UNIVERSAL MOVERS LLC

San Leandro, CA · Interstate · 3 power units · Not rated · USDOT since Aug 19, 2014 (12 years)

Do not book until these are resolved · 1 signal

How risk signals work

At least one fact in the FMCSA record should stop a booking until it is cleared up. Confirm the current record on Motus first; it is not a finding of wrongdoing. Authority and insurance are last known from May 14, 2026.

  • Operating authority is inactive (last known)Without active authority the company may not haul or broker interstate freight for hire.
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Operating authority
Last known: Inactive
MC880993: Contract carrier inactive
Last known · FMCSA snapshot May 14, 2026
Liability insurance (BI&PD)
None on file
Not required without active authority
No cargo cover filed with FMCSA
Last known · FMCSA snapshot May 14, 2026
Vehicle out-of-service rate
11.1%
1 of 9 vehicle inspections (small sample) · California avg 19.8%
FMCSA inspections · Oct 18, 2024 – Oct 18, 2026

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Operating authority

MC880993 Last known · FMCSA snapshot May 14, 2026

Contract carrier
Contract Carrier
Inactive

Last known status. This authority record comes from the FMCSA snapshot of May 14, 2026, the last one published before FMCSA moved registration to Motus. It may have changed since. Confirm current authority: Motus record for USDOT 2534165 ↗

Insurance on file

No insurance filings were found in the public FMCSA data for this carrier.

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Roadside inspections Oct 18, 2024 – Oct 18, 2026

12inspections
11.1%vehicle out-of-service
1 of 9 · California avg 19.8%
0.0%driver out-of-service
0 of 12 · California avg 6.3%
15violations written on inspection reports
10 most recent inspections
DateStateLevelViolationsOut of service
Jul 3, 2026CA20No
Apr 20, 2026CA12No
Jan 14, 2026WA30No
Nov 4, 2025CA26No
Oct 27, 2025CA12Yes
Aug 17, 2025CA30No
May 16, 2025CA10No
May 6, 2025OR21No
May 5, 2025NV10No
Mar 18, 2025CA10No
How these rates are calculated

Period: Oct 18, 2024 – Oct 18, 2026. Vehicle rate = vehicle inspections with a vehicle out-of-service order ÷ vehicle inspections (levels 1, 2, 5 and 6). Driver rate uses levels 1, 2, 3 and 6. The California average covers 398,428 vehicle and 509,934 driver inspections of all California-based carriers in this period. It mixes every type of operation, so compare with care; rates based on a handful of inspections say little. FMCSA's own SMS measures are weighted differently: SMS profile ↗ · SAFER snapshot ↗

Violations in FMCSA's SMS last 24 months

10 violations counted in FMCSA's Safety Measurement System (SMS), 1 of them serious enough to put the driver or vehicle out of service.

Why is this different from the 15 violations above?

The inspections section's number counts every violation written on the inspection reports in our Oct 18, 2024 – Oct 18, 2026 window. The SMS count comes from FMCSA's own monthly SMS snapshot, which uses its own 24-month window and only the violations it scores. Both are FMCSA figures; they measure different things.

Category (FMCSA BASIC)ViolationsOut of serviceShareCalifornia share
Vehicle Maintenance9190.0%71.7%
Hours-of-Service Compliance1010.0%16.6%
9 most frequent violations
ViolationTimesOut of service
Lighting - Identification lamp(s) inoperative
Clearance Identification Lamps/Other · Vehicle Maintenance · code 3939ALIL
20
Air Brake - Hose/tubing damage into the outer reinforcement ply.
Brakes All Others · Vehicle Maintenance · code 39345B2BHTD
11
Driving beyond 8 hour driving limit since the end of the last on duty off duty or sleeper berth period of at least 30 consecutive minutes
Hours · Hours-of-Service Compliance · code 3953AII
10
Air Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on truck-tractor manufactured on or after March 1 1997 and each single unit CMV on or after 1998.
Brakes All Others · Vehicle Maintenance · code 39355D1B
10
Lighting - Clearance lamp(s) inoperative
Clearance Identification Lamps/Other · Vehicle Maintenance · code 3939ALCL
10
Lighting - License plate lamp inoperative
Clearance Identification Lamps/Other · Vehicle Maintenance · code 3939ALLPL
10
Lighting - Backup lamp inoperative
Lighting · Vehicle Maintenance · code 3939ALBL
10
Lighting - Backup lamp obscured
Lighting · Vehicle Maintenance · code 3939BLBL
10
Horn - Inoperative or defective
Other Vehicle Defect · Vehicle Maintenance · code 39381H
10

Source: FMCSA SMS violation file, inspections in the last 24 months, published Oct 18, 2026. "Share" is this company's mix of violations; the California column is the mix across all California-based carriers, so you can see which kinds of problems stand out. A high count partly reflects fleet size and how often trucks are inspected.

Crashes Oct 18, 2024 – Oct 18, 2026

No reportable crashes in this period.

Company details FMCSA census · Oct 18, 2026

USDOT number2534165
MC / docketMC880993
Legal nameUNIVERSAL MOVERS LLC
OperationInterstate
Business type—
Power units3
Drivers6
Annual mileage600 (2023)
HazmatNo
Safety ratingNot rated (no compliance review on record)
USDOT number addedAug 19, 2014 · 12 years ago
Last MCS-150 updateApr 3, 2026

Cargo carried

General FreightHousehold GoodsIntermodal ContainersOtherAuthorized For Hhg

Change history

No changes to name, contact details, authority or insurance since we started tracking on Oct 18, 2026. We compare every company's FMCSA record each day.

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Questions about UNIVERSAL MOVERS LLC

What does UNIVERSAL MOVERS LLC's operating authority allow?

FMCSA records show no active operating authority for UNIVERSAL MOVERS LLC (MC880993), so it may not haul regulated interstate freight for hire or broker loads under these dockets.

Which information about UNIVERSAL MOVERS LLC is old or missing?

Operating authority is the last known status from the FMCSA snapshot of May 14, 2026, not a current check. No insurance filings were found in the public data. FMCSA has not issued a safety rating, which means no compliance review is on record, not that the carrier is unsafe.

What should I verify before booking UNIVERSAL MOVERS LLC?

Confirm the authority and insurance on the Motus record for USDOT 2534165. Call the company back on the phone number on file, (650) 515-9927, not a number from an email or load board message. Check that the MC number the dispatcher gave you matches MC880993, and ask the insurer for a certificate of insurance naming you as holder, with cargo coverage that fits your load.

Company details from the FMCSA Company Census File (Oct 18, 2026). Inspections and crashes from FMCSA MCMIS files. About our data · Report an error on this page (how corrections work).

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