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USDOT 44064MC164259

Empire Transport — compliance record

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Vetting summary

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Authority age

43 years (granted 1983)

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Liability filing

$5M BIPD — meets the $750K federal minimum

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Inspections

572 on file

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Out-of-service

Within normal range vs national averages

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Email identity

Company domain, matches website

Federal identity

Registration snapshot

Legal name

Empire Southwest Llc

DBA

Empire Transport

Entity type

Carrier+broker

Physical address

1725 S Country Club Drive, Mesa, AZ 85210

Phone

(480) 633-4000

Power units

1,178

Drivers

1,175

First on record

—

Last MCS-150 filing

—

Hazmat flag

No

Operating authority

Dockets & filings

MC164259

Common: Active · Contract: Active · Broker: Active

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

Authority history

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

Revocation records

  • type license: BROKER · order1 serve date: 11/17/2008 · order2 type desc: INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION · order2 effective date: 12/22/2008
  • type license: BROKER · order1 serve date: 08/17/2005 · order2 type desc: INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION · order2 effective date: 09/19/2005
  • type license: COMMON · order1 serve date: 08/17/2005 · order2 type desc: INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION · order2 effective date: 09/19/2005

Insurance filings

84 — Merchants Bonding Company ( Mutual)
91X — Rockhill Insurance Company · coverage $5M (as filed)
34 — Onebeacon America Insurance Company
91X — National Union Fire Ins. Co. Of Pitsbgh. Pa · coverage $2M (as filed)

Out-of-service rates

Driver OOS

0.9%

National average ≈ 5.9% · 572 inspections on record

Vehicle OOS

4.2%

National average ≈ 20.9% · 572 inspections on record

Email & web forensics

✓

On-file email

dot@empire-cat.com — company domain

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Domain age

empire-cat.com registered 1997-01-02 (30 years)

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Mail host

Microsoft 365

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Domain match

Email domain matches the company website

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

Crash record — last 24 months

9

Reportable crashes

9

Tow-aways

5

With injuries

0

With fatalities

Most recent: AZ 05/2026 · AZ 04/2026 · TX 04/2026 — from the federal crash file; recordable crashes regardless of fault.

Safety record

Inspection history

2026: 1182025: 1712024: 2092023: 74
Level III — Driver-only: 276Level II — Walk-around: 223Level I — Full: 72Level V — Vehicle-only: 1
DateStateLevel
Jul 1, 2026AZLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 30, 2026AZLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 30, 2026AZLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 26, 2026AZLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 26, 2026AZLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 25, 2026AZLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 25, 2026AZLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 25, 2026AZLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 25, 2026AZLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 25, 2026AZLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 23, 2026AZLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 22, 2026AZLevel I — Full
Jun 17, 2026AZLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 17, 2026AZLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 8, 2026CALevel II — Walk-around
Jun 5, 2026NVLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 4, 2026AZLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 3, 2026AZLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 2, 2026AZLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 2, 2026AZLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 2, 2026COLevel III — Driver-only
May 28, 2026AZLevel III — Driver-only
May 27, 2026AZLevel III — Driver-only
May 26, 2026AZLevel III — Driver-only
May 20, 2026AZLevel II — Walk-around
May 19, 2026AZLevel III — Driver-only
May 19, 2026AZLevel III — Driver-only
May 18, 2026AZLevel II — Walk-around
May 12, 2026AZLevel I — Full
May 12, 2026AZLevel II — Walk-around
May 12, 2026AZLevel II — Walk-around
May 11, 2026NVLevel II — Walk-around
May 11, 2026AZLevel II — Walk-around
May 11, 2026AZLevel II — Walk-around
May 7, 2026CALevel I — Full
May 6, 2026AZLevel II — Walk-around
May 5, 2026AZLevel III — Driver-only
May 5, 2026AZLevel III — Driver-only
May 4, 2026CALevel III — Driver-only
May 1, 2026AZLevel III — Driver-only
Apr 30, 2026AZLevel III — Driver-only
Apr 29, 2026AZLevel III — Driver-only
Apr 28, 2026AZLevel III — Driver-only
Apr 28, 2026AZLevel III — Driver-only
Apr 28, 2026AZLevel III — Driver-only
Apr 28, 2026AZLevel III — Driver-only
Apr 27, 2026AZLevel II — Walk-around
Apr 27, 2026AZLevel I — Full
Apr 22, 2026NVLevel II — Walk-around
Apr 21, 2026AZLevel III — Driver-only
Apr 21, 2026AZLevel III — Driver-only
Apr 17, 2026AZLevel II — Walk-around
Apr 17, 2026AZLevel III — Driver-only
Apr 17, 2026AZLevel II — Walk-around
Apr 16, 2026AZLevel III — Driver-only
Apr 16, 2026AZLevel III — Driver-only
Apr 15, 2026AZLevel III — Driver-only
Apr 15, 2026AZLevel III — Driver-only
Apr 14, 2026AZLevel III — Driver-only
Apr 14, 2026AZLevel III — Driver-only
Apr 8, 2026AZLevel III — Driver-only
Apr 8, 2026AZLevel II — Walk-around
Apr 8, 2026AZLevel III — Driver-only
Apr 8, 2026AZLevel II — Walk-around
Apr 7, 2026AZLevel III — Driver-only
Apr 7, 2026AZLevel III — Driver-only
Mar 31, 2026NVLevel I — Full
Mar 31, 2026NVLevel I — Full
Mar 31, 2026AZLevel III — Driver-only
Mar 24, 2026AZLevel III — Driver-only
Mar 24, 2026AZLevel III — Driver-only
Mar 24, 2026AZLevel III — Driver-only
Mar 24, 2026AZLevel III — Driver-only
Mar 19, 2026AZLevel III — Driver-only
Mar 3, 2026AZLevel III — Driver-only
Mar 3, 2026CALevel I — Full
Mar 3, 2026CALevel I — Full
Mar 3, 2026CALevel I — Full
Mar 2, 2026AZLevel III — Driver-only
Mar 2, 2026AZLevel III — Driver-only
Mar 2, 2026AZLevel III — Driver-only
Mar 2, 2026AZLevel II — Walk-around
Feb 27, 2026AZLevel III — Driver-only
Feb 27, 2026AZLevel III — Driver-only
Feb 27, 2026AZLevel III — Driver-only
Feb 27, 2026AZLevel III — Driver-only
Feb 27, 2026AZLevel III — Driver-only
Feb 20, 2026AZLevel II — Walk-around
Feb 20, 2026AZLevel II — Walk-around
Feb 18, 2026CALevel II — Walk-around
Feb 17, 2026AZLevel III — Driver-only
Feb 17, 2026CALevel I — Full
Feb 16, 2026AZLevel II — Walk-around
Feb 12, 2026AZLevel I — Full
Feb 12, 2026AZLevel III — Driver-only
Feb 11, 2026AZLevel III — Driver-only
Feb 5, 2026NVLevel II — Walk-around
Feb 5, 2026CALevel I — Full
Feb 3, 2026AZLevel III — Driver-only
Feb 3, 2026AZLevel III — Driver-only

Most recent 100 of 572 inspections on file.

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Record changes

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