SHORTHORN LLC
USDOT 3856749 · Doing business as SHORTHORN CARGO
Active, interstate carrier, mid-size fleet (90 power units) — no FMCSA safety rating on record (common).
Vetting summary
At a glance
- Insurance on fileKnight Specialty Insurance Company
- Coverage gapsNone detected
- Out-of-service rate16.6% vs 19.1% national avg
- Crashes (24 months)23 reported — involvement does not imply fault
- Authority ageGranted 3 years ago
These signals summarize the records shown below — they are a starting point for your own checks, not a judgment of the carrier.
Registration
Carrier identity
| USDOT Number | 3856749 |
|---|---|
| MC Number | MC-1407566 |
| Legal Name | SHORTHORN LLC |
| DBA Name | SHORTHORN CARGO |
| Entity Type | — |
| Phone | 4146660480 |
| Address | 10721 W CAPITOL DR SUITE 105, Wauwatosa, WI, 53222 |
Status
Authority & safety
| Operating Status | Active |
|---|---|
| Operation Type | Interstate |
| Safety Rating | None on record — most carriers have not received a formal FMCSA safety rating. |
| Hazmat Flag | false |
Safety ratings: S = Satisfactory, C = Conditional, U = Unsatisfactory. A carrier with no rating has not been through a full FMCSA compliance review — this is common and not itself a red flag.
Filings
Insurance
| Current Insurer | Knight Specialty Insurance Company |
|---|---|
| Coverage on File | $750,000 |
| Insurance on File Since | 2026-06-29 |
| Insurer | Coverage | Form | Effective | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Knight Specialty Insurance Company | $750,000 | BMC-91X | 2026-06-29 | — |
| Knight Specialty Insurance Company | $750,000 | BMC-91X | 2025-06-29 | — |
Timeline
Authority history
| Authority First Granted | 2022-12-09 Established authority |
|---|---|
| Authority Events on Record | 1 |
- 2022-12-09 — Granted — Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods) Active GRANTED
Our scoring
Safety scores
| Unsafe Driving | 93 / 100 |
|---|---|
| Hours-of-Service Compliance | 86 / 100 |
| Driver Fitness | 87 / 100 |
| Controlled Substances & Alcohol | 0 / 100 |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 79 / 100 |
Scores are 0-100 rankings computed by us from public FMCSA inspection measures; higher = worse relative to peers. Not official CSA/BASIC percentiles. How these scores are computed.
Safety events
Inspections & crashes (last 24 months)
| Inspections | 289 |
|---|---|
| Out-of-Service Rate | 16.6% vs 19.1% national average |
| Crashes | 23 total (0 fatal, 3 with injuries, 22 towaway) |
- 2026-04-28 — TN — towaway
- 2026-03-25 — GA — towaway
- 2026-03-03 — AZ — towaway
- 2026-02-21 — AZ — towaway
- 2026-01-23 — OH — 2 injured, towaway
Most frequent violation categories: 12 (55), 16 (40), 23 (38).
Crash involvement does not imply fault. FMCSA crash records list all reportable crashes involving a carrier, regardless of who caused them.
Equipment
Fleet & operations
| Power Units (trucks) | 90 |
|---|---|
| Drivers | 90 |
| Recent Annual Mileage | 7,358,000 |
| Last MCS-150 Filing | 24-OCT-25 |
SHORTHORN LLC operates 90 power units — a larger fleet than 100% of carriers registered in WI.
Nearby
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