Carrier profile · USDOT 3583636 · FF-59725 · Updated Sep 10, 2026

Empire Freight Brokers Inc

2 power unitsavg 21.5 yrRegional · 5 statesALLENTOWN, PA56/100

CARRIER ACTIVEFF-59725 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

2Power units

5 observed · MCS-150

6Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

21.5Avg age (yr)

1997–2014 · vPIC

Call dispatch(917) 636-0873 Email dispatchDISPATCHERS@EF-NY.COM

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Sep 10, 2026

High risk

Multiple serious issues on the federal record. Verify directly before any tender.

Watch · 3

No insurance on fileActive authority but no BIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Vehicle out-of-service rate well above average50.0% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% national average.Driver out-of-service rate well above average44.4% of driver inspections were placed out of service vs the 6.7% national average.

In good standing · 3

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Established 6 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2021.No reported crashesNo DOT-reportable crashes are on this carrier's record.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo50.0%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo50.0%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Owner-operator

2 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersOlder

21.5 yr

Model years 1997–2014 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

5 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2021 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

9 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 50.0%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 44.4%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 6 vehicle and 9 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

50.0% · latest 6-mo window

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. More resolved windows are needed to establish a trend. 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

9 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Apr '26 · 3

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

≈2.3 / 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: 2
Inspections · 24 mo: 9
Annualized: ≈5 / yr
Coverage: ≈2.3 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.

396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving2 · 0 OOS
393.203 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance2 · 1 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance2 · 1 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.78 Windshield wipersVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: None
Contract: Active
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$750,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Recorded per census

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

$750K in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $750K 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

$750K BIPD last filed ’26 · 2 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

United Financial’25–’25

Universal Risk’26–now

20252026now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 2 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · UNIVERSAL CASUALTY RISK RETENTION GROUP, INC · since May 2026

All 2 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
UNIVERSAL CASUALTY RISK RETENTION GROUP, INC	Jan 2026 → Jun 2026	$750K	4
UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY	Apr 2025 → Jun 2025	$750K	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 2
Observed power (24 mo): 5
Trailers (towed): 6

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

21.5 yr

Average age

2014

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

63.6%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 5 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

PA busiest

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

Home base

ALLENTOWN, PA

1275 GLENLIVET DRIVE

Top corridor

PA 3 · MS 2 · VA 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 3136936 USDOT 2492910Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (4 trucks · 1 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 2492910

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Roadside-observed power units materially exceed the registered MCS-150 fleet — confirm the carrier is operating within its filed capacity.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 1275 GLENLIVET DRIVE, ALLENTOWN, PA, 18106
Mailing address: 104-19 105 STREET, OZONE PARK, NY, 11417
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (917) 636-0873
Fax: 0
Email: dispatchers@ef-ny.com
Web domain: ef-ny.com

Registration

Officer: Narain Tumasar
USDOT / docket: 3583636 · FF-59725
First registered: Mar 8, 2021
Last MCS-150: May 19, 2025 · 1,000 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

1,000

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 FREIGHT BROKERS INC.

EMPIRE FREIGHT BROKERS INC (USDOT 3583636) has a Vektor safety score of 56/100 and a High risk verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Sep 10, 2026.

The carrier holds active contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Sep 10, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from UNIVERSAL CASUALTY RISK RETENTION GROUP, INC effective May 4, 2026 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Sep 10, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 50.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Sep 10, 2026.

The carrier received 9 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 6 vehicle-level and 9 driver-level — across 5 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Sep 10, 2026.

The carrier has 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Sep 10, 2026.

It reports 2 power units and 2 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated May 19, 2025.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Sep 10, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is EMPIRE FREIGHT BROKERS INC's USDOT number?

EMPIRE FREIGHT BROKERS INC's USDOT number is 3583636, and its motor carrier number is FF-59725.

Is EMPIRE FREIGHT BROKERS INC authorized to operate?

As of Sep 10, 2026, EMPIRE FREIGHT BROKERS INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is EMPIRE FREIGHT BROKERS INC's safety record?

EMPIRE FREIGHT BROKERS INC has a 50.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 9 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 56/100 (tier: high_risk).