UNIVERSAL PRECAST INC

UNIVERSAL PRECAST INC is a small fleet, operating 5 power units and 4 drivers, based in Theodore, AL. Across 2 roadside inspections in the last 24 months, the fleet's 50.0% out-of-service rate sits above the 19.4% national average, with 2 reportable crashes. An active insurance filing is on record, and no operating authority record was located.

Brokers & shippers · booking check

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No hard OOS / revoked / uninsured blocker, but elevated risk signals need a human look before booking.

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OOS rate worse than size peers Vehicle 50.0% vs peer 0.00% Details →

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Plain-text risk summary (print / paste)

TruckCodex risk summary — UNIVERSAL PRECAST INC (USDOT 1994401)
Verdict: CAUTION
Book with caution — review signals below
No hard OOS / revoked / uninsured blocker, but elevated risk signals need a human look before booking.

Authority / census status: Active

Blockers:
  (none)

Cautions:
  • OOS rate worse than size peers — Vehicle 50.0% vs peer 0.00%

On file:
  (none)

Source: https://truckcodex.com/usdot/1994401/
As of: Sep 21, 2026
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USDOT 1994401 Active PRIVATE PROPERTY Company officer: DAVID A JONES General Freight Metal Sheets / Coils / Rolls Machinery / Large Objects Utilities Construction Other (CONCRETE ITEMS) Based in THEODORE, AL

FMCSA census as of Sep 21, 2026 · Sources · Freshness

TruckCodex · filing & peer scorecard

TruckCodex filing & peer scorecard · B

Composite of 3/5 scored components (mean 80/100). Separate from booking triage on this page. Expand for per-signal evidence. Heuristic — not an FMCSA rating or legal advice.

B confidence 60% · 3/5 signals · expand

Authority / census

Active · 100/100

Active census status with no OOS order or revoked authority on file.

Insurance / BIPD

Insurance/BIPD signal not resolved for this carrier.

NR reason: No active policies and no uninsured flag to score against.

OOS vs peers

Mixed vs peers · 40/100

Driver OOS 0% vs peer median 0% (neutral). Vehicle OOS 50% vs peer median 0% (worse). n=195438 same-size ACTIVE peers.

FMCSA safety rating

Unrated

FMCSA has not assigned this carrier a formal safety rating. We do not invent one.

NR reason: No published FMCSA safety_rating.

Insurance-watch tier

Not on watch · 100/100

No BMC-91 insurance-lapse watch classification on file for this USDOT.

TruckCodex filing & peer scorecard from authority, BIPD, peer OOS, FMCSA safety rating, and insurance-watch signals. Not a booking verdict and not legal advice. See methodology. Booking triage on this page: Caution.

Operating authority

No authority breakdown on file.

Insurance

No active policies on file.

BOC-3 agent

No BOC-3 filing on file.

Company profile

Company details

USDOT 1994401

In FMCSA records since Feb 12, 2010 (~16y)

Company officer DAVID A JONES

Operation PRIVATE PROPERTY

Cargo carried

General Freight, Metal Sheets / Coils / Rolls, Machinery / Large Objects, Utilities, Construction, Other (CONCRETE ITEMS)

Fleet size 5 units

Drivers 4

Annual mileage 60,000 mi

Contact & address

Phone: (251) 653-1399

Email: [email protected]

Physical

5721 HIGHWAY 90 WEST

THEODORE, AL 36582

Mailing

PO BOX 70

IRVINGTON, AL 36544

Registration & safety rating

USDOT 1994401

In FMCSA records since Feb 12, 2010 (~16y)

Operation PRIVATE PROPERTY

Annual mileage (MCS-150) 60,000 mi

vs. National Average

Vehicle OOS Rate 50.0% vs 23.4% +26.6 pts

Driver OOS Rate 0.0% vs 6.7% -6.7 pts

Violations per Inspection 3.50 vs 1.80 +1.70

Peer tier (small fleets (≤10 power units)) median OOS rate: 50%

FMCSA cargo filing (BMC-34/83)

No active FMCSA cargo filing on file.

FMCSA L&I filing evidence — not a shipper certificate of insurance (COI). Cargo (BMC-34) is primarily an HHG / household-goods requirement; general freight carriers often have none.

Broker bond / trust (BMC-84/85)

No active broker surety bond or trust fund on file.

BMC-84 is a surety bond; BMC-85 is a trust-fund agreement. Required for property brokers / freight forwarders — not motor-carrier BIPD liability insurance.

Fleet details (MCS-150)

Vehicle type	Owned	Term leased	Trip leased
Truck tractors	5	0	0
Trailers	4	0	0

Self-reported on the carrier’s Form MCS-150 (FMCSA Company Census).

Accident reports (24 months)

All 3 crashes →

	12–24 months	Total
Fatalities	0	0
Injuries	1	1
Tow-away	2	2
Crash reports	2	2

Reportable crashes from FMCSA MCMIS for the trailing 24 months. Counts may differ slightly from SAFER due to reporting lag.

Inspections (24 months)

All 7 inspections →

	Driver	Vehicle	Hazmat
Inspections	2	2	0
OOS inspections	0	1	0
OOS percentage	0%	50%	—
National average	6.7%	23.4%	4.4%

Roadside inspections in the last 24 months. National averages are FMCSA MCSAP reference rates (driver ~6.7%, vehicle ~23.4%, hazmat ~4.4%).

Power Units

Drivers

Inspections

FMCSA roadside history on file

OOS Rate (peak)

50.0%

driver or vehicle, whichever higher

Crashes (24m)

3 all-time

Authorities

Carrier analysis & narrative context Status notes, risk intelligence, and safety profiles

Carrier is unrated

FMCSA has not assigned this carrier a formal safety rating. Use the inspection history and BASIC scores below to assess on-road performance.

