LIGHTNING STAR 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 10 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 3793348USDOT 4255406USDOT 3730428USDOT 4375439USDOT 3470722USDOT 3934118USDOT 3638647USDOT 3339375Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.
Show all-time history (11 trucks · 16 carriers)

Shares a company officer with other carriers

mohamed essa2 carriers: USDOT 3015342

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)30
Observed (24 mo)7
Shared w/ other carriers11

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
3AKJHHDR9MSMC028951210/20/202305/02/2026
3H3V532C6KR6851094404/29/202501/14/2026
1GR1A062XLT1614574402/25/202412/15/2025
3AKJHHDR9NSMC16403708/22/202301/17/2026
3H3V532C1LR4403503301/28/202512/27/2025
3AKJHHDR1MSMC05593601/05/202412/15/2025
3AKJHHDR9NSMX82013507/25/202311/19/2025
5V8VC5323TM6031852311/19/202505/29/2026
1GR1A0625LD1879892212/11/202501/20/2026
3H3V532K0PS0901512301/30/202512/15/2025
1JJV532D8PL4039922201/27/202410/28/2025

Owner / group view· confidence: officer

Owner / group view

Affiliated authorities

Collapses 2 related authorities · joined by officer

Authorities
2
Combined power
31
States
2
Oldest authority
Jun 6, 2017
Active now
1
  • LIGHTNING STAR LLC· viewingUSDOT 3196414
    30PU
  • EMCO EXPRESSUSDOT 3015342
    1PU

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