Purple Wave Inc — compliance record
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Vetting summary
Inspections
Zero inspections on file — no safety data to evaluate (a documented gap in vetting standards)
Email identity
Company domain, matches website
Federal identity
Registration snapshot
Legal name
Purple Wave Inc
DBA
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Entity type
Carrier
Physical address
825 Levee Drive, Manhattan, KS 66502
Phone
(785) 447-3187
Power units
185
Drivers
167
First on record
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Last MCS-150 filing
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Hazmat flag
No
Operating authority
Dockets & filings
No L&I dockets on file for this DOT number.
Email & web forensics
On-file email
chris.williams@purplewave.com — company domain
Domain age
purplewave.com registered 2004-02-28 (22 years)
Mail host
Google Workspace
Domain match
Email domain matches the company website
From the FMCSA on-file contact, public domain registration (RDAP), and live DNS.
Crash record — last 24 months
0
Reportable crashes
0
Tow-aways
0
With injuries
0
With fatalities
Safety record
Inspection history
No roadside inspections in the current federal dataset.
Activity log
Record changes
TenFour re-syncs the federal record daily and logs every field that changes — address moves, fleet-size jumps, authority flips. Sudden changes are a classic fraud tell.
No changes recorded since TenFour began tracking this company.
In the news
Recent coverage
2009 Freightliner BUSINESS CLASS M2 For Sale (88737840) from Purple Wave, Inc. [2719] in Manhattan, KS - Construction Equipment Guide
Construction Equipment Guide · 7/3/2026
2019 Mec 1330SE For Sale (88737942) from Purple Wave, Inc. [2719] in Manhattan, KS - Construction Equipment Guide
Construction Equipment Guide · 7/3/2026
2000 Freightliner FLD120 For Sale (88729940) from Purple Wave, Inc. [2719] in Manhattan, KS - Construction Equipment Guide
Construction Equipment Guide · 7/3/2026
2017 Ford F250 SUPER DUTY For Sale (88593209) from Purple Wave, Inc. [2719] in Manhattan, KS - Construction Equipment Guide
Construction Equipment Guide · 6/11/2026
2017 Ford EXPLORER POLICE INTERCEPTOR For Sale (88657276) from Purple Wave, Inc. [2719] in Manhattan, KS - Construction Equipment Guide
Construction Equipment Guide · 6/23/2026
2006 Skyjack SJ3226 For Sale (88713308) from Purple Wave, Inc. [2719] in Manhattan, KS - Construction Equipment Guide
Construction Equipment Guide · 6/30/2026
2019 Mack LR64E For Sale (88445460) from Purple Wave, Inc. [2719] in Manhattan, KS - Construction Equipment Guide
Construction Equipment Guide · 5/31/2026
2020 Chevrolet TAHOE POLICE For Sale (88240734) from Purple Wave, Inc. [2719] in Manhattan, KS - Construction Equipment Guide
Construction Equipment Guide · 5/30/2026
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