Carrier profile · USDOT 1546562 · MC-574860 · Updated Aug 20, 2026

Empire Freight System Inc

15 power unitsavg 8.6 yrNational · 18 statesPALMDALE, CA93/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-574860 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

15Power units

19 observed · MCS-150

16Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

8.6Avg age (yr)

2009–2023 · vPIC

Call dispatch(661) 810-7774 Email dispatchempirefreightsystem@yahoo.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Aug 20, 2026

Clear to load

Active authority and a clean federal record. No blocking issues found.

Watch · 1

Vehicle out-of-service rate above average22.6% vs the 22.26% national average.

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 20 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2006.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo22.6%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo22.6%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

15 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

8.6 yr

Model years 2009–2023 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

20 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2006 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

75 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 22.6%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 4.2%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 53 vehicle and 72 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

18.8% · 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

74 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Mar '26 · 7

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

≈2.5 / 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: 15
Inspections · 24 mo: 75
Annualized: ≈38 / yr
Coverage: ≈2.5 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 Driving44 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance18 · 1 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance17 · 13 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance13 · 2 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance10 · 0 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance9 · 0 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance8 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance8 · 4 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance8 · 1 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance7 · 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$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 ’26 · 9 insurers · 2 lapsesCoverage lapse

United Specialty’18–’22

Southlake Specialty’23–’26

2006201120162021now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 16 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · SPINNAKER SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY · since May 2026

All 16 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
SOUTHLAKE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2023 → May 2026	$1M	7
UNITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2018 → May 2022	$1M	6
PROGRESSIVE EXPRESS INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2017 → May 2018	$1M	1
SCOTTSDALE INDEMNITY COMPANY	Nov 2015 → May 2017	$1M	3
UNITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2014 → Nov 2015	$1M	2
STATE NATIONAL INSURANCE CO., INC.	Nov 2013 → Nov 2014	$1M	1
CASTLEPOINT NATIONAL INSURANCE CO	Nov 2012 → Nov 2013	$1M	1
SAGAMORE INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2011 → Oct 2012	$1M	5
THE INSURANCE CO OF THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA	Jan 2011 → Jan 2011	$1M	1
SAGAMORE INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2011 → May 2011	$1M	1
THE INSURANCE CO OF THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA	Dec 2010 → Feb 2011	$1M	4
SAGAMORE INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2010 → Jan 2011	$1M	2
THE INSURANCE CO OF THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA	Feb 2010 → Dec 2010	$1M	2
STATE NATIONAL INSURANCE CO., INC.	Feb 2009 → Feb 2010	$1M	2
SAGAMORE INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 2008 → Feb 2009	$1M	4
NATIONAL CONTINENTAL INSURANCE CO.	Sep 2006 → Feb 2008	$1M	5

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 15
Observed power (24 mo): 19
Trailers (towed): 16

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

8.6 yr

Average age

2023

Newest model yr

2009

Oldest model yr

97.1%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 18 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusNational

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

NM busiest

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

Home base

PALMDALE, CA

3434 RACQUET LANE

Top corridor

NM ⇄ CA

NM 16 · AZ 12 · CA 11

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: 1 truck also ran under 1 other carrier

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 264184Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (9 trucks · 5 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 80806 USDOT 264184 USDOT 570779 USDOT 781203 USDOT 123792

Shares a company officer with other carriers

bhupinder singh grewal — 2 carriers: USDOT 3093632

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: 3434 RACQUET LANE, PALMDALE, CA, 93551
Mailing address: PO BOX 4568, LANCASTER, CA, 93539
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (661) 810-7774
Fax: (661) 538-1616
Email: empirefreightsystem@yahoo.com

Registration

Officer: Bhupinder Singh Grewal
USDOT / docket: 1546562 · MC-574860
First registered: Aug 24, 2006
Last MCS-150: Feb 17, 2026 · 2,608,121 mi (2023)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Dec 4, 2009
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

2,608,121

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 SYSTEM INC.

EMPIRE FREIGHT SYSTEM INC (USDOT 1546562) has a Vektor safety score of 93/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier holds active contract 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 SPINNAKER SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY effective May 10, 2026 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 20, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 22.6% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier received 75 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 53 vehicle-level and 72 driver-level — across 18 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier has 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Aug 20, 2026.

It reports 15 power units and 18 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Feb 17, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Dec 4, 2009 in the federal record refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is EMPIRE FREIGHT SYSTEM INC's USDOT number?

EMPIRE FREIGHT SYSTEM INC's USDOT number is 1546562, and its motor carrier number is MC-574860.

Is EMPIRE FREIGHT SYSTEM INC authorized to operate?

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

What is EMPIRE FREIGHT SYSTEM INC's safety record?

EMPIRE FREIGHT SYSTEM INC has a 22.6% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 123 roadside inspections, with 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 93/100 (tier: clear).

How big is EMPIRE FREIGHT SYSTEM INC's fleet?

EMPIRE FREIGHT SYSTEM INC operates 15 power units and 18 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is EMPIRE FREIGHT SYSTEM INC based?

EMPIRE FREIGHT SYSTEM INC is based in PALMDALE, CA, with roadside inspections recorded across 18 states.

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