Carrier profile · USDOT 3628944 · MC-1242537 · Updated Jun 13, 2026
MOTOWN EXPRESS INC
1 power unitavg 9.4 yrRegional · 6 statesSIMI VALLEY, CA70/100
CARRIER INACTIVEMC-1242537 INACTIVE
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: 4 trucks also ran under 3 other carriers
VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 4165121USDOT 4183287USDOT 3931942Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.
Show all-time history (6 trucks · 11 carriers)
Across all inspections on record: USDOT 3664615USDOT 4112330USDOT 4165121USDOT 2511620USDOT 2881143USDOT 4077065USDOT 3936905USDOT 4183287
Shares a company officer with other carriers
john sandoval — 7 carriers: USDOT 1925357USDOT 2010969USDOT 3151492USDOT 3395655USDOT 4051256USDOT 4340130
Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units
Registered (MCS-150)11
Observed (24 mo)55
Shared w/ other carriers66
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5PVNJ8JV1L4S75370 | 4 | 5 | May 10, 2024 | May 19, 2026 |
| 1UYVS253XK3493011 | 4 | 4 | Jun 12, 2024 | Dec 27, 2025 |
| 2MN01JAH951006493 | 3 | 10 | Sep 27, 2023 | Mar 15, 2026 |
| 4V4NC9EH8FN190713 | 3 | 11 | Mar 5, 2025 | Mar 15, 2026 |
| 1HTMMMMN5GH106719 | 2 | 3 | Nov 13, 2025 | Jan 16, 2026 |
| 3ALACWFC1KDKP9960 | 2 | 3 | Jul 1, 2025 | Nov 4, 2025 |
Owner / group view· confidence: officer
Owner / group view
Affiliated authorities
Collapses 7 related authorities · joined by officer
- Authorities
- 7
- Combined power
- 6
- States
- 3
- Oldest authority
- Aug 12, 2009
- Active now
- 5
- MOTOWN EXPRESS INC· viewingUSDOT 36289441PU
- SAND VAULT TRANSPORTS LLCUSDOT 31514921PU
- JB TRKGUSDOT 40512561PU
- JOHNNY BOY TRUCKINGUSDOT 33956551PU
- JOHN SANDOVALUSDOT 19253571PU
- FOXCATCHER CLAN CORPUSDOT 43401301PU
- JOHN SANDOVALUSDOT 20109690PU
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