Carrier profile · USDOT 3856749 · MC-1407566 · Updated Aug 6, 2026

Shorthorn LLC

DBA SHORTHORN CARGO

100 power unitsavg 4.4 yrNational · 41 statesWAUWATOSA, WI87/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-1407566 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

100Power units

143 observed · MCS-150

207Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

4.4Avg age (yr)

2003–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(414) 666-0480 Email dispatchdispatch@shorthorncargo.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Aug 6, 2026

Clear to load

Active authority and a clean federal record. No blocking issues found.

Watch · 2

Vehicle out-of-service rate above average30.7% vs the 22.26% national average.Multiple injury crashes4 crashes involving injuries are on record.

In good standing · 2

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo30.7%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

24 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo30.7%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

24 in 24 mo

Vektor intelligence · beyond the federal recordProprietary signals computed from VIN-decoded inspections & daily FMCSA snapshots

Fleet typeIdentity

Lessor pool

100 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersNewer

4.4 yr

Model years 2003–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

4 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2022 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

325 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative · vs national

Vehicle OOS 30.7%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 2.8%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 150 vehicle and 325 driver inspections over 24 months.

Vehicle OOS rate· vehicle OOS · vehicle-level inspections · 6-month trailing

22.9% · latest 6-mo window▼ Falling

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending down 5.1 pts across the window. The national vehicle benchmark uses the same metric and is shown on the chart.

Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay

319 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Aug '26 · 24

Vehicle-levelDriver-levelAny OOS

Monthly FMCSA roadside inspections across the 24 charted calendar months. Bars show level-qualified vehicle and driver populations; one inspection can qualify for both. The line shows inspections with any out-of-service result.

Inspection coverage· expected vs observed · the fraud signal

Inspection coverage

How heavily FMCSA inspects this fleet for its size — it tells you how much to trust the safety signals above. Thin coverage on a young authority is a fraud signal nobody else surfaces.

Heavily inspected

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈1.6 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Among the more heavily-inspected carriers for its size — abundant roadside signal. Coverage isn't the question here; the out-of-service and crash record is.

Registered power units: 100
Inspections · 24 mo: 325
Annualized: ≈163 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.6 inspections / unit · yr

Violation themes· decoded · grouped by BASIC

What this carrier actually gets cited for — FMCSA violation codes decoded into plain English, ranked by frequency.

392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving112 · 1 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance45 · 38 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance22 · 2 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance22 · 6 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance20 · 3 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance19 · 9 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance14 · 11 OOS
393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance11 · 0 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance11 · 0 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance10 · 0 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: Active
Contract: None
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$750,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

Insurance adequacy· filed BIPD vs the $750K federal floor

$750K in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $750K meets or exceeds the $750K federal minimum for general freight (49 CFR 387.9). Some commodities (hazmat, larger vehicles) require $1M–$5M — confirm against your load.

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$750K BIPD last filed ’25 · 3 insurers · 0 lapsesContinuous

Artisan Truckers’22–’23

Knight Specialty’23–’24

Sutton National’24–’25

beyond this history

20222023202420252026now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 3 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · KNIGHT SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY · since Jun 2025

All 3 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
SUTTON NATIONAL	Jun 2024 → Jun 2025	$750K	3
KNIGHT SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2023 → Jun 2024	$750K	1
ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY	Dec 2022 → Jul 2023	$750K	2

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 100
Observed power (24 mo): 143
Trailers (towed): 207

Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

4.4 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

2003

Oldest model yr

72.0%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 41 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusNational

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

325

CA busiest

Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo

Home base

WAUWATOSA, WI

10721 W CAPITOL DR SUITE 105

Top corridor

CA ⇄ WI

CA 33 · GA 21 · TN 20

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & Fraud

Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict

Last 12 months: 64 trucks also ran under 57 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 273818 USDOT 3086830 USDOT 4113324 USDOT 2791806 USDOT 2837246 USDOT 4107434 USDOT 3488625 USDOT 4160240Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (96 trucks · 219 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 511412 USDOT 2986781 USDOT 3196391 USDOT 3444886 USDOT 3521528 USDOT 241411 USDOT 273818 USDOT 3654366

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

100

Observed (24 mo)

143

Shared w/ other carriers

100

Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 10721 W CAPITOL DR SUITE 105, WAUWATOSA, WI, 53222
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (414) 666-0480
Email: dispatch@shorthorncargo.com
Web domain: shorthorncargo.com

Registration

Officer: Mukhammad Sobirov
USDOT / docket: 3856749 · MC-1407566
First registered: Apr 4, 2022
Last MCS-150: Oct 24, 2025 · 10,358,482 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

100

Power units

100

Drivers

100

CDL drivers

10,358,482

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

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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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for SHORTHORN LLC.

SHORTHORN LLC (USDOT 3856749) has a Vektor safety score of 87/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Aug 6, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Aug 6, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from KNIGHT SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY effective Jun 29, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 6, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 30.7% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 6, 2026.

The carrier received 325 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 150 vehicle-level and 325 driver-level — across 41 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 6, 2026.

The carrier has 24 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Aug 6, 2026.

It reports 100 power units and 100 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Oct 24, 2025.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Aug 6, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is SHORTHORN LLC's USDOT number?

SHORTHORN LLC's USDOT number is 3856749, and its motor carrier number is MC-1407566.

Is SHORTHORN LLC authorized to operate?

As of Aug 6, 2026, SHORTHORN LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is SHORTHORN LLC's safety record?

SHORTHORN LLC has a 30.7% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 401 roadside inspections, with 24 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 87/100 (tier: clear).

How big is SHORTHORN LLC's fleet?

SHORTHORN LLC operates 100 power units and 100 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is SHORTHORN LLC based?

SHORTHORN LLC is based in WAUWATOSA, WI, with roadside inspections recorded across 41 states.

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