EMPIRE TRANSPORTATION LLC
USDOT 3696448MC-Docket MC1291652OLATHE, KS
Review before tendering2 power units
EMPIRE TRANSPORTATION LLC (USDOT 3696448) in OLATHE, KS — has findings to review before tendering. FMCSA authority, fleet size, BASIC safety measures, crash and inspection history.
- Has active operating authority that's tenderable today (common or contract).
- No pending authority revocation.
- Not under an uncleared federal out-of-service or safety action.
- BIPD on file is $750,000 — below your $1,000,000 floor (federal general-freight minimum is $750,000).
- No cargo insurance on file. Required for many shipper contracts.
- No history of insurance lapses.
- Unrated by FMCSA. Most carriers are unrated — unrated is not the same as unsafe.
- No BASIC alerts in any of the five public SMS categories.
- Driver and vehicle out-of-service rate is above the national roadside average.
- No preventable crashes in the last 24 months; recordable crash rate 0 not elevated.
- No fatal crashes in the last 24 months.
- No link to a prior revoked authority.
- 1 other active carrier(s) operate from this exact street + ZIP. High counts are often legitimate registered-agent / virtual-office addresses — treat as context, not a verdict.
- Crash Indicator and Hazmat Compliance BASICs are statutorily withheld from public SMS under the FAST Act — their absence is not a clean record; use the crash-risk signals above instead.
Built from FMCSA's public Safety Management System data — guidance, not legal advice. Verify directly with the carrier and your cargo policy before tendering.
Authority
- Common authority
- Active
- Contract authority
- Not applicable
Safety & BASIC scorecard
BASIC safety measures
Unsafe driving
No alert
measure 7.5
Hours of service
No alert
measure 4.52
Driver fitness
No alert
measure 0.31
Controlled substance
No alert
measure 0
Vehicle maintenance
No alert
measure 14.33
Under the FAST Act, FMCSA publishes an absolute per-category measure (not a 0–100 percentile) for these five BASICs — the alert flag, not the raw number, is the risk signal. The Crash Indicator and Hazmat Compliance BASICs are statutorily withheld from public view.
Last 24 months
0
Fatalities
0
Injuries
0
Crashes
11
Inspections
4
OOS inspections
4
OOS violations
Insurance
- BIPD on file
- $750,000 below $1M baseline
- Cargo insurance
- No
- Bond on file
- No
Fleet
- Power units
- 2
- Total drivers
- 1
- Years in business
- 5
- Hazmat authority
- No
Crash risk
- Preventable crashes (24 mo)
- 0 of 0 total crash(es)
- Recordable crash rate
- 0
- Driver OOS rate
- 18.2%Above national
- Vehicle OOS rate
- 66.7%Above national
The official Crash Indicator BASIC is withheld from public SMS under the FAST Act — these derived signals stand in for it; their absence is not a clean record.
Compliance & history
- Reincarnation / chameleon
- No prior revoked authority
- Involuntary revocations
- None on file
- Physical address
- 1 other carrier(s) at this address
- Federal OOS / safety action
- None on file
- MCS-150 self-report
- 2025-05-11
- Insurance lapse history
- No lapses on record
- Last compliance review
- None on file
Inspection history (all-time)
12
Inspections
5
OOS inspections
41
Violations
7
OOS violations
0
Post-accident
Record spans 2024-01-03 → 2026-03-26.
Crash history (last 24 months)
No crashes recorded in the last 24 months.
Violation pattern (all-time, by area)
| Area (49 CFR part) | Violations | Out of service | Most recent |
|---|---|---|---|
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393
|
14 | 0 | 2026-01-01 |
Hours of service 395
|
9 | 2 | 2026-01-01 |
Vehicle inspection & repair 396
|
6 | 3 | 2026-01-01 |
Unsafe driving 392
|
2 | 0 | 2025-04-03 |
Driver qualifications 391
|
1 | 1 | 2025-08-21 |
Recent violations (last 24 months, worst first)
| Date | Category | Violation | OOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-01 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | False report of drivers record of duty status | — |
| 2026-01-01 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | The ELDs display screen cannot be viewed outside of the commercial motor vehicle. | — |
| 2026-01-01 | Vehicle Maintenance | Failure to correct defects noted on previous inspection report | — |
| 2026-01-01 | Vehicle Maintenance | Truck Tractor manufactured on or after March 1 1997 not equipped with an antilock brake system | — |
| 2026-01-01 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inoperable Required Lamp | — |
| 2026-01-01 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | Driver failed to manually add shipping document number | — |
| 2025-08-28 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Front - Turn signal - inoperative | — |
| 2025-08-28 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - Truck-tractor manufactured on or after March 1 1997 not equipped with an ABS system. System does not functio | — |
| 2025-08-28 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake - Audible air leak from a brake chamber | — |
| 2025-08-28 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake - Defective brake(s) are equal to or greater than 20% of the service brakes on the vehicle/combination | OOS |
| 2025-08-28 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Identification lamp(s) inoperative | — |
| 2025-08-28 | Vehicle Maintenance | Washers - Inoperative washing system. | — |
| 2025-08-26 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | False report of drivers record of duty status | — |
| 2025-08-26 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | Driver failed to manually add shipping document number | — |
| 2025-08-21 | Driver Fitness | Expired medical examiner's certificate | OOS |
| 2025-05-29 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | False Record of Duty Status - Improper use of Personal Conveyance Exception | — |
| 2025-04-03 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | False report of drivers record of duty status | OOS |
| 2024-11-12 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | False report of drivers record of duty status | — |
| 2024-11-12 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake hose or tubing chafing and/or kinking | OOS |
| 2024-11-12 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inoperable head lamps | — |
| 2024-11-12 | Unsafe Driving | Failure to obey traffic control device | — |
| 2024-11-12 | Vehicle Maintenance | Operating a CMV without proof of a periodic inspection | — |
| 2024-11-12 | Vehicle Maintenance | Failing to inspect/use emergency equipment | — |
| 2024-11-12 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | Driver failed to manually add shipping document number | — |
| 2024-07-10 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Speeding 15 or more miles per hour over the speed limit | — |
Recent inspections (with violations, newest first)
Showing the 8 most-recent inspections that had violations. Clean inspections aren't listed here — they're counted in the all-time inspection totals above.
2026-01-01 8 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 55C1 | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 24C2III | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 8E | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 15I5III | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 20B | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 9D2 | — | — |
2025-08-28 6 viols· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LFTSI | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 78A-WS | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 3A1-BOS | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LIL | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 55C1-B | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 3A1-BALAC | — | — |
2025-08-26 2 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hours of service 395 | 8E | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 24C2III | — | — |
2025-08-21 1 viol· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Driver qualifications 391 | 45B | OOS | — |
2025-05-29 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hours of service 395 | 8E1-PC | — | — |
2025-04-03 3 viols· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 11 | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2MI | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 8E | OOS | — |
2024-07-10 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2 | — | — |
2024-01-03 10 viols· 3 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 53B-B | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LFTSI | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 47(e) | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-HLLH | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 45D-B | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 3A1-BOS | OOS | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 3A1-BALR | OOS | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 3A1-BALAC | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 95A4-EEUS | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 8E-HOSPD | OOS | — |
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