Carrier profile · USDOT 185732 · MC-152337 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

Central States Trucking LLC

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900 power unitsavg 12.8 yrNational · 31 statesOAK BROOK, IL81/100
CARRIER ACTIVEMC-152337 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORYHAZMAT

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: 30 trucks also ran under 28 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 215194USDOT 2318092USDOT 2034757USDOT 2844429USDOT 1530643USDOT 3082927USDOT 854037USDOT 1348167Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.
Show all-time history (99 trucks · 149 carriers)

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

Shares a company officer with other carriers

michael l. hance3 carriers: USDOT 903659USDOT 1192915

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)900
Observed (24 mo)581
Shared w/ other carriers100

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
3AKJHHDR6PSUM5773View sourced platform decode79Jul 8, 2023Apr 30, 2026
1FUJHHDR4LLLN1719View sourced platform decode57Jun 17, 2024Apr 28, 2026
3AKJHHDR2PSNS1408View sourced platform decode55Oct 30, 2023Jan 12, 2026
3AKJHHDR5KSKP0716View sourced platform decode49Jun 21, 2023Jul 19, 2026
3HSDZAPR9KN380684View sourced platform decode48Jan 22, 2025Jul 1, 2026
1FUJA3CG81LG37080View sourced platform decode47May 2, 2024Jun 17, 2026
3AKJGEDV4GSGW5978View sourced platform decode45Oct 25, 2023Jun 2, 2026
3AKNHLDV3RSVB7643View sourced platform decode48Sep 5, 2023Jun 2, 2026
3AKJHHDR6PSUD4235View sourced platform decode47Feb 25, 2024May 4, 2026
4V4NC9EH8GN954027View sourced platform decode45Jan 29, 2024Apr 1, 2026
1FUJA6CK37LX98710View sourced platform decode47Mar 11, 2024Mar 27, 2026
3AKJGLDR7ESBM2748View sourced platform decode46Mar 4, 2024Feb 9, 2026
3HSDZAPR4NN198007View sourced platform decode44Dec 18, 2023Aug 25, 2025
5KJJBHDR6GLHA8754View sourced platform decode44Jul 24, 2023Aug 1, 2025
3AKJHHDR8PSNY8501View sourced platform decode44Mar 1, 2024Apr 17, 2025
4V4NC9EH8HN981679View sourced platform decode38Aug 6, 2023Aug 1, 2026
3M2CG4023XS008626View sourced platform decode33Apr 25, 2024Jul 29, 2026
1XKYDP9X3FJ422125View sourced platform decode34Aug 28, 2023Jul 21, 2026
1FUJGLD59GLGS5850View sourced platform decode35Jul 19, 2024Jul 14, 2026
1FUJBBCG84LM05460View sourced platform decode34Jun 20, 2023Jul 8, 2026
5EF2GC4033B752337View sourced platform decode33Dec 24, 2024Jul 1, 2026
4V4NC9EH5HN961793View sourced platform decode37Oct 17, 2023Jun 19, 2026
1FUJBBCK26LU58193View sourced platform decode36Jul 21, 2023Jun 4, 2026
1FUJBBCK06LU39772View sourced platform decode33Sep 6, 2024May 30, 2026
3AKJHHDR4KSKK8263View sourced platform decode36Nov 1, 2023May 7, 2026
LJRC28268MT001062View sourced platform decode33Nov 19, 2024May 7, 2026
5V8VC5323MT103258View sourced platform decode34Jun 28, 2023May 1, 2026
LJRC2825851008632View sourced platform decode33Apr 28, 2025Apr 29, 2026
4V4NC9EH0PN331498View sourced platform decode34Jul 5, 2023Apr 16, 2026
1FUJGLD58GLGW4364View sourced platform decode35May 8, 2024Apr 8, 2026
1FUJBBCK97LX04139View sourced platform decode34Dec 9, 2023Apr 1, 2026
3AKJHLDV3MSMK7145View sourced platform decode34Oct 31, 2023Mar 20, 2026
3H3C402S7KT862981View sourced platform decode33May 21, 2024Mar 12, 2026
3HSDZAPR0KN006948View sourced platform decode36Jul 10, 2023Mar 6, 2026
3HSDZAPR9LN279436View sourced platform decode33Nov 20, 2023Feb 26, 2026
3H3C242S9TT000960View sourced platform decode33Nov 7, 2024Feb 19, 2026
1XPCDP9X8KD273434View sourced platform decode34Jul 20, 2023Feb 10, 2026
3HSDJAPR3HN504657View sourced platform decode33Apr 30, 2024Feb 5, 2026
1FUJGLBG9HLJA5503View sourced platform decode33Aug 15, 2023Feb 3, 2026
4V4NC9EH3NN289308View sourced platform decode35Oct 30, 2024Jan 14, 2026

Showing the 40 most cross-linked of 100 shared VINs.

Owner / group view· confidence: email domain + officer

Owner / group view

Affiliated authorities

Collapses 11 related authorities · joined by email domain + officer

Authorities
11
Combined power
2,981
States
6
Oldest authority
Jun 1, 1974
Active now
9