Carrier profile · USDOT 152518 · MC-142059 · Updated Jul 16, 2026

CARDINAL TRANSPORT INC

206 power unitsavg 12.6 yrNational · 37 statesCOAL CITY, IL81/100
CARRIER ACTIVEMC-142059 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY
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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: 7 trucks also ran under 7 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 204961USDOT 602317USDOT 3959676USDOT 92693USDOT 2129132USDOT 191496USDOT 201752Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.
Show all-time history (53 trucks · 34 carriers)
Across all inspections on record: USDOT 92693USDOT 3628204USDOT 3791967USDOT 2778754USDOT 3246249USDOT 204961USDOT 602317USDOT 191496

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@cardinaltransport.com — 10 carriers: USDOT 267947USDOT 602317USDOT 946247USDOT 1500090USDOT 1861706USDOT 2173602USDOT 2901868USDOT 3773726

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)206
Observed (24 mo)140
Shared w/ other carriers53

Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.

Shared-VIN cross-links· units inspected under more than one USDOT

VINCarriersInspectionsFirst seenLast seen
7M3GU4024NNDT713747Apr 9, 2024Nov 19, 2025
1RNF48A207R01923038Nov 1, 2023Jun 30, 2026
5DDKE2635L100991134Aug 11, 2025Mar 18, 2026
3AKJHHDR5LSLG769935Feb 8, 2024Jan 13, 2026
1FUPDSZB8WP96384036Jul 20, 2023May 8, 2025
13N1532C4G151767234Nov 6, 2023Sep 24, 2024
1FT8W3DT2SEC2553427Jun 17, 2025Jul 27, 2026
16V3F4823N6141677212Jan 13, 2025Jul 24, 2026
3C63RRGL8MG687163212Jan 13, 2025Jul 24, 2026
1FT8W3DT5KED2209525Apr 16, 2025Jun 30, 2026
1FUJA6CK45LV2234128Jul 19, 2023Jun 30, 2026
2TMFE5331MN85641129Jun 12, 2024Jun 15, 2026
1TTF532C1K316431827Jan 22, 2024Jun 9, 2026
1TKH05742NM087501226Jul 22, 2025Jun 8, 2026
1XKYDP9X8LJ34135725Feb 14, 2024Jun 5, 2026
4VGWDBRH6VN74430422Apr 18, 2024May 21, 2026
1XPXD49X7AD79448223Feb 5, 2024Apr 15, 2026
1XKWDB9X97J16482123Jan 7, 2025Apr 8, 2026
13N1532C9G151266222Oct 12, 2023Mar 25, 2026
13N1532C7G151766525Aug 22, 2023Mar 23, 2026
3AKJGLDV7HSJH800025Sep 4, 2024Mar 23, 2026
1XPHDP9X1ED21746024Apr 9, 2025Mar 18, 2026
13N1532C4P156187927Mar 12, 2024Mar 16, 2026
1XPHDP9X9ED22494723Nov 29, 2023Mar 5, 2026
4P5FD402XG124300822Mar 8, 2024Feb 18, 2026
1FUYDDYB9XLA1925227May 20, 2024Feb 11, 2026
4B9BKFS25NH05481727May 20, 2024Feb 11, 2026
3H3V482K8NJ54807027Jul 10, 2023Feb 4, 2026
1TTF532A7E377580024May 14, 2024Dec 6, 2025
2TMFE533XMN85642422May 10, 2024Nov 30, 2025
1TTF532A1G396000724Apr 24, 2025Nov 26, 2025
13N2532CXP156185723Aug 4, 2023Oct 1, 2025
57J648205G357274922Apr 9, 2025Aug 14, 2025
1XKWD49X0HJ16338922Sep 18, 2023Aug 7, 2025
13N1532C4P156186525Jul 21, 2024Aug 6, 2025
1M1AW07Y6EM03569025Jul 11, 2023Aug 6, 2025
3AKJGEDV4HSHZ609922Jul 1, 2024Jul 31, 2025
1FUJAPAV13LG3330422Jun 22, 2023Jun 11, 2025
1TTF482C5K314213024Jul 25, 2023May 28, 2025
13N1532C0P156188026Jan 12, 2024May 14, 2025

Showing the 40 most cross-linked of 53 shared VINs.

Owner / group view· confidence: email domain

Owner / group view

Affiliated authorities

Collapses 10 related authorities · joined by email domain

Authorities
10
Combined power
634
States
3
Oldest authority
Jun 1, 1974
Active now
4

Affiliated entities· hover to preview

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