Owner-operator
2 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Sep 6, 2026
Operating, but with flags a broker should weigh before tendering freight.
Owner-operator
2 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
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20 yr unchanged
Same registration since 2006 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
JOHN HORNER (USDOT 1535443) has a Vektor safety score of 84/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Sep 6, 2026.
The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Sep 6, 2026.
It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from GEICO MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY effective Jul 19, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Sep 6, 2026.
The carrier received 0 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 0 vehicle-level and 0 driver-level, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Sep 6, 2026.
The carrier has 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Sep 6, 2026.
It reports 2 power units and 3 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Mar 18, 2024.
It has an FMCSA safety rating of Conditional assigned Nov 18, 2015 in the federal record refreshed Sep 6, 2026.
JOHN HORNER's USDOT number is 1535443, and its motor carrier number is MC-718457.
As of Sep 6, 2026, JOHN HORNER is inactive in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.
JOHN HORNER operates 2 power units and 3 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
JOHN HORNER is based in KANSAS CITY, MO.
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Roadside inspections, BASICs & crash history
Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative
No roadside inspections on record.
Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay
No roadside inspections on the FMCSA record in this window
Can they legally + adequately haul your load?
Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type
Operating authority
Insurance & bonds
Insurance adequacy· filed BIPD vs the $750K federal floor
Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses
Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 3 insurers are named in the list below.
BIPD in force — $750,000 · GEICO MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY · since Jul 2025
| Insurer | Period | Limit | Renewals |
|---|---|---|---|
| ACUITY, A MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY | Jul 2020 → Jul 2025 | $750K | 1 |
| TRANSGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA INC. | Jul 2013 → Jul 2020 | $750K | 1 |
| NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY | Apr 2011 → Jul 2013 | $750K | 5 |
VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC
Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed
Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.
Revealed by inspection density · 24 mo
Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
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FMCSA census + L&I dossier
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Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)
Daily-captured FMCSA licensing & insurance changes — monitored by Vektor
Federal record activity· monitored daily by Vektor
No licensing or insurance changes captured since Vektor began monitoring this carrier (June 2026). Quiet is usually good.
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