SHEKHAR PRABHAKAR
DBA: UNIVERSE TRANSPORT
Joins 7 inspections on file, 1 authority docket, BIPD on file (BENCHMARK INSURANCE COMPANY) from FMCSA public filings. Data as of Oct 31, 2026. Booking triage is above; confirm on SAFER before tendering.
Book with caution — review signals below
No hard OOS / revoked / uninsured blocker, but elevated risk signals need a human look before booking.
- Prior insurance gap · 56 days Jan 13, 2015 → Mar 10, 2015
- Contract (Property) gap · 56 days Inactive Jan 20, 2015 → reinstated Mar 17, 2015
- Driver OOS Rate above national average 66.7% vs 6.7% national (+60.0 pts).
Plain-text risk summary (print / paste)
TruckCodex risk summary — SHEKHAR PRABHAKAR (USDOT 2102124) 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 Active BIPD limit: $750,000 Blockers: (none) Cautions: • Prior insurance gap · 56 days — Jan 13, 2015 → Mar 10, 2015 • Contract (Property) gap · 56 days — Inactive Jan 20, 2015 → reinstated Mar 17, 2015 • Driver OOS Rate above national average — 66.7% vs 6.7% national (+60.0 pts). On file: • Insurance on file · $750,000 — BENCHMARK INSURANCE COMPANY · 91X • BOC-3 process agent on file — DOTPROCESSAGENTS.COM LLC Source: https://truckcodex.com/usdot/2102124/ As of: Oct 31, 2026 Always confirm on FMCSA SAFER and L&I before tendering — TruckCodex mirrors public filings and can lag by up to a day.
FMCSA census as of Oct 31, 2026 · Sources · Freshness · Methodology · Disclaimer
TruckCodex · filing & peer scorecard
TruckCodex filing & peer scorecard · A
Composite of 3/5 scored components (mean 100/100). Separate from booking triage on this page. Expand for per-signal evidence. Heuristic — not an FMCSA rating or legal advice.
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confidence 60% · 3/5 signals · expand
TruckCodex filing & peer scorecard · A
Composite of 3/5 scored components (mean 100/100). Separate from booking triage on this page. Expand for per-signal evidence. Heuristic — not an FMCSA rating or legal advice.
Active census status with no OOS order or revoked authority on file.
Active BIPD/Primary-like policy on file in our insurance history.
Peer OOS benchmark unavailable (missing power units, OOS rates, or fewer than 5 same-size peers).
NR reason: Peer OOS benchmark not available for this carrier.
FMCSA has not assigned this carrier a formal safety rating. We do not invent one.
NR reason: No published FMCSA safety_rating.
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.
Company profile
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.
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.
Based on FMCSA authority grant of 2015-03-17 (2,000+ days). Published gates only — not a guarantee they will accept. Confirm with the broker.
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InsuranceBENCHMARK INSURANCE COMPANYPolicy effective Apr 22, 2026
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Process AgentDOTPROCESSAGENTS.COM LLCBOC-3 on file
Fleet details (MCS-150)
| Vehicle type | Owned | Term leased | Trip leased |
|---|---|---|---|
| Truck tractors | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Trailers | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Self-reported on the carrier’s Form MCS-150 (FMCSA Company Census).
