KATO FREIGHTLINES 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: 4 trucks also ran under 6 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 1097043USDOT 1416745USDOT 4289087USDOT 4510335USDOT 3770848USDOT 2881143Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.
Show all-time history (20 trucks · 22 carriers)

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)5
Observed (24 mo)7
Shared w/ other carriers20

Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.

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

VINCarriersInspectionsFirst seenLast seen
1UYVS2538L30267364403/07/202505/25/2026
1GRAA0621EW7046644511/09/202305/19/2026
1GRAA0628HE7000414807/15/202305/06/2026
3H3V532K1NS0182264608/10/202403/13/2026
3H3V532K8PS0660484402/08/202401/16/2026
1UYVS2530EP0126024906/22/202308/21/2025
1GR1A0623MK2333024405/25/202401/14/2025
1GRAA0625FW7040403611/09/202303/11/2026
5V8VA5326MM1012623408/29/202311/13/2025
5V8VC5320KM9043793308/22/202311/08/2025
1GRAA0622HE7000183405/17/202510/25/2025
3ELA6RX21NG0006513307/28/202309/10/2025
5V8VC5323HM7002503303/29/202404/29/2025
3AKJHHDRXLSLP96432403/03/202404/30/2026
527SR532XGM0088402212/23/202404/29/2026
527SR5323KM0172432206/03/202504/04/2026
3AKJHHDR8LSLK13532301/06/202503/17/2026
5V8VC5327HM7002492204/16/202410/03/2025
1JJV532D2GL8871872207/16/202408/29/2025
3H3V532K8PS0660172203/07/202503/20/2025