Carrier profile · USDOT 4167734 · MC-1602456 · Updated Aug 21, 2026

Smart Start Transportation Inc

4 power unitsavg 3.8 yrRegional · 5 statesPORTLAND, OR34/100
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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 (10 trucks · 10 carriers)
Across all inspections on record: USDOT 2096850USDOT 3524719USDOT 3626200USDOT 4338616USDOT 4273451USDOT 4317400USDOT 4171999USDOT 4273232

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)4
Observed (24 mo)6
Shared w/ other carriers10

Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.

Shared-VIN cross-links· units inspected under more than one USDOT

VINCarriersInspectionsFirst seenLast seen
1FT8W2BT8MEC87083View sourced platform decode59May 17, 2024Apr 30, 2026
3C63RRGLXPG624778View sourced platform decode34Nov 21, 2024Apr 14, 2026
57BBB4027R1572070View sourced platform decode34Nov 21, 2024Apr 14, 2026
16V3F3823R6315313View sourced platform decode38Feb 6, 2025Jan 16, 2026
3C63RRGL6RG215230View sourced platform decode38Feb 6, 2025Jan 16, 2026
5JW3U3025P3396241View sourced platform decode33Nov 5, 2024Apr 2, 2025
3C6UR5PL2JG277824View sourced platform decode35Aug 3, 2024Nov 4, 2024
57BBB4028R1571705View sourced platform decode35Aug 3, 2024Nov 4, 2024
16V3F4128S6366800View sourced platform decode23Jan 9, 2025Oct 8, 2025
3C6UR5NL3JG366093View sourced platform decode23Jan 9, 2025Oct 8, 2025