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Not AuthorizedUSDOT 911340· MC394464· CARRIER· EIN 91-2084827
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GARNER TRUCKING INC

14119 PIONEER WAY E STE A, PUYALLUP, WA, 98372(253) 841-5607justin@ghtinc.comGARY HAMILTON
Vetting snapshot
Authority
Inactive
operating authority
Insurance
No active filing
$1M required — verify
Vehicle OOS
—
no inspections
Driver OOS
—
no inspections
Crashes 24mo
0
clean
Red flags
2 flags
see details below
0
/ 100

Risk factors

High riskVioCodes score
Operating authority is not activeNo active liability (BIPD) insurance filing on filePossible reincarnation pattern — tied to an older inactive carrier

A weighted read of the public FMCSA signals below — authority, insurance, out-of-service, crashes, roadside OOS rates, and carrier connections. A starting point for vetting, not a guarantee.

Broker payment signals

Bond, cancellation & authority risk for this broker — from free FMCSA records.

Payment risk — red flags
Broker bond
Not on file
required
Cancellation filed
None
Authority
Inactive
1 past revocation
Registered
25 yrs
since 10/17/2000
  • No active broker bond on file — a bond is required to operate. High non-payment risk.
  • Broker authority is inactive, not active.

These are FMCSA bond & authority signals — not a credit report. A filed bond cancellation is the biggest early warning that a broker may stop paying, but days-to-pay and slow-pay history aren’t public FMCSA data — verify those with a broker-credit service or references before extending terms.

Authority & insurance

MC394464

Operating authority and insurance on file — from FMCSA Licensing & Insurance (L&I).

No active liability (BIPD) insurance filing on file
Common
None
Contract
Inactive
Broker
Inactive
Authorized for: Property
Liability (BIPD)
No active filing
$1M required
Cargo
Not on file
not required
Bond / surety
Not on file
required
Authority history (4) ▾
10/20/2006CONTRACTINVOLUNTARY REVOCATION→ DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (10/30/2006)
12/13/2001PROPERTY BROKERGRANTED→ REVOKED (04/21/2008)
08/16/2001PROPERTY BROKERDISMISSED
11/22/2000MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIERGRANTED→ REVOKED (03/17/2008)
Insurance history4 insurers on record
Filing timeline (18) ▾
  1. US BANK, NA$1MCancelled
    TRUST FUND · eff 11/01/2001 → 04/15/2008
  2. CONTINENTAL WESTERN INSURANCE CO.$1MCancelled
    BIPD/Primary · eff 11/01/2006 → 03/10/2008
  3. CONTINENTAL WESTERN INSURANCE CO.$1MCancelled
    CARGO · eff 11/01/2004 → 11/16/2006
  4. CONTINENTAL WESTERN INSURANCE CO.$1MCancelled
    BIPD/Primary · eff 11/01/2004 → 11/16/2006
  5. CONTINENTAL WESTERN INSURANCE CO.$1MReplaced
    BIPD/Primary · eff 11/01/2004 → 11/01/2006
  6. CONTINENTAL WESTERN INSURANCE CO.$1MCancelled
    BIPD/Primary · eff 11/01/2003 → 12/04/2004
  7. CONTINENTAL WESTERN INSURANCE CO.$1MCancelled
    CARGO · eff 11/01/2003 → 12/04/2004
  8. CONTINENTAL WESTERN INSURANCE CO.$1MReplaced
    BIPD/Primary · eff 11/01/2003 → 11/01/2004
  9. CONTINENTAL WESTERN INSURANCE CO.$1MReplaced
    CARGO · eff 11/01/2003 → 11/01/2004
  10. CONTINENTAL WESTERN INSURANCE CO.$1MCancelled
    BIPD/Primary · eff 06/17/2003 → 11/01/2003
  11. CONTINENTAL WESTERN INSURANCE CO.$1MCancelled
    CARGO · eff 06/17/2003 → 11/01/2003
  12. CONTINENTAL WESTERN INSURANCE CO.$1MCancelled
    BIPD/Primary · eff 11/01/2001 → 06/17/2003
  13. CONTINENTAL WESTERN INSURANCE CO.$1MCancelled
    CARGO · eff 11/01/2001 → 06/17/2003
  14. CONTINENTAL WESTERN INSURANCE CO.$1MReplaced
    BIPD/Primary · eff 06/17/2003 → 06/17/2003
  15. CONTINENTAL WESTERN INSURANCE CO.$1MReplaced
    CARGO · eff 06/17/2003 → 06/17/2003

