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USDOT 1546562MC574860

Empire Freight System Inc — compliance record

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Vetting summary

✓

Authority age

19 years (granted 2006)

✓

Liability filing

$1M BIPD — meets the $750K federal minimum

✓

Inspections

113 on file

✓

Out-of-service

Within normal range vs national averages

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Email identity

Free yahoo.com inbox on the federal record

Federal identity

Registration snapshot

Legal name

Empire Freight System Inc

DBA

—

Entity type

Carrier

Physical address

3434 Racquet Lane, Palmdale, CA 93551

Phone

(661) 810-7774

Power units

15

Drivers

18

First on record

—

Last MCS-150 filing

—

Hazmat flag

No

Operating authority

Dockets & filings

MC574860

Common: None · Contract: Active · Broker: None

Property: ✓ · Passenger: — · HHG: — · BIPD filed: ✓ · Cargo: — · Bond: —

Authority history

  • Involuntary Revocation — Contract
  • Involuntary Revocation — Contract
  • Involuntary Revocation — Contract
  • Involuntary Revocation — Contract
  • Involuntary Revocation — Contract
  • Involuntary Revocation — Contract
  • Involuntary Revocation — Contract
  • Involuntary Revocation — Contract
  • Involuntary Revocation — Contract
  • Involuntary Revocation — Contract
  • Involuntary Revocation — Contract
  • Involuntary Revocation — Contract
  • Granted — Motor Property Contract Carrier
  • Involuntary Revocation — Contract
  • Involuntary Revocation — Contract
  • Involuntary Revocation — Contract
  • Involuntary Revocation — Contract
  • Involuntary Revocation — Contract
  • Involuntary Revocation — Contract
  • Involuntary Revocation — Contract
  • Involuntary Revocation — Contract
  • Involuntary Revocation — Contract
  • Reinstated — Motor Property Contract Carrier
  • Involuntary Revocation — Contract
  • Involuntary Revocation — Contract

Revocation records

  • type license: CONTRACT · order1 serve date: 05/16/2022 · order2 type desc: INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION · order2 effective date: 06/20/2022

Insurance filings

91X — Spinnaker Specialty Insurance Company · coverage $1M (as filed)

Out-of-service rates

Driver OOS

2.7%

National average ≈ 5.9% · 113 inspections on record

Vehicle OOS

15.0%

National average ≈ 20.9% · 113 inspections on record

Email & web forensics

⚠ flag

On-file email

empirefreightsystem@yahoo.com — free consumer inbox, the #1 vetting flag

From the FMCSA on-file contact, public domain registration (RDAP), and live DNS.

Crash record — last 24 months

1

Reportable crashes

1

Tow-aways

0

With injuries

0

With fatalities

Most recent: CA 03/2025 · OH 04/2024 · AZ 07/2023 — from the federal crash file; recordable crashes regardless of fault.

