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UNIVERSAL WAYS CORP

DBA: UWC

Joins 68 roadside inspections (24 mo), 2 authority dockets, BIPD on file (SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY) from FMCSA public filings. Data as of Oct 2, 2026. Booking triage is above; confirm on SAFER before tendering.

Brokers & shippers · booking check

Book with caution — review signals below

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

Caution
Policy effective · Mar 29, 2024
Review these
  • OOS rate worse than size peers Vehicle 20.0% vs peer 14.3% Details →
On file
  • 2 active operating authorities
  • Insurance on file · $750,000 SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY · 91X Details →
  • BOC-3 process agent on file #1 A BOC-3 FILING INC Details →
Built for brokers and shippers deciding whether to tender. Always confirm on FMCSA SAFER and L&I before booking — TruckCodex mirrors public filings and can lag by up to a day.
Plain-text risk summary (print / paste)
TruckCodex risk summary — UNIVERSAL WAYS CORP (USDOT 3089385)
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:
  • OOS rate worse than size peers — Vehicle 20.0% vs peer 14.3%

On file:
  • 2 active operating authorities
  • Insurance on file · $750,000 — SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY · 91X
  • BOC-3 process agent on file — #1 A BOC-3 FILING INC

Source: https://truckcodex.com/usdot/3089385/
As of: Oct 2, 2026
Always confirm on FMCSA SAFER and L&I before tendering — TruckCodex mirrors public filings and can lag by up to a day.
USDOT 3089385 Active AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE Company officer: OLEH MARCHAK General Freight Metal Sheets / Coils / Rolls Based in EAST DUNDEE, IL

FMCSA census as of Oct 2, 2026 · Sources · Freshness · Methodology · Disclaimer

TruckCodex · filing & peer scorecard

TruckCodex filing & peer scorecard · A

Composite of 4/5 scored components (mean 85/100). Separate from booking triage on this page. Expand for per-signal evidence. Heuristic — not an FMCSA rating or legal advice.

A confidence 80% · 4/5 signals · expand
Authority / census
Active · 100/100

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

Insurance / BIPD
BIPD active · 100/100

Active BIPD/Primary-like policy on file in our insurance history.

OOS vs peers
Mixed vs peers · 40/100

Driver OOS 0% vs peer median 0% (neutral). Vehicle OOS 20% vs peer median 14.3% (worse). n=20537 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
Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods) 1 active
common 1 active
Insurance

SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY · BMC-91X · $750,000

2 active liability filings

BOC-3 agent

#1 A BOC-3 FILING INC

Company profile

Company details
USDOT 3089385
In FMCSA records since Jan 24, 2018 (~8y)
MC / docket MC71069 , MC071069
Company officer OLEH MARCHAK
Operation AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Cargo carried
General Freight, Metal Sheets / Coils / Rolls
Fleet size 51 units
Drivers 54
Annual mileage 3,453,051 mi
Contact & address
Physical
1141 E MAIN ST SUITE 206
EAST DUNDEE, IL 60118
Mailing address matches physical.
Registration & safety rating
USDOT 3089385
In FMCSA records since Jan 24, 2018 (~8y)
Operation AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Annual mileage (MCS-150) 3,453,051 mi
vs. National Average
Vehicle OOS Rate 20.0% vs 23.4% -3.4 pts
Driver OOS Rate 0.0% vs 6.7% -6.7 pts
Violations per Inspection 0.57 vs 1.80 -1.23
Peer tier (mid-sized fleets (11-100 power units)) median OOS rate: 27.6%
Active liability insurance
BMC-91X · $750,000 · A0243282001
Effective Mar 29, 2024
BMC-91X · A0243282001
Effective Mar 29, 2024
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.

Broker setup by MC age
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Based on FMCSA authority grant of 2018-02-26 (2,000+ days). Published gates only — not a guarantee they will accept. Confirm with the broker.

Related filings

Fleet details (MCS-150)

Vehicle type Owned Term leased Trip leased
Truck tractors 39 12 0

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

Accident reports (24 months)

All 11 crashes →
Last 6 months 6–12 months 12–24 months Total
Fatalities 0 0 0 0
Injuries 0 0 2 2
Tow-away 0 1 2 3
Crash reports 0 1 2 3

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

Inspections (24 months)

All 102 inspections →
Driver Vehicle Hazmat
Inspections 68 68 0
OOS inspections 0 6 0
OOS percentage 0% 8.82% —
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
51
Drivers
54
Inspections
102
FMCSA roadside history on file
OOS Rate (peak)
20.0%
driver or vehicle, whichever higher
Crashes (24m)
3
11 all-time
Authorities
2
2 active

Risk Signals

High OOS rate
Peak OOS rate of 20.0% 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 20,537 ACTIVE carriers operating 25–77 power units (±50% of this carrier's 51 unit fleet).

