Carrier profile · USDOT 3986035 · MC-1493943 · Updated Aug 2, 2026
Protean Services LLC
170 power unitsavg 6.5 yrNational · 23 statesCINCINNATI, OH87/100
CARRIER ACTIVEMC-1493943 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.
Last 12 months: 33 trucks also ran under 38 other carriers
VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 264184USDOT 3552209USDOT 4315920USDOT 3813255USDOT 3274044USDOT 3975962USDOT 3559936USDOT 3885954Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.
Show all-time history (51 trucks · 92 carriers)
Across all inspections on record: USDOT 3274044USDOT 3294078USDOT 3318945USDOT 3975962USDOT 4200658USDOT 303024USDOT 2959232USDOT 3438586
Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units
Registered (MCS-150)170170
Observed (24 mo)3030
Shared w/ other carriers5151
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 51 shared VINs.