Novo Distribution LLC
DBA THE EMPIRE COMPANY LLC
Safety
Roadside out-of-service rates versus the national benchmark, inspection and crash trends, decoded violation themes, and ELD / hours-of-service integrity — the full safety picture behind the verdict.
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
56 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Feb '25 · 5
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.
- Registered power units
- 63
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 59
- Annualized
- ≈30 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.5 inspections / unit · yr
BASIC categories· CSA SMS · Aug 2026
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 Driving17 · 0 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 3 OOS
- 395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance3 · 0 OOS
- 395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance1 · 0 OOS
- 393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving1 · 0 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 391.41 No / expired medical certificateDriver Fitness1 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
4 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent Mar 5, 2024. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.
0 ELD violations in the last 24 months. Falsified-log violations are a serious integrity flag.
Crash history· 58 total · 2 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2024 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2023 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| 2018 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2017 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2011 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2010 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2008 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2007 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 | |
| 2006 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2005 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2003 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2001 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2000 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 1996 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 1993 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 11, 2025 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 10, 2025 | MI | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| May 20, 2024 | FL | 1 | 1 | Yes |
| Feb 20, 2024 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 6, 2023 | FL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 28, 2023 | FL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 23, 2023 | FL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 28, 2023 | AR | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 11, 2023 | WI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 14, 2021 | VA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 28, 2021 | NC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 22, 2020 | OK | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Oct 7, 2019 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 15, 2019 | NY | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Apr 1, 2019 | FL | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jan 14, 2019 | VA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 2, 2018 | VA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 5, 2018 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 1, 2018 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 11, 2017 | AL | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jun 11, 2017 | LA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 14, 2017 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 14, 2016 | LA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| May 17, 2015 | NY | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Dec 30, 2014 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |