Empire Southwest LLC
DBA EMPIRE TRANSPORT
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
371 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Dec '25 · 30
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
- 1,178
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 391
- Annualized
- ≈196 / 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 Driving57 · 0 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance13 · 5 OOS
- 390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving9 · 0 OOS
- 393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance9 · 1 OOS
- 393.60 Windshield / glazingVehicle Maintenance9 · 0 OOS
- 393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance8 · 0 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance7 · 6 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance4 · 1 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance4 · 3 OOS
- 396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
6 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent Oct 21, 2025. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.
1 ELD violation in the last 24 months.
Crash history· 93 total · 9 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2025 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 6 | |
| 2024 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 2023 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 8 | |
| 2022 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| 2021 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | |
| 2020 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 5 | |
| 2019 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 9 | |
| 2018 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
| 2017 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | |
| 2016 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2015 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 9 | |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2010 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2006 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2005 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2004 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | |
| 2003 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2002 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2001 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1, 2026 | AZ | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 27, 2026 | AZ | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 2, 2026 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Aug 15, 2025 | NV | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| May 4, 2025 | AZ | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Apr 12, 2025 | AZ | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 10, 2025 | NV | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 3, 2025 | AZ | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jan 23, 2025 | AZ | 0 | 4 | Yes |
| Jun 17, 2024 | AZ | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 28, 2024 | AZ | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 26, 2024 | AZ | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 24, 2024 | AZ | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 15, 2023 | AZ | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 21, 2023 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 8, 2023 | AZ | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 7, 2023 | AZ | 1 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 6, 2023 | AZ | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 14, 2023 | AZ | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 23, 2023 | AZ | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 10, 2023 | AZ | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 16, 2022 | AZ | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 10, 2022 | AZ | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 15, 2022 | AZ | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jun 8, 2022 | CA | 0 | 1 | Yes |