Carrier profile · USDOT 245428 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

Carolina Eastern Inc

81 power unitsavg 14.7 yrLocal · 2 statesSCRANTON, SC86/100
AUTHORITY STATUS UNKNOWNRATED CONDITIONALHAZMAT
Verified linkscarolina-eastern.comFMCSA SAFER

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.

No shared-VIN flow in the last 12 months

None of this carrier's trucks were inspected under another USDOT in the last 12 months — any shared equipment is historical, not active.
Show all-time history (4 trucks · 3 carriers)
Across all inspections on record: USDOT 310582USDOT 2477265USDOT 108700

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@carolina-eastern.com — 9 carriers: USDOT 369196USDOT 866959USDOT 1008844USDOT 1209473USDOT 2172614USDOT 3272922USDOT 3538254USDOT 3605185

Shares a company officer with other carriers

ken ready — 2 carriers: USDOT 3605185

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)81
Observed (24 mo)15
Shared w/ other carriers5

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

VINCarriersInspectionsFirst seenLast seen
12345678910111213View sourced platform decode1114Oct 4, 2023May 29, 2026
3AKJGEDV7GDHV5615View sourced platform decode24Jul 11, 2023Jul 10, 2026
1HTWYAHR6AJ251020View sourced platform decode25Jun 14, 2023Jun 10, 2026
5V8VA532X7M707118View sourced platform decode22Apr 12, 2024May 21, 2026
1S8AD3924C0012344View sourced platform decode23Jun 13, 2024Oct 23, 2025

Owner / group view· confidence: email domain + officer

Owner / group view

Affiliated authorities

Collapses 9 related authorities · joined by email domain + officer

Authorities
9
Combined power
185
States
3
Oldest authority
Apr 12, 1984
Active now
3

Affiliated entities· hover to preview

CAROLINA EASTERN-VAIL INCTRI VALLEY CROP CENTER LLCCAROLINA EASTERN OF LYNCHBURG INCCAROLINA EASTERN-MOLONY INCCAROLINA EASTERN INCCAROLINA EASTERN INCCAROLINA EASTERN WILLIAMSON LLCCAROLINA EASTERN INC