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
Verified linksnovobp.comFMCSA SAFER

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)

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@novobp.com2 carriers: USDOT 3607673

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)63
Observed (24 mo)37
Shared w/ other carriers13

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

VINCarriersInspectionsFirst seenLast seen
1FUJHHDR9KLKL944735Jan 15, 2025Jul 21, 2026
1FUJHHDR6LLLS123423Oct 25, 2023Jul 11, 2026
3AKJHHDR2LSLT505422Oct 8, 2025Jun 27, 2026
3AKJHHDR4LSME036623Jun 28, 2024May 25, 2026
1UYTS253XS548450123Feb 19, 2025May 14, 2026
3AKJHHDR9KSKM980523Jan 9, 2024Apr 15, 2026
3AKJHHDRXLSME036923May 20, 2024Apr 1, 2026
1FUJHHDR9LLLS123022Jan 26, 2025Mar 24, 2026
LJRC46268KT02202222Mar 23, 2026Mar 23, 2026
1UYTS2533N562520423Jan 9, 2024Nov 6, 2025
1FUJHHDR8LLLS123524Aug 14, 2024Aug 4, 2025
1UYTS2539L506000322Aug 14, 2024May 15, 2025
1UYTS2530N562521122Nov 15, 2023Sep 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

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