UNIVERSE CARRIER INC
- 2124287
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14351 WEBER DR
HUNTLEY, IL 60142 - 190
- 196
- 801
Safety Rating & OOS Rates
(As of 03/17/2026 updated daily from SAFER )
Out of Service Rates
| Type | OOS % | National Avg % |
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| Vehicle | 18.6 | 23.2 |
| Driver | 1.8 | 6.4 |
| Hazmat | 0.0 | 4.4 |
Licensing and Insurance
(As of 03/17/2026 updated hourly from L&I )
| Type | Yes/No | MC#/MX# |
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| Property | Yes | MC-740221 |
| Passenger | No | |
| Household Goods | No | |
| Broker | No |
BASIC Status
(Public Property Carrier View)
Behavior Analysis & Safety Improvement Categories (BASICs) Based on a 24-month record ending February 27, 2026
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Unsafe Driving
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Not Public Crash Indicator
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Hours-of-Service Compliance
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Vehicle Maintenance
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Controlled Substances and Alcohol
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Not Public Hazardous Materials Compliance
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Driver Fitness
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Vehicle Maintenance
On-Road Performance
3.42
Safety Event Group: 101-500 relevant vehicle inspections
Investigation Results
No Acute/Critical Violations Discovered
Carrier Measure Over Time
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| Sep 26 2025 | Oct 31 2025 | Nov 28 2025 | Dec 26 2025 | Jan 30 2026 | Feb 27 2026 | |
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| Measure | 3.26 | 3.20 | 3.25 | 3.30 | 3.32 | 3.42 |
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Violation Summary
Vehicle Maint. Violations: 272
| Violations | Description | # Violations | # OOS Violations | Violation Severity Weight |
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| 393.75A3-TAOL | Tires - All others, leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS | 16 | 16 | 8 |
| 393.47(e) | Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto, Clamp (Short & Long), DD-3, or Bolt | 13 | 0 | 4 |
| 393.53B-B | Air Brake - CMV manufactured on or after 10/20/1994 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate for wear. | 12 | 0 | 4 |
| 393.45D-B | Air Brake - Audible air leak at a proper connection. | 11 | 0 | 4 |
| 393.55E-B | Air Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on trailers manufactured on or after March 1, 1998. | 9 | 0 | 4 |
| 393.95A4-EEUS | Emergency Equipment - Fire Extinguishers - unsecured. | 9 | 0 | 2 |
| 393.104B-C | Cargo - Damaged securement devices/tiedowns | 8 | 2 | 1 |
| 393.45B2-B-AIR | Air Brake - Hose/tubing damaged or not secured. | 8 | 0 | 4 |
| 393.45B2-BHTD | Air Brake - Hose/tubing damage into the outer reinforcement ply. | 7 | 7 | 4 |
| 393.9A-LIL | Lighting - Identification lamp(s) inoperative. | 7 | 0 | 2 |
| 393.48A-BIBD | Drum Brake - Inoperative other than a steering axle. | 6 | 0 | 4 |
| 393.100B-C | Cargo - Cargo not secured to prevent leaking/spilling/blowing/falling from CMV. | 5 | 5 | 7 |
| 393.9A-LSLIWR | Lighting - Stop lamps - Both inoperative when required to be on. | 5 | 5 | 6 |
| 392.2-SLLMF | State/Local Laws - Wheel (mud) flaps missing or defective. | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| 392.9A2-C | Cargo - Vehicle components or dunnage not secured. | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| 393.104F3-C | Cargo - Loose or unfastened tiedown | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| 393.110B3-C | Cargo - Insufficient tiedowns (w/o headerboard/blocking) for article(s) of cargo longer than 10 feet. | 4 | 4 | 3 |
| 393.75C-TAOTD-LT2/32 | Tires - Less than 2/32 inch tread depth. | 4 | 0 | 8 |
| 393.78A-WS | Washers - Inoperative washing system. | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| 393.100C-C | Cargo - Cargo not secured against shifting. | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 393.104(f)(3) | Loose or unfastened tiedown. | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| 393.130C-CHVE | Heavy Vehicles/Equipment - Improper securement of heavy vehicles, equipment or machinery with crawler tracks or wheels. | 3 | 3 | 7 |
| 393.48A-BLMACBD | Drum Brake - Loose chamber/spider/camshaft support bracket. | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 393.75(a)(3) | Tire-flat and/or audible air leak | 3 | 3 | 8 |
| 393.75G-TAOW | Tires - All others, weight carried exceeds tire load limit. | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| 393.86A1-RIG | Rear Impact Guards - Trailers and semitrailers manufactured on or after January 26, 1998 inadequate or missing. | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| 393.9 | Inoperable Required Lamp | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| 393.9A-LSML | Lighting - Side marker lamp(s) inoperative. | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| 396.3(a)1BOS | Brake - Defective brake(s) are equal to or greater than 20% of the service brakes on the vehicle/combination. | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 396.5B-L | Lubrication - Oil or grease leak. | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 393.104(b) | Damaged securement system/tiedowns | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 393.11 | No or defective lighting devices or reflective material as required | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 