ESOP · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Universal Traffic Service, Inc. ESOP

Data updated 2026-08-25

$2M
Total assets Small plan by assets
104
Participants Small participant base
27th
Percentile by assets National rank
$15,361
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, 104 participants

Universal Traffic Service, Inc.'s Universal Traffic Service, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan reported $2M in total assets and 104 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 27th 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.

  • #918 in Transportation & Warehousing (3,299 peers)

Coverage in Michigan

Universal Traffic Service, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan covers 104 participants in Michigan, about 16% of the average Michigan filer (state average ~638 per filing). Assets: $2M.

#918
in Transportation & Warehousing (3,299 peers)
-5.8%
assets change YoY

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 2024 · DOL Form 5500

$1,597,505 27th percentile higher than 27% of 123,620 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 2024

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

Plan-year 2024 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 (104 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Universal Traffic Service, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan reported net income rose from -$50M in the plan year 2023 filing to $350K in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Universal Traffic Service, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan end-of-year assets fell from $2M in the plan year 2023 filing to $2M in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

EBSA filing schedule strip

Filing strip 383061512 · Universal Traffic Service, Inc. PY 2024 · ESOP

Universal Traffic Service, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan · $2M · 104 · 27th

  • PHOTO $2M
  • IND 104
  • EOY 27th
  • 5500 ESOP
  • ASSETS near Team Huber Employee Stock Ownership Plan
  • PCT ind #918

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 2024.

Michigan filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$2M
Net Assets (End of Year)-$48M
Net Income$350K
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. 05001000150020002500 -0.500.511.52 Total assets ($B) Participants Universal Traffic Service, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.001597505 · Participants: 104Universal Traffic Service, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership PlanMcnaughton-Mckay Electric Company Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.551258212 · Participants: 1780Mcnaughton-Mckay Electric Company Employee Stock Ownership PlanThe Kendall Group Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.899849551 · Participants: 1936The Kendall Group Employee Stock Ownership PlanProject Worldwide, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.452711138 · Participants: 1284Project Worldwide, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership PlanMotor City Electric Co. Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.410252812 · Participants: 218Motor City Electric Co. Employee Stock Ownership PlanLee Contracting, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.250474411 · Participants: 565Lee 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 Team Huber Employee Stock Ownership Plan in KS ($2M); by covered participants it is New Glarus Brewing Company Employee Stock Ownership Plan in WI (104 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (104 participants); asset peers above are excluded.

DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024. 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 2024? ▼
Universal Traffic Service, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan pulled back noticeably - down 5.8% during 2024, from $2M to $2M. Reported net income was $350K.
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 Team Huber Employee Stock Ownership Plan in KS ($2M, 29 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 New Glarus Brewing Company Employee Stock Ownership Plan in WI (104 participants, $27M in assets).

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), Form 5500 public disclosure dataset. Plan year 2024.

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.