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Authorized · PropertyUSDOT 506498· MC258977· CARRIER· EIN 88-0294067
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UNIVERSAL

Legal: SPECIALIZED RAIL SERVICE INCORPORATED

120 E 700 S, CLEARFIELD, UT, 84015(801) 926-1080klowe@universallogistics.comSTEVEN FITZPATRICK
Vetting snapshot
Authority
Active
operating authority
Insurance
$1M BIPD
Cherokee Insurance Company
Vehicle OOS
—
no inspections
Driver OOS
—
no inspections
Crashes 24mo
0
clean
Red flags
None
nothing flagged
100
/ 100

Risk factors

Low riskVioCodes score
No red flags in the public FMCSA record

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.

Broker payment signals

Bond, cancellation & authority risk for this broker — from free FMCSA records.

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Broker bond
Bond on file
BMC-84 surety · Cherokee Insurance Company
Cancellation filed
None
bond since 02/14/2023
Authority
Active
8 past revocations
Registered
33 yrs
since 12/09/1992
  • Authority revoked 8 times historically (reinstated) — a pattern worth noting.
  • Bond has changed hands 11 times across 3 sureties — churn can signal payment or coverage trouble.

These are FMCSA bond & authority signals — not a credit report. A filed bond cancellation is the biggest early warning that a broker may stop paying, but days-to-pay and slow-pay history aren’t public FMCSA data — verify those with a broker-credit service or references before extending terms.

Authority & insurance

MC258977

Operating authority and insurance on file — from FMCSA Licensing & Insurance (L&I).

Common
Active
Contract
Active
Broker
Active
Authorized for: Property
Liability (BIPD)
$1M on file
$1M required
Cargo
Not on file
not required
Bond / surety
On file
required
Insurance filings
ON FILELiability (BIPD) — BMC-91X$1M coverageeff 01/01/2025
Cherokee Insurance Company· policy CA250003
ENDED 01/01/2025Liability (BIPD) — BMC-91X$1M coverageeff 01/01/2025
Cherokee Insurance Company· policy CA250003
ON FILEProperty broker surety — BMC-84$75K coverageeff 02/14/2023
Cherokee Insurance Company· policy SB190009
ENDED 02/14/2023Property broker surety — BMC-84$75K coverageeff 02/14/2023
Cherokee Insurance Company· policy SB190009
Authority history (12) ▾
02/09/2023BROKERINVOLUNTARY REVOCATION→ DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (02/15/2023)
02/09/2023COMMONINVOLUNTARY REVOCATION→ DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (02/15/2023)
02/09/2023CONTRACTINVOLUNTARY REVOCATION→ DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (02/15/2023)
04/12/2019PROPERTY BROKERREINSTATED
09/26/2002COMMONINVOLUNTARY REVOCATION→ DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (11/15/2002)
06/20/2001BROKERINVOLUNTARY REVOCATION→ DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (07/11/2001)
03/21/1995COMMONINVOLUNTARY REVOCATION→ DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (05/03/1995)
03/21/1995CONTRACTINVOLUNTARY REVOCATION→ DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (05/03/1995)
03/18/1995COMMONINVOLUNTARY REVOCATION→ DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (05/03/1995)
06/16/1994PROPERTY BROKERGRANTED→ REVOKED (03/11/2019)
01/14/1994MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIERGRANTED
05/12/1993MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIERGRANTED
Insurance history7 insurers on record
Filing timeline (27) ▾
  1. CHEROKEE INSURANCE COMPANY$1MReplaced
    BIPD/Primary · eff 01/01/2024 → 01/01/2025
  2. CHEROKEE INSURANCE COMPANY$1MReplaced
    BIPD/Primary · eff 02/14/2023 → 01/01/2024
  3. CHEROKEE INSURANCE COMPANY$1MName Changed
    BIPD/Primary · eff 01/01/2023 → 03/14/2023
  4. CHEROKEE INSURANCE COMPANY$1MName Changed
    SURETY · eff 03/01/2019 → 03/14/2023
  5. CHEROKEE INSURANCE COMPANY$1MReplaced
    BIPD/Primary · eff 01/01/2023 → 02/14/2023
  6. CHEROKEE INSURANCE COMPANY$1MReplaced
    SURETY · eff 03/01/2019 → 02/14/2023
  7. CHEROKEE INSURANCE COMPANY$1MReplaced
    BIPD/Primary · eff 02/01/2022 → 01/01/2023
  8. CHEROKEE INSURANCE COMPANY$1MReplaced
    BIPD/Primary · eff 02/01/2021 → 02/01/2022
  9. CHEROKEE INSURANCE COMPANY$1MReplaced
    BIPD/Primary · eff 02/01/2020 → 02/01/2021
  10. CHEROKEE INSURANCE COMPANY$1MReplaced
    BIPD/Primary · eff 02/01/2019 → 02/01/2020
  11. GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.$1MCancelled
    CARGO · eff 02/01/2002 → 04/15/2019
  12. CHEROKEE INSURANCE COMPANY$1MCancelled
    SURETY · eff 02/01/2019 → 03/01/2019
  13. GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.$1MReplaced
    BIPD/Primary · eff 02/01/2002 → 02/01/2019
  14. THE CINCINNATI INSURANCE CO.$1MReplaced
    SURETY · eff 10/31/2013 → 02/01/2019
  15. CHEROKEE INSURANCE COMPANY$1MReplaced
    SURETY · eff 02/01/2019 → 02/01/2019

Source: FMCSA Licensing & Insurance (L&I), public data. This shows the carrier’s federal insurance filings (BMC-91X liability, BMC-34 cargo) — the federally-required minimums on file for operating authority — not the carrier’s full commercial policy (its actual auto combined-single-limit, general liability, cargo, or workers’ comp, which appear on the carrier’s ACORD certificate of insurance). Always confirm current coverage with a COI from the carrier’s agent before making a vetting decision.

