EMPIRE TOWING AND RECOVERY INC
USDOT 1466125
Active, interstate carrier, small fleet (16 power units) — no FMCSA safety rating on record (common).
Vetting summary
At a glance
- Out-of-service rate11.4% vs 19.1% national avg
- Crashes (24 months)1 reported — involvement does not imply fault
- Linked registrations1 share this carrier's phone or address
These signals summarize the records shown below — they are a starting point for your own checks, not a judgment of the carrier.
Registration
Carrier identity
| USDOT Number | 1466125 |
|---|---|
| MC Number | MC-573914 |
| Legal Name | EMPIRE TOWING AND RECOVERY INC |
| DBA Name | — |
| Entity Type | — |
| Phone | 7166742400 |
| Address | 506 BULLIS RD, West Seneca, NY, 14224 |
Status
Authority & safety
| Operating Status | Active |
|---|---|
| Operation Type | Interstate |
| Safety Rating | None on record — most carriers have not received a formal FMCSA safety rating. |
| Hazmat Flag | false |
Safety ratings: S = Satisfactory, C = Conditional, U = Unsatisfactory. A carrier with no rating has not been through a full FMCSA compliance review — this is common and not itself a red flag.
Our scoring
Safety scores
| Unsafe Driving | 81 / 100 |
|---|---|
| Hours-of-Service Compliance | 84 / 100 |
| Driver Fitness | 90 / 100 |
| Controlled Substances & Alcohol | 0 / 100 |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 67 / 100 |
Scores are 0-100 rankings computed by us from public FMCSA inspection measures; higher = worse relative to peers. Not official CSA/BASIC percentiles. How these scores are computed.
Safety events
Inspections & crashes (last 24 months)
| Inspections | 35 |
|---|---|
| Out-of-Service Rate | 11.4% vs 19.1% national average |
| Crashes | 1 total (0 fatal, 1 with injuries, 1 towaway) |
- 2025-06-11 — PA — 1 injured, towaway
- 2024-05-21 — NY — towaway
- 2023-11-17 — NY — 1 injured, towaway
Most frequent violation categories: 7 (4), 20 (3), 51 (3).
Crash involvement does not imply fault. FMCSA crash records list all reportable crashes involving a carrier, regardless of who caused them.
Signals
Linked registrations
1 other active carrier registration share this carrier's phone or address in FMCSA records.
Shared contact details can have many ordinary explanations, such as a shared dispatch service, registration agent, or office address.
Equipment
Fleet & operations
| Power Units (trucks) | 16 |
|---|---|
| Drivers | 14 |
| Recent Annual Mileage | 800,000 |
| Last MCS-150 Filing | 12-SEP-25 |
EMPIRE TOWING AND RECOVERY INC operates 16 power units — a larger fleet than 98% of carriers registered in NY.
Nearby
Other carriers in West Seneca, NY
- UNION CONCRETE & CONSTRUCTION CORP — USDOT 1137056, 113 power units
- UNION CONCRETE AND CONSTRUCTION CORP — USDOT 1137023, 110 power units
- SAHLEM'S ROOFING & SIDING INC — USDOT 1392474, 30 power units
- E & R GENERAL CONSTRUCTION INC — USDOT 1136526, 29 power units
- QUAKER TAXI INC — USDOT 1237373, 22 power units
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