This carrier — Driver OOS
0%
Drivers placed out-of-service at roadside inspections
Peer median
0%
Median across 20,537 same-size peers
Verdict
On par with peers
Delta 0 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)
This carrier — Vehicle OOS
20%
Vehicles placed out-of-service at roadside inspections
Peer median
14.3%
Median across 20,537 same-size peers
Verdict
Riskier than peers
Delta +5.7 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)

Historical coverage gap detected (1)

  • No active BIPD/Primary insurance from Feb 20, 2019 to Feb 22, 2019 (2 days)
Inspection Analytics Monthly activity · BASIC mix · state map

Monthly Inspection Activity (31 months)

2023-10 2026-09

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
Tennessee (TN) 4 1 25.0% Oct 30, 2025
California (CA) 3 1 33.3% Sep 14, 2026
Colorado (CO) 3 0 0.0% Mar 2, 2026
Wyoming (WY) 3 2 66.7% Nov 3, 2025
Illinois (IL) 3 0 0.0% Jul 21, 2026
Kentucky (KY) 3 0 0.0% Apr 13, 2026
Missouri (MO) 3 0 0.0% Oct 28, 2025
Montana (MT) 3 0 0.0% Jun 25, 2025
North Dakota (ND) 3 0 0.0% Feb 24, 2026
South Dakota (SD) 3 0 0.0% Sep 3, 2025
Utah (UT) 3 0 0.0% Feb 22, 2026
Oklahoma (OK) 2 0 0.0% Aug 10, 2026
Oregon (OR) 2 0 0.0% Jan 8, 2025
Pennsylvania (PA) 2 0 0.0% Jul 30, 2025
North Carolina (NC) 2 0 0.0% Mar 18, 2026
Wisconsin (WI) 2 2 100.0% Jan 4, 2025
Indiana (IN) 2 0 0.0% Apr 4, 2025
Vermont (VT) 2 0 0.0% Jul 31, 2025
New Mexico (NM) 2 0 0.0% Mar 30, 2026
Alabama (AL) 2 0 0.0% May 14, 2026
Maryland (MD) 2 0 0.0% Mar 24, 2026
Michigan (MI) 2 0 0.0% Jul 31, 2025
Minnesota (MN) 2 0 0.0% Aug 22, 2025
Ohio (OH) 1 0 0.0% Nov 17, 2025
Mississippi (MS) 1 0 0.0% Aug 29, 2025
Virginia (VA) 1 0 0.0% Oct 30, 2024
Nevada (NV) 1 0 0.0% Sep 8, 2025
New York (NY) 1 0 0.0% Nov 14, 2024
Maine (ME) 1 0 0.0% Sep 2, 2025
Idaho (ID) 1 0 0.0% Nov 15, 2024
Kansas (KS) 1 0 0.0% Apr 7, 2026
Connecticut (CT) 1 0 0.0% May 27, 2025
Louisiana (LA) 1 0 0.0% Aug 28, 2025
Vehicle Fleet Top makes and models observed in roadside inspections
Make Model Inspections
Kenworth 60
Hyundai Translead 20
Reitnouer 17
Wabash National 15
Freightliner 12
Unknown 5
SMS BASIC Scores FMCSA Safety Measurement System per-BASIC scores
BASIC Inspections Serious Measure Percentile Alert As Of
Driver Fitness 1 — 0.01 0 — Sep 28, 2026
Controlled Substances / Alcohol 0 — 0.00 0 — Sep 28, 2026
Hours of Service 4 — 0.13 0 — Sep 28, 2026
Unsafe Driving 12 — 1.90 2 — Sep 28, 2026
Vehicle Maintenance 9 — 3.93 4 — Sep 28, 2026

