2
1GD312CG2BF1987701FDUF4GY6KDA00658

Shared VINs come from FMCSA roadside-inspection records — a vehicle inspected under more than one carrier, often a fleet transfer or trailer interchange. Other links come from the FMCSA census. Shared identifiers are common and often legitimate — treat these as leads to investigate, not proof of wrongdoing.

Activity history

2 events
  1. 03/17/2020MCS-150 update filed

    0.0M mi reported (2019)

  2. 11/10/2008Registered with FMCSA

    PRIVATE PROPERTY

Merged from FMCSA authority, insurance, out-of-service, and census records.

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Operations

Classification

  • PRIVATE PROPERTY

Area served

  • Intrastate (Non-Hazmat)
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FMCSA safety rating

Rating
Not rated
Type
—
Rated
—
Last review
—
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MCS-150 registration

Form date
2020-03-17
Reported mileage
4,000 mi (2019)
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Changes on file

FMCSA census history
  1. January, 2021

    First on-record entry — UNIVERSE APPLIANCE REPAIRS INC, ,

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Data sourced from public FMCSA records via safer.fmcsa.dot.gov · Latest FMCSA update: Sep 2026 · Page refreshed: Sep 26, 2026, 9:58 PM. VioCodes is not affiliated with FMCSA. To dispute incorrect data, file a DataQs Request for Data Review.