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Universal — compliance record

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Vetting summary

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Authority age

34 years (granted 1992)

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Liability filing

$1M BIPD — meets the $750K federal minimum

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Inspections

100 on file

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Out-of-service

Within normal range vs national averages

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Email identity

Company domain, matches website

Federal identity

Registration snapshot

Legal name

Southern Counties Express Inc

DBA

Universal

Entity type

Carrier

Physical address

575 E Weber Avenue, Compton, CA 90222

Phone

(800) 233-9445

Power units

119

Drivers

129

First on record

—

Last MCS-150 filing

—

Hazmat flag

No

Operating authority

Dockets & filings

MC250680

Common: Active · Contract: Active · Broker: None

Property: ✓ · Passenger: — · HHG: — · BIPD filed: ✓ · Cargo: — · Bond: —

FF013022

Common: None · Contract: Active · Broker: None

Property: ✓ · Passenger: — · HHG: — · BIPD filed: — · Cargo: — · Bond: ✓

Authority history

  • Involuntary Revocation — Contract
  • Granted — Motor Property Contract Carrier
  • Involuntary Revocation — Common
  • Involuntary Revocation — Contract
  • Granted — Motor Property Common Carrier
  • Reinstated — Motor Property Common Carrier
  • Involuntary Revocation — Contract
  • Involuntary Revocation — Common
  • Involuntary Revocation — Contract
  • Involuntary Revocation — Common
  • Involuntary Revocation — Contract
  • Involuntary Revocation — Common
  • Involuntary Revocation — Contract
  • Involuntary Revocation — Common
  • Involuntary Revocation — Contract
  • Involuntary Revocation — Common
  • Involuntary Revocation — Contract
  • Involuntary Revocation — Common
  • Involuntary Revocation — Contract
  • Involuntary Revocation — Common
  • Involuntary Revocation — Contract
  • Involuntary Revocation — Common
  • Involuntary Revocation — Contract

Revocation records

  • type license: COMMON · order1 serve date: 09/28/2000 · order2 type desc: INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION · order2 effective date: 09/01/2000

Insurance filings

91X — Cherokee Insurance Company · coverage $1M (as filed)

Out-of-service rates

Driver OOS

0.0%

National average ≈ 5.9% · 100 inspections on record

Vehicle OOS

20.0%

National average ≈ 20.9% · 100 inspections on record

Email & web forensics

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On-file email

pcanaday@scexpress.com — company domain

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Domain age

scexpress.com registered 1998-07-02 (28 years)

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Mail host

Enterprise (Proofpoint)

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Domain match

Email domain matches the company website

From the FMCSA on-file contact, public domain registration (RDAP), and live DNS.

Crash record — last 24 months

0

Reportable crashes

0

Tow-aways

0

With injuries

0

With fatalities

Most recent: CA 12/2023 · CA 08/2023 · CA 05/2022 — from the federal crash file; recordable crashes regardless of fault.

