EMPIRE HOT SHOT & TRANSPORT LLC
USDOT 2426094MC-Docket MC835977MIDLAND, TX
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EMPIRE HOT SHOT & TRANSPORT LLC (USDOT 2426094) in MIDLAND, TX — 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.
- 3 prior insurance lapse(s) on record, most recent began 2020-06-03 — the carrier let required coverage lapse before.
- Current BIPD policy (BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY HOMESTATE INSURANCE COMPAN) was filed 27 day(s) after the last involuntary revocation (2025-05-27) — a refile-to-reinstate pattern worth a closer look.
- 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.
- 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.
- Authority involuntarily revoked 11 times, most recent 2025-05-27 — recurring instability (typically insurance-lapse / reinstate cycles).
- 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
- Not applicable
- Contract authority
- Active
Safety & BASIC scorecard
BASIC safety measures
Unsafe driving
No alert
measure 0
Hours of service
No alert
measure 0
Driver fitness
No alert
measure 0
Controlled substance
No alert
measure 0
Vehicle maintenance
No alert
measure 9.53
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
13
Inspections
8
OOS inspections
16
OOS violations
Insurance
- BIPD on file
- $750,000 below $1M baseline
- Cargo insurance
- No
- Bond on file
- No
Fleet
- Power units
- 7
- Total drivers
- 7
- Years in business
- 13
- Hazmat authority
- No
Crash risk
- Preventable crashes (24 mo)
- 0 of 0 total crash(es)
- Recordable crash rate
- 0
- Driver OOS rate
- 0%
- Vehicle OOS rate
- 64.3%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
- 11 times last 2025-05-27
- Physical address
- No address flags
- Federal OOS / safety action
- None on file
- MCS-150 self-report
- 2024-11-04
- Insurance lapse history
- 3 lapse(s) most recent 2020-06-03
- Last compliance review
- None on file
Inspection history (all-time)
20
Inspections
13
OOS inspections
92
Violations
23
OOS violations
0
Post-accident
Record spans 2023-06-30 → 2026-05-13.
Crash history (last 24 months)
2024-04-30
TX
Tow-away
Violation pattern (all-time, by area)
| Area (49 CFR part) | Violations | Out of service | Most recent |
|---|---|---|---|
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393
|
77 | 20 | 2026-05-13 |
Unsafe driving 392
|
9 | 0 | 2025-08-19 |
Vehicle inspection & repair 396
|
6 | 3 | 2026-01-15 |
Recent violations (last 24 months, worst first)
| Date | Category | Violation | OOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-28 | Vehicle Maintenance | Axle positioning parts defective/missing | OOS |
| 2026-04-15 | Vehicle Maintenance | Axle positioning parts defective/missing | OOS |
| 2026-04-15 | Vehicle Maintenance | No or improper load securement | OOS |
| 2026-04-15 | Vehicle Maintenance | Loose or unfastened tiedown | — |
| 2026-04-15 | Vehicle Maintenance | Wheel fasteners loose and/or missing | — |
| 2026-01-15 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inoperative/defective brakes | — |
| 2026-01-15 | Vehicle Maintenance | Operating a CMV without proof of a periodic inspection | — |
| 2026-01-15 | Vehicle Maintenance | BRAKES OUT OF SERVICE: The number of defective brakes is equal to or greater than 20 percent of the service brakes on th | OOS |
| 2025-08-19 | Vehicle Maintenance | No or defective automatic trailer brake | OOS |
| 2025-07-29 | Vehicle Maintenance | Insufficient tiedowns to prevent forward movement for load not blocked by headerboard bulkhead or other cargo | OOS |
| 2025-07-29 | Vehicle Maintenance | Wheel fasteners loose and/or missing | — |
| 2025-07-29 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inoperable Required Lamp | — |
| 2025-07-29 | Vehicle Maintenance | Windshield / Windows - Tinting permits less than 70% of light transmittance | — |
| 2025-07-15 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tire-ply or belt material exposed | — |
| 2025-07-15 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inoperable tail lamp | — |
| 2025-07-15 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inoperable Required Lamp | — |
| 2025-05-13 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tire-flat and/or audible air leak | OOS |
| 2025-02-04 | Vehicle Maintenance | Axle positioning parts defective/missing | OOS |
| 2025-02-04 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tire-ply or belt material exposed | — |
| 2025-02-04 | Vehicle Maintenance | No or improper load securement | OOS |
| 2025-02-04 | Vehicle Maintenance | Loose or unfastened tiedown | — |
| 2025-02-04 | Vehicle Maintenance | Wheel fasteners loose and/or missing | — |
| 2025-02-04 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inoperable Required Lamp | — |
| 2025-02-04 | Vehicle Maintenance | Windshield / Windows - Tinting permits less than 70% of light transmittance | — |
| 2025-01-15 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tire in contact with another part of the vehicle | OOS |
| 2025-01-15 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inoperable tail lamp | — |
| 2025-01-15 | Vehicle Maintenance | No or improper load securement | OOS |
| 2025-01-15 | Vehicle Maintenance | Loose or unfastened tiedown | — |
| 2025-01-15 | Vehicle Maintenance | No or defective lighting devices or reflective material as required | — |
| 2025-01-15 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inoperable Required Lamp | — |
| 2024-06-28 | Vehicle Maintenance | Axle positioning parts defective/missing | OOS |
| 2024-06-28 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inoperative turn signal | OOS |
| 2024-06-28 | Vehicle Maintenance | No/improper breakaway or emergency braking | OOS |
| 2024-06-28 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inoperative/defective brakes | — |
| 2024-06-28 | Vehicle Maintenance | Operating a CMV without proof of a periodic inspection | — |
| 2024-06-28 | Vehicle Maintenance | Horn inoperative | — |
| 2024-06-28 | Vehicle Maintenance | Loose or unfastened tiedown | — |
| 2024-06-28 | Vehicle Maintenance | Failing to meet minimum tiedown requirements | OOS |
| 2024-06-28 | Vehicle Maintenance | Failing to inspect/use emergency equipment | — |
