Carrier profile · USDOT 187179 · MC-1000772 · Updated Jun 13, 2026
NOVO DISTRIBUTION LLC
DBA THE EMPIRE COMPANY LLC
63 power unitsavg 4.7 yrMulti-region · 15 statesZEELAND, MI88/100
CARRIER ACTIVEMC-1000772 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY
Network & Fraud
Reincarnation chains, shared-VIN links, common domains and officers, and owner-group affiliations — the chameleon / double-broker signals that name-and-USDOT lookups miss.
Last 12 months: 3 trucks also ran under 3 other carriers
VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 4537384USDOT 3113552USDOT 292991Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.
Show all-time history (13 trucks · 11 carriers)
Across all inspections on record: USDOT 2953355USDOT 3141870USDOT 4231681USDOT 4537384USDOT 3113552USDOT 3551722USDOT 4292799USDOT 3371628
Shares a registration email domain with other carriers
@novobp.com — 2 carriers: USDOT 3607673
Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units
Registered (MCS-150)6363
Observed (24 mo)3737
Shared w/ other carriers1313
Registered capacity materially exceeds what is observed roadside — the MCS-150 may be stale or the fleet under-utilized.
Shared-VIN cross-links· units inspected under more than one USDOT
| VIN | Carriers | Inspections | First seen | Last seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1FUJHHDR9KLKL9447 | 3 | 5 | Jan 15, 2025 | Jul 21, 2026 |
| 1FUJHHDR6LLLS1234 | 2 | 3 | Oct 25, 2023 | Jul 11, 2026 |
| 3AKJHHDR2LSLT5054 | 2 | 2 | Oct 8, 2025 | Jun 27, 2026 |
| 3AKJHHDR4LSME0366 | 2 | 3 | Jun 28, 2024 | May 25, 2026 |
| 1UYTS253XS5484501 | 2 | 3 | Feb 19, 2025 | May 14, 2026 |
| 3AKJHHDR9KSKM9805 | 2 | 3 | Jan 9, 2024 | Apr 15, 2026 |
| 3AKJHHDRXLSME0369 | 2 | 3 | May 20, 2024 | Apr 1, 2026 |
| 1FUJHHDR9LLLS1230 | 2 | 2 | Jan 26, 2025 | Mar 24, 2026 |
| LJRC46268KT022022 | 2 | 2 | Mar 23, 2026 | Mar 23, 2026 |
| 1UYTS2533N5625204 | 2 | 3 | Jan 9, 2024 | Nov 6, 2025 |
| 1FUJHHDR8LLLS1235 | 2 | 4 | Aug 14, 2024 | Aug 4, 2025 |
| 1UYTS2539L5060003 | 2 | 2 | Aug 14, 2024 | May 15, 2025 |
| 1UYTS2530N5625211 | 2 | 2 | Nov 15, 2023 | Sep 24, 2024 |
Owner / group view· confidence: email domain
Owner / group view
Affiliated authorities
Collapses 2 related authorities · joined by email domain
- Authorities
- 2
- Combined power
- 164
- States
- 1
- Oldest authority
- Jun 1, 1974
- Active now
- 1
- NOVO DISTRIBUTION LLC· viewingUSDOT 18717963PU
- NOVO DISTRIBUTION LLCUSDOT 3607673101PU
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