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Company CheckEMPIRE WRECKING COMPANY OF READING PA INC · DOT 276178

1440 CARBON STREET, READING, PA, 19601

DOT# 276178 MC# 216047 Reading, Pennsylvania 37 years

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Power Units

Drivers

Crashes (24-Month)

$750,000

Insurance

Satisfactory

Safety Rating

Inspections

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Public record

6 events tracked · latest Jul 2, 2026 ↓ Show details ↓

Safety & compliance 4

Jul 21, 2025
Roadside inspection, 2 violations (no OOS).
Apr 15, 2025
Roadside inspection, 1 violation (no OOS).
Mar 24, 2025
Crash reported (no fatalities).
Jan 27, 2025
Roadside inspection, 2 violations (no OOS).

Insurance 2

Current
Active insurance on file ($750,000).
Aug 10, 2025
Insurance policy cancelled (GREAT DIVIDE INSURANCE COMPANY).

Public FMCSA record · blue clean · orange change · red risk.

Contact Details

Phone(610) 396-2520

Fax(610) 372-3402

Email[email protected]

Physical Address1440 CARBON STREET, READING, PA, 19601

Mailing Address1440 CARBON STREET, READING, PA, 19601

Other Companies at This Address

Address1440 CARBON STREET, READING, PA 19601

Others here

Distinct phones

Active

Company	DOT	Phone	Status
DELAWARE VALLEY UTILITY CONTRACTORS INC	2201014	(610) 372-6511	Active
EMPIRE WRECKING COMPANY OF READING PA INC this company	276178	(610) 396-2520	Active

Note: sharing an address is legal and common (registered agents, virtual offices, business centers). A shared address never reduces the Trust Score.

Operating Authorities

Authority TypePRIVATE PROPERTY;AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

DocketMC216047

CommonActive

ContractActive

BrokerNot Active

Operating37 years

Company Overview

EMPIRE WRECKING COMPANY OF READING PA INC is a FMCSA-validated carrier based in Reading, Pennsylvania. The company has been in operation for 37 years, registered with the FMCSA on 07/17/1986. The fleet consists of 4 power units and 4 drivers. Annual mileage is reported at 126,650 miles (2022). 1 crash has been reported with no fatalities. A total of 5 inspections are on file. Both driver and vehicle out-of-service rates are below the national average, indicating strong compliance. The carrier holds a Satisfactory safety rating from the FMCSA. Insurance coverage of $750,000 is on file through KEY RISK INSURANCE COMPANY. Active operating authorities include Common, Contract. Based on authority, insurance, safety, and compliance data, EMPIRE WRECKING COMPANY OF READING PA INC has a Trust Score of 96/100 (Excellent).

Operation Classification

Authorized For HirePrivate (Property)

SMS BASIC Scores

FMCSA safety categories, last 24 months. Above Cutoff = FMCSA flags a problem · Below cutoff = within limits · Clean = no violations.

Unsafe Driving

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Hours-of-Service Compliance

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Driver Fitness

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Controlled Substances / Alcohol

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Vehicle Maintenance

measure 1.33 · 1 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Source: FMCSA SMS, updated monthly.

Mileage

Annual Mileage126,650 miles

Mileage Year2022

VMT SourceMCS-150 Form

Drivers

Interstate

Intrastate

CDL

Total

Interstate >100mi0

Interstate <100mi0

Intrastate >100mi0

Intrastate <100mi0

Equipment

No equipment breakdown on file with FMCSA.

HazMatNo

Safety Summary

Safety RatingSatisfactory

Total Crashes (24-mo)1

Fatal0

Driver OOS0.0% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS0.0% avg 20.7%

Last Review08/24/2017

Insurance

Amount$750,000

Type91X

VerifiedFMCSA · 06/02/2026

CompanyKEY RISK INSURANCE COMPANY

Policy #BAP2019811-19

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier

Fleet4 units

Drivers4

Mileage126,650 mi

Operating37 years

MCS-15007/2025

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)1

Fatal0

Injury0

Tow-Away1

Safety RatingSatisfactory

Driver Inspections

Total3

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg5.5%

Below National Average

Vehicle Inspections

Total2

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg20.7%

Below National Average

Last FMCSA Review: 08/24/2017 | Rated: 02/29/2008

Safety Trends by Year

Roadside inspections and crashes on file, year over year. The red portion of each inspection bar is the out-of-service share; ▲/▼ compares to the prior year.

Inspections · red = OOS

2023

2 · 0 OOS -

2025

3 · 0 OOS =

Crashes

2023

1 crash -

2025

1 crash =

Based on FMCSA crash and roadside inspection records (rolling 3-year window). The latest year may be partial.