Risk Signals
Authority gap detected (1)
- Contract (Property) authority was inactive from Jan 20, 2015 to Mar 17, 2015 (56 days)
Historical coverage gap detected (1)
- No active BIPD/Primary insurance from Jan 13, 2015 to Mar 10, 2015 (56 days)
SMS BASIC Scores FMCSA Safety Measurement System per-BASIC scores
| BASIC | Inspections | Serious | Measure | Percentile | Alert | As Of |
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| Driver Fitness | 1 | — | 7.80 | 8 | — | Oct 26, 2026 |
| Controlled Substances / Alcohol | 0 | — | 0.00 | 0 | — | Oct 26, 2026 |
| Hours of Service | 3 | — | 9.00 | 9 | — | Oct 26, 2026 |
| Unsafe Driving | 1 | — | 5.38 | 5 | — | Oct 26, 2026 |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 0 | — | 0.00 | 0 | — | Oct 26, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 89376301 | Oct 26, 2026 | CO | 3 | DUMONT CO | — | 1 | 392.2SLSNC | No |
| 87518862 | Apr 6, 2026 | KS | 3 | LIBERAL KS |
PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR
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20 | — | Yes |
| 85768923 | Sep 9, 2025 | NM | 3 | US HWY 54 MM 305 |
PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR
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2 | 395.8E, 392.2-SLLS3 | Yes |
| 85192759 | Jun 16, 2025 | CA | 5 | LODI |
Peterbilt TRUCK TRACTOR
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0 | — | No |
| 83010347 | Oct 26, 2024 | IL | 3 | I72 |
PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR
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2 | 395.8E, 395.8F07 | Yes |
| 81810051 | Jun 5, 2024 | CA | 1 | CONEJO IF |
PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR
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1 | 392.2 | No |
| 78334014 | Apr 11, 2023 | CA | 3 | DONNER PASS IF | — | 1 | 392.2 | No |
Recent Crashes View all 2 →
Authority Records (1 docket)
Revocations & Inactive Status
Authority actions other than active status — revocations, voluntary surrenders, and dormant dockets.
| Date | Docket | Authority | Status | Applied |
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| Unknown | MC855277 | common | N | — |
MC Certificate Documents (2 letters, 1 PDF available)
Authority Records (above) are FMCSA docket status and lifecycle events. MC Certificate Documents here are the archived PDF letters for each action — grants, reinstatements, revocations, name changes, and transfers. They are related but not the same dataset: one row per PDF letter, not one file per docket.
Each row is a distinct FMCSA letter (grant, reinstatement, revocation, name change, transfer, etc.). When a PDF is archived, click the link to open that letter. Rows without a link still show the action type and date from our index. FMCSA stopped publishing new daily certificate PDFs after the May 2026 Motus cutover — rows below are historical archive only.
Some letters share the same legacy archived file path — we show one PDF link for the primary document and list the other actions as metadata (type + date) until per-letter PDFs are re-extracted.
| Date | Docket | Action | Authority | |
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| Mar 17, 2015 | MC855277-P | Reinstatement Letter | Reinstatement | Metadata only |
| Feb 24, 2014 | MC855277-P | Original MC Certificate | Permit | Original MC Certificate → |
Insurance Coverage Timeline (15 rows)
Every insurance policy on file, newest effective date first. Amber rows mark BIPD/Primary coverage gaps.
| Insurer | Policy # | Type | Limit | Effective | Cancel | Status |
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| BENCHMARK INSURANCE COMPANY | FLCA-1926-05860 | 91X | $750,000 | Apr 22, 2026 | On file | ACTIVE |
| BENCHMARK INSURANCE COMPANY | FLCA-1926-05860 | BIPD/Primary | $750,000 | Apr 22, 2026 | On file | ACTIVE |
| BENCHMARK INSURANCE COMPANY | FLCA-1926-04605 | BIPD/Primary | $750,000 | Apr 22, 2025 | On file | ACTIVE |
| BENCHMARK INSURANCE COMPANY | FLCA-1926-03187 | BIPD/Primary | — | Apr 22, 2024 | Apr 22, 2025 | REPLACED |
| SECURITY NATIONAL INSURANCE CO. | SMC1798713 | BIPD/Primary | — | Apr 22, 2023 | Apr 22, 2024 | CANCELLED |
| SECURITY NATIONAL INSURANCE CO. | SMC1798713 | BIPD/Primary | — | Apr 22, 2022 | Apr 22, 2023 | CANCELLED |
| SECURITY NATIONAL INSURANCE CO. | SMC1798713 | BIPD/Primary | — | Apr 22, 2021 | Apr 22, 2022 | CANCELLED |
| UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY | CA03281960 | BIPD/Primary | — | Mar 10, 2021 | Apr 22, 2021 | CANCELLED |
| GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. | MCP38107A | BIPD/Primary | — | Mar 10, 2018 | Mar 10, 2021 | CANCELLED |
| GLOBAL HAWK INSURANCE COMPANY, A RRG | CAM412838 | BIPD/Primary | — | Mar 10, 2017 | Mar 10, 2018 | CANCELLED |
| GLOBAL HAWK INSURANCE COMPANY, A RRG | CAM411246 | BIPD/Primary | — | Mar 10, 2016 | Mar 10, 2017 | CANCELLED |
| GLOBAL HAWK INSURANCE COMPANY, A RRG | CAM411246 | BIPD/Primary | — | Mar 10, 2016 | Mar 10, 2016 | REPLACED |
| GLOBAL HAWK INSURANCE COMPANY, A RRG | CTM396741 | BIPD/Primary | — | Mar 10, 2015 | Mar 10, 2016 | CANCELLED |
