VAN SMITH CO INC Network & 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: 1 truck 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 1996301Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.
Show all-time history (2 trucks · 2 carriers)
Across all inspections on record: USDOT 1996301USDOT 3900657
Shares a registration email domain with other carriers
@van-smith.com — 2 carriers: USDOT 1996301
Shares a company officer with other carriers
d van smith jr — 2 carriers: USDOT 1996301
Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units
Registered (MCS-150)7171
Observed (24 mo)1414
Shared w/ other carriers22
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
| VIN | Carriers | Inspections | First seen | Last seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5MADS2824FC030258 | 2 | 2 | 08/21/2025 | 03/03/2026 |
| 1DTD18A2XKP027091 | 2 | 6 | 01/23/2024 | 10/31/2025 |
Owner / group view· confidence: email domain + officer
Owner / group view
Affiliated authorities
Collapses 2 related authorities · joined by email domain + officer
- Authorities
- 2
- Combined power
- 75
- States
- 1
- Oldest authority
- Jun 29, 1988
- Active now
- 2
- VAN SMITH CO INC· viewingUSDOT 31956171PU
- VAN SMITH BLOCK COMPANY LLCUSDOT 19963014PU
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