Carrier profile · USDOT 981996 · MC-956875 · Updated Aug 2, 2026
Cost a Dime Trucking LLC
1 power unitavg 12 yrLocal · 2 statesSTEM, NC82/100
NO OPERATING AUTHORITYMC-956875 NO AUTHORITY
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.
No shared-VIN flow in the last 12 months
None of this carrier's trucks were inspected under another USDOT in the last 12 months — any shared equipment is historical, not active.
Show all-time history (2 trucks · 1 carriers)
Across all inspections on record: USDOT 4147004
Shares a company officer with other carriers
bob bass — 2 carriers: USDOT 3274246
Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units
Registered (MCS-150)11
Observed (24 mo)22
Shared w/ other carriers22
Roadside-observed power units materially exceed the registered MCS-150 fleet — confirm the carrier is operating within its filed capacity.
Shared-VIN cross-links· units inspected under more than one USDOT
| VIN | Carriers | Inspections | First seen | Last seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1M1AN4GY1KM003865View sourced platform decode | 2 | 4 | May 29, 2024 | May 15, 2026 |
| 5DMFABTB56T000644View sourced platform decode | 2 | 4 | May 29, 2024 | May 15, 2026 |
Owner / group view· confidence: officer
Owner / group view
Affiliated authorities
Collapses 2 related authorities · joined by officer
- Authorities
- 2
- Combined power
- 2
- States
- 1
- Oldest authority
- Oct 3, 2001
- Active now
- 1
- COST A DIME TRUCKING LLC· viewingUSDOT 9819961PU
- COST A DIME TRUCKING LLCUSDOT 32742461PU
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