Source: FMCSA Licensing & Insurance (L&I), public data. This shows the carrier’s federal insurance filings (BMC-91X liability, BMC-34 cargo) — the federally-required minimums on file for operating authority — not the carrier’s full commercial policy (its actual auto combined-single-limit, general liability, cargo, or workers’ comp, which appear on the carrier’s ACORD certificate of insurance). Always confirm current coverage with a COI from the carrier’s agent before making a vetting decision.

Roadside inspection performance

Out-of-service rate vs national average. Lower is better.

Vehicle0 inspections · 0% OOS · National 22%
Driver0 inspections · 0% OOS · National 6.7%

90-day safety improvement plan

What this carrier has struggled with most in the last 90 days — where to focus now.

No roadside inspections in the last 90 days — nothing to work on right now.

Inspection & crash map

live · FMCSA MCMIS

Every inspection and crash on record — hover a point for the summary, click for full detail (codes, severity, CSA points).

0
Inspections
0
Violations
0
Out-of-service
0
CSA points
10
Crashes
4
States
cleanviolOOS

CSA points = violation severity weight × FMCSA time weight (3× in the last 6 months, 2× at 6–12, 1× at 12–24). Points are spread within each state — FMCSA records the inspection state, not an exact location. Source: FMCSA MCMIS.

Company profile

FMCSA census

AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Power units
10
on file (MCS-150)
Drivers
8
8 hold a CDL
Annual mileage
0.2M mi
reported 2005
Recordable crash rate
—
per million miles
How far they run · drivers by operating lane
  • Interstate · 100+ mi8 drivers
Company officer
GARY HAMILTON
Operation
Interstate · Hazmat
Registered since
2000-10-17
Last MCS-150 update
2008-10-01
Census status
I

Fleet: 10 trucks · 9 owned tractors · 14 owned trailers · 1 leased/term tractors.

Source: FMCSA Company Census File (data.transportation.gov). Fleet and driver counts are self-reported on the carrier’s most recent MCS-150 filing.

Connections

carrier graph

This carrier shares officers with 15 other carriers — review the connections below as part of your vetting.

15
Connected carriers
0
Fleet-transfer links
0
Most shared VINs
15
Strong links
Possible reincarnation pattern: GARY HAMILTON TRUCKING INC (USDOT 491012, registered 1992) is inactive, shares this carrier’s officer, and predates it — worth checking whether this carrier re-registered to shed a prior record.
Strong· 15
1
ACTION CARGO CORPORATION
USDOT 1294615Active· CASPER, WY
Strong
Officer
2
AMERICAN COURIER CORPORATION
USDOT 459121Active· DENVER, CO
Strong
Officer
3
C & J CARRIER LLC
USDOT 1709237Inactive· JERSEY CITY, NJ
Strong
Officer
4
GARY HAMILTON
USDOT 2425773Active· WINDSOR LOCKS, CT
Strong
Officer
5
GARY HAMILTON
USDOT 2522887Inactive· NASHVILLE, MI
Strong
Officer
6
GARY HAMILTON
USDOT 1292372Inactive· INDEPENDENCE, MO
Strong
Officer
7
GARY HAMILTON TRUCKING INC
USDOT 491012Inactive· PUYALLUP, WA
Strong
Officer
8
GARY L HAMILTON
USDOT 824709Inactive· ELBA, NE
Strong
Officer
9
GARY L HAMILTON INC
USDOT 1320567Active· WEST UNION, WV
Strong
Officer
10
HAMILTON AGRI SALES & SERVICE INC
USDOT 595132Inactive· JOHNSTOWN, OH
Strong
Officer
11
HAMILTON BENCHMARK INC
USDOT 1671532Active· ST FRANCIS, WI
Strong
Officer
12
HAMILTON LUMBERING LTD
USDOT 265648Active· SKIFF LAKE, NB
Strong
Officer
13
HAMILTON RANCH TRUCKING LLC
USDOT 2307270Active· MCBAIN, MI
Strong
Officer
14
KEX DISTRIBUTION LLC
USDOT 323098Active· DENVER, CO
Strong
Officer
15
NORTHLAND RECYCLING
USDOT 1780099Active· LAOTTO, IN
Strong
Officer