Out-of-Service Summary Last 24 months

Live FMCSA roadside inspections through Jul 2025, 3 inspections, 0 resulted in out-of-service (0% OOS rate).

Clean, no out-of-service violations in the last 24 months.

Live FMCSA roadside inspection records, refreshed monthly.

Crash Records (2)

Full crash history on file (all years), newest first. This list may show more than the headline Crashes figure above, because that figure follows the official FMCSA 24-month SMS window used for the Trust Score, older crashes still appear here for transparency.

Date	Location	State	Fatal	Injuries	Tow	Vehicles	Weather	Road	Light
03/24/2025	DISTRICT TOWNSHIP	PA	0	0	1	1	Clear	Wet	Daylight
10/10/2023	ELIZABETH CITY	NJ	0	0	1	1	Clear	Dry	Daylight

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

5 roadside violations across 3 inspections, grouped into FMCSA safety-behavior categories. The shaded portion shows how many were serious enough to result in an out-of-service order.

ViolationsOut-of-service

Unsafe Driving 4 violations · 0 OOS

Vehicle Maintenance 1 violation · 0 OOS

Categories follow FMCSR violation parts (Part 393/396 = Vehicle Maintenance, Part 395 = HOS; "Other" = general/administrative parts such as 390). Raw violation counts and out-of-service results, not FMCSA percentile rankings, which are not published for property carriers.

Inspection Records (5)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	Driver Viol	Vehicle Viol	HazMat
07/21/2025	MD	Walk-Around (Level II)	PARKTON MD	2	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/15/2025	PA	Driver-Only (Level III)	MILTON GROVE LANDFILL	1	0	1	-	▲Detail
01/27/2025	MD	Walk-Around (Level II)	PARKTON MD	2	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/03/2023	PA	Driver-Only (Level III)	RT183	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/27/2023	PA	Driver-Only (Level III)	BENSALEM INTERCHANGE OF PA TUR	3	3	0	-	▲Detail

Safety Performance Percentiles

FMCSA SMS percentile rankings. Higher percentile = worse performance relative to peers.

Total Inspections3

Vehicle Maintenance 1 viols

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
91X	BIPD/Primary	HARLEYSVILLE MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.	BA 7G9967	$1,000,000	12/07/2002	01/01/2006	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	GREAT DIVIDE INSURANCE COMPANY	BAP2019811-13	$1,000,000	11/01/2018	11/01/2024	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	GREAT DIVIDE INSURANCE COMPANY	BAP2019811-13	$1,000,000	11/01/2018	08/10/2025	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	GREAT DIVIDE INSURANCE COMPANY	BAP2019811-11	$1,000,000	11/01/2016	11/01/2018	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	EVEREST NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY	CF4CA00806-151	$1,000,000	11/01/2015	11/01/2015	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	EVEREST NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY	CF4CA00806-151	$1,000,000	11/01/2015	11/01/2015	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	EVEREST NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY	CF4CA00806-151	$1,000,000	11/01/2015	11/01/2016	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	ACUITY, A MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	CAX82477	$750,000	11/01/2014	11/01/2015	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	ACUITY, A MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	CA-X82477	$1,000,000	11/01/2013	11/01/2014	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	ACUITY, A MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	CA-X28713	$750,000	11/01/2012	11/01/2013	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	ACUITY, A MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	CA-X28713	$750,000	11/01/2012	11/30/2013	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	ACUITY, A MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	CA-X28713	$750,000	11/01/2011	04/06/2012	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	ACUITY, A MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	CA-X28713	$750,000	11/01/2011	02/24/2012	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	TRANSPORTATION INSURANCE CO.	1000165004	$1,000,000	11/01/2001	12/07/2002	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	SELECTIVE WAY INSURANCE COMPANY	S1575968	$750,000	10/22/2006	11/01/2011	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	ACUITY, A MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	CA-X28713	$1,000,000	02/24/2012	11/01/2012	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	CONTINENTAL CASUALTY CO.	BUA100165004	$1,000,000	02/20/1989	11/01/2001	Replaced
34	CARGO	TRANSCONTINENTAL INSURANCE CO.	SE602400762	$0	01/20/1989	10/01/2004	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	SELECTIVE WAY INSURANCE COMPANY	S1575968	$1,000,000	01/01/2006	10/22/2006	Cancelled
34	CARGO	SELECTIVE WAY INSURANCE COMPANY	S1575968	$0	01/01/2006	05/09/2013	Cancelled

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC216047	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	REINSTATED	11/24/2015	-	-
MC216047	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	REINSTATED	11/24/2015	-	-
MC216047	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	11/14/2005	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	12/07/2005
MC216047	PROPERTY BROKER	DISMISSED	09/10/1996	-	-
MC216047	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	07/14/2025	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	07/24/2025
MC216047	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	07/14/2025	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	07/24/2025
MC216047	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	04/18/1989	REVOKED	10/12/2004
MC216047	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	GRANTED	03/27/1989	REVOKED	11/09/2015
MC216047	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	REINSTATED	01/03/2006	REVOKED	11/09/2015

No revocation records.