| 2024-06-28 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inoperable Required Lamp | — |
| 2024-06-28 | Vehicle Maintenance | No/discharged/unsecured fire extinguisher | — |
| 2024-06-28 | Vehicle Maintenance | BRAKES OUT OF SERVICE: The number of defective brakes is equal to or greater than 20 percent of the service brakes on th | OOS |
| 2024-06-28 | Vehicle Maintenance | Damaged securement system/tiedowns | — |
| 2024-06-28 | Vehicle Maintenance | Windshield - Damaged or Discolored | — |
| 2024-05-14 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inoperable Required Lamp | — |
Recent inspections (with violations, newest first)
Showing the 16 most-recent inspections that had violations. Clean inspections aren't listed here — they're counted in the all-time inspection totals above.
2026-05-13 3 viols· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 207A | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 207A | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 207A | — | — |
2026-04-28 2 viols· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 207A | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 207A | — | — |
2026-04-15 5 viols· 2 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 100(a) | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 104F3 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 207A | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 207A | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 205C | — | — |
2026-01-15 6 viols· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 3A1BOS | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 48A | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 48A | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 48A | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 48A | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 17C | — | — |
2025-08-19 3 viols· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 43D | OOS | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2RG | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2RG | — | — |
2025-07-29 5 viols· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 60D | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 205C | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 110B | OOS | — |
2025-07-15 4 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75A1 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9T | — | — |
2025-05-15 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2RG | — | — |
2025-05-13 1 viol· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75A3 | OOS | — |
2025-02-04 7 viols· 2 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 60D | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 104F3 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 100(a) | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 205C | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75A1 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 207A | OOS | — |
2025-01-15 9 viols· 2 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 3A1-TC | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9T | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 11 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 104F3 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 100(a) | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9T | — | — |
2024-06-28 21 viols· 5 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 8 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 95(a) | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 60(c) | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 81 | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 17(c) | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 43 | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 48(a) | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 48(a) | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 48(a) | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 48(a) | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 3(a)(1) | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 104(b) | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 104(f)(3) | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 110 | OOS | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 17(c) | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9(a) | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9(a) | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9(a) | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 207(a) | OOS | — |
2024-05-14 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9(a) | — | — |
2024-03-19 8 viols· 3 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 104(b) | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 104(b) | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 110(b) | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 60(d) | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75(a)(2) | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75(a)(3) | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75(a)(3) | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75(a)(3) | — | — |
2024-02-29 8 viols· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 11 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 43(d) | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 60(d) | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75(c) | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75(c) | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 81 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9(a) | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2 | — | — |
2023-07-24 8 viols· 2 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 60(c) | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 60(d) | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75(a)(3) | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75(a)(3) | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75(a)(3) | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 95(a) | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2 | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2 | — | — |
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