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

Recent Inspections (102 rows) View all 102 →
Inspection # Date ▼ State Level Station Vehicle Violations Top Codes OOS
88995017 Sep 14, 2026 CA 1 CACHE CREEK SCALES
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
3 396.3A1-BALR, 393.75A3-TAOL, 392.2-SLLEWA1 Yes
88656744 Aug 10, 2026 OK 3 LOVE PORT OF ENTRY — 0 — No
88501137 Jul 21, 2026 IL 3 —
KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR
0 — No
87848939 May 14, 2026 AL 3 —
KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR
0 — No
87558923 Apr 13, 2026 KY 3 WADDY
KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR
1 2-SLLSOA No
87507138 Apr 7, 2026 KS 2 KS
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
0 — No
87463250 Mar 30, 2026 NM 2 RATON PORT OF ENTRY
KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR
0 — No
87448117 Mar 24, 2026 MD 1 FROSTBURG MD
KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR
2 393.47E, 393.53B-B No
87333065 Mar 18, 2026 NC 3 I-40
VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR
1 392.16 No
87197810 Mar 2, 2026 CO 3 FORT MORGAN CO
KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR
0 — No
87136151 Feb 24, 2026 ND 2 REEDER ND
KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR
0 — No
87133485 Feb 22, 2026 UT 3 BRIGHAM CITY UT
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
0 — No
86852630 Jan 21, 2026 KY 3 MOUNT VERNON
KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR
1 392.2-SLLIFTA No
86816776 Jan 15, 2026 NC 3 I-77
KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR
Ticket: Knnw
0 — No
86356955 Nov 17, 2025 OH 3 NEW SPRINGFIELD OH
KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR
2 383.71H, 392.2-SLLS2 No
86235559 Nov 3, 2025 WY 1 CLEAR CREAK PKWY
KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR
6 393.100B-C, 396.3A1-BOS, 392.2-SLLTCD Yes
86203247 Oct 30, 2025 TN 3 SOMERVILLE TN
KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR
1 392.2-SLLUP No
86166867 Oct 28, 2025 MO 3 MAYVIEW MO
KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR
0 — No
86042551 Sep 8, 2025 NV 2 NV
KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR
0 — No
85691931 Sep 3, 2025 SD 3 TILFORD SD
KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR
1 392.2-SLLEWA1 No
85682069 Sep 2, 2025 ME 3 me-fairfeild---scales-(hinckley)
KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR
1 395.34A1-ELDDFN No
85653592 Aug 29, 2025 MS 3 GRENADA COUNTY
KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR
0 — No
85630552 Aug 28, 2025 LA 3 BOSSIER CITY LA
KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR
1 392.2-SLLTCD No
85628711 Aug 22, 2025 MN 1 CLARKS GROVE MN
KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR
0 — No
85514720 Aug 16, 2025 CO 2 CORTEZ CO
KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR
0 — No
Recent Crashes (11 rows)
Report # Date ▼ State Fatalities Injuries Tow Hazmat Severity
WY0202600176 Jan 5, 2026 WY 0 0 Yes No Tow
MI0003432169 Jan 31, 2025 MI 0 0 Yes No Tow
SC0024303743 Dec 18, 2024 SC 0 2 Yes No Injury
TN0400084079 May 2, 2024 TN 0 0 Yes No Tow
WV202407503A Apr 15, 2024 WV 0 1 Yes No Injury
PA203214600X Mar 31, 2022 PA 0 1 Yes No Injury
ILX002395055 Oct 2, 2021 IL 0 0 Yes No Tow
ILX002230296 May 7, 2021 IL 0 1 Yes No Injury
IA2001198106 Oct 30, 2020 IA 0 2 Yes No Injury
WI0000111707 Jul 24, 2020 WI 0 0 Yes No Tow
NC0106061846 Nov 12, 2019 NC 0 0 Yes No Tow
Authority Records (2 dockets)
MC Certificate Documents (2 letters, 2 PDFs)

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.

Date Docket Action Authority PDF
Mar 28, 2022 MC71069 Name Change Revocation Name Change →
Feb 26, 2018 MC71069-C Original MC Certificate Revocation Original MC Certificate →
Insurance Coverage Timeline (17 rows)

Every insurance policy on file, newest effective date first. Amber rows mark BIPD/Primary coverage gaps.

