Carrier profile · USDOT 2834965 · MC-948503 · Updated Aug 13, 2026

Josiahs Empire Transport Inc

7 power unitsavg 10.5 yrMulti-region · 13 statesAPPLE VALLEY, CA88/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-948503 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

7Power units

10 observed · MCS-150

14Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

10.5Avg age (yr)

2005–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(909) 215-5979 Email dispatchjosiahsempiretransport1@gmail.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Aug 13, 2026

Clear to load

Active authority and a clean federal record. No blocking issues found.

Watch · 2

Driver out-of-service rate above average12.1% vs the 6.7% national average.Multiple injury crashes3 crashes involving injuries are on record.

In good standing · 3

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 11 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2015.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)On file

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo22.2%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

2 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)On file

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo22.2%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

2 in 24 mo

Vektor intelligence · beyond the federal recordProprietary signals computed from VIN-decoded inspections & daily FMCSA snapshots

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

7 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

10.5 yr

Model years 2005–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

10 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2015 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

37 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 22.2%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 12.1%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 27 vehicle and 33 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

20.0% · latest 6-mo window▼ Falling

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending down 4.6 pts 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

37 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Aug '25 · 7

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

≈2.6 / 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: 7
Inspections · 24 mo: 37
Annualized: ≈19 / yr
Coverage: ≈2.6 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 Driving25 · 1 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance19 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance16 · 1 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance14 · 5 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance12 · 1 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance8 · 1 OOS
395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance7 · 0 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
395.32 ELD — non-authenticated drivingHOS Compliance5 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance5 · 2 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: Active
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liabilityNo active filing in current snapshot

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$750K BIPD last filed ’26 · 8 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Db (usbranch)’16–’17

Qualitas’17–’18

American Sentinel’18–’19

National Transportation’19–’23

Southwind Risk’23–’24

Ms Transverse’24–’26

2016201920222025now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 8 insurers are named in the list below.

No active BIPD filing in FMCSA's current snapshot.

All 8 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
BULLDOG NATIONAL RRG GROUP INC	Jan 2026 → May 2026	$750K	2
MS TRANSVERSE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2024 → Jan 2026	$750K	4
TRANSVERSE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2024 → Oct 2024	$750K	1
SOUTHWIND RISK RETENTION GROUP INC	Jan 2023 → Jan 2024	$750K	6
NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION INSURANCE CO RRG, LLC	Jan 2019 → Jan 2023	$750K	9
AMERICAN SENTINEL INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2018 → Jan 2019	$750K	1
QUALITAS INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2017 → Jan 2018	$750K	1
DB INSURANCE CO., LTD (U.S.BRANCH)	Jan 2016 → Jan 2017	$750K	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 7
Observed power (24 mo): 10
Trailers (towed): 14

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

10.5 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

2005

Oldest model yr

75.0%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 13 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusMulti-region

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

NM busiest

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

Home base

APPLE VALLEY, CA

14772 JAPATUL RD #B

Top corridor

NM ⇄ CA

NM 8 · AZ 8 · CA 7

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.

Show all-time history (8 trucks · 10 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 2284304 USDOT 3347542 USDOT 63585 USDOT 168705 USDOT 1260191 USDOT 3823792 USDOT 527918 USDOT 268015

Shares a company officer with other carriers

jorge flores — 24 carriers: USDOT 912918 USDOT 1220829 USDOT 1459692 USDOT 1600170 USDOT 2106009 USDOT 2439969 USDOT 2512367 USDOT 2518156

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 14772 JAPATUL RD #B, APPLE VALLEY, CA, 92307
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (909) 215-5979
Fax: (866) 503-0964
Email: josiahsempiretransport1@gmail.com

Registration

Officer: Jorge Flores
USDOT / docket: 2834965 · MC-948503
First registered: Dec 30, 2015
Last MCS-150: Dec 8, 2025 · 750,000 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

750,000

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 JOSIAHS EMPIRE TRANSPORT INC.

JOSIAHS EMPIRE TRANSPORT INC (USDOT 2834965) has a Vektor safety score of 88/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Aug 13, 2026.

The carrier holds active contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Aug 13, 2026.

It has no active BIPD insurance filing in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 13, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 22.2% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 13, 2026.

The carrier received 37 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 27 vehicle-level and 33 driver-level — across 13 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 13, 2026.

The carrier has 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Aug 13, 2026.

It reports 7 power units and 7 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Dec 8, 2025.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Aug 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is JOSIAHS EMPIRE TRANSPORT INC's USDOT number?

JOSIAHS EMPIRE TRANSPORT INC's USDOT number is 2834965, and its motor carrier number is MC-948503.

Is JOSIAHS EMPIRE TRANSPORT INC authorized to operate?

As of Aug 13, 2026, JOSIAHS EMPIRE TRANSPORT INC is inactive in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is JOSIAHS EMPIRE TRANSPORT INC's safety record?

JOSIAHS EMPIRE TRANSPORT INC has a 22.2% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 59 roadside inspections, with 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 88/100 (tier: clear).

How big is JOSIAHS EMPIRE TRANSPORT INC's fleet?

JOSIAHS EMPIRE TRANSPORT INC operates 7 power units and 7 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is JOSIAHS EMPIRE TRANSPORT INC based?

JOSIAHS EMPIRE TRANSPORT INC is based in APPLE VALLEY, CA, with roadside inspections recorded across 13 states.

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