393.110B2I-C | Cargo - Insufficient tiedowns (w/o headerboard/blocking) for article(s) of cargo 5 feet or less and more than 1,100 lbs. | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| 393.11A1-LCHL | Lighting - Lamps improper color, height, location. | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| 393.11TL | Truck-Tractor lower rear mud flaps retroreflective sheeting / reflex reflective material requirements for vehicles manufactured after July 1997 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 393.132B-CHVE | Flattened/Crushed Vehicles - Improper use of synthetic webbing. | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 393.201B-FR | Frame - Cab or body mounts loose/broken/missing. | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 393.205C-WRAWFLMIB | Wheel/Rim - Any wheel fasteners loose/missing/ineffective/broken. | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 393.43A-TPV | Air Brake - Inoperable or missing tractor protection valve | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 393.45D-BAAL | Air Brake - Audible air leak at other than a proper connection. | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 393.55C1-B | Air Brake - Truck-tractor manufactured on or after March 1, 1997, not equipped with an ABS system. System does not function or indicates a fault. | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 393.75A1-TEPBM | Tires - Exposed ply or belt material in tread or sidewall area. | 2 | 0 | 8 |
| 393.87A-FPLA | Flag - Required flag(s) - any missing flag on a projecting load when more than one is required. | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 393.95(f) | Emergency Equipment - Stopped vehicle warning devices missing or improper. | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 393.9A-LHLI | Lighting - Headlamp(s) - Any inoperative. | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| 393.9A-LHWS | Lighting - Hazard warning signal(s) inoperative. | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| 396.3A1-BALAC | Brake - Audible air leak from a brake chamber | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 396.5B-HWSL | Hubs - Wheel seal leaking. | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 392.2WC | Wheel (Mud) Flaps missing or defective | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 392.7A-D | Driver - Failed to conduct pre-trip inspection or make use of required parts and accessories. | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 392.9(a)(2) | Failing to secure vehicle equipment | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 392.9(a)(3) | Drivers view and/or movement is obstructed | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 392.9A-DFSL | Driver - Failing to properly secure load. | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 393.104(a) | Inadequate/damaged securement device/system | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 393.104F4-C | Cargo - No edge protection for tiedowns | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 393.106C2-C | Cargo - Transverse tiedowns - cargo without direct contact to prevent shifting. | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 393.106D-C | Cargo - Insufficient aggregate working load limit for cargo transported. | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 393.110(b) | Insufficient tiedowns to prevent forward movement for load not blocked by headerboard, bulkhead, or other cargo. | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 393.110(c) | Insufficient tiedowns for an article blocked with a headerboard, bulkhead, or other cargo | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 393.110C-C | Cargo - Insufficient tiedowns (with headerboard/blocking); at least one tiedown for every 10 feet of article length, or fraction thereof. | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 393.11A1-LPLMWR | Lighting - Projecting load - Any Lamp on projecting load missing when required to be on. | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 393.11A1-LRR | Lighting - Reflex reflector(s) missing or improper. | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 393.11A1-LSLMWR | Lighting - Stop lamps - Both missing when required to be on. | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 393.132C-CHVE | Flattened/Crushed Vehicles - Improper securement of flattened or crushed vehicles. | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 393.203(c) | Hood not securely fastened | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 393.207A-SAPPCBLM | Suspension - Axle positioning part cracked/broken/loose/missing. | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| 393.207A-STCB | Suspension - Suspension connecting rod or tracking component assembly (including spring leaves used as a suspension connecting rod) or any part used for attaching the same to the vehicle frame or axle is cracked, loose, broken or missing. | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| 393.207B-AALPME | Any of the locking pins are missing or not engaged. | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| 393.207B-AALPME-OOS | More than 25% of the locking pins are missing or not engaged. | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| 393.207F-SDAS | Suspension - Deflated air suspension. | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| 393.30 | Improper battery installation | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 393.45A-BHTIJ | Air Brake - Improperly joined such as a splice made by sliding the hose ends over a piece of tubing and clamping the hose to the