Empire Distributors Inc
Safety
Roadside out-of-service rates versus the national benchmark, inspection and crash trends, decoded violation themes, and ELD / hours-of-service integrity — the full safety picture behind the verdict.
Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative · vs national
Vehicle OOS rate· vehicle OOS · vehicle-level inspections · 6-month trailing
Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay
50 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Feb '25 · 5
Inspection coverage· expected vs observed · the fraud signal
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.
- Registered power units
- 119
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 51
- Annualized
- ≈26 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.2 inspections / unit · yr
BASIC categories· CSA SMS · Aug 2026
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 Driving17 · 0 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance16 · 2 OOS
- 393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance9 · 0 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 2 OOS
- 393.207 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 2 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance3 · 3 OOS
- 393.203 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 393.25 Lighting device requirementsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 393.78 Windshield wipersVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
No hours-of-service or ELD violations on record across 77 inspections — a clean logging history.
Crash history· 43 total · 2 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 6 | |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2020 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 5 | |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2018 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 5 | |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2015 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| 2011 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| 2010 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2004 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1997 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 1996 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 14, 2026 | GA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| May 23, 2025 | GA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 18, 2024 | GA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Dec 27, 2022 | GA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 21, 2022 | GA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 12, 2022 | GA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 29, 2022 | GA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| May 25, 2022 | GA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 25, 2022 | GA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 30, 2021 | NC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 24, 2020 | GA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Oct 29, 2020 | GA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 8, 2020 | GA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 2, 2020 | GA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 5, 2020 | GA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 21, 2019 | GA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 21, 2018 | GA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 14, 2018 | GA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 10, 2018 | GA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Aug 10, 2018 | GA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 15, 2018 | GA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 4, 2017 | GA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 19, 2016 | GA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Dec 29, 2015 | GA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 16, 2015 | GA | 0 | 1 | Yes |