Carrier profile · USDOT 4361474 · MC-1706784 · Updated Aug 16, 2026
John E Bales
DBA J&K ELDENS TRANSPORT SOLUTIONS
1 power unitavg 10 yrLocal · 1 statesPRATT, KS100/100
CARRIER ACTIVEMC-1706784 ACTIVE
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 (4 trucks · 4 carriers)
Across all inspections on record: USDOT 1692883USDOT 3460055USDOT 483312USDOT 3553756
Shares a company officer with other carriers
john bales — 3 carriers: USDOT 2338189USDOT 3095794
Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units
Registered (MCS-150)11
Observed (24 mo)22
Shared w/ other carriers44
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4WW4432A5J7715912View sourced platform decode | 3 | 3 | Jan 28, 2025 | Mar 19, 2026 |
| 1XP5DB9X36D889415View sourced platform decode | 3 | 5 | Jun 13, 2023 | Dec 16, 2025 |
| 1W14432A1M7720844View sourced platform decode | 2 | 9 | Sep 10, 2023 | Jun 23, 2026 |
| 4WWMBFYA7B3616483View sourced platform decode | 2 | 2 | Feb 28, 2025 | Sep 30, 2025 |
Owner / group view· confidence: officer
Owner / group view
Affiliated authorities
Collapses 3 related authorities · joined by officer
- Authorities
- 3
- Combined power
- 3
- States
- 3
- Oldest authority
- Aug 29, 2012
- Active now
- 2
- JOHN E BALES· viewingUSDOT 43614741PU
- AIRBEARS LLCUSDOT 30957941PU
- JOHN BALESUSDOT 23381891PU
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