Carrier profile · USDOT 4567090 · Updated Jun 13, 2026
Area Truck & Equipment LLC
DBA ATEC
5 power unitsavg 3.5 yrLocal · 2 statesELKTON, MD50/100
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 2021768Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.
Show all-time history (2 trucks · 1 carriers)
Across all inspections on record: USDOT 2021768
Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units
Registered (MCS-150)55
Observed (24 mo)22
Shared w/ other carriers22
Registered capacity materially exceeds what is observed roadside — the MCS-150 may be stale or the fleet under-utilized.
Shared-VIN cross-links· units inspected under more than one USDOT
| VIN | Carriers | Inspections | First seen | Last seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1FD0X5HT4NEF34065View sourced platform decode | 2 | 6 | Jul 29, 2023 | Jul 30, 2026 |
| 1FD0X5GT8PEC08967View sourced platform decode | 2 | 2 | Jun 25, 2026 | Jul 10, 2026 |