Carrier profile · USDOT 4022881 · MC-1517831 · Updated Aug 16, 2026

Empire State Inc

3 power unitsavg 9.5 yrRegional · 7 statesHAMMOND, IN88/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-1517831 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

3Power units

6 observed · MCS-150

7Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

9.5Avg age (yr)

2007–2022 · vPIC

Call dispatch(219) 666-7111 Email dispatchempirestate.incs@gmail.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Aug 16, 2026

Clear to load

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Watch · 1

Driver out-of-service rate well above average21.4% 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.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.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-mo18.2%

▼ 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-mo18.2%

▼ 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

3 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

9.5 yr

Model years 2007–2022 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

3 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2023 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

14 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 18.2%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 21.4%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 11 vehicle and 14 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

14.3% · latest 6-mo window▼ Falling

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending down 13.7 pts 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

13 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Apr '25 · 2

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: 3
Inspections · 24 mo: 14
Annualized: ≈7 / 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.

392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving7 · 1 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance7 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance6 · 2 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance4 · 3 OOS
395.30 ELD — use / data transferHOS Compliance3 · 0 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.207 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle 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$750,000 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

$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 · 4 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Bulldog National’23–’24

Motor Transport’24–’25

Accredited Specialty’25–’26

Canal’26–now

2023202420252026now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 5 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · CANAL INSURANCE CO. · since May 2026

All 5 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	Mar 2026 → Apr 2026	$750K	4
ACCREDITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2025 → Mar 2026	$750K	4
MOTOR TRANSPORT MUTUAL RRG INC	Mar 2024 → Jan 2025	$750K	8
BULLDOG NATIONAL RRG GROUP INC	Mar 2023 → Mar 2024	$750K	2
ACCREDITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 2023 → Mar 2023	$750K	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 3
Observed power (24 mo): 6
Trailers (towed): 7

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

9.5 yr

Average age

2022

Newest model yr

2007

Oldest model yr

69.2%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 7 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

CA busiest

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

Home base

HAMMOND, IN

3615 ORCHARD DR APT 1

Top corridor

CA ⇄ IN

CA 6 · NJ 2 · AZ 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: 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 4071171Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (8 trucks · 11 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 1889706 USDOT 2964897 USDOT 4160194 USDOT 4331727 USDOT 3503958 USDOT 4317873 USDOT 3305193 USDOT 1053118

Shares a company officer with other carriers

gurjinder singh — 77 carriers: USDOT 1342411 USDOT 1931574 USDOT 2076880 USDOT 2109881 USDOT 2273800 USDOT 2282432 USDOT 2338624 USDOT 2389994

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: 3615 ORCHARD DR APT 1, HAMMOND, IN, 46323
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (219) 666-7111
Email: empirestate.incs@gmail.com

Registration

Officer: Gurjinder Singh
USDOT / docket: 4022881 · MC-1517831
First registered: Feb 3, 2023
Last MCS-150: Feb 26, 2026 · 205,162 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

205,162

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 STATE INC.

EMPIRE STATE INC (USDOT 4022881) has a Vektor safety score of 88/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Aug 16, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Aug 16, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from CANAL INSURANCE CO. effective May 6, 2026 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 16, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 18.2% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 16, 2026.

The carrier received 14 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 11 vehicle-level and 14 driver-level — across 7 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 16, 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 Aug 16, 2026.

It reports 3 power units and 6 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Feb 26, 2026.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Aug 16, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is EMPIRE STATE INC's USDOT number?

EMPIRE STATE INC's USDOT number is 4022881, and its motor carrier number is MC-1517831.

Is EMPIRE STATE INC authorized to operate?

As of Aug 16, 2026, EMPIRE STATE INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is EMPIRE STATE INC's safety record?

EMPIRE STATE INC has a 18.2% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 17 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 88/100 (tier: clear).

How big is EMPIRE STATE INC's fleet?

EMPIRE STATE INC operates 3 power units and 6 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is EMPIRE STATE INC based?

EMPIRE STATE INC is based in HAMMOND, IN, with roadside inspections recorded across 7 states.

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