Risk intelligence

UNIVERSAL PRECAST INC had 2 roadside inspections over the past 24 months with an out-of-service rate of 50.0%, which is above the national average of 19.4%. Their highest FMCSA BASIC percentile is vehicle_maint at 10.0. 2 reportable crashes occurred in the same 24-month window.

Inspection profile

2 roadside inspections over the last 24 months, most heavily in AL (2 stops).

Violation profile

50.0% out-of-service rate, well above the 19.4% national average; led by Vehicle Maintenance (20.0% of violations); top code 393.78 (Wipers - Inoperative / missing / damaged wipers.) cited 3 times.

Fleet profile

The fleet comprises 5 power units (small fleet) and 4 drivers; Peterbilt, Trao, and Transcraft are the most-inspected makes.

Risk Signals

High OOS rate

Peak OOS rate of 50.0% is well above FMCSA MCSAP national averages (driver ~6.7%, vehicle ~23.4%).

Out-of-Service rate vs same-size peers FMCSA roadside inspections, % placed out-of-service

Compared against 195,438 ACTIVE carriers operating 2–8 power units (±50% of this carrier's 5 unit fleet).

This carrier — Driver OOS

Drivers placed out-of-service at roadside inspections

Peer median

Median across 195,438 same-size peers

Verdict

On par with peers

Delta 0 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)

This carrier — Vehicle OOS

50%

Vehicles placed out-of-service at roadside inspections

Peer median

Median across 195,438 same-size peers

Verdict

Riskier than peers

Delta +50 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)

Inspection Analytics Monthly activity · BASIC mix · state map

Monthly Inspection Activity (6 months)

2023-10 2025-09

Violations by BASIC Category

Federal BASIC buckets for every citation issued against this carrier over the past 24 months.

Activity by State

States this carrier has been inspected in over the past 24 months.

State	Inspections	OOS	OOS %	Last Inspection
Alabama (AL)	2	1	50.0%	Sep 17, 2025

Vehicle Fleet Top makes and models observed in roadside inspections

Make	Model	Inspections
Peterbilt		5
Trail-Eze		5
Transcraft		1
Western Star		1

SMS BASIC Scores FMCSA Safety Measurement System per-BASIC scores

BASIC	Inspections	Serious	Measure	Percentile	Alert	As Of
Driver Fitness	0	—	0.00	0	—	Sep 21, 2026
Controlled Substances / Alcohol	0	—	0.00	0	—	Sep 21, 2026
Hours of Service	1	—	0.66	1	—	Sep 21, 2026
Unsafe Driving	0	—	0.00	0	—	Sep 21, 2026
Vehicle Maintenance	2	—	10.00	10	—	Sep 21, 2026

Higher percentiles indicate worse performance relative to peer carriers. Carriers at or above the FMCSA intervention threshold are marked ALERT.

Recent Inspections (7 rows) View all 7 →

Inspection #	Date ▼	State	Level	Station	Vehicle	Violations	Top Codes	OOS
85798081	Sep 17, 2025	AL	2	TROY AL	WESTERN STAR TRUCK TRACTOR AL 2C03562 · 5KJJBWD18TLWT4280	3	393.124E-CCP, 393.11A1-CSLRR, 395.8A	Yes
82732392	Sep 23, 2024	AL	2	ROADSIDE	PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR AL 2A08YUC · 1XP5DB9X16N893442	4	393.78, 393.9(a), 392.2	No
82225484	Jul 26, 2024	AL	3	ROADSIDE	PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR AL 2A08YUC · 1XP5DB9X16N893442	0	—	No
80789274	Feb 7, 2024	AL	2	ROADSIDE	PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR AL 2A08YUC · 1XP5DB9X16N893442	3	393.9(a), 393.78, 393.25(f)	Yes
80353358	Dec 11, 2023	AL	2	POARCH	PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR AL 2A08YUD · 1XP5DB9X2XN487168	1	393.110(b)	Yes
80058869	Oct 30, 2023	AL	2	ROADSIDE	PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR AL 2A08YUC · 1XP5DB9X16N893442	3	396.17(c), 393.78	No
78955005	Jun 22, 2023	AL	2	RANGE	PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR AL 2A08YUD · 1XP5DB9X2XN487168	2	393.11, 393.9(a)	No

Recent Crashes (3 rows)

Report #	Date ▼	State	Injuries	Tow	Hazmat	Severity
AL0005694478	Sep 9, 2025	AL	1	Yes	No	Injury
AL0005635743	Apr 9, 2025	AL	0	Yes	No	Tow
AL0002654996	May 5, 2022	AL	0	Yes	No	Tow

Top Stations & Violation Codes Where this carrier gets inspected and what they get cited for

Most-Inspected Stations

Station	State	Inspections	OOS
ROADSIDE	AL	4	1
POARCH	AL	1	1
RANGE	AL	1	0
TROY AL	AL	1	1

Top Violation Codes Cited

Code	Description	Category	Cited	OOS
393.78	Wipers - Inoperative / missing / damaged wipers.	Vehicle Maintenance	3	0
393.9(a)	Inoperable required lamps	Vehicle Maintenance	3	1
396.17(c)	Operating a CMV without proof of a periodic inspection	Vehicle Maintenance	2	0
392.2	Violation of Local Laws	Unsafe Driving	1	0
393.11	No or defective lighting devices or reflective material as required	Vehicle Maintenance	1	0
393.110(b)	Insufficient tiedowns to prevent forward movement for load not blocked by headerboard, bulkhead, or other cargo.	Vehicle Maintenance	1	1
393.25(f)	Stop lamp violations	Vehicle Maintenance	1	0
393.81	Horn inoperative	Vehicle Maintenance	1	0

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