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%

Company profile

FMCSA census

AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Power units
1
on file (MCS-150)
Drivers
1
1 hold a CDL
Annual mileage
0.1M mi
reported 2024
Recordable crash rate
—
per million miles
How far they run · drivers by operating lane
  • Interstate · 100+ mi1 drivers
Company officer
STEVEN FITZPATRICK
Operation
Interstate · Hazmat
Registered since
1992-12-09
Last MCS-150 update
2025-08-13
Census status
Active

Fleet: 1 trucks · 1 leased/term tractors.

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.

Activity history

41 events
  1. 08/13/2025MCS-150 update filed

    0.1M mi reported (2024)

  2. 01/01/2025Insurance filed — Cherokee Insurance Company

    Liability (BIPD) — BMC-91X · policy CA250003

  3. 01/01/2025Insurance ended — Cherokee Insurance Company

    policy CA250003

  4. 01/01/2025Insurance replaced — CHEROKEE INSURANCE COMPANY

    BIPD/Primary · policy CA240003

  5. 01/01/2024Insurance replaced — CHEROKEE INSURANCE COMPANY

    BIPD/Primary · policy CA230003

  6. 03/14/2023Insurance name changed — CHEROKEE INSURANCE COMPANY

    BIPD/Primary · policy CA230003

  7. 02/14/2023Insurance filed — Cherokee Insurance Company

    Property broker surety — BMC-84 · policy SB190009

  8. 02/14/2023Insurance ended — Cherokee Insurance Company

    policy SB190009

  9. 02/14/2023Insurance replaced — CHEROKEE INSURANCE COMPANY

    BIPD/Primary · policy CA230003

  10. 02/09/2023BROKER — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION

    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (02/15/2023)

  11. 02/09/2023COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION

    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (02/15/2023)

  12. 02/09/2023CONTRACT — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION

    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (02/15/2023)

  13. 01/01/2023Insurance replaced — CHEROKEE INSURANCE COMPANY

    BIPD/Primary · policy CA220031

  14. 02/01/2022Insurance replaced — CHEROKEE INSURANCE COMPANY

    BIPD/Primary · policy CA210031

  15. 02/01/2021Insurance replaced — CHEROKEE INSURANCE COMPANY

    BIPD/Primary · policy CA200030

  16. 02/01/2020Insurance replaced — CHEROKEE INSURANCE COMPANY

    BIPD/Primary · policy CA190046

  17. 04/15/2019Insurance cancelled — GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.

    CARGO · policy CLP60529H

  18. 04/12/2019PROPERTY BROKER — REINSTATED
  19. 03/01/2019Insurance cancelled — CHEROKEE INSURANCE COMPANY

    SURETY · policy SB190003

  20. 02/01/2019Insurance replaced — GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.

    BIPD/Primary · policy CLP60529H

  21. 02/01/2019Insurance replaced — THE CINCINNATI INSURANCE CO.

    SURETY · policy 0370514

  22. 02/01/2019Insurance replaced — CHEROKEE INSURANCE COMPANY

    SURETY · policy SB190009

  23. 10/31/2013Insurance replaced — THE CINCINNATI INSURANCE CO.

    SURETY · policy 0370514

  24. 05/24/2013Insurance cancelled — CONTRACTOR'S BONDING AND INSURANCE COMPANY

    SURETY · policy UT0296

  25. 09/26/2002COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION

    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (11/15/2002)

  26. 08/30/2002Insurance cancelled — TRAVELERS PROPERTY CASUALTY CO. OF AMERICA

    CARGO · policy QT660-142D044-1-TIL-01

  27. 02/01/2002Insurance replaced — GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.

    CARGO · policy CLP60529H

  28. 06/20/2001BROKER — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION

    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (07/11/2001)

  29. 05/24/2001Insurance cancelled — CONTRACTOR'S BONDING AND INSURANCE COMPANY

    SURETY · policy UT0296

  30. 03/02/2001Insurance cancelled — GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.

    CARGO · policy CLP60529A

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

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Operations

Classification

  • AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Area served

  • Interstate
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FMCSA safety rating

Rating
Satisfactory
Type
Compliance review
Rated
2007-09-06
Last review
2007-09-04
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MCS-150 registration

Form date
2025-08-13
Reported mileage
101,100 mi (2024)
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Data sourced from public FMCSA records via safer.fmcsa.dot.gov · Latest FMCSA update: Sep 2026 · Page refreshed: Oct 1, 2026, 4:24 PM. VioCodes is not affiliated with FMCSA. To dispute incorrect data, file a DataQs Request for Data Review.