UNITY COURIER SERVICE INC
DBA FIRST CHOICE MESSENGER · Burbank, CA · MC 1602875
From CarrierTrail’s copy of the FMCSA census, published Sep 30, 2026. Record present in this snapshot. Official record: SAFER · Motus
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- 1 fatal crash in the 24-month window
- MCS-150 last updated more than 2 years ago
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Company identity and reported operations
| USDOT number | 2669102 |
|---|---|
| Legal name | UNITY COURIER SERVICE INC |
| Doing business as / DBA | FIRST CHOICE MESSENGER |
| MC docket identifiers | MC 1602875 |
| Reported physical address | 7555 N SAN FERNANDO RD, BURBANK, CA, 91505, US |
| Reported business phone | (323) 255-9800 |
| Reported power units | 8 |
| Reported drivers | 10 |
| Reported MCS-150 date | Feb 08, 2024 |
| Company officers (as filed) | Bill Dougherty, Melissa King |
| Carrier operation | Intrastate, non-hazmat |
| Census status code | A |
| Safety rating | Not reported |
| Safety rating date | Not reported |
Public inspection, violation and crash summary
FMCSA public SMS input records from 2024-08-28 through 2026-08-27.
| Inspections | 80 |
|---|---|
| Driver out-of-service rate | 3.8% (3 of 80) |
| Vehicle out-of-service rate | 6.0% (4 of 67) |
| Violations | 25 across 18 inspections |
| Out-of-service violations | 6 |
| Crashes | 2 |
| Fatal / injury / tow-away crashes | 1 / 0 / 2 |
| Fatalities / injuries reported | 1 / 0 |
Most frequent published violation codes
3939ALHLILighting - Headlamp(s) - Any inoperative439360CWindshield - Damaged or Discolored239375A3TAOLTires - All others leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS239395A4EEUSEmergency Equipment - Fire Extinguishers - unsecured23939ALFTSILighting - Front - Turn signal - inoperative2
Crash involvement does not establish fault. Inspection summaries, safety ratings and restricted BASIC measures are different concepts.
Compare the reported Burbank record
UNITY COURIER SERVICE INC reports 8 power units. The Burbank, California directory contains 1,782 census records, of which 1,365 report at least one power unit.
Reported cargo and business classification
UNITY COURIER SERVICE INC reports AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE in the census and lists 2 cargo categories.
- Paper products
- Other
Fleet size in local context
| Power units | Records | Share of all city records |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | 417 | 23.4% |
| 1 | 927 | 52.0% |
| 2–5 | 262 | 14.7% |
| 6–20: this carrier’s band | 127 | 7.1% |
| 21–100 | 43 | 2.4% |
| Over 100 | 6 | 0.3% |
| Unknown / other | 0 | 0.0% |
Record dates and observed changes
- Added to the census (not company founding date)
- Jun 12, 2015
- Carrier-reported MCS-150 filing date
- Feb 08, 2024
- Census source publication
- Sep 30, 2026 10:52 UTC
- First observed by CarrierTrail
- Sep 12, 2026 19:56 UTC
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No public-field changes are recorded in our observation window for this carrier. This does not mean the carrier never changed its details; tracking begins at the first observation shown above.
Authority and insurance
Authority filings
| Docket | Reported authority type | Reported status | BIPD required | BIPD on file |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MC1602875 | Broker of Property (Except Household Goods) | Active | $0 | $0 |
Insurance filings
| Docket | Insurer | Coverage | Effective date | Form | Policy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MC1602875 | Travelers Casualty and Surety Company of America | $75,000 | Dec 14, 2023 | BMC-84 | 107963484 |
Sources and check dates
Checked Oct 01, 2026 16:21 UTC.
- Authority filings source · Published Oct 01, 2026 10:54 UTC.
- Insurance filings source · Published Oct 01, 2026 10:53 UTC.
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Operating authority timeline
Status changes and notices recorded against UNITY COURIER SERVICE INC’s operating authority dockets, newest first, from the FMCSA authority history and notices datasets.
- GrantedMC1602875 · Broker of Property (Except Household Goods)
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Shared contact details
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