Asset-based
40 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026
Active authority and a clean federal record. No blocking issues found.
Nothing flagged.
Asset-based
40 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
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Not yet decoded
41 yr unchanged
Same registration since 1985 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
EMPIRE TRANSPORTATION LTD (USDOT 261448) has a Vektor safety score of 100/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.
The carrier holds active common and contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 13, 2026.
It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from NORTHBRIDGE GENERAL INSURANCE CORPORATION effective Nov 26, 2023 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 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 13, 2026.
The carrier received 5 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 5 vehicle-level and 5 driver-level — across 2 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 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 13, 2026.
It reports 40 power units and 24 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Dec 1, 2025.
It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Oct 18, 2023 in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.
EMPIRE TRANSPORTATION LTD's USDOT number is 261448, and its motor carrier number is MC-150719.
As of Jun 13, 2026, EMPIRE TRANSPORTATION LTD is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.
EMPIRE TRANSPORTATION LTD has a 0.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 12 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 100/100 (tier: clear).
EMPIRE TRANSPORTATION LTD operates 40 power units and 24 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
EMPIRE TRANSPORTATION LTD is based in GRIMSBY, ON, with roadside inspections recorded across 2 states.
5 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks
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
4 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jan '25 · 1
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.
Violation themes· decoded · grouped by BASIC
What this carrier actually gets cited for — FMCSA violation codes decoded into plain English, ranked by frequency.
Can they legally + adequately haul your load?
Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type
Operating authority
Insurance & bonds
Insurance adequacy· filed BIPD vs the $750K federal floor
Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses
Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 4 insurers are named in the list below.
BIPD in force — $750,000 · NORTHBRIDGE GENERAL INSURANCE CORPORATION · since Nov 2023
| Insurer | Period | Limit | Renewals |
|---|---|---|---|
| NORTHBRIDGE GENERAL INSURANCE CORPORATION | Oct 2017 → Nov 2023 | $750K | 2 |
| NORTHBRIDGE COMMERCIAL INSURANCE CORPORATION | Oct 2016 → Oct 2017 | $750K | 1 |
| ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY | Mar 2008 → Oct 2016 | $750K | 1 |
| ZURICH INSURANCE CO. | Jul 1992 → Mar 2008 | $750K | 2 |
VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC
Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed
Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.
Revealed by inspection density across 2 states · 24 mo
Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography
Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
No shared-VIN flow in the last 12 months
Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units
Registered capacity materially exceeds what is observed roadside — the MCS-150 may be stale or the fleet under-utilized.
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
Location
Contact
Registration
Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)
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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