T & C EMPIRE LLC
T & C EMPIRE LLC is a small fleet, operating 3 power units and 1 driver, based in Charleston, SC. Across 6 roadside inspections in the last 24 months, the fleet's 0.0% out-of-service rate sits below the 19.4% national average, with no reportable crashes on file. Recent BMC-91 insurance filing instability is flagged as HIGH on the insurance-lapse watch, and operating authority is active for motor carrier of property (except household goods) and common.
Book with caution — review signals below
No hard OOS / revoked / uninsured blocker, but elevated risk signals need a human look before booking.
- Insurance-lapse watch: HIGH Recent BMC-91 cancellation or instability without a clear replacement. Details →
- Violations per Inspection above national average 3.00 vs 1.80 national (+1.20).
Plain-text risk summary (print / paste)
TruckCodex risk summary — T & C EMPIRE LLC (USDOT 4059330) Verdict: CAUTION Book with caution — review signals below No hard OOS / revoked / uninsured blocker, but elevated risk signals need a human look before booking. Authority / census status: Active Active BIPD limit: $1,000,000 Blockers: (none) Cautions: • Insurance-lapse watch: HIGH — Recent BMC-91 cancellation or instability without a clear replacement. • Violations per Inspection above national average — 3.00 vs 1.80 national (+1.20). On file: • FMCSA cargo filing on file · BMC-35 — Great West Casualty Co · Filing evidence (BMC-34/83) — not a shipper COI • 2 active operating authorities • Active insurance on file — GEiCO Marine Insurance Company · BMC-91X • BOC-3 process agent on file — #1 A BOC-3 FILING INC Source: https://truckcodex.com/usdot/4059330/ As of: Sep 23, 2026 Always confirm on FMCSA SAFER and L&I before tendering — TruckCodex mirrors public filings and can lag by up to a day.
TruckCodex · filing & peer scorecard
TruckCodex filing & peer scorecard · B
Composite of 4/5 scored components (mean 78/100). Separate from booking triage on this page. Expand for per-signal evidence. Heuristic — not an FMCSA rating or legal advice.
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confidence 80% · 4/5 signals · expand
TruckCodex filing & peer scorecard · B
Composite of 4/5 scored components (mean 78/100). Separate from booking triage on this page. Expand for per-signal evidence. Heuristic — not an FMCSA rating or legal advice.
Active census status with no OOS order or revoked authority on file.
Active BIPD/Primary-like policy on file in our insurance history.
Driver OOS 0% vs peer median 0% (neutral). Vehicle OOS 0% vs peer median 0% (neutral). n=323658 same-size ACTIVE peers.
FMCSA has not assigned this carrier a formal safety rating. We do not invent one.
NR reason: No published FMCSA safety_rating.
Insurance-lapse watch: HIGH.
TruckCodex filing & peer scorecard from authority, BIPD, peer OOS, FMCSA safety rating, and insurance-watch signals. Not a booking verdict and not legal advice. See methodology. Booking triage on this page: Caution.
Recent changes
- Power Units +2 (1 → 3) · Jul 11, 2026 · FMCSA Company Census
- Physical street 1702 N WOODMERE DR APT 22 → 1702 N WOODMERE DR · Aug 24, 2026 · FMCSA Company Census
- Physical street 1645 N WOODMERE DR APT A24 → 1702 N WOODMERE DR · Aug 11, 2026 · FMCSA Company Census
3 active liability filings · 1 cargo
Company profile
FMCSA L&I filing evidence — not a shipper certificate of insurance (COI). Cargo (BMC-34) is primarily an HHG / household-goods requirement; general freight carriers often have none.
No active broker surety bond or trust fund on file.
BMC-84 is a surety bond; BMC-85 is a trust-fund agreement. Required for property brokers / freight forwarders — not motor-carrier BIPD liability insurance.
Based on FMCSA authority grant of 2026-07-08 (77 days). Published gates only — not a guarantee they will accept. Confirm with the broker.
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InsuranceGEiCO Marine Insurance CompanyPolicy effective Jul 8, 2026
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Process Agent#1 A BOC-3 FILING INCBOC-3 on file
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Operating AuthorityMC1539933ACTIVE
Fleet details (MCS-150)
| Vehicle type | Owned | Term leased | Trip leased |
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| Truck tractors | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Self-reported on the carrier’s Form MCS-150 (FMCSA Company Census).
Inspections (24 months)
All 7 inspections →| Driver | Vehicle | Hazmat | |
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| Inspections | 6 | 6 | 0 |
| OOS inspections | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| OOS percentage | 0% | 0% | — |
| National average | 6.7% | 23.4% | 4.4% |
Roadside inspections in the last 24 months. National averages are FMCSA MCSAP reference rates (driver ~6.7%, vehicle ~23.4%, hazmat ~4.4%).
Carrier analysis & narrative context Status notes, risk intelligence, and safety profiles
Carrier is unrated
FMCSA has not assigned this carrier a formal safety rating. Use the inspection history and BASIC scores below to assess on-road performance.
T & C EMPIRE LLC had 6 roadside inspections over the past 24 months with an out-of-service rate of 0.0%, which is below the national average of 19.4%. Their highest FMCSA BASIC percentile is Unsafe Driving at 15.0.
6 roadside inspections over the last 24 months, concentrated in AL (1) and IN (1).
0.0% out-of-service rate, well below the 19.4% national average; led by Hours of Service (0.0% of violations); top code 395.24 (HOS (ELD) - ELD form and manner) cited 1 times.
The fleet comprises 1 power unit (small fleet) and 1 driver; Freightliner and Hyundai Translead are the most-inspected makes.
Out-of-Service rate vs same-size peers FMCSA roadside inspections, % placed out-of-service
Compared against 323,658 ACTIVE carriers operating 1–5 power units (±50% of this carrier's 3 unit fleet).
Fleet History
Field change history →Sourced from FMCSA daily imports; field-level change log. 3 tracked changes on record. · 2 address changes
Record Changes
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Physical street 1702 N WOODMERE DR APT 22 1702 N WOODMERE DRSeen 6 times · first Aug 16, 2026 · last Aug 24, 2026 Not reflected on current profile FMCSA Company Census
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Physical street 1645 N WOODMERE DR APT A24 1702 N WOODMERE DRSeen 35 times · first Jul 6, 2026 · last Aug 11, 2026 Not reflected on current profile FMCSA Company Census
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Power Units 1 3FMCSA Company Census
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Power Units Over Time
Bar height reflects reported power-unit count after each FMCSA filing update.
Inspection Analytics Monthly activity · BASIC mix · state map
Monthly Inspection Activity (7 months)
Violations by BASIC Category
Activity by State
| State | Inspections | OOS | OOS % | Last Inspection |
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| Alabama (AL) | 1 | 0 | 0.0% | Feb 12, 2026 |
| Indiana (IN) | 1 | 0 | 0.0% | Mar 25, 2026 |
| Kentucky (KY) | 1 | 0 | 0.0% | Sep 5, 2025 |
| North Carolina (NC) | 1 | 0 | 0.0% | Apr 14, 2025 |
| South Carolina (SC) | 1 | 0 | 0.0% | Feb 3, 2025 |
| Virginia (VA) | 1 | 0 | 0.0% | May 15, 2025 |
Vehicle Fleet Top makes and models observed in roadside inspections
| Make | Model | Inspections |
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| Freightliner | 7 | |
| Hyundai Translead | 7 |
SMS BASIC Scores FMCSA Safety Measurement System per-BASIC scores
| BASIC | Inspections | Serious | Measure | Percentile | Alert | As Of |
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| Driver Fitness | 0 | — | 0.00 | 0 | — | Sep 21, 2026 |
| Controlled Substances / Alcohol | 0 | — | 0.00 | 0 | — | Sep 21, 2026 |
| Hours of Service | 3 | — | 5.80 | 6 | ALERT | Sep 21, 2026 |
| Unsafe Driving | 3 | — | 15.12 | 15 | — | Sep 21, 2026 |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 1 | — | 9.00 | 9 | — | Sep 21, 2026 |
Higher percentiles indicate worse performance relative to peer carriers. Carriers at or above the FMCSA intervention threshold are marked ALERT.
Recent Inspections (7 rows) View all 7 →
| Inspection # | Date ▼ | State | Level | Station | Vehicle | Violations | Top Codes | OOS |
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| 87406221 | Mar 25, 2026 | IN | 2 | SEYMOUR IN |
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
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5 | 395.8E-HOSPD, 393.11A1-CSLRR, 393.95A4-EEUS | No |
| 87060939 | Feb 12, 2026 | AL | 3 | BRUNDIDGE AL |
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
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2 | 395.8E-HOSPD, 395.24 | No |
| 85693608 | Sep 5, 2025 | KY | 3 | EDDYVILLE |
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
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2 | 392.2-SLLTCD, 392.2-SLL | No |
| 84738435 | May 15, 2025 | VA | 3 | DUBLIN VA |
FREIGHTLINER STRAIGHT TRUCK
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7 | 395.3A2-HOSPD, 396.17C-PI, 392.2-SLLTCD | No |
| 84404948 | Apr 14, 2025 | NC | 3 | NEAR MM 1 EB |
FREIGHTLINER STRAIGHT TRUCK
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1 | 392.2LV | No |
| 83792516 | Feb 3, 2025 | SC | 3 | RAVENEL SC |
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
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1 | 392.2-SLLS1 | No |
| 81936660 | Jun 16, 2024 | TN | 3 | MANCHESTER TN |
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
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1 | 395.8(e)(1) | No |
Authority Records (2 dockets)
MC Certificate Documents (1 letter, 1 PDF)
Authority Records (above) are FMCSA docket status and lifecycle events. MC Certificate Documents here are the archived PDF letters for each action — grants, reinstatements, revocations, name changes, and transfers. They are related but not the same dataset: one row per PDF letter, not one file per docket.
Each row is a distinct FMCSA letter (grant, reinstatement, revocation, name change, transfer, etc.). When a PDF is archived, click the link to open that letter. Rows without a link still show the action type and date from our index. FMCSA stopped publishing new daily certificate PDFs after the May 2026 Motus cutover — rows below are historical archive only.
| Date | Docket | Action | Authority | |
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| May 31, 2023 | MC1539933-C | Original MC Certificate | Revocation | Original MC Certificate → |
Insurance Coverage Timeline (7 rows)
Every insurance policy on file, newest effective date first. Amber rows mark BIPD/Primary coverage gaps.
| Insurer | Policy # | Type | Limit | Effective | Cancel | Status |
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| GEiCO Marine Insurance Company | 9300325710 | BMC-91X | — | Jul 8, 2026 | On file | ACTIVE |
| Great West Casualty Co | GRT40939A | BMC-35 | — | Jun 17, 2026 | On file | ACTIVE |
| GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. | GRT40939A | BIPD/Primary | $1,000,000 | May 13, 2025 | On file | ACTIVE |
| GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. | GRT40939A | 91X | $1,000,000 | May 13, 2025 | On file | ACTIVE |
| PROGRESSIVE NORTHERN INSURANCE COMPANY | CA981233163 | BIPD/Primary | — | Jul 18, 2024 | May 13, 2025 | REPLACED |
| PROGRESSIVE NORTHERN INSURANCE COMPANY | CA981233163 | BIPD/Primary | — | May 14, 2024 | Jul 18, 2024 | CANCELLED |
| PROGRESSIVE EXPRESS INSURANCE COMPANY | CA970071630 | BIPD/Primary | — | May 24, 2023 | May 14, 2024 | REPLACED |
Compliance Timeline Merged authority / insurance / enforcement events
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Aug 5, 2026insuranceCANCEL — GEiCO Marine Insurance Company
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Aug 5, 2026insuranceCANCEL — Great West Casualty Co
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Jul 8, 2026
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Jun 17, 2026insuranceCANCEL — Great West Casualty Co
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May 13, 2025insuranceTERM/REPL — PROGRESSIVE NORTHERN INSURANCE COMPANY
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Jul 18, 2024insuranceCANCEL — PROGRESSIVE NORTHERN INSURANCE COMPANY
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May 14, 2024insuranceTERM/REPL — PROGRESSIVE EXPRESS INSURANCE COMPANY
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May 31, 2023
Top Stations & Violation Codes Where this carrier gets inspected and what they get cited for
Most-Inspected Stations
| Station | State | Inspections | OOS |
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| BRUNDIDGE AL | AL | 1 | 0 |
| SEYMOUR IN | IN | 1 | 0 |
| EDDYVILLE | KY | 1 | 0 |
| NEAR MM 1 EB | NC | 1 | 0 |
| RAVENEL SC | SC | 1 | 0 |
| MANCHESTER TN | TN | 1 | 0 |
| DUBLIN VA | VA | 1 | 0 |
Top Violation Codes Cited
| Code | Description | Category | Cited | OOS |
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| 395.24 | HOS (ELD) - ELD form and manner | Hours of Service | 1 | 0 |
| 395.8(e)(1) | Making, or permitting a driver to make, a false report regarding duty status | Hours of Service | 1 | 0 |
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Docket MC1539933
Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods) · ACTIVE · MC
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GEiCO Marine Insurance Company
BMC-91X policy on file
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Great West Casualty Co
BMC-35 policy on file
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PROGRESSIVE NORTHERN INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary policy on file
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PROGRESSIVE EXPRESS INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary policy on file
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