Safety record

Inspection history

2026: 292025: 422024: 332023: 9
Level II — Walk-around: 48Level III — Driver-only: 35Level I — Full: 24Level V — Vehicle-only: 6
DateStateLevel
Sep 8, 2026MOLevel II — Walk-around
Aug 30, 2026AZLevel I — Full
Aug 14, 2026INLevel II — Walk-around
Aug 12, 2026AZLevel II — Walk-around
Aug 10, 2026AZLevel II — Walk-around
Aug 6, 2026NMLevel III — Driver-only
Aug 1, 2026NMLevel II — Walk-around
Jul 30, 2026KSLevel III — Driver-only
Jul 20, 2026KSLevel III — Driver-only
Jul 14, 2026CALevel I — Full
Jul 13, 2026INLevel III — Driver-only
Jul 10, 2026MNLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 29, 2026INLevel II — Walk-around
May 14, 2026OKLevel I — Full
May 14, 2026AZLevel II — Walk-around
May 1, 2026INLevel I — Full
May 1, 2026MOLevel II — Walk-around
Apr 24, 2026TXLevel II — Walk-around
Apr 3, 2026CALevel I — Full
Mar 25, 2026KSLevel II — Walk-around
Mar 24, 2026NVLevel III — Driver-only
Mar 17, 2026INLevel III — Driver-only
Mar 15, 2026ILLevel III — Driver-only
Mar 9, 2026TXLevel II — Walk-around
Mar 4, 2026SDLevel III — Driver-only
Mar 3, 2026MOLevel I — Full
Jan 27, 2026OHLevel III — Driver-only
Jan 11, 2026NMLevel II — Walk-around
Jan 10, 2026NMLevel III — Driver-only
Dec 7, 2025NMLevel III — Driver-only
Dec 5, 2025CALevel II — Walk-around
Dec 4, 2025NMLevel II — Walk-around
Dec 3, 2025NMLevel II — Walk-around
Dec 2, 2025INLevel II — Walk-around
Nov 25, 2025NMLevel II — Walk-around
Nov 18, 2025CALevel II — Walk-around
Nov 17, 2025MOLevel II — Walk-around
Nov 13, 2025AZLevel I — Full
Nov 9, 2025ARLevel I — Full
Nov 7, 2025NMLevel I — Full
Oct 23, 2025AZLevel II — Walk-around
Oct 9, 2025CALevel II — Walk-around
Oct 8, 2025NMLevel II — Walk-around
Oct 8, 2025NMLevel II — Walk-around
Oct 3, 2025NMLevel II — Walk-around
Aug 28, 2025CALevel V — Vehicle-only
Aug 28, 2025CALevel V — Vehicle-only
Aug 28, 2025CALevel V — Vehicle-only
Aug 11, 2025TNLevel III — Driver-only
Aug 8, 2025OKLevel III — Driver-only
Aug 5, 2025AZLevel II — Walk-around
Jul 29, 2025AZLevel II — Walk-around
Jul 12, 2025NMLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 10, 2025TXLevel I — Full
Jun 2, 2025INLevel III — Driver-only
May 26, 2025SDLevel II — Walk-around
May 17, 2025AZLevel II — Walk-around
May 13, 2025AZLevel II — Walk-around
Apr 30, 2025CALevel I — Full
Apr 23, 2025TXLevel II — Walk-around
Apr 17, 2025AZLevel III — Driver-only
Apr 17, 2025MOLevel I — Full
Apr 12, 2025CALevel I — Full
Mar 29, 2025MOLevel II — Walk-around
Mar 9, 2025AZLevel I — Full
Feb 24, 2025CALevel III — Driver-only
Feb 21, 2025UTLevel III — Driver-only
Jan 27, 2025MOLevel II — Walk-around
Jan 17, 2025NMLevel III — Driver-only
Jan 17, 2025NMLevel III — Driver-only
Jan 14, 2025KYLevel II — Walk-around
Nov 21, 2024MOLevel II — Walk-around
Oct 30, 2024ARLevel III — Driver-only
Oct 10, 2024MOLevel II — Walk-around
Oct 5, 2024NMLevel II — Walk-around
Sep 16, 2024COLevel III — Driver-only
Aug 30, 2024AZLevel II — Walk-around
Aug 28, 2024ILLevel III — Driver-only
Aug 20, 2024NMLevel II — Walk-around
Aug 19, 2024NMLevel I — Full
Aug 13, 2024ILLevel III — Driver-only
Aug 10, 2024AZLevel III — Driver-only
Aug 9, 2024NMLevel III — Driver-only
Aug 6, 2024AZLevel II — Walk-around
Jul 26, 2024NMLevel II — Walk-around
Jul 23, 2024NMLevel I — Full
Jul 22, 2024UTLevel I — Full
Jul 15, 2024ILLevel II — Walk-around
Jul 12, 2024AZLevel III — Driver-only
Jul 10, 2024CALevel III — Driver-only
Jun 27, 2024CALevel I — Full
Jun 27, 2024CALevel III — Driver-only
Jun 24, 2024AZLevel I — Full
Jun 20, 2024NELevel III — Driver-only
Jun 18, 2024CALevel II — Walk-around
Jun 3, 2024AZLevel II — Walk-around
May 16, 2024KYLevel I — Full
Apr 23, 2024ILLevel II — Walk-around
Apr 12, 2024MOLevel III — Driver-only
Apr 3, 2024NMLevel II — Walk-around

Most recent 100 of 113 inspections on file.

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