Carrier profile · USDOT 1427959 · MC-539721 · Updated Aug 20, 2026

Empire Auto Transportation Group Inc

17 power unitsavg 4.1 yrMulti-region · 12 statesSYRACUSE, NY82/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-539721 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORYHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

17Power units

23 observed · MCS-150

26Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

4.1Avg age (yr)

1997–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(315) 488-2523 Email dispatchempire120@gmail.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Aug 20, 2026

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Operating, but with flags a broker should weigh before tendering freight.

Watch · 2

Driver out-of-service rate above average7.0% vs the 6.7% national average.Fatal crash on record1 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's record.

In good standing · 3

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 21 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2005.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo13.9%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

2 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo13.9%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

2 in 24 mo

Vektor intelligence · beyond the federal recordProprietary signals computed from VIN-decoded inspections & daily FMCSA snapshots

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

17 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersNewer

4.1 yr

Model years 1997–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

20 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2005 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

57 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative · vs national

Vehicle OOS 13.9%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 7.0%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 36 vehicle and 57 driver inspections over 24 months.

Vehicle OOS rate· vehicle OOS · vehicle-level inspections · 6-month trailing

27.3% · latest 6-mo window● Steady

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Holding steady across the window. The national vehicle benchmark uses the same metric and is shown on the chart.

Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay

56 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Oct '25 · 6

Vehicle-levelDriver-levelAny OOS

Monthly FMCSA roadside inspections across the 24 charted calendar months. Bars show level-qualified vehicle and driver populations; one inspection can qualify for both. The line shows inspections with any out-of-service result.

Inspection coverage· expected vs observed · the fraud signal

Inspection coverage

How heavily FMCSA inspects this fleet for its size — it tells you how much to trust the safety signals above. Thin coverage on a young authority is a fraud signal nobody else surfaces.

Heavily inspected

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈1.7 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Among the more heavily-inspected carriers for its size — abundant roadside signal. Coverage isn't the question here; the out-of-service and crash record is.

Registered power units: 17
Inspections · 24 mo: 57
Annualized: ≈29 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.7 inspections / unit · yr

Violation themes· decoded · grouped by BASIC

What this carrier actually gets cited for — FMCSA violation codes decoded into plain English, ranked by frequency.

392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving38 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance13 · 3 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance12 · 1 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance6 · 2 OOS
383.23 Operating without a valid CDLDriver Fitness5 · 5 OOS
393.60 Windshield / glazingVehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance5 · 0 OOS
395.30 ELD — use / data transferHOS Compliance4 · 0 OOS
391.11 Driver not qualifiedDriver Fitness3 · 2 OOS
393.104 Cargo securement — tiedownsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: Active
Contract: None
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$1,000,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

Insurance adequacy· filed BIPD vs the $750K federal floor

$1M in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $1M meets or exceeds the $750K federal minimum for general freight (49 CFR 387.9). Some commodities (hazmat, larger vehicles) require $1M–$5M — confirm against your load.

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$1M BIPD last filed ’22 · 8 insurers · 2 lapsesCoverage lapse

National’05–’07

Northland’07–’10

National Liability’14–’20

Sentry Select’21–now

2005201120172023now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 12 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY · since Dec 2022

All 12 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2021 → Dec 2022	$1M	1
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2020 → Dec 2021	$1M	2
NATIONAL LIABILITY & FIRE INS CO.	Dec 2014 → Dec 2020	$1M	15
AMERICAN SOUTHERN HOME INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2013 → Dec 2014	$1M	1
AMERICAN ALTERNATIVE INSURANCE CORPORATION	Dec 2013 → Dec 2013	$1M	1
AMERICAN SOUTHERN HOME INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2012 → Dec 2012	$1M	1
AMERICAN ALTERNATIVE INSURANCE CORPORATION	Dec 2012 → Dec 2013	$1M	1
SPARTA INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2011 → Dec 2012	$1M	2
SUA INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2010 → Dec 2011	$1M	1
SUA INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2008 → Jan 2009	$1M	4
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2007 → Dec 2010	$1M	2
NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	Dec 2005 → Dec 2007	$1M	5

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 17
Observed power (24 mo): 23
Trailers (towed): 26

Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

4.1 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

57.1%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 12 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusMulti-region

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

NY busiest

Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo

Home base

SYRACUSE, NY

3546 WALTERS RD

Top corridor

NY 33 · PA 9 · NJ 2

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & Fraud

Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict

Last 12 months: 2 trucks also ran under 2 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 4317073 USDOT 4383994Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (14 trucks · 7 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 961613 USDOT 4317073 USDOT 4581906 USDOT 3973687 USDOT 2399657 USDOT 4383994 USDOT 1827078

Shares a company officer with other carriers

vitaly gerasimovich — 5 carriers: USDOT 1052597 USDOT 3973687 USDOT 4142513 USDOT 4487565

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 3546 WALTERS RD, SYRACUSE, NY, 13209
Mailing address: PO BOX 417, SYRACUSE, NY, 13209
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (315) 488-2523
Fax: (315) 488-2595
Email: empire120@gmail.com

Registration

Officer: Vitaly Gerasimovich
USDOT / docket: 1427959 · MC-539721
First registered: Oct 22, 2005
Last MCS-150: May 7, 2026 · 854,157 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Jun 21, 2016
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

854,157

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

Daily-captured FMCSA licensing & insurance changes — monitored by Vektor

Federal record activity· monitored daily by Vektor

No licensing or insurance changes captured since Vektor began monitoring this carrier (June 2026). Quiet is usually good.

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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for EMPIRE AUTO TRANSPORTATION GROUP INC.

EMPIRE AUTO TRANSPORTATION GROUP INC (USDOT 1427959) has a Vektor safety score of 82/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Aug 20, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY effective Dec 16, 2022 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 20, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 13.9% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier received 57 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 36 vehicle-level and 57 driver-level — across 12 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier has 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 1 fatal crash across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Aug 20, 2026.

It reports 17 power units and 14 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated May 7, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Jun 21, 2016 in the federal record refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is EMPIRE AUTO TRANSPORTATION GROUP INC's USDOT number?

EMPIRE AUTO TRANSPORTATION GROUP INC's USDOT number is 1427959, and its motor carrier number is MC-539721.

Is EMPIRE AUTO TRANSPORTATION GROUP INC authorized to operate?

As of Aug 20, 2026, EMPIRE AUTO TRANSPORTATION GROUP INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is EMPIRE AUTO TRANSPORTATION GROUP INC's safety record?

EMPIRE AUTO TRANSPORTATION GROUP INC has a 13.9% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 83 roadside inspections, with 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 82/100 (tier: review).

How big is EMPIRE AUTO TRANSPORTATION GROUP INC's fleet?

EMPIRE AUTO TRANSPORTATION GROUP INC operates 17 power units and 14 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is EMPIRE AUTO TRANSPORTATION GROUP INC based?

EMPIRE AUTO TRANSPORTATION GROUP INC is based in SYRACUSE, NY, with roadside inspections recorded across 12 states.

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