Updated Oct 21, 2026

Empire Express Inc

As of Oct 21, 2026, Empire Express Inc in Memphis, Tennessee reports 140 power units and 116 drivers on its MCS-150, FMCSA safety rating: satisfactory.

3710 Tulane Road, Memphis, Tennessee 38116 (901) 942-3300

Verified Oct 21, 2026 against FMCSA Company Census File (data.transportation.gov)

Empire Express Inc (USDOT 253615, MC-179963) is an active motor carrier based in Memphis, Tennessee that FMCSA's census classifies as for-hire and that declares hazardous materials on its MCS-150. Operation: interstate. Operating authority: active for-hire authority (MC). Fleet: 140 power units and 116 drivers (116 with CDLs). It reported 11,542,760 miles for 2025 on its MCS-150. Cargo classes declared: chemicals, dry bulk commodities, general freight, building materials, construction, machinery, large objects, metal: sheets, coils, rolls, logs, poles, beams, lumber, beverages, paper products, household goods. FMCSA safety rating: satisfactory, from a compliance review on December 14, 2005, 21 years ago; it reflects that review, not current performance. Registration (MCS-150) last updated May 13, 2026.

Key facts

Fleet size	100–499 power units Power units, banded. source
FMCSA safety rating	Satisfactory Satisfactory, Conditional or Unsatisfactory after an FMCSA compliance review; most carriers have never had one and are not rated. source
Rating age	Rating over 10 years old How old the FMCSA safety rating is. A rating reflects one compliance review on that date, not current performance; old ratings say little about the carrier today. source
Registration update overdue	No The MCS-150 was last updated more than two years ago, past FMCSA's two-year update requirement; fleet, driver and cargo figures may be out of date. source
Operation	Interstate Interstate, intrastate hazmat or intrastate non-hazmat, as declared on the MCS-150. source
Cargo classes (MCS-150)	Chemicals, Dry bulk commodities, General freight, Building materials, Construction, Machinery, large objects, Metal: sheets, coils, rolls, Logs, poles, beams, lumber, Beverages, Paper products, Household goods Cargo the carrier declared it hauls on its latest MCS-150 (FMCSA's fixed cargo list). source
Driver count	100–499 drivers Total drivers, banded. source
Last MCS-150 update	May 13, 2026 When the carrier last updated its registration (required at least every two years). source
USDOT number	253615 source
MC docket	MC-179963 source
Operating authority	Active for-hire authority (MC) source
Power units	140 source
Tractors (owned or leased)	140 source
Trailers (owned or leased)	321 source
Drivers	116 source
CDL drivers	116 source
Miles reported (MCS-150)	11,542,760 miles source
Mileage year	2025 source
Also hauls its own freight	No source
Safety rating date	Dec 14, 2005 source
USDOT registered since	Dec 12, 1984 source
Business type	Corporation source

Source event history

Source dates and first observation are different. A notice is not confirmation that a suspension took effect.

May 13, 2026: Filed an MCS-150 update Official source
Dec 14, 2005: Rated by FMCSA Official source
Dec 12, 1984: Registered with FMCSA Official source

Dates on this record

Source updated	Oct 21, 2026 (FMCSA census rows last updated (portal metadata) (the whole dataset, not this record))
Collected	Oct 21, 2026, 1:26 PM ET (the last successful check of the source that included this record)
Effective	Filed an MCS-150 update: May 13, 2026; Rated by FMCSA: Dec 14, 2005; Registered with FMCSA: Dec 12, 1984 (when the source says each fact took effect)
Retired	Not retired: the source is still maintained (whether the dataset is still maintained)

In Memphis, Tennessee

30 hazmat carriers in the dataset are in Memphis, Tennessee; 11 have profiles on this site. Hazmat carriers in Memphis, Tennessee

FMCSA safety rating (all 30 here): Satisfactory 15 (50%) · Not rated 15 (50%)

Rating age (all 30 here): Rating over 10 years old 14 (47%) · Rating 5–10 years old 1 (3%) · None on record 15 (50%)

Fleet size (all 30 in this group): 10–24 power units (11) · 25–99 power units (9) · 100–499 power units (8) · 500+ power units (2)

Cargo classes (MCS-150) (all 30 in this group; a record can count under several values): General freight (24) · Building materials (15) · Construction (15) · Paper products (13) · Machinery, large objects (12) · Other cargo (11) · 20 other values (93)

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USDOT number: The registration number every interstate (and many intrastate) commercial carrier holds.

MCS-150: The registration form carriers file with FMCSA and must update at least every two years; fleet, drivers, cargo and the hazmat flag on this site come from it, as the carrier declared them.

Safety rating: FMCSA's result after an on-site compliance review: Satisfactory, Conditional or Unsatisfactory. A rating is not refreshed unless FMCSA reviews the carrier again, so many are years old; each profile gives the review date. Most carriers have never been reviewed and are not rated; that is not a bad mark.

Power units: Trucks and tractors that pull or carry freight.

Cargo classes: Self-declared on the MCS-150 from FMCSA's fixed list. Some carriers tick most of the list, so a long list means 'declared', not 'specialises in'; the hazmat flag does not say which hazardous materials.

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