ESOP · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Universal Traffic Service, Inc. ESOP

Data updated 2026-08-25

$2M
Total assets Small plan by assets
105
Participants Small participant base
29th
Percentile by assets National rank
$16,157
Avg per participant Low balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Universal Traffic Service, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan · Sponsored by Universal Traffic Service, Inc. · Michigan · Transportation & Warehousing

$2M in assets, 105 participants

Universal Traffic Service, Inc.'s Universal Traffic Service, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan reported $2M in total assets and 105 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 29th percentile by assets among filed plans. Figures are as reported by the plan sponsor to the Department of Labor, not audited or endorsed by PlainRetire.

  • #951 in Transportation & Warehousing (3,362 peers)

Coverage in Michigan

Universal Traffic Service, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan covers 105 participants in Michigan, about 16% of the average Michigan filer (state average ~638 per filing). Assets: $2M.

#951
in Transportation & Warehousing (3,362 peers)
+6.0%
assets growth YoY

The plan reported a net loss of $50M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Universal Traffic Service, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan among the smaller filed plans by assets

Universal Traffic Service, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan vs every filed plan by assets

End-of-year total assets · plan year 2023 · DOL Form 5500

$1,696,514 29th percentile higher than 29% of 127,068 filed plans

This plan $0 $2,050,000,000 every filed plan with reported assets, bucketed by value

Dashed line + filled bar = this entry, among filed plans.

Source U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA) · plan year 2023

Universal Traffic Service, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan among mid-size filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2023 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Universal Traffic Service, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (105 participants).

Published 5500 schedule card

Filing strip 383061512 · Universal Traffic Service, Inc. PY 2023 · ESOP

Universal Traffic Service, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan · $2M · 105 · 29th

  • ASSETS $2M
  • PCT 105
  • EIN 29th
  • RANK ESOP
  • PHOTO near French-Reneker Associates, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan
  • IND ind #951

Stamps derive from this plan's Form 5500 line items (assets, participants, type, EIN, cohort placement) - not a quality rating of the sponsor. Read with What is an ESOP? → · Plans in Michigan →

Universal Traffic Service, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Universal Traffic Service, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan and nearest nationwide ESOP peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Michigan filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$2M
Net Assets (End of Year)-$48M
Net Income-$50M
Employer EIN383061512
Plan Effective Date2022-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Universal Traffic Service, Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Universal Traffic Service, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$13M 47.76294195383673% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$8M$10M$12M$14M 202220232024 $8.51M $12.6M ▲ +47.7%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 90 $9M
2023 2 201 $11M
2024 2 211 $13M

Nearby ESOP Plans in Michigan

Peer ESOP plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.

Universal Traffic Service, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan vs. nearby ESOP plans in Michigan, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. 0500100015002000 -0.500.511.5 Total assets ($B) Participants Universal Traffic Service, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.001696514 · Participants: 105Universal Traffic Service, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership PlanMcnaughton-Mckay Electric Company Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.30777109 · Participants: 1635Mcnaughton-Mckay Electric Company Employee Stock Ownership PlanThe Kendall Group Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.808091077 · Participants: 1907The Kendall Group Employee Stock Ownership PlanProject Worldwide, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.436210284 · Participants: 1173Project Worldwide, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership PlanMotor City Electric Co. Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.258079249 · Participants: 207Motor City Electric Co. Employee Stock Ownership PlanLee Contracting, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.237688318 · Participants: 500Lee Contracting, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan
Universal Traffic Service, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan vs. nearby ESOP plans in Michigan, assets vs. participants
Compare Universal Traffic Service, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Universal Traffic Service, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan's out-of-state ESOP peers by assets and headcount

Outside Michigan, the nearest ESOP by assets is French-Reneker Associates, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan in IA ($2M); by covered participants it is Ecm Holding Group, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan in WI (105 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (105 participants); asset peers above are excluded.

DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.

Frequently Asked Questions

How did Universal Traffic Service, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
Universal Traffic Service, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan grew at a solid clip - up 6.0% during 2023, from $2M to $2M. Reported net income was -$50M.
How have Universal Traffic Service, Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Universal Traffic Service, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 47.8%, from $9M to $13M.
Which ESOP plans are similar in size to Universal Traffic Service, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan? ▼
Among ESOP plans in other states, the closest by assets is French-Reneker Associates, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan in IA ($2M, 20 participants).
Which ESOP plans cover a similar participant headcount to Universal Traffic Service, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan? ▼
Among ESOP plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Ecm Holding Group, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan in WI (105 participants, $7M in assets).

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), Form 5500 public disclosure dataset. Plan year 2023.

Source: DOL EFAST2 filing system (efast.dol.gov) - original filing retrieval by EIN 383061512.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sourced from U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA). See our methodology for details.