UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): March 1316, 2026

Universal Logistics Holdings, Inc.

(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)


Nevada	0-51142	38-3640097
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

12755 E. Nine Mile Road
Warren, Michigan		48089
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)		(Zip Code)

     Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code: 586 920-0100

    

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:


Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, no par value	ULH	The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§ 230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§ 240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Item 4.01 Changes in Registrant’s Certifying Accountant.

(ab) ~~Dismissal~~Engagement of New Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

OnEffective March 1316, 2026, the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors ~~of Universal Logistics Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”)~~ approved the ~~dismissal~~appointment of ~~Grant~~Ernst ~~Thornton~~& Young LLP (“~~Grant Thornton~~EY”) as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm, ~~effective upon the Company’s filing of its Form 10-K~~ for the fiscal year ending December 31, ~~2025, which occurred on March 16,~~ 2026.

~~Grant~~During ~~Thornton’s audit reports on~~ the Company’s ~~consolidated financial statements for the~~ fiscal years ended December 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, ~~did~~and ~~not~~through ~~contain~~March an16, ~~adverse~~2026, ~~opinion~~neither orthe Company nor anyone on its behalf consulted with EY regarding (i) the application of accounting principles to a ~~disclaimer~~specified transaction, either completed or proposed, or the type of audit opinion that might be rendered on the Company’s financial statements, and ~~were~~neither ~~not~~a ~~qualified~~written orreport ~~modified~~nor oral advice was provided to the Company that EY concluded was an important factor considered by the Company in reaching a decision as to ~~uncertainty~~the accounting, ~~audit~~auditing, ~~scope~~or financial reporting issue, or ~~accounting~~(ii) ~~principles.~~any matter that was the subject of a disagreement (as defined in Item 304(a)(1)(iv) of Regulation S-K) or a reportable event (as defined in Item 304(a)(1)(v) of Regulation S-K).

During the Company’s fiscal years ended December 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, and subsequent interim period through March 16, 2026, there were no disagreements (as defined in Item 304(a)(1)(iv) of Regulation S-K) between the Company and Grant Thornton on any matter of accounting principles or practices, financial statement disclosure, or auditing scope or procedures that, if not resolved to Grant Thornton’s satisfaction, would have caused Grant Thornton to make reference to the matter in its reports on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

During the Company’s fiscal years ended December 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, and subsequent interim period through March 16, 2026, there were no reportable events as defined in Item 304(a)(1)(v) of Regulation S-K except for the previously disclosed material weakness in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting related to deficiencies in the Company’s controls over financial reporting and financial statement preparation, including insufficient personnel with appropriate technical accounting expertise and ineffective controls over the identification, review and approval of complex accounting transactions and financial statement disclosures related to changes within our business described in the Company’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The registrant has authorized Grant Thornton to respond fully to the inquiries of the successor auditor concerning the subject matter of this reportable event.

The Company has provided Grant Thornton with a copy of the foregoing disclosures and has requested that Grant Thornton furnish the Company with a letter addressed to the Securities and Exchange Commission stating whether it agrees with the statements made in this Item 4.01(a). A copy of Grant Thornton’s letter is filed as Exhibit 16.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

16.1	Letter from Grant Thornton LLP to the Securities and Exchange Commission dated March 19, 2026
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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

			UNIVERSAL LOGISTICS HOLDINGS, INC.
Date:	March 1920, 2026	By:	/s/ Steven Fitzpatrick
			Steven FitzpatrickSecretary

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