Carrier profile · USDOT 3648480 · MC-1256668 · Updated Sep 6, 2026

Empire Freight Systems Inc

7 power unitsavg 5.6 yrNational · 37 statesVILLA PARK, IL80/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-1256668 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

7Power units

40 observed · MCS-150

28Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

5.6Avg age (yr)

1999–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(224) 715-4227 Email dispatchempirefreightsystems@gmail.com

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

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Vehicle out-of-service rate well above average46.7% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% national average.Driver out-of-service rate above average7.6% 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.Established 5 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2021.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)On file

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo46.7%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

6 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)On file

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo46.7%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

6 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

7 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersNewer

5.6 yr

Model years 1999–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

5 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2021 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

92 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 46.7%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 7.6%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 45 vehicle and 92 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

58.3% · latest 6-mo window▲ Rising

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending up 17.6 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

91 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Oct '25 · 10

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

≈6.6 / 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: 7
Inspections · 24 mo: 92
Annualized: ≈46 / yr
Coverage: ≈6.6 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 Driving61 · 0 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance19 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance18 · 3 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance16 · 11 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance10 · 3 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance10 · 1 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance10 · 2 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance8 · 0 OOS
393.48 Brakes inoperativeVehicle Maintenance8 · 0 OOS
395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance8 · 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 / liabilityNo active filing in current snapshot

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$750K BIPD last filed ’25 · 4 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Artisan Truckers’21–’22

Knightbrook’23–’24

Concert Specialty’24–’25

beyond this history

202120232025now

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

No active BIPD filing in FMCSA's current snapshot.

All 5 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY	Mar 2025 → May 2025	$750K	2
CONCERT SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2024 → Mar 2025	$750K	2
KNIGHTBROOK INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2023 → Mar 2024	$750K	2
STATE NATIONAL INSURANCE CO., INC.	Nov 2022 → Apr 2023	$750K	2
ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY	Aug 2021 → Nov 2022	$750K	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 7
Observed power (24 mo): 40
Trailers (towed): 28

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

5.6 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1999

Oldest model yr

83.8%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 37 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusNational

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

OH busiest

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

Home base

VILLA PARK, IL

18W230 LOWELL LN

Top corridor

OH ⇄ IL

OH 9 · TN 9 · PA 5

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: 13 trucks also ran under 15 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 1451897 USDOT 4337514 USDOT 4435126 USDOT 3199332 USDOT 3300318 USDOT 3566529 USDOT 4193903 USDOT 3199720Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (32 trucks · 48 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 3706 USDOT 3199332 USDOT 3300318 USDOT 3566529 USDOT 1451897 USDOT 4337514 USDOT 4435126 USDOT 3199720

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: 18W230 LOWELL LN, VILLA PARK, IL, 60181
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (224) 715-4227
Email: empirefreightsystems@gmail.com

Registration

Officer: Dusan Nedeljkovic
USDOT / docket: 3648480 · MC-1256668
First registered: Jun 2, 2021
Last MCS-150: Apr 28, 2026 · 3,215,678 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

3,215,678

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

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

Federal record activity· monitored daily by Vektor

Jul 12, 2026Authority history changeMotor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods)
Jul 12, 2026Carrier record changeActive · Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods)

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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for EMPIRE FREIGHT SYSTEMS INC.

EMPIRE FREIGHT SYSTEMS INC (USDOT 3648480) has a Vektor safety score of 80/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Sep 6, 2026.

It has no active BIPD insurance filing in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Sep 6, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 46.7% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

The carrier received 92 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 45 vehicle-level and 92 driver-level — across 37 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

The carrier has 6 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 7 power units and 7 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Apr 28, 2026.

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

Frequently asked

What is EMPIRE FREIGHT SYSTEMS INC's USDOT number?

EMPIRE FREIGHT SYSTEMS INC's USDOT number is 3648480, and its motor carrier number is MC-1256668.

Is EMPIRE FREIGHT SYSTEMS INC authorized to operate?

As of Sep 6, 2026, EMPIRE FREIGHT SYSTEMS INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is EMPIRE FREIGHT SYSTEMS INC's safety record?

EMPIRE FREIGHT SYSTEMS INC has a 46.7% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 128 roadside inspections, with 6 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 80/100 (tier: review).

How big is EMPIRE FREIGHT SYSTEMS INC's fleet?

EMPIRE FREIGHT SYSTEMS INC operates 7 power units and 7 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is EMPIRE FREIGHT SYSTEMS INC based?

EMPIRE FREIGHT SYSTEMS INC is based in VILLA PARK, IL, with roadside inspections recorded across 37 states.

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