CSA
Not AuthorizedUSDOT 3329325· MC1060687· CARRIER· EIN 84-2827666
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V-EMPIRE EXPRESS LLC

4204 SW 9TH ST, DES MOINES, IA, 50315veellc@outlook.comJAMAL TORRES
Vetting snapshot
Authority
Inactive
operating authority
Insurance
No active filing
$750K required — verify
Vehicle OOS
—
no inspections
Driver OOS
100%
above 6.7% national avg
Crashes 24mo
0
clean
Red flags
1 flag
see details below
0
/ 100

Risk factors

High riskVioCodes score
Operating authority is not activeNo active liability (BIPD) insurance filing on fileDriver OOS 100% — above the 6.7% national average

A weighted read of the public FMCSA signals below — authority, insurance, out-of-service, crashes, roadside OOS rates, and carrier connections. A starting point for vetting, not a guarantee.

Authority & insurance

MC1060687

Operating authority and insurance on file — from FMCSA Licensing & Insurance (L&I).

No active liability (BIPD) insurance filing on file
Common
Inactive
Contract
None
Broker
None
Authorized for: Property
Liability (BIPD)
No active filing
$750K required
Cargo
Not on file
not required
Bond / surety
Not on file
not required
Authority history (3) ▾
09/06/2024COMMONINVOLUNTARY REVOCATION→ DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (09/13/2024)
07/30/2024COMMONINVOLUNTARY REVOCATION→ DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (08/01/2024)
09/27/2019MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIERGRANTED→ REVOKED (05/27/2025)
Insurance history2 insurers on record
Filing timeline (8) ▾
  1. PROGRESSIVE NORTHERN INSURANCE COMPANY$750KCancelled
    BIPD/Primary · eff 10/03/2024 → 05/21/2025
  2. PROGRESSIVE NORTHERN INSURANCE COMPANY$750KCancelled
    BIPD/Primary · eff 07/31/2024 → 10/03/2024
  3. PROGRESSIVE NORTHERN INSURANCE COMPANY$750KCancelled
    BIPD/Primary · eff 01/21/2023 → 08/26/2024
  4. PROGRESSIVE NORTHERN INSURANCE COMPANY$750KReplaced
    BIPD/Primary · eff 01/21/2023 → 07/31/2024
  5. PROGRESSIVE NORTHERN INSURANCE COMPANY$1MReplaced
    BIPD/Primary · eff 09/02/2022 → 01/21/2023
  6. PROGRESSIVE CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY$1MReplaced
    BIPD/Primary · eff 01/19/2022 → 09/02/2022
  7. PROGRESSIVE CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY$1MReplaced
    BIPD/Primary · eff 12/13/2021 → 01/19/2022
  8. PROGRESSIVE CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY$750KReplaced
    BIPD/Primary · eff 09/23/2019 → 12/13/2021

Source: FMCSA Licensing & Insurance (L&I), public data. This shows the carrier’s federal insurance filings (BMC-91X liability, BMC-34 cargo) — the federally-required minimums on file for operating authority — not the carrier’s full commercial policy (its actual auto combined-single-limit, general liability, cargo, or workers’ comp, which appear on the carrier’s ACORD certificate of insurance). Always confirm current coverage with a COI from the carrier’s agent before making a vetting decision.

Roadside inspection performance

Out-of-service rate vs national average. Lower is better.

Vehicle0 inspections · 0% OOS · National 22%
Driver1 inspections · 100% OOS · National 6.7%

CSA performance breakdown

FMCSA · Sep 2026

1 inspections · 8 violations (1 OOS) · 25% of inspections had an OOS finding.

1
Inspections
8
Violations
1
OOS violations
7
Distinct codes

Violations by BASIC

click to filter codes

8
total

Most inspected in · top 4 states

  • NE1
  • CT1
  • WA1
  • MA1

Latest FMCSA SMS snapshot. Codes link to the lookup — severity weighting, contest angles, and the DataQs Drafter for each. Click a BASIC to filter the codes.

Recommendations

What’s driving each score, what to do about it, and where it could go.

Driver out-of-service rate exceeds the national average

High impact

Driver OOS rate is 100% vs the 6.7% national average. Carriers above the national OOS average draw more enforcement attention (audits, roadside stops) and can see higher insurance premiums.

What to do
  • Review recent inspections with out-of-service violations and fix the root causes with equipment and drivers
  • Run a preventative-maintenance program; periodically inspect tires, brakes and lights
  • Reinforce thorough pre-trip and post-trip inspections; retrain where needed

Driver Fitness needs attention

Low impact

Estimated Driver Fitness percentile of 0% is under the 80% line. In decent shape, but here's what's driving it.

What to do
  • Review recent inspections with violations in this BASIC and take remedial action with drivers/equipment

Controlled Substances/Alcohol needs attention

Low impact

Estimated Controlled Substances/Alcohol percentile of 0% is under the 80% line. In decent shape, but here's what's driving it.

