UNIVERSE CARRIER INC
- 2124287
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14351 WEBER DR
HUNTLEY, IL 60142 - 160
- 167
- 561
Safety Rating & OOS Rates
(As of 02/10/2025 updated daily from SAFER )
Out of Service Rates
| Type | OOS % | National Avg % |
|---|---|---|
| Vehicle | 18.4 | 21.4 |
| Driver | 1.8 | 6.0 |
| Hazmat | 0.0 | 4.5 |
Licensing and Insurance
(As of 02/10/2025 updated hourly from L&I )
| Type | Yes/No | MC#/MX# |
|---|---|---|
| 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 January 31, 2025
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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
2.32
Safety Event Group: 101-500 relevant vehicle inspections
Investigation Results
No Acute/Critical Violations Discovered
Carrier Measure Over Time
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| Aug 30 2024 | Sep 27 2024 | Oct 25 2024 | Nov 29 2024 | Dec 27 2024 | Jan 31 2025 | |
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| Measure | 2.56 | 2.43 | 2.39 | 2.31 | 2.25 | 2.32 |
| Measure | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Violation Summary
Vehicle Maint. Violations: 145
| 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 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
| 393.75(a)(3) | Tire-flat and/or audible air leak | 7 | 7 | 8 |
| 393.9 | Inoperable Required Lamp | 6 | 0 | 2 |
| 393.11 | No or defective lighting devices or reflective material as required | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| 393.45 | Brake tubing and hose adequacy | 4 | 2 | 4 |
| 393.45D-B | Air Brake - Audible air leak at a proper connection. | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 393.95(f) | Emergency Equipment - Stopped vehicle warning devices missing or improper. | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| 393.9TS | Inoperative turn signal | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 393.110(b) | Insufficient tiedowns to prevent forward movement for load not blocked by headerboard, bulkhead, or other cargo. | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| 393.47(e) | Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto, Clamp (Short & Long), DD-3, or Bolt | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 393.48(a) | Inoperative/defective brakes | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 393.55E-B | Air Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on trailers manufactured on or after March 1, 1998. | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 393.95A4-EEUS | Emergency Equipment - Fire Extinguishers - unsecured. | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| 392.9(a) | Failing to secure load | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 392.9(a)(2) | Failing to secure vehicle equipment | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 393.104(f)(3) | Loose or unfastened tiedown. | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| 393.45(b)(2) | Brake hose or tubing chafing and/or kinking | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 393.45B2-B-AIR | Air Brake - Hose/tubing damaged or not secured. | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 393.48A-BIBD | Drum Brake - Inoperative other than a steering axle. | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 393.48A-BLMACBD | Drum Brake - Loose chamber/spider/camshaft support bracket. | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 393.60(c) | Windshield - Damaged or Discolored | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 393.75(a) | Flat tire or fabric exposed | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| 393.75(c) | Tire-other tread depth less than 2/32 of inch measured in a major tread groove | 2 | 0 | 8 |
| 393.9(a) | Inoperative Brake Lamps | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| 393.95(a) | No/discharged/unsecured fire extinguisher | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 393.9A-LIL | Lighting - Identification lamp(s) inoperative. | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 393.9A-LSLIWR | Lighting - Stop lamps - Both inoperative when required to be on. | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 396.3(a)1BOS | Brake - Defective brake(s) are equal to or greater than 20% of the service brakes on the vehicle/combination. | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 396.3A1BL | Brake system pressure loss | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 396.5B-HWSLIW | Hubs - Wheel seal leaking - inner wheel | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 392.8-D | Driver - Failed to inspect /use emergency equipment. | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 392.9(a)(1) | Failing to secure cargo as specified in 49 CFR 393.100 through 393.142 | 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 |
