Carrier profile · USDOT 3996426 · MC-1500758 · Updated Sep 6, 2026

Essence Transportation Inc

1 power unitavg 5.8 yrRegional · 5 statesCHICAGO, IL75/100
CARRIER INACTIVEMC-1500758 INACTIVEHAZMAT
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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.

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 (9 trucks · 13 carriers)
Across all inspections on record: USDOT 3650012USDOT 4504896USDOT 4521723USDOT 4538979USDOT 3953428USDOT 4112002USDOT 4261239USDOT 4119141

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)1
Observed (24 mo)4
Shared w/ other carriers9

Roadside-observed power units materially exceed the registered MCS-150 fleet — confirm the carrier is operating within its filed capacity.

Shared-VIN cross-links· units inspected under more than one USDOT

VINCarriersInspectionsFirst seenLast seen
1FT8W3DT2REF33006View sourced platform decode56Dec 24, 2024Jun 30, 2026
4S9KC5327SH623636View sourced platform decode48Mar 17, 2025May 8, 2026
4C9KC5321PC546429View sourced platform decode28Aug 12, 2024Jul 30, 2026
4V5NC9EJ7DN145354View sourced platform decode24Jul 9, 2025May 25, 2026
4V5RC9EH3JN903586View sourced platform decode25Jun 3, 2024Jan 20, 2026
5E0AZ1445KG155201View sourced platform decode25Jun 3, 2024Jan 20, 2026
4V5RC9EJ4KN905240View sourced platform decode25Jun 23, 2023Jan 14, 2026
4C9KC5328PC546444View sourced platform decode25Jun 18, 2024Nov 11, 2025
3C63RRHL4KG620118View sourced platform decode22Jun 13, 2023Mar 18, 2025