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Company CheckHORNE'S TOWING LLC · DOT 2355547

2309 LOWELL RD, GASTONIA, NC, 28054

DOT# 2355547 MC# 801449 Gastonia, North Carolina 13 years

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Power Units

Drivers

Crashes (24-Month)

$750,000

Insurance

Not Rated

Safety Rating

Inspections

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Public record

2 events tracked · latest Sep 24, 2025 ↓ Show details ↓

Safety & compliance 1

Sep 24, 2025
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION COMMON.

Insurance 1

Sep 24, 2025
Insurance policy cancelled (AMGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY).

Public FMCSA record · blue clean · orange change · red risk.

Contact Details

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Physical Address2309 LOWELL RD, GASTONIA, NC, 28054

Mailing Address1005 CALDON DR, STANLEY, NC, 28164

Operating Authorities

Authority TypeAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

DocketMC801449

CommonActive

ContractNot Active

BrokerNot Active

Operating13 years

Operation Classification

Authorized For Hire

SMS BASIC Scores

FMCSA safety categories, last 24 months. Above Cutoff = FMCSA flags a problem · Below cutoff = within limits · Clean = no violations.

Unsafe Driving

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Hours-of-Service Compliance

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Driver Fitness

measure 1 · 1 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Controlled Substances / Alcohol

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Vehicle Maintenance

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Source: FMCSA SMS, updated monthly.

Mileage

Annual Mileage87,655 miles

Mileage Year2023

VMT SourceMCS-150 Form

Drivers

Interstate

Intrastate

CDL

Total

Interstate >100mi0

Interstate <100mi0

Intrastate >100mi0

Intrastate <100mi0

Equipment

No equipment breakdown on file with FMCSA.

HazMatYes

Safety Summary

Safety RatingNot Rated

Total Crashes (24-mo)0

Fatal0

Driver OOS0.0% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS0.0% avg 20.7%

SmartWay PartnerNo

Insurance

Amount$750,000

Type91X

Effective09/24/2025

CompanyEMPLOYERS MUTUAL CASUALTY CO.

Policy #6E7 54 13

Last checked09/11/2026

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier

Fleet4 units

Drivers6

Mileage87,655 mi

Operating13 years

MCS-15002/2024

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)0

Fatal0

Injury0

Tow-Away0

Driver Inspections

Total1

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg5.5%

Below National Average

Vehicle Inspections

Total1

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg20.7%

Below National Average

Safety Trends by Year

Roadside inspections and crashes on file, year over year. The red portion of each inspection bar is the out-of-service share; ▲/▼ compares to the prior year.

Inspections · red = OOS

2023

1 · 0 OOS -

2024

1 · 0 OOS =

Crashes

No crashes on record.

Based on FMCSA crash and roadside inspection records (rolling 3-year window). The latest year may be partial.

Inspection Records (2)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS	Driver Viol	Driver OOS	Vehicle Viol	Vehicle OOS	HazMat
08/19/2024	SC	Full (Level I)	US 29 @ I-85	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/04/2023	SC	Driver-Only (Level III)	I-77 SB ROADSIDE	2	0	2	0	0	0	-	▲Detail

Safety Performance Percentiles

FMCSA SMS percentile rankings. Higher percentile = worse performance relative to peers.

Total Inspections1

Driver Fitness 1 viols

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
91X	BIPD/Primary	PLAZA INSURANCE COMPANY	PTOWK003760-00	$1,000,000	12/25/2012	09/24/2013	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	AMGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY	K2GP531447	$750,000	09/24/2024	09/24/2025	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	AMGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY	K2GP426594	$1,000,000	09/24/2023	09/24/2024	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	STONEWOOD INSURANCE COMPANY	JST1005527	$1,000,000	09/24/2022	09/24/2022	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	STONEWOOD INSURANCE COMPANY	JST1005527	$750,000	09/24/2022	09/24/2023	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	THE PENINSULA INSURANCE COMPANY	CAM8887006	$1,000,000	09/24/2015	09/24/2022	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	PLAZA INSURANCE COMPANY	PTOWK003760-02	$1,000,000	09/24/2014	09/24/2015	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	PLAZA INSURANCE COMPANY	PTOWK003760-01	$1,000,000	09/24/2013	09/24/2014	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	PLAZA INSURANCE COMPANY	PTOWK003760-00	$1,000,000	09/24/2012	12/25/2012	Cancelled

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC801449	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	11/28/2012	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	11/29/2012
MC801449	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	REINSTATED	10/16/2013	-	-
MC801449	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	10/05/2012	REVOKED	09/30/2013
MC801449	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	08/28/2025	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	09/24/2025
MC801449	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	08/28/2024	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	09/26/2024
MC801449	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	08/28/2023	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	09/21/2023
MC801449	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	08/28/2015	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	09/28/2015
MC801449	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	08/28/2014	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	09/24/2014

No revocation records.

