Carrier profile · USDOT 253615 · MC-179963 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

EMPIRE EXPRESS INC

140 power unitsavg 5.4 yrNational · 25 statesMEMPHIS, TN81/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-179963 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORYHAZMAT

Authority & Insurance

Active operating authority by type and the full insurance continuity timeline — insurer, policy, coverage, and any lapses — so you can confirm they can legally and adequately haul your load today.

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: Active
Contract: Active
Broker: Active

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$3,000,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Recorded per census

Insurance adequacy· filed BIPD vs the $750K federal floor

$3M in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $3M meets or exceeds the $750K federal minimum for general freight (49 CFR 387.9). Some commodities (hazmat, larger vehicles) require $1M–$5M — confirm against your load.

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$1M BIPD last filed ’23 · 8 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

First City’89–’13

Reliance National’94–’98

Cherokee’02–’16

Cherokee’16–’22

Gemini’22–now

1989199920092019now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 9 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $3,000,000 · GEMINI INSURANCE COMPANY · since Jul 2023

All 9 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
GEMINI INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2022 → Jul 2023	$1M	2
CHEROKEE INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2016 → Jul 2022	$1M	5
LEXINGTON INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2013 → Jul 2016	$1M	1
CHEROKEE INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2002 → Jul 2016	$1M	3
THE INSURANCE CO OF THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA	Jul 2001 → Jul 2002	$1M	1
XL SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2000 → Jul 2000	$1M	2
AMERICAN MOTORISTS INSURANCE CO.	Jul 1998 → Jul 2000	$1M	2
RELIANCE NATIONAL INDEMNITY COMPANY	Jul 1994 → Jul 1998	$1M	4
FIRST CITY, A FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK	Dec 1989 → Oct 2013	$1M	1