Safety record

Inspection history

2026: 12025: 82024: 452023: 46
Level I — Full: 69Level II — Walk-around: 19Level III — Driver-only: 11Level IV — Special: 1
DateStateLevel
Jun 16, 2026CALevel II — Walk-around
Dec 19, 2025CALevel III — Driver-only
Oct 27, 2025CALevel III — Driver-only
Aug 14, 2025CALevel II — Walk-around
May 7, 2025CALevel I — Full
Feb 11, 2025CALevel II — Walk-around
Jan 24, 2025CALevel I — Full
Jan 24, 2025CALevel I — Full
Jan 15, 2025CALevel III — Driver-only
Dec 13, 2024CALevel I — Full
Nov 22, 2024CALevel I — Full
Nov 6, 2024CALevel I — Full
Nov 6, 2024CALevel I — Full
Nov 5, 2024CALevel I — Full
Nov 2, 2024CALevel I — Full
Sep 24, 2024CALevel I — Full
Sep 23, 2024CALevel I — Full
Sep 17, 2024CALevel III — Driver-only
Aug 16, 2024CALevel I — Full
Aug 9, 2024CALevel III — Driver-only
Aug 1, 2024CALevel I — Full
Jul 30, 2024CALevel II — Walk-around
Jul 26, 2024CALevel I — Full
Jul 23, 2024CALevel II — Walk-around
Jul 9, 2024CALevel II — Walk-around
Jun 22, 2024CALevel I — Full
Jun 18, 2024CALevel I — Full
Jun 12, 2024CALevel II — Walk-around
Jun 8, 2024CALevel II — Walk-around
Jun 8, 2024CALevel I — Full
Jun 4, 2024CALevel I — Full
May 14, 2024CALevel I — Full
May 11, 2024CALevel I — Full
May 10, 2024CALevel I — Full
May 9, 2024CALevel I — Full
May 8, 2024CALevel I — Full
Apr 20, 2024CALevel I — Full
Apr 20, 2024CALevel I — Full
Apr 19, 2024CALevel II — Walk-around
Apr 16, 2024CALevel I — Full
Apr 13, 2024CALevel I — Full
Apr 9, 2024CALevel I — Full
Apr 2, 2024CALevel I — Full
Mar 23, 2024CALevel II — Walk-around
Mar 16, 2024CALevel I — Full
Mar 14, 2024CALevel I — Full
Mar 2, 2024CALevel I — Full
Feb 28, 2024CALevel I — Full
Feb 23, 2024CALevel II — Walk-around
Feb 18, 2024CALevel II — Walk-around
Feb 16, 2024CALevel I — Full
Feb 14, 2024CALevel I — Full
Feb 9, 2024CALevel III — Driver-only
Jan 27, 2024CALevel II — Walk-around
Dec 30, 2023CALevel I — Full
Dec 30, 2023CALevel III — Driver-only
Dec 30, 2023CALevel III — Driver-only
Dec 21, 2023CALevel II — Walk-around
Dec 2, 2023CALevel I — Full
Nov 10, 2023CALevel I — Full
Nov 8, 2023CALevel I — Full
Nov 6, 2023CALevel I — Full
Nov 4, 2023CALevel I — Full
Nov 1, 2023CALevel II — Walk-around
Oct 31, 2023CALevel I — Full
Oct 26, 2023CALevel I — Full
Oct 24, 2023CALevel II — Walk-around
Oct 23, 2023CALevel III — Driver-only
Oct 23, 2023CALevel II — Walk-around
Oct 23, 2023CALevel I — Full
Oct 19, 2023CALevel I — Full
Oct 12, 2023CALevel I — Full
Oct 12, 2023CALevel II — Walk-around
Oct 6, 2023CALevel I — Full
Oct 5, 2023CALevel I — Full
Sep 27, 2023CALevel I — Full
Sep 14, 2023CALevel I — Full
Aug 30, 2023CALevel I — Full
Aug 24, 2023CALevel I — Full
Aug 23, 2023CALevel I — Full
Aug 22, 2023CALevel I — Full
Aug 22, 2023CALevel I — Full
Aug 22, 2023CALevel I — Full
Aug 22, 2023CALevel IV — Special
Aug 16, 2023CALevel I — Full
Aug 15, 2023CALevel I — Full
Aug 15, 2023CALevel II — Walk-around
Aug 10, 2023CALevel I — Full
Aug 10, 2023CALevel I — Full
Aug 9, 2023CALevel I — Full
Aug 5, 2023CALevel I — Full
Aug 3, 2023CALevel I — Full
Aug 3, 2023CALevel I — Full
Aug 3, 2023CALevel I — Full
Aug 2, 2023CALevel III — Driver-only
Aug 2, 2023CALevel III — Driver-only
Jul 24, 2023CALevel I — Full
Jul 22, 2023CALevel I — Full
Jul 18, 2023CALevel I — Full
Jul 10, 2023CALevel I — Full

Most recent 100 of 100 inspections on file.

Activity log

Record changes

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