Insurer Policy # Type Limit Effective Cancel Status
SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY A0243282001 91X $750,000 Mar 29, 2024 On file ACTIVE
Sentry Select Insurance Company A0243282001 BMC-91X — Mar 29, 2024 On file ACTIVE
MILFORD CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY MPP1024332-01 BIPD/Primary — Mar 29, 2023 Mar 29, 2024 REPLACED
MILFORD CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY MPP1024332-00 BIPD/Primary — Mar 29, 2022 Mar 29, 2023 REPLACED
NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA TP5630149 01 BIPD/Primary — Mar 29, 2021 Mar 29, 2022 CANCELLED
AMGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY K2GP109299 BIPD/Primary — Dec 14, 2020 Mar 29, 2021 CANCELLED
AMGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY K2GP109299 BIPD/Primary — Oct 20, 2020 Dec 28, 2020 CANCELLED
AMGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY K2GP109299 BIPD/Primary — Oct 20, 2020 Dec 14, 2020 REPLACED
AMGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY K2GP109299 BIPD/Primary — Mar 29, 2020 Nov 9, 2020 CANCELLED
AMGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY K2GP109299 BIPD/Primary — Mar 29, 2020 Oct 20, 2020 REPLACED
CENTURY NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY 2007602951 BIPD/Primary — Jun 10, 2019 Mar 29, 2020 REPLACED
CENTURY NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY 2007602951 BIPD/Primary — Jun 10, 2019 Apr 7, 2020 CANCELLED
CENTURY NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY 2007602951 BIPD/Primary — Mar 29, 2019 Jun 10, 2019 CANCELLED
NATIONAL LIABILITY & FIRE INS CO. 73TRS098444 BIPD/Primary — Feb 22, 2019 Apr 15, 2019 CANCELLED
NATIONAL LIABILITY & FIRE INS CO. 73TRS098444 BIPD/Primary — Feb 22, 2019 Mar 29, 2019 REPLACED
Coverage gap — 2 days without BIPD/Primary coverage from Feb 20, 2019 to Feb 22, 2019
NATIONAL LIABILITY & FIRE INS CO. 73TRS085522 BIPD/Primary — Feb 21, 2018 Feb 20, 2019 CANCELLED
Compliance Timeline Merged authority / insurance / enforcement events
  1. Mar 29, 2024
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — MILFORD CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
  2. Mar 29, 2023
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — MILFORD CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
  3. Mar 29, 2022
    insurance
    CANCEL — NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA
  4. Mar 28, 2022
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  5. Mar 29, 2021
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  6. Mar 29, 2021
    insurance
    CANCEL — AMGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY
  7. Dec 28, 2020
    insurance
    TERM/CANCL — AMGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY
  8. Dec 15, 2020
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  9. Dec 14, 2020
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — AMGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY
  10. Nov 9, 2020
    insurance
    TERM/CANCL — AMGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY
  11. Oct 21, 2020
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  12. Oct 20, 2020
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — AMGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY
  13. Apr 7, 2020
    insurance
    TERM/CANCL — CENTURY NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY
  14. Mar 29, 2020
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — CENTURY NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY
  15. Mar 19, 2020
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  16. Jun 10, 2019
    insurance
    CANCEL — CENTURY NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY
  17. May 22, 2019
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  18. Apr 15, 2019
    insurance
    TERM/CANCL — NATIONAL LIABILITY & FIRE INS CO.
  19. Apr 3, 2019
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  20. Mar 29, 2019
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — NATIONAL LIABILITY & FIRE INS CO.
  21. Feb 22, 2019
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  22. Feb 20, 2019
    insurance
    CANCEL — NATIONAL LIABILITY & FIRE INS CO.
  23. Feb 20, 2019
    insurance gap
    Coverage gap: 2 days without BIPD/Primary insurance (through Feb 22, 2019)
  24. Feb 26, 2018
    authority
    Active — Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods)
    Details →
  25. Feb 26, 2018
    authority
    GRANTED — MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER
    Details →
Top Stations & Violation Codes Where this carrier gets inspected and what they get cited for

Most-Inspected Stations

Top Violation Codes Cited

Code Description Category Cited OOS
392.2 Violation of Local Laws Unsafe Driving 8 0
393.9(a) Inoperable required lamps Vehicle Maintenance 4 0
391.11(b)(2) Driver cannot read or speak the English language sufficiently to respond to official inquiries. Driver Fitness 2 0
396.17(c) Operating a CMV without proof of a periodic inspection Vehicle Maintenance 2 0
392.16 Failing to use seat belt while operating a CMV Unsafe Driving 1 0
392.22(a) Failing to use hazard warning flashers Unsafe Driving 1 0
392.7(a) Driver failing to conduct pre-trip inspection Vehicle Maintenance 1 0
393.122 No/improper securement of paper rolls Vehicle Maintenance 1 1
393.45(d) Brake connections with leaks or constrictions Vehicle Maintenance 1 0
393.75(a)(3) Tire-flat and/or audible air leak Vehicle Maintenance 1 1

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