Carrier profile · USDOT 540837 · MC-269258 · Updated Aug 20, 2026

Hammer Express Inc

30 power unitsavg 17.4 yrRegional · 6 statesSHOREWOOD, IL93/100
CARRIER ACTIVEMC-269258 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORYHAZMAT
Verified linkshammerexpress.comFMCSA SAFER

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 2909817Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.
Show all-time history (6 trucks · 8 carriers)
Across all inspections on record: USDOT 186375USDOT 2909817USDOT 3573507USDOT 3597606USDOT 540864USDOT 3564419USDOT 611357USDOT 3953049

Shares a company officer with other carriers

janet cervantes — 3 carriers: USDOT 3274984USDOT 3966001

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)30
Observed (24 mo)17
Shared w/ other carriers6

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
1FUJA6AV05LU88024View sourced platform decode33Sep 11, 2023Feb 16, 2026
3AKJGLDR9JSHF3659View sourced platform decode33Nov 6, 2023Aug 27, 2025
L81CG40238T109631View sourced platform decode22Oct 21, 2024Oct 14, 2025
3H3C242S3XT031725View sourced platform decode22Jun 12, 2024Feb 3, 2025
1DW4C5325RPB43000View sourced platform decode22Jan 25, 2024Jul 21, 2024
1TA142323E1111237View sourced platform decode22Aug 14, 2023Aug 16, 2023

Owner / group view· confidence: officer

Owner / group view

Affiliated authorities

Collapses 3 related authorities · joined by officer

Authorities
3
Combined power
32
States
3
Oldest authority
Oct 27, 1993
Active now
1

Affiliated entities· hover to preview

SILVA'S TRANSPORT LLCCALTEX LOGISTICS LLC