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90/100

Excellent

VERIFIED

Every carrier starts at 100. We subtract points for each missing requirement or risk factor below. Verified means all four core requirements pass.

Score breakdown, from 100 to 90

−10

Starts at 100−10 totalFinal 90

MCS-150 update overdue−10

Verification, 4 core requirements

Active operating authority

FMCSA shows the USDOT registration and authority are active.

Authorized for hire

Holds active for-hire (common or contract) authority.

Active insurance on file

Insurance coverage and carrier are on file with FMCSA.

Safety rating not Unsatisfactory

No Unsatisfactory rating on file.

What's lowering this score

-10

MCS-150 update overdue

The required biennial MCS-150 update has not been filed on time (score factor, not a verification failure).

How we calculate the Trust Score

Every company starts at 100

We subtract points for each missing requirement or risk factor. Verified means all the core requirements for that company's type pass. Nothing is added back, the score is a deduction model built only on public FMCSA data. No pay-to-play, no opinions.

Requirements differ by company type

Each company is judged fairly on its own FMCSA obligations. Anything that doesn't apply shows as a grey N/A, not required, never a penalty.

Carrier (for-hire)

Operating authority, authorized-for-hire, insurance on file, safety rating.

Broker

Broker authority + $75k surety bond (BMC-84/85). MCS-150 not required (no fleet).

Freight forwarder

FF authority + $75k bond + BOC-3. MCS-150 not required (no trucks).

Private carrier

Active USDOT + MCS-150 + safety. No operating authority / for-hire / insurance filing required (hauls its own goods).

Crashes are scaled, not flat

Crash history is proportional. We don't apply a flat penalty, we scale it to (a) crashes per vehicle in the fleet and (b) the share of those crashes that were fatal. So a big, safe fleet barely moves; a small fleet with many (and fatal) crashes takes a large hit.

0 pts deductedscaled by rate & severityup to −28 pts

Low end

50,000 vehicles + 1 crash → ~0 pts. A huge fleet with very few crashes per vehicle is almost untouched.

High end

5 vehicles + 3 crashes incl. fatal → large deduction (near the −28 cap). Many crashes per truck, fatal-heavy.

Mechanics: deduction is capped at 28 points, weighted roughly 60% on crashes-per-vehicle and 40% on the fatal ratio. Zero crashes = zero deduction. If fleet size is unknown, only crash severity can move the score (conservative).

Out-of-service rate vs. the national average

Driver and vehicle out-of-service rates are measured against the FMCSA national average, not a flat number. A company only takes the deduction when it sits above the national benchmark, for example “Vehicle OOS 37% vs national avg 20.7%”.

Point reference, the full menu

Every factor and exactly how many points it can remove. Knockout factors (they also fail Verification) are marked.

Factor	Points
USDOT / authority not active with FMCSA knockout	−25
Missing operating authority (when required) knockout	−15
No insurance or surety bond on file (when required) knockout	−25
Unsatisfactory safety rating knockout	−30
Conditional safety rating	−12
MCS-150 biennial update overdue (carriers)	−10
Crashes, rate-adjusted (per-vehicle & fatal share)	0 to −28
Driver OOS rate above national average	−5
Vehicle OOS rate above national average	−5
Very new carrier (under 1 year)	−10
Limited operating history (1-3 years)	−6
Moderate operating history (3-5 years)	−3
Operating history unknown	−3
No public phone number	−3
No public email address	−2

All inputs come from public FMCSA records (operating authority, insurance/bond filings, the SAFER/SMS safety profile, crash & inspection reports). If FMCSA updates a record, the score updates with it. For the full deduction table, see the methodology page.

HORNE'S TOWING LLC

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Mileage

Drivers

Equipment

Safety Summary

Insurance

Quick Facts

Safety & Inspection Data

Safety Trends by Year

Inspection Records (2)

Safety Performance Percentiles

Licensing & Insurance

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