Fleet typeIdentity
Lessor pool
90 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
Carrier profile · USDOT 3698835 · MC-1293383
GOLDEN HORN TRANSPORTATION INC
90 power unitsavg 6.7 yrRegional · 3 statesFORT WORTH, TX
CARRIER ACTIVEMC-1293383 ACTIVE
Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily
90Power units
27 observed · MCS-150
27Trailers seen
Decoded · vPIC
6.7Avg age (yr)
2010–2025 · vPIC
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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · 2026-06-13
Review before loading
Operating, but with flags a broker should weigh before tendering freight.
No active operating authority
Operating authority44 yr active
since 2021Insurance (BIPD)Unknown
FMCSA L&IVehicle OOS · 24mo3.73.7 %
▼ 22.26% nat'lCrashes · fatal00
2 in 24moVektor intelligence · beyond the federal recordProprietary signals computed from VIN-decoded inspections & daily FMCSA snapshots
Fleet age vs peersTypical
6.7 yr
Model years 2010–2025 · peer benchmark computing.
Identity stabilityStable
4 yr unchanged
Same registration since 2021 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
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Is GOLDEN HORN TRANSPORTATION INC safe to work with?
Is GOLDEN HORN TRANSPORTATION INC safe to load? GOLDEN HORN TRANSPORTATION INC (USDOT 3698835, MC-1293383) is an active leasing/lessor-pool motor carrier based in FORT WORTH, TX, operating 90 power units and 90 drivers. Operating authority has been active 4 years (past the 24-month broker-confidence threshold). Across 34 roadside inspections, its vehicle out-of-service rate is 3.7% (below the 22.26% national average), with 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months. FMCSA has not assigned a safety rating. Vektor rates it review before loading (76/100), with the leading concern: no active operating authority. Source: FMCSA SAFER/MCMIS, last updated 2026-06-13.
FMCSA fields + Vektor analysis · updated 2026-06-13
GHGOLDEN HORN TRANSPORTATION INC 76
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Safety
34 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks
Out-of-service rate· trailing 24 months vs national benchmark
Vehicle OOS 3.7% (24-mo)27 veh insp · 24-mo · nat'l 22.26%
050%nat'l 22.26%
Driver OOS 9.1% (24-mo)33 drv insp · 24-mo · nat'l 6.67%
030%nat'l 6.67%
OOS trajectory· trailing 6-mo vehicle-OOS rate vs national
12.1% now▼ Improving
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.
Under-inspected
Expected
Well-monitored
Heavily inspected
≈0.2 / unit·yr
thin signalabundant signal
Few roadside inspections for a 90-unit fleet — the out-of-service and violation signals above rest on a small sample, so weight them cautiously. Thin coverage on a young authority is itself a flag.
- Registered power units
- 90
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 33
- Annualized
- ≈17 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.2 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 Driving17
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance10
- 395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance8 · 3 OOS
- 396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance8
- 395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance5
- 395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance3
- 393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance3
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance2
- 393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance2
- 396.9 Inspection of motor vehicles in operationVehicle Maintenance1
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Authority & insurance
Can they legally + adequately haul your load?
Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type
Operating authority
- Common
- Inactive
- Contract
- None
- Broker
- None
Insurance & bonds
BIPD / liability (required)Not on file
CargoNone
Surety bond (BMC-84)None
Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses
$750k BIPD · 2 insurers · 0 lapsesContinuous
+2 earlier
Progressive County · 25–25
20232025
No BIPD policy is currently in force in the filing history. The authority record may still list one on file — request a COI to confirm current coverage.
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Equipment & fleet
VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC
Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed
- Registered power units (MCS-150)
- 90
- Observed power (24 mo)
- 27
- Trailers (towed)
- 27
Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.
Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs
Average age
2025
Newest model yr
2010
Oldest model yr
VINs decoded
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Operations & lanes
Revealed by inspection density across 3 states · 24 mo
Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography
Operating radiusRegional
revealedStates observed33
US statesInspections · 24 mo3333
AZ busiestInspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo
Home base
FORT WORTH, TX
Top corridor
AZ ⇄ TX
Density
fewermore
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Network & fraud
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
No shared-VIN flow in the last 12 months
None of this carrier's trucks were inspected under another USDOT in the last 12 months — any shared equipment is historical, not active.
Show all-time history (36 trucks · 41 carriers)
Across all inspections on record: USDOT 2277372USDOT 3208290USDOT 3288243USDOT 2783119USDOT 3288070USDOT 4307427USDOT 3519746USDOT 3732554
Shares a company officer with other carriers
Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units
Registered (MCS-150)9090
Observed (24 mo)2727
Shared w/ other carriers3636
Registered capacity materially exceeds what is observed roadside — the MCS-150 may be stale or the fleet under-utilized.
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Identity & contact
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
Location
- Physical address
- 4000 GOLDEN HORN LN, FORT WORTH, TX, 76123
- Operation
- Interstate
Contact
- Phone
- (623) 279-0250
Registration
- Officers
- Ali Ahmad · Ali Ahmad
- USDOT / docket
- 3698835 · MC-1293383
- First registered
- 08/11/2021
- Last MCS-150
- 06/04/2025 · 362,000 mi (2025)
- FMCSA safety rating
- Not rated
- Recordable crash rate
- 0.00
- D-U-N-S
- —
Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)
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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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Frequently asked
What is GOLDEN HORN TRANSPORTATION INC's USDOT number?
GOLDEN HORN TRANSPORTATION INC's USDOT number is 3698835, and its motor carrier number is MC-1293383.
Is GOLDEN HORN TRANSPORTATION INC authorized to operate?
As of 2026-06-13, GOLDEN HORN TRANSPORTATION INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.
What is GOLDEN HORN TRANSPORTATION INC's safety record?
GOLDEN HORN TRANSPORTATION INC has a 3.7% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 34 roadside inspections, with 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 76/100 (tier: review).
How big is GOLDEN HORN TRANSPORTATION INC's fleet?
GOLDEN HORN TRANSPORTATION INC operates 90 power units and 90 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
Where is GOLDEN HORN TRANSPORTATION INC based?
GOLDEN HORN TRANSPORTATION INC is based in FORT WORTH, TX, with roadside inspections recorded across 3 states.