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96/100

Excellent

VERIFIED

Every carrier starts at 100. We subtract points for each missing requirement or risk factor below. Verified means all four core requirements pass.

Score breakdown, from 100 to 96

Starts at 100−4 totalFinal 96

Crashes on record (rate-adjusted)−4

Verification, 4 core requirements

Active operating authority

FMCSA shows the USDOT registration and authority are active.

Authorized for hire

Holds active for-hire (common or contract) authority.

Active insurance on file

Insurance coverage and carrier are on file with FMCSA.

Safety rating not Unsatisfactory

Satisfactory FMCSA safety rating.

What's lowering this score

-4

Crashes on record (rate-adjusted)

Crash rate: 1 crash(es) across 4 vehicles (~0.25 per vehicle); none fatal. Scaled to fleet size and fatal severity.

Where this company lands, risk scales

Crash history (rate-adjusted)−4 of 28

0 pts · low risk−28 pts · high risk

Crash rate: 1 crash(es) across 4 vehicles (~0.25 per vehicle); none fatal. Scaled to fleet size and fatal severity.

How we calculate the Trust Score

Every company starts at 100

We subtract points for each missing requirement or risk factor. Verified means all the core requirements for that company's type pass. Nothing is added back, the score is a deduction model built only on public FMCSA data. No pay-to-play, no opinions.

Requirements differ by company type

Each company is judged fairly on its own FMCSA obligations. Anything that doesn't apply shows as a grey N/A, not required, never a penalty.

Carrier (for-hire)

Operating authority, authorized-for-hire, insurance on file, safety rating.

Broker

Broker authority + $75k surety bond (BMC-84/85). MCS-150 not required (no fleet).

Freight forwarder

FF authority + $75k bond + BOC-3. MCS-150 not required (no trucks).

Private carrier

Active USDOT + MCS-150 + safety. No operating authority / for-hire / insurance filing required (hauls its own goods).

Crashes are scaled, not flat

Crash history is proportional. We don't apply a flat penalty, we scale it to (a) crashes per vehicle in the fleet and (b) the share of those crashes that were fatal. So a big, safe fleet barely moves; a small fleet with many (and fatal) crashes takes a large hit.

0 pts deductedscaled by rate & severityup to −28 pts

Low end

50,000 vehicles + 1 crash → ~0 pts. A huge fleet with very few crashes per vehicle is almost untouched.

High end

5 vehicles + 3 crashes incl. fatal → large deduction (near the −28 cap). Many crashes per truck, fatal-heavy.

Mechanics: deduction is capped at 28 points, weighted roughly 60% on crashes-per-vehicle and 40% on the fatal ratio. Zero crashes = zero deduction. If fleet size is unknown, only crash severity can move the score (conservative).

Out-of-service rate vs. the national average

Driver and vehicle out-of-service rates are measured against the FMCSA national average, not a flat number. A company only takes the deduction when it sits above the national benchmark, for example “Vehicle OOS 37% vs national avg 20.7%”.

Point reference, the full menu

Every factor and exactly how many points it can remove. Knockout factors (they also fail Verification) are marked.

Factor	Points
USDOT / authority not active with FMCSA knockout	−25
Missing operating authority (when required) knockout	−15
No insurance or surety bond on file (when required) knockout	−25
Unsatisfactory safety rating knockout	−30
Conditional safety rating	−12
MCS-150 biennial update overdue (carriers) knockout	−10
Crashes, rate-adjusted (per-vehicle & fatal share)	0 to −28
Driver OOS rate above national average	−5
Vehicle OOS rate above national average	−5
Very new carrier (under 1 year)	−10
Limited operating history (1-3 years)	−6
Moderate operating history (3-5 years)	−3
Operating history unknown	−3
No public phone number	−3
No public email address	−2

All inputs come from public FMCSA records (operating authority, insurance/bond filings, the SAFER/SMS safety profile, crash & inspection reports). If FMCSA updates a record, the score updates with it. For the full deduction table, see the methodology page.

EMPIRE WRECKING COMPANY OF READING PA INC

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Drivers

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Safety Summary

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Quick Facts

Safety & Inspection Data

Safety Trends by Year

Out-of-Service Summary Last 24 months

Crash Records (2)

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

Inspection Records (5)

Safety Performance Percentiles

Licensing & Insurance

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