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Freight Carrier · Cresco, IA

UNIVERSAL FREIGHT EXPRESS

Name: UNIVERSAL FREIGHT EXPRESS
Address: 13380 HIGHWAY 63, CRESCO, IA, 52136, US
Telephone: (563) 547-6000

13380 HIGHWAY 63 · Cresco, IA 52136

AUTHORIZED FOR:

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MC #1105290
USDOT #3420026 USDOT Active

29
Power Units
23
Drivers
Carrier
Entity Type

About this carrier

UNIVERSAL FREIGHT EXPRESS is a Cresco, IA freight carrier that is authorized for: in the state of Iowa. This company has 29 truck(s) in their fleet and 23 truck drivers. Their motor carrier number is MC-1105290 and their USDOT number is 3420026.

Sourced from FMCSA SAFER · last filed 10/08/2025 · last updated Jun 13, 2026.

Carrier Details

Legal Name UNIVERSAL FREIGHT LLC
Operating Status AUTHORIZED FOR:
MCS-150 Filed 10/08/2025
MCS-150 Mileage 1,258,928 (2024)

Authority & Operations

Operation Classification

Authorized for Hire
Exempt for Hire
Private (Property)

Carrier Operation

Interstate

Cargo Authorized

General Freight
Building Materials

Safety Record

1 Severe Violations Updated 3 days ago

Crashes (24 mo)

0
Fatal
0
Injury
1
Tow
1
Total

Behavior Categories (BASICs)

CategoryMeasureViolations Unsafe Driving 0.33 4 Crash Indicator Not Public — Hours of Service 0.02 1 Vehicle Maintenance 1.21 5 Drugs / Alcohol 0 0 Hazmat Not Public — Driver Fitness 0 0

Inspection Summary

25
Total
16
Clean
9
With violations

24-month window ending May 15, 2026

Violations Cited 11 unique codes

Critical 1

393.9A-LSLIWRLighting - Stop lamps - Both inoperative when required to be on1× OOS×1 SW 6

Unsafe Driving 3

392.2-SLLS3State/Local Laws - Speeding 11-14 miles per hour over the speed limit1× SW 7
392.2-SLLS2State/Local Laws - Speeding 6-10 miles per hour over the speed limit2× SW 4
392.2-SLLLRState/Local Laws - Lane restriction violation1× SW 3

Vehicle Maintenance 6

393.48(a)Inoperative/defective brakes1× SW 4
396.17(c)Operating a CMV without proof of a periodic inspection1× SW 4
396.17C-PIOperating a CMV without documentation of a periodic inspection1× SW 4
396.5B-LLubrication - Oil or grease leak1× SW 3
393.95A4-EEUSEmergency Equipment - Fire Extinguishers - unsecured1× SW 2
393.78A-WSWashers - Inoperative washing system.1× SW 1

Hours of Service 1

395.30B1Driver failed to certify the accuracy of the information gathered by the ELD1× SW 1

Locations

Physical Address

UNIVERSAL FREIGHT EXPRESS
13380 HIGHWAY 63
CRESCO, IA 52136

Mailing Address

UNIVERSAL FREIGHT LLC
13380 HIGHWAY 63
CRESCO, IA 52136-0320

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UNIVERSAL FREIGHT EXPRESS

About this carrier

Carrier Details

Authority & Operations

Cargo Authorized

Operating Territory

Crashes (24 mo)

Behavior Categories (BASICs)

Inspection Summary

Violations Cited 11 unique codes

Critical 1

Unsafe Driving 3

Vehicle Maintenance 6

Hours of Service 1

Locations

Location on Map

Related Companies

Same legal or DBA name 1

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