Carrier profile · USDOT 4282484 · MC-1664964 · Updated Aug 30, 2026
Essentially Soft LLC
DBA ESSENTIALLY SOFT TRUCKING
1 power unitavg 4.4 yrMulti-region · 14 statesFLORISSANT, MO58/100
CARRIER ACTIVEMC-1664964 ACTIVEUNDELIVERABLE ADDRESS
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: 9 trucks also ran under 11 other carriers
VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 4246731USDOT 4455689USDOT 4188813USDOT 4269662USDOT 267846USDOT 3682787USDOT 3858226USDOT 4199354Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.
Show all-time history (10 trucks · 17 carriers)
Across all inspections on record: USDOT 4246731USDOT 4380512USDOT 4455689USDOT 4188813USDOT 4210972USDOT 4269662USDOT 3682787USDOT 4364175
Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units
Registered (MCS-150)11
Observed (24 mo)1414
Shared w/ other carriers1010
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
| VIN | Carriers | Inspections | First seen | Last seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3ALACWFC4JDKA8276View sourced platform decode | 4 | 10 | Aug 20, 2025 | May 22, 2026 |
| 3HAEUMML7LL148798View sourced platform decode | 4 | 9 | Mar 19, 2025 | May 7, 2026 |
| 3ALACWFC9RDUX3159View sourced platform decode | 3 | 5 | Jul 18, 2025 | May 27, 2026 |
| 3ALACVFD0JDJM0694View sourced platform decode | 3 | 9 | Aug 1, 2023 | May 13, 2026 |
| 3HAEUMML4ML337281View sourced platform decode | 3 | 5 | Nov 2, 2023 | May 12, 2026 |
| 3HAEUMML9SL517496View sourced platform decode | 2 | 3 | Mar 5, 2026 | May 15, 2026 |
| 1GT49TEY2NF191299View sourced platform decode | 2 | 4 | Jan 22, 2026 | Apr 30, 2026 |
| 1HTEUMML6LH801093View sourced platform decode | 2 | 2 | Nov 6, 2024 | Apr 8, 2026 |
| 5PVNJ7AV3P5T51469View sourced platform decode | 2 | 4 | Jul 31, 2024 | Mar 19, 2026 |
| 5PVNJ8JV9K4S72408View sourced platform decode | 2 | 8 | Feb 18, 2025 | Feb 6, 2026 |