Carrier profile · USDOT 2493865 · Updated Jun 21, 2026
Adams Publishing Group Media of Chesapeake
2 power unitsavg 4.8 yrRegional · 4 statesEASTON, MD94/100
AUTHORITY STATUS UNKNOWN
Network & Fraud
Reincarnation chains, shared-VIN links, common domains and officers, and owner-group affiliations — the chameleon / double-broker signals that name-and-USDOT lookups miss.
Last 12 months: 1 truck also ran under 1 other carrier
VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 669702Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.
Show all-time history (4 trucks · 4 carriers)
Across all inspections on record: USDOT 456525USDOT 669702USDOT 4205680USDOT 4181440
Shares a registration email domain with other carriers
@adamspg.com — 10 carriers: USDOT 331313USDOT 374307USDOT 415913USDOT 1057976USDOT 1326357USDOT 1866407USDOT 1883976USDOT 2556979
Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units
Registered (MCS-150)22
Observed (24 mo)55
Shared w/ other carriers44
Roadside-observed power units materially exceed the registered MCS-150 fleet — confirm the carrier is operating within its filed capacity.
Shared-VIN cross-links· units inspected under more than one USDOT
| VIN | Carriers | Inspections | First seen | Last seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5PVNJ8JV3K4S71786View sourced platform decode | 3 | 5 | Mar 4, 2024 | Jun 24, 2026 |
| 5PVNJ8JV8J4S68770View sourced platform decode | 2 | 12 | Jul 31, 2023 | Jul 23, 2026 |
| 1M2MDBAA8NS002014View sourced platform decode | 2 | 9 | Mar 1, 2024 | Jul 6, 2026 |
| 1M2MDBAA2NS002011View sourced platform decode | 2 | 3 | Mar 15, 2024 | Aug 14, 2025 |
Owner / group view· confidence: email domain
Owner / group view
Affiliated authorities
Collapses 10 related authorities · joined by email domain
- Authorities
- 10
- Combined power
- 20
- States
- 7
- Oldest authority
- Feb 16, 1984
- Active now
- 7
- ADAMS PUBLISHING GROUP MEDIA OF CHESAPEAKE· viewingUSDOT 24938652PU
- APG MEDIA OF WISCONSIN LLCUSDOT 18839764PU
- APG FLORIDA LLCUSDOT 10579763PU
- ECM PUBLISHERS INCUSDOT 3743072PU
- APG OF THE ROCKIESUSDOT 29355612PU
- PNG MEDIA LLCUSDOT 18664072PU
- APG MEDIA OF WISCONSIN LLCUSDOT 4159132PU
- APG MEDIA OF SOUTHERN MINNESOTA LLCUSDOT 25569791PU
- ADAMS PUBLISHING GROUP LLCUSDOT 13263571PU
- APG MEDIA OF OHIO LLCUSDOT 3313131PU