| 393.100(b) | Leaking/spilling/blowing/falling cargo | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| 393.100(c) | Failure to prevent cargo shifting | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 393.100C-C | Cargo - Cargo not secured against shifting. | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 393.104(a) | Inadequate/damaged securement device/system | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 393.104B-C | Cargo - Damaged securement devices/tiedowns | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 393.104F3-C | Cargo - Loose or unfastened tiedown | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 393.106C2-C | Cargo - Transverse tiedowns - cargo without direct contact to prevent shifting. | 1 | 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. | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 393.110B3-C | Cargo - Insufficient tiedowns (w/o headerboard/blocking) for article(s) of cargo longer than 10 feet. | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 393.11A1-LSLMWR | Lighting - Stop lamps - Both missing when required to be on. | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 393.11TL | Truck-Tractor lower rear mud flaps retroreflective sheeting / reflex reflective material requirements for vehicles manufactured after July 1997 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 393.11TT | Truck-Tractor with No retroreflective sheeting or reflex reflective material on vehicle manufactured after July 1997 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 393.11TU | Truck-Tractor upper body corner requirements for retroreflective sheeting or reflex reflective material for vehicles manufactured after July 1997 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 393.11UR | Upper Rear retroreflective sheeting or reflex reflecting material requirements for vehicles manufactured after December 1993 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 393.201B-FR | Frame - Cab or body mounts loose/broken/missing. | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 393.205C-WRAWFLMIB | Wheel/Rim - Any wheel fasteners loose/missing/ineffective/broken. | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 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 |
| 393.25(f) | Stop lamp violations | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| 393.43(a) | No/improper tractor protection valve | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 393.43A-TPV | Air Brake - Inoperable or missing tractor protection valve | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 393.45(d) | Brake connections with leaks or constrictions | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 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-BHTD | Air Brake - Hose/tubing damage into the outer reinforcement ply. | 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 |
| 393.47A-BCFSBD | Drum Brake - Contaminated friction surface. | 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 |
| 393.53B-B | Air Brake - CMV manufactured on or after 10/20/1994 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate for wear. | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 393.55(c)(2) | CMV other than truck-tractor manufactured on or after March 1, 1998 not equipped with an antilock brake system. | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 393.60EWS | Windshield - Obstructed | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 393.75(a)(1) | Tire-ply or belt material exposed | 1 | 0 | 8 |
| 393.75A1-TEPBM | Tires - Exposed ply or belt material in tread or sidewall area. | 1 | 0 | 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 |
| 393.75G-TAOW | Tires - All others, weight carried exceeds tire load limit. | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 393.78A-WS | Washers - Inoperative washing system. | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 393.87(a) | Warning flag required on projecting load | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 393.87A-FPLA | Flag - Required flag(s) - any missing flag on a projecting load when more than one is required. | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 393.95A1 | Emergency Equipment - Fire Extinguishers - no fire extinguisher present or not properly rated. | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 393.9A-LHWS | Lighting - Hazard warning signal(s) inoperative. | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| 393.9A-LLPL | Lighting - License plate lamp inoperative. | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 393.9A-LSML | Lighting - Side marker lamp(s) inoperative. | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 393.9A-LTSI | Lighting - Turn signal - Any inoperative on the rearmost vehicle. | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 393.9H | Inoperable head lamps | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| 396.3A1-BALAC | Brake - Audible air leak from a brake chamber | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 396.3A1-F | Fuel - Dripping leak. | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 396.3A1-STTSCNL | Steering - Tilt steering wheel column does not lock in one position. | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 396.3A1B | Brakes (general) Explain: | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 396.5B-HLOW | Hubs - oil and/or Grease Leaking from hub - outer wheel | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 396.5B-L | Lubrication - Oil or grease leak. | 1 | 0 | 3 |
Inspection History
Vehicle Inspections: 297
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| Sum of measure weights | Sum of measure weights | 694 | 560 | 1,300 | ||||||
*** 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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Enforcement Cases
(Six years as of 02/10/2025 updated monthly from FMCSA )
- Closed Date Case #
- 7/1/2020 IL-2020-0108-US1724
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