ESSENTIALLY SOFT LLC Affiliated Carriers & Fraud Signals
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: 8 trucks also ran under 11 other carriers
VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 4246731USDOT 4380512USDOT 4455689USDOT 4188813USDOT 4269662USDOT 3682787USDOT 3858226USDOT 4199354Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.
Show all-time history (10 trucks · 17 carriers)
Across all inspections on record: USDOT 4246731USDOT 4380512USDOT 4455689USDOT 4188813USDOT 4210972USDOT 4269662USDOT 3682787USDOT 4364175
Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units
Registered (MCS-150)11
Observed (24 mo)1414
Shared w/ other carriers1010
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3ALACWFC4JDKA8276 | 4 | 10 | 08/20/2025 | 05/22/2026 |
| 3HAEUMML7LL148798 | 4 | 9 | 03/19/2025 | 05/07/2026 |
| 3ALACWFC9RDUX3159 | 3 | 5 | 07/18/2025 | 05/27/2026 |
| 3ALACVFD0JDJM0694 | 3 | 9 | 08/01/2023 | 05/13/2026 |
| 3HAEUMML4ML337281 | 3 | 5 | 11/02/2023 | 05/12/2026 |
| 3HAEUMML9SL517496 | 2 | 2 | 03/05/2026 | 05/15/2026 |
| 1GT49TEY2NF191299 | 2 | 4 | 01/22/2026 | 04/30/2026 |
| 1HTEUMML6LH801093 | 2 | 2 | 11/06/2024 | 04/08/2026 |
| 5PVNJ7AV3P5T51469 | 2 | 4 | 07/31/2024 | 03/19/2026 |
| 5PVNJ8JV9K4S72408 | 2 | 8 | 02/18/2025 | 02/06/2026 |