CSA
Authorized · PropertyUSDOT 3354913· MC1073649· CARRIER· EIN 84-2946404
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LIONS EMPIRE INC

800 E NORTHWEST HWY STE 1090, PALATINE, IL, 60074(708) 218-9644operations@lionsempire.comEVALDAS SAMBARAVICIUS
Vetting snapshot
Authority
Active
operating authority
Insurance
$750K BIPD
Trisura Specialty Insurance Company
Vehicle OOS
100%
above 22% national avg
Driver OOS
12.5%
above 6.7% national avg
Crashes 24mo
1
none fatal
Red flags
None
nothing flagged
58
/ 100

Risk factors

Moderate riskVioCodes score
Vehicle OOS 100% — well above the 22% national averageDriver OOS 12.5% — above the 6.7% national average1 crash in the last 24 months

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

MC1073649

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

Common
Active
Contract
None
Broker
None
Authorized for: Property
Liability (BIPD)
$750K on file
$750K required
Cargo
Not on file
not required
Bond / surety
Not on file
not required
Insurance filings
ON FILELiability (BIPD) — BMC-91X$750K coverageeff 05/06/2026
Trisura Specialty Insurance Company· policy MIT-UKNAP2300164-2286
Authority history (4) ▾
04/10/2023COMMONINVOLUNTARY REVOCATIONDISCONTINUED REVOCATION (04/21/2023)
01/07/2021COMMONINVOLUNTARY REVOCATIONDISCONTINUED REVOCATION (01/27/2021)
10/19/2020COMMONINVOLUNTARY REVOCATIONDISCONTINUED REVOCATION (11/17/2020)
12/02/2019MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIERGRANTED
Insurance history6 insurers on record
Filing timeline (7)
  1. GEICO MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY$750KReplaced
    BIPD/Primary · eff 05/06/202505/06/2026
  2. ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY$750KReplaced
    BIPD/Primary · eff 05/06/202305/06/2025
  3. KNIGHTBROOK INSURANCE COMPANY$750KCancelled
    BIPD/Primary · eff 05/06/202205/06/2023
  4. ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY$750KReplaced
    BIPD/Primary · eff 05/06/202105/06/2022
  5. STATE NATIONAL INSURANCE CO., INC.$750KReplaced
    BIPD/Primary · eff 02/03/202105/06/2021
  6. STATE NATIONAL INSURANCE CO., INC.$750KCancelled
    BIPD/Primary · eff 11/15/202002/03/2021
  7. AMTRUST INSURANCE COMPANY OF KANSAS, INC$750KCancelled
    BIPD/Primary · eff 11/15/201911/15/2020

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.

Vehicle3 inspections · 100% OOS · National 22%
Driver8 inspections · 12.5% OOS · National 6.7%

Recommendations

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

Vehicle and driver out-of-service rate exceeds the national average

High impact

Vehicle OOS rate is 100% vs the 22% national average. Driver OOS rate is 12.5% 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

Unsafe Driving needs attention

Low impact

Estimated Unsafe Driving percentile of 0% is under the 65% 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

Hours-of-Service Compliance needs attention

Low impact

Estimated Hours-of-Service Compliance percentile of 0% is under the 65% 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

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.

Trending worse
1
Inspections
1
Violations
1
Out-of-service
0
Clean
Where the violations are
Other 100%
Focus here first
1Other
1 violation · 1 OOS · 100% of recent
  • 392.2-LCDLRRestriction - (CDL) - Operate a CMV in violation of a restriction. · OOS
Do this
  • Track CDL, medical card, and endorsement expirations ahead of time
  • Keep the DQ file complete and the medical card on the driver
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Based on roadside inspections in the last 90 days, ranked by what recurs most. Informational, not legal advice.

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).

9
Inspections
12
Violations
5
Out-of-service
66
CSA points
1
Crashes
9
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

16 distinct vehicles seen in this carrier’s roadside inspections.

