Carrier profile · USDOT 1840079 · Updated Sep 6, 2026
Hawthorne Machinery Co
190 power unitsavg 8.4 yrLocal · 1 statesSAN DIEGO, CA74/100
AUTHORITY STATUS UNKNOWN
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 2672760Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.
Shares a registration email domain with other carriers
@hawthornecat.com — 3 carriers: USDOT 631711USDOT 891832
Shares a company officer with other carriers
david ness — 2 carriers: USDOT 631711
Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units
Registered (MCS-150)190190
Observed (24 mo)1818
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1FDFF6LT8RDA22055View sourced platform decode | 2 | 2 | May 13, 2025 | May 29, 2025 |
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
- 244
- States
- 3
- Oldest authority
- Feb 28, 1996
- Active now
- 2
- HAWTHORNE MACHINERY CO· viewingUSDOT 1840079190PU
- HAWTHORNE PACIFIC CORPUSDOT 63171151PU
- HAWTHORNE DE MEXICO S A DE C VUSDOT 8918323PU
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