Carrier profile · USDOT 272811 · MC-177994 · Updated Aug 20, 2026
Transport Designs Inc
95 power unitsavg 9.8 yrNational · 25 statesSAVAGE, MN63/100
CARRIER INACTIVEMC-177994 INACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY
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: 16 trucks also ran under 16 other carriers
VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 4471914USDOT 4047973USDOT 3793830USDOT 3422971USDOT 3992723USDOT 4364460USDOT 186725USDOT 3630214Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.
Show all-time history (73 trucks · 55 carriers)
Across all inspections on record: USDOT 3860157USDOT 4238796USDOT 4317086USDOT 214440USDOT 853967USDOT 1539823USDOT 188932USDOT 3630214
Shares a company officer with other carriers
eric valder — 3 carriers: USDOT 493936USDOT 908168
Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units
Registered (MCS-150)9595
Observed (24 mo)8686
Shared w/ other carriers7474
Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.
Shared-VIN cross-links· units inspected under more than one USDOT
Showing the 40 most cross-linked of 74 shared VINs.
Owner / group view· confidence: officer
Owner / group view
Affiliated authorities
Collapses 3 related authorities · joined by officer
- Authorities
- 3
- Combined power
- 158
- States
- 1
- Oldest authority
- May 9, 1986
- Active now
- 2
- TRANSPORT DESIGNS INC· viewingUSDOT 27281195PU
- CONTACT CARTAGE INCUSDOT 49393661PU
- TWIN CITY CARRIERS INCUSDOT 9081682PU
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