| Coverage gap — 56 days without BIPD/Primary coverage from Jan 13, 2015 to Mar 10, 2015 | ||||||
| GLOBAL HAWK INSURANCE COMPANY, A RRG | CTM395125 | BIPD/Primary | — | Feb 5, 2014 | Jan 13, 2015 | CANCELLED |
Compliance Timeline Merged authority / insurance / enforcement events
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Apr 22, 2026insuranceTERM/REPL — BENCHMARK INSURANCE COMPANY
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Apr 22, 2025insuranceTERM/REPL — BENCHMARK INSURANCE COMPANY
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Apr 23, 2024
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Apr 22, 2024insuranceCANCEL — SECURITY NATIONAL INSURANCE CO.
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Apr 22, 2023insuranceCANCEL — SECURITY NATIONAL INSURANCE CO.
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Apr 21, 2023
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Apr 22, 2022insuranceCANCEL — SECURITY NATIONAL INSURANCE CO.
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Apr 19, 2022
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Apr 22, 2021insuranceCANCEL — UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY
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Apr 19, 2021
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Mar 10, 2021insuranceCANCEL — GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.
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Feb 23, 2021
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Mar 12, 2018
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Mar 10, 2018insuranceCANCEL — GLOBAL HAWK INSURANCE COMPANY, A RRG
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Mar 10, 2017
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Mar 10, 2017insuranceCANCEL — GLOBAL HAWK INSURANCE COMPANY, A RRG
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Mar 10, 2016insuranceCANCEL — GLOBAL HAWK INSURANCE COMPANY, A RRG
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Mar 10, 2016insuranceTERM/REPL — GLOBAL HAWK INSURANCE COMPANY, A RRG
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Mar 8, 2016
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Mar 17, 2015
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Jan 20, 2015
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Jan 20, 2015authorityAuthority revoked — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
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Jan 20, 2015authority gapContract (Property) authority inactive: 56 days (through Mar 17, 2015)
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Jan 13, 2015insuranceCANCEL — GLOBAL HAWK INSURANCE COMPANY, A RRG
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Jan 13, 2015insurance gapCoverage gap: 56 days without BIPD/Primary insurance (through Mar 10, 2015)
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Docket MC855277
common · N · MC
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BENCHMARK INSURANCE COMPANY
91X policy on file
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SECURITY NATIONAL INSURANCE CO.
BIPD/Primary policy on file
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UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY
BIPD/Primary policy on file
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GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.
BIPD/Primary policy on file
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GLOBAL HAWK INSURANCE COMPANY, A RRG
BIPD/Primary policy on file
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DOTPROCESSAGENTS.COM LLC
BOC-3 process agent · 87,199 carriers served
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7 inspections
Full roadside inspection history
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2 reportable crashes
FMCSA MCMIS crash log
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Insurance-lapse watch
Carriers with recent BMC-91 cancellation or reinstatement churn
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How FMCSA safety ratings work
BASIC percentiles and compliance review context
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BOC-3 process agents explained
Why every interstate carrier must file a process agent
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FMCSA compliance filings guide
MCS-150, insurance, and authority filing requirements
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Roadside inspection rights
What drivers and carriers can expect during a stop
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Book / don't book
PASS / CAUTION / REJECT triage from public filings.
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Insurance check
BIPD gaps, cargo filings, and lapse-watch tier.
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Cancel desk
Pending L&I cancellations and coverage gaps.
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Chameleon check
Heuristic cluster peers from public census fields.
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Safety benchmark
Driver/vehicle OOS rates vs similar fleet-size peers.