Carrier profile · USDOT 3501398 · MC-1155853 · Updated Aug 20, 2026
Schaefer Express LLC
80 power unitsavg 5.6 yrMulti-region · 10 statesMELVINDALE, MI100/100
CARRIER ACTIVEMC-1155853 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: 22 trucks also ran under 26 other carriers
VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 3589765USDOT 4476364USDOT 3071641USDOT 4178244USDOT 3110920USDOT 3559075USDOT 2550842USDOT 3918592Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.
Show all-time history (50 trucks · 71 carriers)
Across all inspections on record: USDOT 1773967USDOT 3269460USDOT 3589765USDOT 4476364USDOT 2475463USDOT 2550842USDOT 3641869USDOT 3918592
Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units
Registered (MCS-150)8080
Observed (24 mo)3434
Shared w/ other carriers5050
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 50 shared VINs.