Carrier profile · USDOT 326718 · Updated Jun 13, 2026
Townsend Brothers Trucking Company
6 power unitsavg 7 yrRegional · 4 statesMARION, OH82/100
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 2 other carriers
VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 4581216USDOT 2484200Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.
Show all-time history (7 trucks · 12 carriers)
Across all inspections on record: USDOT 582273USDOT 735267USDOT 3511986USDOT 3745224USDOT 1202589USDOT 2269889USDOT 1597143USDOT 3795563
Shares a company officer with other carriers
jay townsend — 2 carriers: USDOT 2433828
Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units
Registered (MCS-150)66
Observed (24 mo)66
Shared w/ other carriers77
Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.
Shared-VIN cross-links· units inspected under more than one USDOT
| VIN | Carriers | Inspections | First seen | Last seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3HSDZTZR3NN256438View sourced platform decode | 5 | 5 | Mar 18, 2024 | May 25, 2026 |
| 1XKWP49X1MR468032View sourced platform decode | 3 | 6 | Aug 17, 2023 | Jul 3, 2026 |
| 1XKWDR9X0RS633154View sourced platform decode | 3 | 3 | Oct 7, 2023 | Apr 2, 2026 |
| 1W1K6532XR5566044View sourced platform decode | 3 | 3 | Oct 7, 2023 | Feb 26, 2026 |
| 1W16532A1L5557418View sourced platform decode | 2 | 3 | Jul 16, 2025 | Jul 30, 2026 |
| 1W16532A9J5553923View sourced platform decode | 2 | 2 | Oct 16, 2025 | Apr 20, 2026 |
| 1MT2N5222RH030158View sourced platform decode | 2 | 2 | Apr 8, 2024 | Aug 14, 2024 |
Owner / group view· confidence: officer
Owner / group view
Affiliated authorities
Collapses 2 related authorities · joined by officer
- Authorities
- 2
- Combined power
- 8
- States
- 1
- Oldest authority
- Sep 6, 1988
- Active now
- 1
- TOWNSEND BROTHERS TRUCKING COMPANY· viewingUSDOT 3267186PU
- J TOWNSEND TRUCKING LLCUSDOT 24338282PU
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