Empire Merchants LLC
Brooklyn, New York · Carrier number 1595671
131
power units
131
power units
Empire Merchants LLC is a freight carrier based in Brooklyn, New York with 131 power units and 203 drivers as reported, the 4,913th largest trucking fleet in the US and the 153rd largest in New York. In the 24 months to Sep 30, 2026 it had 2 reportable crashes (1.53 per 100 power units vs 2.98 for all carriers).
Updated Oct 11, 2026 · crashes and inspections to Sep 30, 2026
Power units
131
#153 in NY
Drivers
203
203 with commercial license
Crashes, 24 mo
2
0 fatal
Per 100 trucks
1.53
All carriers: 2.98
Vehicles out of service
7.7%
All inspections: 22.8%
Inspections, 24 mo
78
77% with no violation
Compared with other carriers
Crash rate over 24 months per 100 power units, and the share of roadside inspections that took the vehicle or driver off the road
| Crashes / 100 trucks | Vehicles OOS | Drivers OOS | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Empire Merchants LLC | 1.53 | 7.7% | 2.6% |
| Carriers with 10+ trucks in NY | 1.46 | 17.2% | 5.4% |
| Carriers with 10+ trucks, US | 2.98 | 19.3% | 3.6% |
| All roadside inspections | - | 22.8% | 6.4% |
Lower is better. Carriers that drive more miles per truck can have more crashes per truck.
Crashes, 24 months
0 people killed and 1 injured
- Fatal0
- Injury1
- Tow-away1
Roadside inspections, 24 months
Inspections and how many ended out of service
| Kind | Inspections | Out of service | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Driver | 78 | 2 | 2.6% |
| Vehicle | 39 | 3 | 7.7% |
Carrier facts
- Carrier number
- 1595671
- Based in
- Brooklyn, New York
- Registered
- Jan 15, 2007
- Operation
- Across state lines
- Carries
- Freight
- Authority for hire
- None
- Safety rating
- Not rated
- Miles driven
- 1.27 million (2023)
- Type
- Private property
- Cargo
- Other
- Last update filed
- Jan 28, 2026
Questions and answers
How many trucks does Empire Merchants LLC have?
Empire Merchants LLC reports 131 power units (trucks, tractors and buses) and 203 drivers, 203 of them with a commercial license. That is the 4,913th largest fleet among US trucking carriers. Its trucks drove 1.27 million miles in 2023.
Is Empire Merchants LLC a safe carrier?
In 24 months Empire Merchants LLC had 2 reportable crashes, 1.53 per 100 power units (below the 2.98 of all carriers with 10+ trucks). 7.7% of its vehicle inspections took the truck off the road (all inspections: 22.8%). It has no official safety rating. A crash record does not say who caused the crash.
Reportable crashes of trucks and buses: a death, an injury or a vehicle towed away. A crash record does not say who caused the crash. Recent months can still grow as late reports arrive. Out-of-service rate: the percent of roadside inspections that took the driver or the vehicle off the road until a serious problem was fixed. Carriers with few inspections have rates that swing a lot. Fleet, drivers and miles as the carrier reported them. Official public data, updated daily.