Carrier profile · USDOT 3172414 · Updated Jun 13, 2026
California Hot Wood Inc
DBA GOLD ARROW FIREWOOD COMPANY
2 power unitsavg 7 yrLocal · 1 statesLODI, CA50/100
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.
Shares a registration email domain with other carriers
@kautzfarms.com — 2 carriers: USDOT 2673575
Shares a company officer with other carriers
kurt kautz — 3 carriers: USDOT 1059022USDOT 2287120
Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units
Registered (MCS-150)22
Observed (24 mo)11
Registered capacity materially exceeds what is observed roadside — the MCS-150 may be stale or the fleet under-utilized.
Owner / group view· confidence: email domain + officer
Owner / group view
Affiliated authorities
Collapses 4 related authorities · joined by email domain + officer
- Authorities
- 4
- Combined power
- 10
- States
- 3
- Oldest authority
- Oct 4, 2002
- Active now
- 3
- CALIFORNIA HOT WOOD INC· viewingUSDOT 31724142PU
- JOHN H KAUTZUSDOT 26735756PU
- KAUTZY TRUCKING LLCUSDOT 10590221PU
- KURT KAUTZUSDOT 22871201PU
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