tube. | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 393.45B2-B | Air brake - Hose/tubing damaged or not secured | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 393.45B2-B-VAC | Brake - Vacuum hose(s) or line(s) restricted/abraded/chafed through outer cover-to-cord ply crimped/cracked/broken. | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 393.45B2UV | Brake Hose or Tubing Chafing and/or Kinking Under Vehicle | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 393.45DLUV | Brake Connections with Leaks Under Vehicle | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 393.45UV | Brake Tubing and Hose Adequacy Under Vehicle | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 393.47A-BCFSBD | Drum Brake - Contaminated friction surface. | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 393.47A-BCFSBD-SA | Drum Brake - Contaminated friction surface on a steering axle. | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 393.47A-BCLMAD | Air Disc Brake - Cracked/loose/missing lining/pad. | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 393.47A-BCLMBD | Drum Brake - Cracked/loose/missing lining/pad. | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 393.47A-BRC | Brake - Rotor (disc) with a crack in length of more than 75% of the friction surface or thru the rotor | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 393.48A-BMBCBD | Drum Brake - Missing/broken component(s). | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 393.53(b) | CMV manufactured after 10/19/94 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate for wear | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 393.60(c) | Windshield - Damaged or Discolored | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 393.67C7V-F | Fuel - Missing/improper filler cap. | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 393.75(a) | Flat tire or fabric exposed | 1 | 0 | 8 |
| 393.75(a)(1) | Tire-ply or belt material exposed | 1 | 0 | 8 |
| 393.75(c) | Tire-other tread depth less than 2/32 of inch measured in a major tread groove | 1 | 0 | 8 |
| 393.75A1-TBSP | Tires - Bias ply - Has damaged plies evident in the sidewall up to 2 square inches. | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| 393.75A2-TAOTLM | Tires - All others, 75% of the tread width is loose/missing in excess of 12 inches of circumference. | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| 393.75A3-ATIS | Tires - All others, leaking with inflation more than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire equipped with ATIS | 1 | 0 | 8 |
| 393.75A3-TALS | Tires - All others - Leaking in sidewall area on tire equipped with ATIS | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| 393.75A3-TAOLTIS | Tires - All others, leaking and inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire equipped with ATIS | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| 393.95(a) | No/discharged/unsecured fire extinguisher | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 393.95A1 | Emergency Equipment - Fire Extinguishers - no fire extinguisher present or not properly rated. | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 393.95A4-EENA | Emergency Equipment - Fire Extinguishers - not readily accessible. | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 393.9A-LCL | Lighting - Clearance lamp(s) inoperative. | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 393.9A-LLPL | Lighting - License plate lamp inoperative. | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 393.9A-LRLI | Lighting - Tail lamp - Any inoperative. | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| 393.9A-LTSI | Lighting - Turn signal - Any inoperative on the rearmost vehicle. | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 393.9A-LTSIR | Lighting - Turn signal - Any inoperative on a unit that is not the rearmost unit | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| 393.9B-LRLIWR | Lighting - Tail lamp - Both lamps on rearmost vehicle inoperative when required to be on. | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 393.9H | Inoperable head lamps | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| 396.3(a)(1) | Inspection, repair and maintenance of parts and accessories | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 396.3A1-ALBV | Air Brake - Any leak from a brake valve. | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 396.3A1-F | Fuel - Dripping leak. | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 396.3A1BL | Brake system pressure loss | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 396.5B-HLOW | Hubs - oil and/or Grease Leaking from hub - outer wheel | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 396.9C2-OOSO | OOS Order (Repairs) - Operating a CMV after being declared out-of-service when not having completed all required repairs. | 1 | 0 | 10 |
| 396.9D2-FTF | Failing to correct the violation(s)/defect(s) noted on the roadside inspection report. | 1 | 0 | 4 |
Inspection History
Vehicle Inspections: 392
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| Sum of measure weights | Sum of measure weights | 1,247 | 716 | 2,455 | ||||||
*** The sum of all violation severity weights (violation weight + out-of-service) for this inspection has been capped at 30.
Investigation Results
Vehicle Maint. Acute/Critical Violations: 0
This carrier has no Vehicle Maintenance Acute/Critical Violations to display.
Summary of Activities
The summary includes information on the 5 most recent investigations and 24 months of inspections and crash history.
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