Carrier profile · USDOT 1577671 · MC-584494 · Updated Aug 20, 2026
Ellis Towing LLC
21 power unitsavg 5.6 yrLocal · 2 statesBARDSTOWN, KY50/100
CARRIER ACTIVEMC-584494 ACTIVEHAZMAT
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 (1 truck · 3 carriers)
Across all inspections on record: USDOT 264184USDOT 3394605USDOT 3839065
Shares a registration email domain with other carriers
@ellistransport.com — 2 carriers: USDOT 256390
Shares a company officer with other carriers
donald ellis jr — 2 carriers: USDOT 1824462
Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units
Registered (MCS-150)2121
Observed (24 mo)55
Shared w/ other carriers11
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3AKJHHDR5LSKB4644View sourced platform decode | 4 | 6 | Jan 3, 2024 | Jun 5, 2026 |
Owner / group view· confidence: email domain + officer
Owner / group view
Affiliated authorities
Collapses 3 related authorities · joined by email domain + officer
- Authorities
- 3
- Combined power
- 23
- States
- 2
- Oldest authority
- Mar 11, 1985
- Active now
- 1
- ELLIS TOWING LLC· viewingUSDOT 157767121PU
- DONALD ELLIS JRUSDOT 18244621PU
- ELLIS LLCUSDOT 2563901PU
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