EMPIRE SOUTHWEST LLC
USDOT 44064 · Doing business as EMPIRE TRANSPORT
Active, interstate carrier, large fleet (1178 power units) — safety rating: satisfactory.
Vetting summary
At a glance
- Out-of-service rate4.9% vs 19.1% national avg
- Crashes (24 months)9 reported — involvement does not imply fault
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 | 44064 |
|---|---|
| MC Number | MC-164259 |
| Legal Name | EMPIRE SOUTHWEST LLC |
| DBA Name | EMPIRE TRANSPORT |
| Entity Type | CORPORATION |
| Phone | 4806334000 |
| Address | 1725 S COUNTRY CLUB DRIVE, Mesa, AZ, 85210 |
Status
Authority & safety
| Operating Status | Active |
|---|---|
| Operation Type | Interstate |
| Safety Rating | S — Satisfactory (rated 19830314) |
| 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 | 78 / 100 |
|---|---|
| Hours-of-Service Compliance | 81 / 100 |
| Driver Fitness | 86 / 100 |
| Controlled Substances & Alcohol | 0 / 100 |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 66 / 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 | 391 |
|---|---|
| Out-of-Service Rate | 4.9% vs 19.1% national average |
| Crashes | 9 total (0 fatal, 5 with injuries, 9 towaway) |
- 2026-05-01 — AZ — towaway
- 2026-04-27 — AZ — towaway
- 2026-04-02 — TX — 1 injured, towaway
- 2025-08-15 — NV — 1 injured, towaway
- 2025-05-04 — AZ — 2 injured, towaway
Most frequent violation categories: 12 (13), 51 (13), 20 (12).
Crash involvement does not imply fault. FMCSA crash records list all reportable crashes involving a carrier, regardless of who caused them.
Equipment
Fleet & operations
| Power Units (trucks) | 1178 |
|---|---|
| Drivers | 1175 |
| Recent Annual Mileage | 21,522,677 |
| Last MCS-150 Filing | 07-JAN-26 |
EMPIRE SOUTHWEST LLC operates 1178 power units — a larger fleet than 100% of carriers registered in AZ.
Nearby
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