EMPIRE TRANS LOGISTICS LLC

Naperville, IL · Interstate · 1 power unit · Not rated · USDOT since Aug 12, 2025 (1 year)

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Operating authority
Active
MC1754535: Motor carrier active
FMCSA Motus · Oct 19, 2026
Liability insurance (BI&PD)
$750,000
Required minimum: $750,000
No cargo cover filed with FMCSA
FMCSA Motus · Oct 19, 2026
Vehicle out-of-service rate
16.7%
1 of 6 vehicle inspections (small sample) · Illinois avg 24.1%
FMCSA inspections · Oct 19, 2024 – Oct 19, 2026

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Operating authority

MC1754535 FMCSA Motus · Oct 19, 2026

Motor carrier
Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods)
Active
Liability insurance on file$750,000 (required: $750,000)

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Insurance on file

Liability (BI&PD) pays for injury and damage to other people and property; it does not cover the freight. Cargo insurance covers the freight. FMCSA only requires cargo filings from household goods carriers and freight forwarders, so most carriers file none: ask for a cargo certificate that fits your load. No cargo cover filed with FMCSA.

TypeDocketLayerInsurerCoverageEffectiveStatus
Liability (BI&PD)MC1754535PrimaryARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY
Policy CA863498563 · BMC-91X
$750,000Sep 24, 2025Active

Source: FMCSA Motus · Oct 19, 2026. Identical filings repeated in the FMCSA data are shown once; a filing listed under two dockets is one policy, not extra coverage. Coverage is the maximum amount filed with FMCSA, not the full policy.

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Roadside inspections Oct 19, 2024 – Oct 19, 2026

8inspections
16.7%vehicle out-of-service
1 of 6 · Illinois avg 24.1%
0.0%driver out-of-service
0 of 8 · Illinois avg 4.4%
14violations written on inspection reports
8 most recent inspections
DateStateLevelViolationsOut of service
Jul 21, 2026PA20No
Jul 16, 2026MD20No
May 12, 2026VA23No
Apr 11, 2026NJ16Yes
Jan 20, 2026KS30No
Dec 10, 2025KS22No
Nov 20, 2025IN13No
Nov 19, 2025NC30No
How these rates are calculated

Period: Oct 19, 2024 – Oct 19, 2026. Vehicle rate = vehicle inspections with a vehicle out-of-service order ÷ vehicle inspections (levels 1, 2, 5 and 6). Driver rate uses levels 1, 2, 3 and 6. The Illinois average covers 195,384 vehicle and 387,932 driver inspections of all Illinois-based carriers in this period. It mixes every type of operation, so compare with care; rates based on a handful of inspections say little. FMCSA's own SMS measures are weighted differently: SMS profile ↗ · SAFER snapshot ↗

Violations in FMCSA's SMS last 24 months

13 violations counted in FMCSA's Safety Measurement System (SMS), 2 of them serious enough to put the driver or vehicle out of service.

Why is this different from the 14 violations above?

The inspections section's number counts every violation written on the inspection reports in our Oct 19, 2024 – Oct 19, 2026 window. The SMS count comes from FMCSA's own monthly SMS snapshot, which uses its own 24-month window and only the violations it scores. Both are FMCSA figures; they measure different things.

Category (FMCSA BASIC)ViolationsOut of serviceShareIllinois share
Vehicle Maintenance9269.2%60.9%
Hours-of-Service Compliance4030.8%14.8%
10 most frequent violations
ViolationTimesOut of service
Brake - Defective brake(s) are equal to or greater than 20% of the service brakes on the vehicle/combination
Brake Out Of Service · Vehicle Maintenance · code 3963A1BOS
11
Air Brake - Hose/tubing damage into the outer reinforcement ply.
Brakes All Others · Vehicle Maintenance · code 39345B2BHTD
11
HOS - False record of duty status driver improper use of Personal Conveyance - Not OOS
False Log · Hours-of-Service Compliance · code 3958E1PC
10
HOS (Property) - Co-driver produces a false record of duty status with an apparent attempt to conceal hours. Explain
False Log · Hours-of-Service Compliance · code 3958EHOSPCDOOS
10
Driving beyond 11 hour driving limit in a 14-hour period. (Property carrying vehicle) - Nominal Violation
Hours Nominal · Hours-of-Service Compliance · code 3953A3HOSPRNP
10
HOS (Form) - Paper Log/Logging Programs Form and Manner
Other Log/Form & Manner · Hours-of-Service Compliance · code 3958A
10
Air Brake - Audible air leak at a proper connection
Brakes All Others · Vehicle Maintenance · code 39345DB
10
Drum Brake - Contaminated friction surface
Brakes All Others · Vehicle Maintenance · code 39347ABCFSBD
10
Drum Brake - Mismatched brake chamber sizes on the same axle other than a steering axle
Brakes All Others · Vehicle Maintenance · code 39347BBMBCBD
10
Lighting - License plate lamp missing
Clearance Identification Lamps/Other · Vehicle Maintenance · code 39311A1LLPL
10

Source: FMCSA SMS violation file, inspections in the last 24 months, published Oct 19, 2026. "Share" is this company's mix of violations; the Illinois column is the mix across all Illinois-based carriers, so you can see which kinds of problems stand out. A high count partly reflects fleet size and how often trucks are inspected.

Crashes Oct 19, 2024 – Oct 19, 2026

No reportable crashes in this period.

Company details FMCSA census · Oct 19, 2026

USDOT number4452015
MC / docketMC1754535
Legal nameEMPIRE TRANS LOGISTICS LLC
OperationInterstate
Business type—
Power units1
Drivers1
Annual mileage1 (2025)
HazmatNo
Safety ratingNot rated (no compliance review on record)
USDOT number addedAug 12, 2025 · 1 year ago
Last MCS-150 updateSep 24, 2025

Cargo carried

General Freight

Change history

No changes to name, contact details, authority or insurance since we started tracking on Oct 18, 2026. We compare every company's FMCSA record each day.

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Questions about EMPIRE TRANS LOGISTICS LLC

What does EMPIRE TRANS LOGISTICS LLC's operating authority allow?

MC1754535: Motor carrier (may haul regulated property for hire).

Which information about EMPIRE TRANS LOGISTICS LLC is old or missing?

FMCSA has not issued a safety rating, which means no compliance review is on record, not that the carrier is unsafe.

What should I verify before booking EMPIRE TRANS LOGISTICS LLC?

Confirm the authority and insurance on the Motus record for USDOT 4452015. Call the company back on the phone number on file, (630) 450-9418, not a number from an email or load board message. Check that the MC number the dispatcher gave you matches MC1754535, and ask the insurer for a certificate of insurance naming you as holder, with cargo coverage that fits your load.

Company details from the FMCSA Company Census File (Oct 19, 2026). Inspections and crashes from FMCSA MCMIS files. About our data · Report an error on this page (how corrections work).

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