Carrier profile · USDOT 897989 · Updated Aug 20, 2026

Custom Lighting Services LLC

DBA BLACK & MCDONALD

365 power unitsavg 5.8 yrRegional · 5 statesKANSAS CITY, MO87/100
AUTHORITY STATUS UNKNOWNHAZMAT
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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 757788Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.
Show all-time history (4 trucks · 4 carriers)
Across all inspections on record: USDOT 1745150USDOT 757788USDOT 897979USDOT 127892

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@blackandmcdonald.com — 4 carriers: USDOT 326009USDOT 2564945USDOT 3312833

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)365
Observed (24 mo)46
Shared w/ other carriers4

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
4ZECH2227N1265849View sourced platform decode22Dec 14, 2023Jul 31, 2026
1GRDM9627GH729486View sourced platform decode22Mar 2, 2026Jul 24, 2026
1HTMPAFM87H366137View sourced platform decode25Sep 28, 2023May 12, 2026
2NK4JM7X5SM180413View sourced platform decode22May 1, 2025Dec 23, 2025

Owner / group view· confidence: email domain

Owner / group view

Affiliated authorities

Collapses 4 related authorities · joined by email domain

Authorities
4
Combined power
465
States
4
Oldest authority
Aug 25, 1988
Active now
3

Affiliated entities· hover to preview

B&M ENERGY & INFRASTRUCTURE LLCB & B ELECTRIC CO INCBLACK & MCDONALD LIMITED