GARRETT HORN

Doing business as HORN TECHNICAL SERVICES

Richmond, IL · Interstate · 1 power unit · Not rated · USDOT since Nov 13, 2025 (11 months) · Authority since May 7, 2026 (5 months)

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Facts from the FMCSA record that call for a closer look. They are not a finding of wrongdoing. Authority and insurance are last known from May 14, 2026.

  • Operating authority is pending (last known)FMCSA has not granted the authority yet.
  • Operating authority granted 165 days agoThe USDOT number dates from Nov 13, 2025, the authority is new. Check that you are dealing with the registered company itself.
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Operating authority
Last known: Pending
MC1777237: Common carrier pending
Last known · FMCSA snapshot May 14, 2026
Liability insurance (BI&PD)
$750,000
Required minimum: $750,000
No cargo cover filed with FMCSA
Last known · FMCSA snapshot May 14, 2026
Vehicle out-of-service rate
0.0%
Only 1 vehicle inspection; too few to compare
FMCSA inspections · Oct 19, 2024 – Oct 19, 2026

Not a live check. FMCSA has not published a Motus record for this carrier, so authority and insurance show the last known status from May 14, 2026. Confirm on Motus ↗ before booking.

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Operating authority

MC1777237 Last known · FMCSA snapshot May 14, 2026

Common carrier
Common Carrier
Pending
Liability insurance on file$750,000 (required: $750,000)
First grantedMay 7, 2026 (5 months ago)
BOC-3 process agent
Accepts legal papers for the company in each state
TRUCK PROCESS AGENTS OF AMERICA, INC
Authority history for MC1777237 · 1 event
DateAuthorityAction
May 7, 2026Motor carrierGranted

Last known status. This authority record comes from the FMCSA snapshot of May 14, 2026, the last one published before FMCSA moved registration to Motus. It may have changed since. Confirm current authority: Motus record for USDOT 4494632 ↗

Insurance on file

Liability (BI&PD) pays for injury and damage to other people and property; it does not cover the freight. Cargo insurance covers the freight. FMCSA only requires cargo filings from household goods carriers and freight forwarders, so most carriers file none: ask for a cargo certificate that fits your load. No cargo cover filed with FMCSA.

TypeDocketLayerInsurerCoverageEffectiveStatus
Liability (BI&PD)MC1777237PrimaryGEICO MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY
Policy 9300241427 · 91X
$750,000Jan 7, 2026Active

Source: Last known · FMCSA snapshot May 14, 2026. Identical filings repeated in the FMCSA data are shown once; a filing listed under two dockets is one policy, not extra coverage. Coverage is the maximum amount filed with FMCSA, not the full policy.

Last known filings. Insurance for this carrier comes from the FMCSA snapshot of May 14, 2026. Policies may have been cancelled or replaced since. Confirm current filings: Motus record ↗ and ask the insurer for a certificate naming you as holder.

Roadside inspections Oct 19, 2024 – Oct 19, 2026

1inspections
0.0%vehicle out-of-service
0 of 1 · Illinois avg 24.1%
100.0%driver out-of-service
1 of 1 · Illinois avg 4.4%
5violations written on inspection reports

Vehicles seen at inspections different VINs, 24 months

Power units: 1

1 straight trucks

Freightliner 1

1 power unit declared on the MCS-150. Inspections see only part of a fleet, so fewer here is normal; many more can mean the registration is out of date.

Most recent inspection
DateStateLevelViolationsOut of service
May 5, 2026IL25Yes
How these rates are calculated

Period: Oct 19, 2024 – Oct 19, 2026. Vehicle rate = vehicle inspections with a vehicle out-of-service order ÷ vehicle inspections (levels 1, 2, 5 and 6). Driver rate uses levels 1, 2, 3 and 6. The Illinois average covers 195,435 vehicle and 388,021 driver inspections of all Illinois-based carriers in this period. It mixes every type of operation, so compare with care; rates based on a handful of inspections say little. FMCSA's own SMS measures are weighted differently: SMS profile ↗ · SAFER snapshot ↗

Violations in FMCSA's SMS last 24 months

4 violations counted in FMCSA's Safety Measurement System (SMS), 2 of them serious enough to put the driver or vehicle out of service.

Why is this different from the 5 violations above?

The inspections section's number counts every violation written on the inspection reports in our Oct 19, 2024 – Oct 19, 2026 window. The SMS count comes from FMCSA's own monthly SMS snapshot, which uses its own 24-month window and only the violations it scores. Both are FMCSA figures; they measure different things.

Category (FMCSA BASIC)ViolationsOut of serviceShareIllinois share
Driver Fitness2250.0%3.6%
Unsafe Driving1025.0%19.9%
Vehicle Maintenance1025.0%60.9%
4 most frequent violations
ViolationTimesOut of service
Driving a CMV while disqualified. Suspended for non-safety-related reason and in the state of driver's license issuance
License-related: Medium · Driver Fitness · code 39115ANSIN
11
No valid medical waiver in drivers possession
Medical Certificate · Driver Fitness · code 39149J
11
Using a hand-held mobile telephone while operating a CMV
Phone Call · Unsafe Driving · code 39282A1
10
Inoperative turn signal
Lighting · Vehicle Maintenance · code 3939TS
10

Source: FMCSA SMS violation file, inspections in the last 24 months, published Oct 19, 2026. "Share" is this company's mix of violations; the Illinois column is the mix across all Illinois-based carriers, so you can see which kinds of problems stand out. A high count partly reflects fleet size and how often trucks are inspected.

Crashes Oct 19, 2024 – Oct 19, 2026

No reportable crashes in this period.

Company details FMCSA census · Oct 19, 2026

USDOT number4494632
MC / docketMC1777237
Legal nameGARRETT HORN
DBA nameHORN TECHNICAL SERVICES
OperationInterstate
Business type—
Power units1
Drivers1
Annual mileage80,000 (2025)
HazmatNo
Safety ratingNot rated (no compliance review on record)
USDOT number addedNov 13, 2025 · 11 months ago
Last MCS-150 updateMay 14, 2026
Email domain on file@gmail.com (free email service)

Equipment as declared on the MCS-150

OwnedTerm-leased
Straight trucks10

Term-leased equipment usually belongs to owner-operators driving under this company's authority.

Cargo carried

General Freight

Change history

No changes to name, contact details, authority or insurance since we started tracking on Oct 18, 2026. We compare every company's FMCSA record each day.

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Questions about GARRETT HORN

What does GARRETT HORN's operating authority allow?

FMCSA records show no active operating authority for GARRETT HORN (MC1777237), so it may not haul regulated interstate freight for hire or broker loads under these dockets.

Which information about GARRETT HORN is old or missing?

Operating authority is the last known status from the FMCSA snapshot of May 14, 2026, not a current check. Insurance filings are from the same May 14, 2026 snapshot. There are too few vehicle inspections in the last 24 months to judge the out-of-service rate. FMCSA has not issued a safety rating, which means no compliance review is on record, not that the carrier is unsafe.

What should I verify before booking GARRETT HORN?

Confirm the authority and insurance on the Motus record for USDOT 4494632. Call the company back on the phone number on file, (847) 514-4670, not a number from an email or load board message. Check that the MC number the dispatcher gave you matches MC1777237, and ask the insurer for a certificate of insurance naming you as holder, with cargo coverage that fits your load.

Company details from the FMCSA Company Census File (Oct 19, 2026). Inspections and crashes from FMCSA MCMIS files. About our data · Report an error on this page (how corrections work).

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