Carrier profile · USDOT 887923 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

Machinery Power & Equipment Co

DBA TRACTOR AND EQUIPMENT THE CAT RENTAL STORE

22 power unitsavg 8.2 yrRegional · 4 statesBILLINGS, MT86/100
AUTHORITY STATUS UNKNOWNRATED SATISFACTORY

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: 2 trucks also ran under 1 other carrier

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 377695Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.
Show all-time history (9 trucks · 1 carriers)
Across all inspections on record: USDOT 377695

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@harnishgrp.com3 carriers: USDOT 377695USDOT 1645112

Shares a company officer with other carriers

john w harnish4 carriers: USDOT 1645112USDOT 2190808USDOT 2208289

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)22
Observed (24 mo)11
Shared w/ other carriers9

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

Owner / group view· confidence: email domain + officer

Owner / group view

Affiliated authorities

Collapses 5 related authorities · joined by email domain + officer

Authorities
5
Combined power
191
States
3
Oldest authority
Jan 9, 1990
Active now
4