Carrier profile · USDOT 136555 · MC-80252 · Updated Aug 12, 2026
Southwestern Motor Transport Inc
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288 power unitsavg 8.2 yrMulti-region · 11 statesSAN ANTONIO, TX70/100
BROKER AUTHORITY ACTIVEMC-80252 BROKER ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORYHAZMAT
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 4 other carriers
VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 1949434USDOT 3825925USDOT 2636396USDOT 2197915Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.
Show all-time history (41 trucks · 29 carriers)
Across all inspections on record: USDOT 559151USDOT 889356USDOT 2628644USDOT 2918122USDOT 3300318USDOT 2636396USDOT 2790433USDOT 499565
Shares a company officer with other carriers
rick eller — 2 carriers: USDOT 3094374
Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units
Registered (MCS-150)288288
Observed (24 mo)100100
Shared w/ other carriers4141
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
Showing the 40 most cross-linked of 41 shared VINs.
Owner / group view· confidence: officer
Owner / group view
Affiliated authorities
Collapses 2 related authorities · joined by officer
- Authorities
- 2
- Combined power
- 288
- States
- 2
- Oldest authority
- Jun 1, 1974
- Active now
- 2
- SOUTHWESTERN MOTOR TRANSPORT INC· viewingUSDOT 136555288PU
- GENERAL FREIGHT XPRESS INCUSDOT 30943740PU
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