Carrier profile · USDOT 1017880 · Updated Jun 13, 2026
Empire Distributors of Colorado
13 power unitsavg 3 yrLocal · 1 statesDENVER, CO100/100
AUTHORITY STATUS UNKNOWN
Network & Fraud
Reincarnation chains, shared-VIN links, common domains and officers, and owner-group affiliations — the chameleon / double-broker signals that name-and-USDOT lookups miss.
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 3164837USDOT 2616862
Shares a registration email domain with other carriers
@empiredist.com — 6 carriers: USDOT 188730USDOT 207838USDOT 262057USDOT 1531927USDOT 2345686
Shares a company officer with other carriers
andy clark — 3 carriers: USDOT 1307930USDOT 2200936
Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units
Registered (MCS-150)1313
Observed (24 mo)77
Shared w/ other carriers22
Registered capacity materially exceeds what is observed roadside — the MCS-150 may be stale or the fleet under-utilized.
Shared-VIN cross-links· units inspected under more than one USDOT
| VIN | Carriers | Inspections | First seen | Last seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3ALACXFC5JDJV4187View sourced platform decode | 2 | 3 | Jun 30, 2023 | Jun 8, 2026 |
| 1FVACWDT5GHHN1911View sourced platform decode | 2 | 2 | Jan 12, 2024 | Jul 21, 2025 |
Owner / group view· confidence: email domain + officer
Owner / group view
Affiliated authorities
Collapses 8 related authorities · joined by email domain + officer
- Authorities
- 8
- Combined power
- 431
- States
- 5
- Oldest authority
- Jun 1, 1974
- Active now
- 6
- EMPIRE DISTRIBUTORS OF COLORADO· viewingUSDOT 101788013PU
- EMPIRE DISTRIBUTORS OF NC INCUSDOT 1531927189PU
- EMPIRE DISTRIBUTORS INCUSDOT 207838119PU
- EMPIRE DISTRIBUTORS OF TENNESSEE INCUSDOT 234568692PU
- HORIZON WINE AND SPIRITSUSDOT 2620579PU
- DELTA WHOLESALE LIQUORS INCUSDOT 1887307PU
- MCC TRANSPORT LLCUSDOT 13079301PU
- CLARK FARMS OF VARDAMAN LLCUSDOT 22009361PU