Carrier profile · USDOT 2546417 · MC-886535 · Updated Jul 26, 2026

CARTER LUMBER TRANSPORT LLC

DBA CARTER LUMBER TRANSPORT

951 power unitsavg 6.1 yrNational · 20 statesKENT, OH81/100
CARRIER ACTIVEMC-886535 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 4225085USDOT 1614060USDOT 273301USDOT 1565382USDOT 2161236USDOT 2918360USDOT 3628396Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.
Show all-time history (27 trucks · 30 carriers)
Across all inspections on record: USDOT 2440672USDOT 3999761USDOT 4225085USDOT 1565382USDOT 2014909USDOT 391855USDOT 3440818USDOT 51938

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@carterlumber.com — 4 carriers: USDOT 300951USDOT 326717USDOT 621550

Shares a company officer with other carriers

david calkins — 3 carriers: USDOT 881853USDOT 2109814

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)951
Observed (24 mo)408
Shared w/ other carriers27

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

VINCarriersInspectionsFirst seenLast seen
3AKJHHDR5NSNM6638View sourced platform decode47Jul 30, 2024Jun 25, 2026
1XPCD49X4RD685200View sourced platform decode33Dec 7, 2023Apr 30, 2026
3AKJHHDR4PSNS6092View sourced platform decode35Nov 14, 2023Feb 20, 2026
3HSDZAPR1NN239211View sourced platform decode35Mar 6, 2024Feb 20, 2026
3HSDZAPR9PN025778View sourced platform decode36Sep 21, 2023Feb 13, 2026
3AKJGLDR2KSKF4572View sourced platform decode34May 16, 2024Oct 21, 2025
3HAMMMML9KL407236View sourced platform decode22Aug 21, 2023Jul 28, 2026
1P9CP70236B343276View sourced platform decode23May 21, 2025Jul 23, 2026
2R9FS92426P672110View sourced platform decode23Aug 28, 2025Jun 16, 2026
3HAMMMMLXGL229358View sourced platform decode22Feb 5, 2025Jun 12, 2026
3HCDJAPR7HL043356View sourced platform decode25Dec 20, 2023Jun 4, 2026
3AKJHTFMXRDVB7503View sourced platform decode25Sep 15, 2023Jun 2, 2026
3HSDZSZR5SN283162View sourced platform decode23Jan 17, 2025May 8, 2026
3HSDZAPR9NN551034View sourced platform decode22Aug 2, 2024Apr 21, 2026
1TTE532A3M3234494View sourced platform decode23Apr 9, 2024Feb 12, 2026
1TTF482S6K3156416View sourced platform decode24Jan 16, 2024Jan 20, 2026
3HSDZAPR3PN432365View sourced platform decode23Oct 17, 2023Jan 13, 2026
3AKJHHDR3TSWK9739View sourced platform decode24Sep 12, 2025Jan 5, 2026
1TTF482S0G3957320View sourced platform decode23Sep 1, 2023Nov 18, 2025
1XPBD49X7RD649917View sourced platform decode28Oct 11, 2023Oct 23, 2025
2M9FS924XFB182903View sourced platform decode22Jan 23, 2025Sep 11, 2025
1L9RD3628WC094524View sourced platform decode22Oct 4, 2023Jun 24, 2025
1L9RD48276C094601View sourced platform decode23Sep 11, 2023Jun 10, 2025
1L9RD40154C094273View sourced platform decode22Sep 19, 2023Jun 9, 2025
3HSDZAPR1PN432364View sourced platform decode22Sep 11, 2023Apr 16, 2025
1JJF43279PL188282View sourced platform decode22Sep 20, 2023Oct 20, 2023
1HTWYAHR17J494081View sourced platform decode22Jul 20, 2023Sep 14, 2023

Owner / group view· confidence: email domain + officer

Owner / group view

Affiliated authorities

Collapses 6 related authorities · joined by email domain + officer

Authorities
6
Combined power
1,637
States
4
Oldest authority
Sep 2, 1987
Active now
2

Affiliated entities· hover to preview

THE CARTER-JONES LUMBER COMPANYHOLMES LUMBER & BUILDING CENTER INCKIGHT TRANSPORT L L CCALKINS FARMS LLCCOLMER MONUMENT WORKS INC