What to do
  • Review recent inspections with violations in this BASIC and take remedial action with drivers/equipment

Vehicle Maintenance needs attention

Low impact

Estimated Vehicle Maintenance percentile of 0% is under the 80% line. In decent shape, but here's what's driving it.

What to do
  • Review recent inspections with violations in this BASIC and take remedial action with drivers/equipment

Recommendations are generated from the carrier’s public FMCSA roadside-inspection record. Percentiles and projections are VioCodes estimates, not official FMCSA figures. Informational, not legal advice.

90-day safety improvement plan

What this carrier has struggled with most in the last 90 days — where to focus now.

No roadside inspections in the last 90 days — nothing to work on right now.

Inspection & crash map

live · FMCSA MCMIS

Every inspection and crash on record — hover a point for the summary, click for full detail (codes, severity, CSA points).

4
Inspections
8
Violations
1
Out-of-service
4
CSA points
1
Crashes
5
States
cleanviolOOS

CSA points = violation severity weight × FMCSA time weight (3× in the last 6 months, 2× at 6–12, 1× at 12–24). Points are spread within each state — FMCSA records the inspection state, not an exact location. Source: FMCSA MCMIS.

Equipment

VINs via NHTSA

1 distinct vehicle seen in this carrier’s roadside inspections.

1 incomplete vehicle
2015 FREIGHTLINER M2seen 4×
3ALACWDTXFDGC1008· AU43277 CT

Equipment is inferred from VINs recorded on roadside inspections (FMCSA MCMIS), decoded via the NHTSA vPIC API — it reflects vehicles inspected, not a current fleet roster.

Company profile

FMCSA census

AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Power units
1
on file (MCS-150)
Drivers
2
0 hold a CDL
Annual mileage
0.1M mi
reported 2023
Recordable crash rate
0.00
per million miles
How far they run · drivers by operating lane
  • Interstate · 100+ mi2 drivers
Company officer
JAMAL TORRES
Operation
Interstate
Registered since
2019-08-30
Last MCS-150 update
2024-05-06
Census status
Active

Fleet: 1 trucks.

Source: FMCSA Company Census File (data.transportation.gov). Fleet and driver counts are self-reported on the carrier’s most recent MCS-150 filing.

Data change history

Every FMCSA record change we’ve detected — address, fleet size, contacts, MCS-150 — newest first.

Connections

carrier graph

This carrier shares addresses or officers with 1 other carrier — review the connections below as part of your vetting.

1
Connected carriers
0
Fleet-transfer links
0
Most shared VINs
1
Strong links
Strong· 1
1
AMERICA UNITED FREIGHT LLC
USDOT 3428842Active· DES MOINES, IA
Strong
OfficerMailingAddress

Shared VINs come from FMCSA roadside-inspection records — a vehicle inspected under more than one carrier, often a fleet transfer or trailer interchange. Other links come from the FMCSA census. Shared identifiers are common and often legitimate — treat these as leads to investigate, not proof of wrongdoing.

Activity history

13 events
  1. 05/21/2025Insurance cancelled — PROGRESSIVE NORTHERN INSURANCE COMPANY

    BIPD/Primary · policy CA984661427

  2. 10/03/2024Insurance cancelled — PROGRESSIVE NORTHERN INSURANCE COMPANY

    BIPD/Primary · policy CA984661427

  3. 09/06/2024COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION

    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (09/13/2024)

  4. 08/26/2024Insurance cancelled — PROGRESSIVE NORTHERN INSURANCE COMPANY

    BIPD/Primary · policy CA961235748

  5. 07/31/2024Insurance replaced — PROGRESSIVE NORTHERN INSURANCE COMPANY

    BIPD/Primary · policy CA961235748

  6. 07/30/2024COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION

    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (08/01/2024)

  7. 05/06/2024MCS-150 update filed

    0.1M mi reported (2023)

  8. 01/21/2023Insurance replaced — PROGRESSIVE NORTHERN INSURANCE COMPANY

    BIPD/Primary · policy CA961235748

  9. 09/02/2022Insurance replaced — PROGRESSIVE CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY

    BIPD/Primary · policy CA01150071

  10. 01/19/2022Insurance replaced — PROGRESSIVE CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY

    BIPD/Primary · policy CA01150071

  11. 12/13/2021Insurance replaced — PROGRESSIVE CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY

    BIPD/Primary · policy CA 1150071

  12. 09/27/2019MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER — GRANTED

    REVOKED (05/27/2025)

  13. 08/30/2019Registered with FMCSA

    AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Merged from FMCSA authority, insurance, out-of-service, and census records.

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Operations

Classification

  • AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Area served

  • Interstate
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FMCSA safety rating

Rating
Not rated
Type
—
Rated
—
Last review
—
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MCS-150 registration

Form date
2024-05-06
Reported mileage
129,006 mi (2023)
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Data sourced from public FMCSA records via safer.fmcsa.dot.gov · Latest FMCSA update: Sep 2026 · Page refreshed: Sep 24, 2026, 3:06 AM. VioCodes is not affiliated with FMCSA. To dispute incorrect data, file a DataQs Request for Data Review.