8 truck 8 trailer
2025 FREIGHTLINER Cascadiaseen 2×
3AKJHHDR2SSWD4151· TEMP IL
2025 HYUNDAI TRANSLEAD TRAILERS Hyundai Translead Trailersseen 2×
3H3V532K1SS118922· 580980T TN
2024 FREIGHTLINER Cascadia
3AKJHHDR8RSUR3990· P1182673 IL
2021 HYUNDAI TRANSLEAD TRAILERS Hyundai Translead Trailers
3H3V532C6MR748017· 141098T TN
2025 FREIGHTLINER Cascadia
3AKJHHDR3SSVV8640· P1134617 IL
2025 HYUNDAI TRANSLEAD TRAILERS Hyundai Translead Trailers
3H3V532K4SS118185· 474994T TN
2025 FREIGHTLINER Cascadia
3AKJHHDR2SSWA3904· P1140683 IL
2025 HYUNDAI TRANSLEAD TRAILERS Hyundai Translead Trailers
3H3V532K9SS119140· 581248T TN
2025 FREIGHTLINER Cascadia
3AKJHHDRXSSVP6133· P1230602 IL
2025 HYUNDAI TRANSLEAD TRAILERS Hyundai Translead Trailers
3H3V532K1SS118063· 474872T TN
2026 FREIGHTLINER Cascadia
3AKJJHDR3TSWJ2539· P1337426 IL
2025 HYUNDAI TRANSLEAD TRAILERS Hyundai Translead Trailers
3H3V532K1SS118550· 542253T TN
2025 VOLVO TRUCK VNL (4)
4V4BC9EH3SN691215· P1171230 IL
2025 HYUNDAI TRANSLEAD TRAILERS Hyundai Translead Trailers
3H3V532K3SS118372· 540591T TN
2025 FREIGHTLINER Cascadia
3AKJHHDR7SSWA3896· P1262465 IL
2025 HYUNDAI TRANSLEAD TRAILERS Hyundai Translead Trailers
3H3V532K0SS118684· 550462T TN

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.

Crash record (US, last 24 months)

Total

1

Tow-away

1

Injury

0

Fatal

0

Company profile

FMCSA census

AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Power units
5
on file (MCS-150)
Drivers
5
5 hold a CDL
Annual mileage
0.6M mi
reported 2025
Recordable crash rate
0.00
per million miles
How far they run · drivers by operating lane
  • Interstate · 100+ mi5 drivers
Company officer
EVALDAS SAMBARAVICIUS
Operation
Interstate
Registered since
2019-11-06
Last MCS-150 update
2025-10-30
Census status
Active

Fleet: 5 trucks · 5 leased/term tractors.

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

Connections

carrier graph

This carrier shares VINs or officers with 11 other carriers — review the connections below as part of your vetting.

11
Connected carriers
10
Fleet-transfer links
10
Most shared VINs
4
Strong links
Strong· 4
1
FREMONT TRANS INC
USDOT 2820179Active· DOWNERS GROVE, IL
Strong
Shared VIN · 10
3H3V532C6MR7480173AKJHHDR8RSUR39903H3V532K0SS1186843AKJHHDR3SSVV86403H3V532K9SS1191403H3V532K1SS118550
2
ALBA FREIGHT INC
USDOT 3533697Active· BURR RIDGE, IL
Strong
Shared VIN · 3
3AKJHHDR2SSWA39043H3V532K9SS1191403AKJHHDR7SSWA3896
3
TWO KEGS TRUCKING LLC
USDOT 4020399Active· SPOKANE, WA
Strong
Shared VIN · 3
3AKJHHDRXSSVP61333AKJHHDR3SSVV86403H3V532K3SS118372
4
LIONS EMPIRE TRANSPORT INC
USDOT 3305007Inactive· ORLANDO, FL
Strong
Officer

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

14 events
  1. 05/06/2026Insurance filed — Trisura Specialty Insurance Company

    Liability (BIPD) — BMC-91X · policy MIT-UKNAP2300164-2286

  2. 05/06/2026Insurance replaced — GEICO MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY

    BIPD/Primary · policy 9300146926

  3. 10/30/2025MCS-150 update filed

    0.6M mi reported (2025)

  4. 05/06/2025Insurance replaced — ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY

    BIPD/Primary · policy CA968901617

  5. 05/06/2023Insurance cancelled — KNIGHTBROOK INSURANCE COMPANY

    BIPD/Primary · policy KBI000309-00

  6. 04/10/2023COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION

    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (04/21/2023)

  7. 05/06/2022Insurance replaced — ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY

    BIPD/Primary · policy CA948933698

  8. 05/06/2021Insurance replaced — STATE NATIONAL INSURANCE CO., INC.

    BIPD/Primary · policy GWP65103 00

  9. 02/03/2021Insurance cancelled — STATE NATIONAL INSURANCE CO., INC.

    BIPD/Primary · policy GWP65103 00

  10. 01/07/2021COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION

    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (01/27/2021)

  11. 11/15/2020Insurance cancelled — AMTRUST INSURANCE COMPANY OF KANSAS, INC

    BIPD/Primary · policy KMC1058148

  12. 10/19/2020COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION

    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (11/17/2020)

  13. 12/02/2019MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER — GRANTED
  14. 11/06/2019Registered 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

FMCSA safety rating

Rating
Not rated
Type
Rated
Last review
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MCS-150 registration

Form date
2025-10-30
Reported mileage
600,000 mi (2025)

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Data sourced from public FMCSA records via safer.fmcsa.dot.gov · Latest FMCSA update: Sep 2026 · Page refreshed: Sep 21, 2026, 8:05 AM. VioCodes is not affiliated with FMCSA. To dispute incorrect data, file a DataQs Request for Data Review.