Carrier profile · USDOT 26755 · Updated Jul 18, 2026

EMPIRE BUILDING MATERIALS INC

35 power unitsavg 6.7 yrRegional · 6 statesBELGRADE, MT100/100

AUTHORITY STATUS UNKNOWNRATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

35Power units

20 observed · MCS-150

30Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

6.7Avg age (yr)

2005–2025 · vPIC

Call dispatch(406) 587-3191 Email dispatchanthonyt@empireinc.com

Click to see how we scored it

Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jul 18, 2026

Clear to load

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

Established 52 yearsOut-of-service rates below national average

Watch · 0

Nothing flagged.

In good standing · 2

Established 52 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1974.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 86 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Authority not on file

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo17.1%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Authority not on file

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo17.1%

▼ 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

Asset-based

35 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

6.7 yr

Model years 2005–2025 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

52 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1974 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

59 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 17.1%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 3.4%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 35 vehicle and 59 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

16.7% · 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 2.5 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

58 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Apr '26 · 6

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.

Well-monitored

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.8 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 35-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 35
Inspections · 24 mo: 59
Annualized: ≈30 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.8 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.

393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving4 · 0 OOS
393.110 Cargo securement — number of tiedownsVehicle Maintenance4 · 4 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance3 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 3 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
383.23 Operating without a valid CDLDriver Fitness2 · 2 OOS
393.100 Cargo securement (general)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 2 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS

Explore full safety record — inspections, BASICs, crashes

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.

Explore full authority & insurance record

Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 35
Observed power (24 mo): 20
Trailers (towed): 30

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

6.7 yr

Average age

2025

Newest model yr

2005

Oldest model yr

48.0%

VINs decoded

Explore full fleet — VIN roster, equipment mix, age distribution

Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 6 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

MT busiest

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

Home base

BELGRADE, MT

300 N JACKRABBIT LN

Top corridor

MT 44 · WY 8 · ID 4

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

See the full operating map — state density, top lanes

Network & fraud

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

No shared-VIN flow in the last 12 months

None of this carrier's trucks were inspected under another USDOT in the last 12 months — any shared equipment is historical, not active.

Show all-time history (2 trucks · 2 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 12358 USDOT 619158

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Registered capacity materially exceeds what is observed roadside — the MCS-150 may be stale or the fleet under-utilized.

Explore the carrier network & VIN cross-links

Identity & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 300 N JACKRABBIT LN, BELGRADE, MT, 59714-3020
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (406) 587-3191
Cell: (406) 490-3999
Fax: (406) 587-3144
Email: anthonyt@empireinc.com
Web domain: empireinc.com

Registration

Officers: Anthony Tangaro · Rick Ogle
USDOT / docket: 26755
First registered: Jun 1, 1974
Last MCS-150: May 7, 2025 · 1,188,936 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Jan 4, 2000
D-U-N-S: 35218270

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

1,188,936

Annual mileage

Open the full identity & federal record

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.

Open the full federal-record activity feed

Reviews

Verified broker, shipper & driver reviews — moderated

Performance ratings only — never the Vektor risk score

No verified reviews yet

Be the first broker or shipper to rate EMPIRE BUILDING MATERIALS INC. Reviews cover performance only — on-time delivery, payment speed, communication — and never affect the Vektor risk score.

Leave a review

Open reviews

Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for EMPIRE BUILDING MATERIALS INC.

EMPIRE BUILDING MATERIALS INC (USDOT 26755) has a Vektor safety score of 100/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jul 18, 2026.

The carrier has an unknown current for-hire authority status because no FMCSA L&I authority row is available as of Jul 18, 2026.

It has an unknown current BIPD insurance status because no FMCSA L&I active-filing snapshot is available as of Jul 18, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 17.1% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 18, 2026.

The carrier received 59 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 35 vehicle-level and 59 driver-level — across 6 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 18, 2026.

The carrier has 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 1 fatal crash across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jul 18, 2026.

It reports 35 power units and 16 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated May 7, 2025.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Jan 4, 2000 in the federal record refreshed Jul 18, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is EMPIRE BUILDING MATERIALS INC's USDOT number?

EMPIRE BUILDING MATERIALS INC's USDOT number is 26755.

Is EMPIRE BUILDING MATERIALS INC authorized to operate?

As of Jul 18, 2026, EMPIRE BUILDING MATERIALS INC is active in the FMCSA register.

What is EMPIRE BUILDING MATERIALS INC's safety record?

EMPIRE BUILDING MATERIALS INC has a 17.1% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 86 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 100/100 (tier: clear).