Shared VINs come from FMCSA roadside-inspection records — a vehicle inspected under more than one carrier, often a fleet transfer or trailer interchange. Other links come from the FMCSA census. Shared identifiers are common and often legitimate — treat these as leads to investigate, not proof of wrongdoing.

Activity history

18 events
  1. 10/01/2008MCS-150 update filed

    0.2M mi reported (2005)

  2. 04/15/2008Insurance cancelled — US BANK, NA

    TRUST FUND · policy NONE

  3. 03/10/2008Insurance cancelled — CONTINENTAL WESTERN INSURANCE CO.

    BIPD/Primary · policy MCP2655084R

  4. 11/16/2006Insurance cancelled — CONTINENTAL WESTERN INSURANCE CO.

    CARGO · policy MCP2484453R

  5. 11/01/2006Insurance replaced — CONTINENTAL WESTERN INSURANCE CO.

    BIPD/Primary · policy MCP2484453R

  6. 10/20/2006CONTRACT — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION

    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (10/30/2006)

  7. 12/04/2004Insurance cancelled — CONTINENTAL WESTERN INSURANCE CO.

    BIPD/Primary · policy MCP2484453R

  8. 11/01/2004Insurance replaced — CONTINENTAL WESTERN INSURANCE CO.

    BIPD/Primary · policy MCP2484453R

  9. 11/01/2003Insurance cancelled — CONTINENTAL WESTERN INSURANCE CO.

    BIPD/Primary · policy MCP2372997R

  10. 06/17/2003Insurance cancelled — CONTINENTAL WESTERN INSURANCE CO.

    BIPD/Primary · policy 9UZ10

  11. 06/17/2003Insurance replaced — CONTINENTAL WESTERN INSURANCE CO.

    BIPD/Primary · policy MCP2372997R

  12. 12/13/2001PROPERTY BROKER — GRANTED

    REVOKED (04/21/2008)

  13. 11/01/2001Insurance replaced — CALIFORNIA FACTORS & FINANCE

    TRUST FUND

  14. 11/01/2001Insurance replaced — NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY

    BIPD/Primary · policy TN292826

  15. 08/16/2001PROPERTY BROKER — DISMISSED
  16. 07/10/2001Insurance cancelled — NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY

    BIPD/Primary · policy TN292826

  17. 11/22/2000MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER — GRANTED

    REVOKED (03/17/2008)

  18. 10/17/2000Registered with FMCSA

    AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Merged from FMCSA authority, insurance, out-of-service, and census records.

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Operations

Classification

  • AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Area served

  • Interstate
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FMCSA safety rating

Rating
Satisfactory
Type
Compliance review
Rated
2007-11-26
Last review
2007-11-21
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MCS-150 registration

Form date
2008-10-01
Reported mileage
171,000 mi (2005)
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Data sourced from public FMCSA records via safer.fmcsa.dot.gov · Latest FMCSA update: Sep 2026 · Page refreshed: Sep 25, 2026, 3:16 AM. VioCodes is not affiliated with FMCSA. To dispute incorrect data, file a DataQs Request for Data Review.