Horton's Produce Inc — compliance record
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Vetting summary
Authority age
36 years (granted 1989)
Liability filing
$750K BIPD — meets the $750K federal minimum
Inspections
14 on file
Out-of-service
OOS rate at 2x national average or worse
Email identity
Company domain, matches website
Federal identity
Registration snapshot
Legal name
Horton's Produce Inc
DBA
—
Entity type
Carrier
Physical address
44 Winding Ridge Road, Hillsville, VA 24343
Phone
(276) 728-9962
Power units
7
Drivers
7
First on record
—
Last MCS-150 filing
—
Hazmat flag
No
Operating authority
Dockets & filings
MC220427
Common: None · Contract: Active · Broker: None
Property: ✓ · Passenger: — · HHG: — · BIPD filed: ✓ · Cargo: — · Bond: —
Authority history
- Involuntary Revocation — Contract
- Involuntary Revocation — Contract
- Involuntary Revocation — Contract
- Involuntary Revocation — Contract
- Involuntary Revocation — Contract
- Granted — Motor Property Contract Carrier
- Granted — Motor Property Contract Carrier
- Involuntary Revocation — Contract
- Involuntary Revocation — Contract
- Granted — Motor Property Contract Carrier
- Involuntary Revocation — Contract
- Involuntary Revocation — Contract
Insurance filings
Out-of-service rates
Driver OOS
14.3%
National average ≈ 5.9% · 14 inspections on record
Vehicle OOS
14.3%
National average ≈ 20.9% · 14 inspections on record
Email & web forensics
On-file email
hortonsproduce@embarqmail.com — company domain
Domain age
embarqmail.com registered 2006-04-25 (20 years)
Mail host
Self-hosted / other
Domain match
Email domain matches the company website
From the FMCSA on-file contact, public domain registration (RDAP), and live DNS.
Crash record — last 24 months
0
Reportable crashes
0
Tow-aways
0
With injuries
0
With fatalities
Most recent: VA 07/2021 · WV 02/2021 · NY 03/2018 — from the federal crash file; recordable crashes regardless of fault.
Safety record
Inspection history
| Date | State | Level |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 19, 2026 | NC | Level II — Walk-around |
| May 28, 2026 | WV | Level II — Walk-around |
| Mar 24, 2026 | WV | Level II — Walk-around |
| Mar 12, 2026 | MD | Level II — Walk-around |
| Feb 24, 2026 | NC | Level III — Driver-only |
| Aug 18, 2025 | VA | Level III — Driver-only |
| Aug 11, 2025 | WV | Level III — Driver-only |
| May 21, 2025 | NC | Level II — Walk-around |
| Aug 21, 2024 | VA | Level III — Driver-only |
| Jun 24, 2024 | WV | Level III — Driver-only |
| May 20, 2024 | WV | Level II — Walk-around |
| Nov 24, 2023 | NC | Level III — Driver-only |
| Nov 15, 2023 | VA | Level II — Walk-around |
| Aug 23, 2023 | WV | Level III — Driver-only |
Most recent 14 of 14 inspections on file.
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Record changes
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