A chameleon carrier is an operator that closes down, often after an out-of-service order, a bad safety rating or unpaid claims, and reappears under a new USDOT number and company name to escape its history.
How they're spotted
- The same phone number, email, address or officers as a shut-down carrier
- A brand-new authority with equipment and experience that don't match a new company
- Insurance with the same agent as the old company
CarrierTell flags phones and emails shared with other active carriers. Read shared phone numbers: a carrier fraud signal.
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