Carrier profile · USDOT 797124 · Updated Aug 20, 2026
Knudson Hardware Inc
DBA ASSOCIATED ENERGY SYSTEMS
7 power unitsavg 2.7 yrRegional · 3 statesKENT, WA100/100
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.
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 (1 truck · 2 carriers)
Across all inspections on record: USDOT 4228991USDOT 4283265
Shares a company officer with other carriers
kirk newby — 2 carriers: USDOT 2686018
Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units
Registered (MCS-150)77
Observed (24 mo)33
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1HTMMAAL39H139187View sourced platform decode | 3 | 10 | Jun 27, 2023 | Mar 19, 2026 |
Owner / group view· confidence: officer
Owner / group view
Affiliated authorities
Collapses 2 related authorities · joined by officer
- Authorities
- 2
- Combined power
- 13
- States
- 2
- Oldest authority
- Feb 25, 1999
- Active now
- 2
- KNUDSON HARDWARE INC· viewingUSDOT 7971247PU
- KNUDSON HARDWARE INCUSDOT 26860186PU
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