Carrier profile · USDOT 2934406 · MC-1135779 · Updated Jun 19, 2026

EMPIRE TRANSPORT LLC

2 power unitsavg 9.3 yrRegional · 3 statesWICHITA, KS76/100

BROKER AUTHORITY ACTIVEMC-1135779 BROKER ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

2Power units

8 observed · MCS-150

6Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

9.3Avg age (yr)

2000–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(316) 393-1144 Email dispatchalejandro@empire-transport.com

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Operating, but with flags a broker should weigh before tendering freight.

Active operating authorityEstablished 10 yearsNo insurance on file

Watch · 2

No insurance on fileActive authority but no BIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Driver out-of-service rate above average7.7% vs the 6.7% national average.

In good standing · 3

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Established 10 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2016.No reported crashesNo DOT-reportable crashes are on this carrier's record.

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)Not on file

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo0.0%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)Not on file

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo0.0%

▼ 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

Owner-operator

2 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

9.3 yr

Model years 2000–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

9 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2016 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

13 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 7.7%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 5 vehicle and 13 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

0.0% · latest 6-mo window● Steady

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Holding steady 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

13 inspections in the charted months · busiest month May '25 · 4

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.

Heavily inspected

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈3.3 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Among the more heavily-inspected carriers for its size — abundant roadside signal. Coverage isn't the question here; the out-of-service and crash record is.

Registered power units: 2
Inspections · 24 mo: 13
Annualized: ≈7 / yr
Coverage: ≈3.3 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.

392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving10 · 0 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 1 OOS
395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance4 · 0 OOS
393.78 Windshield wipersVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance2 · 1 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving2 · 0 OOS

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Authority & insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: None
Contract: Inactive
Broker: Active

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liabilityNo active filing in current snapshot

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Recorded per census

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$750K BIPD last filed ’26 · 4 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

United Financial’20–’22

Great West’22–’23

Canal’23–’24

Shelter General’24–’25

2020202220242026now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 5 insurers are named in the list below.

No active BIPD filing in FMCSA's current snapshot.

All 5 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY	Dec 2025 → Feb 2026	$750K	1
SHELTER GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2024 → Dec 2025	$750K	2
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	Nov 2023 → Nov 2024	$750K	1
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Nov 2022 → Nov 2023	$750K	2
UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY	Nov 2020 → Nov 2022	$750K	3

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 2
Observed power (24 mo): 8
Trailers (towed): 6

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

9.3 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

2000

Oldest model yr

42.9%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 3 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

OK busiest

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

Home base

WICHITA, KS

1430 N GARLAND

Top corridor

OK ⇄ KS

OK 7 · KS 5 · TX 1

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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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.

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Across all inspections on record: USDOT 2979886 USDOT 4173176 USDOT 159317 USDOT 2200854 USDOT 4285162

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Roadside-observed power units materially exceed the registered MCS-150 fleet — confirm the carrier is operating within its filed capacity.

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Identity & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 1430 N GARLAND, WICHITA, KS, 67203
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (316) 393-1144
Email: alejandro@empire-transport.com
Web domain: empire-transport.com

Registration

Officer: Alejandro Hernandez, Jr
USDOT / docket: 2934406 · MC-1135779
First registered: Oct 2, 2016
Last MCS-150: Feb 27, 2026 · 265,000 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

265,000

Annual mileage

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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.

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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for EMPIRE TRANSPORT LLC.

EMPIRE TRANSPORT LLC (USDOT 2934406) has a Vektor safety score of 76/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 19, 2026.

The carrier holds active broker authority but no active for-hire carrier authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 19, 2026.

It has no active BIPD insurance filing in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 19, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 0.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 19, 2026.

The carrier received 13 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 5 vehicle-level and 13 driver-level — across 3 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 19, 2026.

The carrier has 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 19, 2026.

It reports 2 power units and 4 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Feb 27, 2026.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Jun 19, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is EMPIRE TRANSPORT LLC's USDOT number?

EMPIRE TRANSPORT LLC's USDOT number is 2934406, and its motor carrier number is MC-1135779.

Is EMPIRE TRANSPORT LLC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 19, 2026, EMPIRE TRANSPORT LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is EMPIRE TRANSPORT LLC's safety record?

EMPIRE TRANSPORT LLC has a 0.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 20 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 76/100 (tier: review).