Carrier profile · USDOT 2040454 · Updated Aug 20, 2026

Chef Merito LLC

11 power unitsavg 7 yrLocal · 1 statesVAN NUYS, CA100/100
AUTHORITY STATUS UNKNOWN
Verified linkschefmerito.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.

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 158102Some 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 158102USDOT 48357

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@chefmerito.com — 2 carriers: USDOT 3117976

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)11
Observed (24 mo)6
Shared w/ other carriers2

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
JALCDW168R7018109View sourced platform decode22Feb 13, 2026Apr 22, 2026
JALCDW167N7014921View sourced platform decode22Jun 18, 2023May 17, 2024

Owner / group view· confidence: email domain

Owner / group view

Affiliated authorities

Collapses 2 related authorities · joined by email domain

Authorities
2
Combined power
12
States
1
Oldest authority
Jun 1, 2010
Active now
2
  • CHEF MERITO LLC· viewingUSDOT 2040454
    11PU
  • DAVID OROZCOUSDOT 3117976
    1PU

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DAVID OROZCO