Carrier profile · USDOT 1531927 · Updated Sep 6, 2026

Empire Distributors of Nc Inc

189 power unitsPINEVILLE, NCUnrated

AUTHORITY STATUS UNKNOWN

USDOT registration

yr registered

Authority not on file

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal

2 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Authority not on file

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal

2 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Unclassified

Fleet signal still resolving

Fleet age vs peersDecoding

—

Not yet decoded

Identity stabilityStable

20 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2006 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

2 inspections · 24 mo

Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative

Vehicle OOS —24-mo cumulative

050%

Driver OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative

030%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 0 vehicle and 2 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

No roadside inspections on the FMCSA record in this window

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.

Thin coverage

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.0 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Few roadside inspections for a 189-unit fleet — the out-of-service and violation signals above rest on a small sample, so weight them cautiously. Thin coverage on a young authority is itself a flag.

Registered power units: 189
Inspections · 24 mo: 2
Annualized: ≈1 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.0 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 Driving1 · 0 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

No insurance filing history on record.

This timeline is the FMCSA filing history, and it ends at the most recent superseded filing — current policy status is not tracked here. Request a certificate of insurance to confirm active coverage before tendering.

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 189
Observed power (24 mo): —
Trailers (towed): —

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

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density · 24 mo

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

Home base

PINEVILLE, NC

12115 DOWNS ROAD

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & Fraud

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

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@empiredist.com — 6 carriers: USDOT 188730 USDOT 207838 USDOT 262057 USDOT 1017880 USDOT 2345686

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 12115 DOWNS ROAD, PINEVILLE, NC, 28134
Mailing address: 3755 ATLANTA INDUSTRIAL PKWY, ATLANTA, GA, 30331
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (404) 572-4110
Fax: (404) 572-4102
Email: jdaniels@empiredist.com
Web domain: empiredist.com

Registration

Officer: Nelson Wixson
USDOT / docket: 1531927
First registered: Jul 19, 2006
Last MCS-150: Oct 27, 2025 · 3,846,485 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: 945590305

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

189

Power units

162

Drivers

CDL drivers

3,846,485

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 DISTRIBUTORS OF NC INC.

EMPIRE DISTRIBUTORS OF NC INC (USDOT 1531927) has no Vektor safety score in the FMCSA-backed profile snapshot refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

The carrier has an unknown current for-hire authority status because no FMCSA L&I authority row is available as of Sep 6, 2026.

It has an unknown current BIPD insurance status because no FMCSA L&I active-filing snapshot is available as of Sep 6, 2026.

The carrier received 2 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 0 vehicle-level and 2 driver-level, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

The carrier has 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Sep 6, 2026.

It reports 189 power units and 162 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Oct 27, 2025.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is EMPIRE DISTRIBUTORS OF NC INC's USDOT number?

EMPIRE DISTRIBUTORS OF NC INC's USDOT number is 1531927.

Is EMPIRE DISTRIBUTORS OF NC INC authorized to operate?

As of Sep 6, 2026, EMPIRE DISTRIBUTORS OF NC INC is active in the FMCSA register.

What is EMPIRE DISTRIBUTORS OF NC INC's safety record?

EMPIRE DISTRIBUTORS OF NC INC has a — vehicle out-of-service rate across 2 roadside inspections, with 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA.