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Motor carrier · USDOT 182657

EMPIRE PAPER COMPANY, Wichita Falls, TX: USDOT 182657 safety record, inspections, out-of-service, crashes

Fleet and drivers are as EMPIRE PAPER COMPANY filed them on its MCS-150, last updated May 2, 2025. The carrier has been on the FMCSA register since June 1, 1974. Inspections and crashes are the reports in Velarion’s copy of FMCSA’s inspection and crash files, which hold the reports filed by some states, not every state; FMCSA’s free SAFER snapshot carries the carrier’s national 24-month inspection and out-of-service figures.

Identity

Legal name as filedEMPIRE PAPER COMPANY
USDOT number182657
Status on the censusActive
AddressWichita Falls, TX 76301
CountyWichita County
Operating authorityInterstate Carriers
Hazardous materialsCarries hazardous materials
Safety ratingSatisfactory
Power units18 (18 trucks)
Drivers20 (18 with a CDL)
On the register sinceJune 1, 1974
MCS-150 last filedMay 2, 2025
Cargo carriedChemicals; Liquids/Gases; Paper Products

Cited to the FMCSA Company Census File.

Roadside inspections

DateFiled byLevelViolationsOut-of-serviceDriver OOSVehicle OOS
September 1, 2026NMLevel II, walk-around1101
June 24, 2025TXLevel II, walk-around0000
May 27, 2025TXLevel II, walk-around0000
May 15, 2025TXLevel I, full1000
May 15, 2025TXLevel I, full0000
May 12, 2025NMLevel I, full0000
March 18, 2025TXLevel I, full0000
February 24, 2025TXLevel I, full0000
February 4, 2025TXLevel I, full0000
January 31, 2025NMLevel II, walk-around0000
January 7, 2025TXLevel II, walk-around4000
December 13, 2024TXLevel II, walk-around1000
November 1, 2024TXLevel I, full0000
September 12, 2024NMLevel III, driver only0000
May 23, 2024TXLevel I, full0000
May 15, 2024TXLevel I, full3101
April 30, 2024TXLevel I, full0000
April 30, 2024TXLevel I, full1000
April 1, 2024TXLevel II, walk-around0000
February 1, 2024TXLevel II, walk-around0000
January 11, 2024TXLevel II, walk-around0000
January 4, 2024TXLevel I, full0000
December 7, 2023TXLevel II, walk-around0000
October 12, 2023TXLevel II, walk-around1000

Cited to the FMCSA Vehicle Inspection File; up to 50 rows shown, newest first.

Crashes

DateFiled byCityFatalitiesInjuriesTowed awayHazmat released
December 29, 2020TXNot Listed00YesNo
February 17, 2017TXRural Gray County01YesNo
June 13, 2016TXSherman00YesNo
February 19, 2016TXSouthlake01YesNo
April 7, 2014TXRural Dawson County00YesNo
February 4, 2014TXRural Lubbock County00YesNo
December 1, 2011TX00YesNo
October 14, 2011TX00Yes
March 24, 2011TX00Yes
November 12, 2010TX00Yes
October 1, 2009TX00YesNo
November 21, 2007TX00YesNo
October 11, 2006TX02YesNo
September 25, 2006TX00YesNo
December 22, 2004TX00YesNo
May 27, 2004TX00YesNo
September 6, 2002TX00YesNo

Cited to the FMCSA Crash File; up to 50 rows shown, newest first.

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