Carrier profile · USDOT 121018 · MC-97275 · Updated Aug 12, 2026
Estes Express Lines
DBA ESTES
9,805 power unitsavg 6.7 yrNational · 49 statesRICHMOND, VA88/100
CARRIER ACTIVEMC-97275 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORYHAZMAT
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: 95 trucks also ran under 28 other carriers
VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 3594294USDOT 4200881USDOT 4258905USDOT 1441162USDOT 2097834USDOT 267846USDOT 20293USDOT 273818Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.
Show all-time history (92 trucks · 70 carriers)
Across all inspections on record: USDOT 137623USDOT 285525USDOT 1496662USDOT 3024102USDOT 3823316USDOT 3473865USDOT 4200881USDOT 4258905
Shares a registration email domain with other carriers
@estes-express.com — 5 carriers: USDOT 20293USDOT 1762766USDOT 1848667USDOT 3330935
Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units
Registered (MCS-150)9,8059,805
Observed (24 mo)3,5593,559
Shared w/ other carriers100100
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
Showing the 40 most cross-linked of 100 shared VINs.
Owner / group view· confidence: email domain
Owner / group view
Affiliated authorities
Collapses 5 related authorities · joined by email domain
- Authorities
- 5
- Combined power
- 13,029
- States
- 2
- Oldest authority
- Jun 1, 1974
- Active now
- 5
- ESTES EXPRESS LINES· viewingUSDOT 1210189,805PU
- G I TRUCKING COMPANYUSDOT 202932,304PU
- UNIVERSAL LOGISTICS OF VIRGINIA LLCUSDOT 3330935522PU
- BIG E TRANSPORTATION LLCUSDOT 1762766263PU
- ESTES LEASING LLCUSDOT 1848667135PU
Affiliated entities· hover to preview