Three Generations. One Standard.

Jake Horner didn't come to auto transport through a job posting. He came through blood, instinct, and a decade of professional discipline that most brokers in this industry have never had to develop.

Before entering auto transport, Jake spent ten years in law enforcement — eight on the street and two in narcotics investigations. In law enforcement, communication is non-negotiable. Vetting people and situations under pressure is a daily requirement. Accountability isn't a value statement — it's the difference between a good outcome and a bad one. Those standards don't leave you when you change careers.

Jake entered the auto transport industry with six years inside upper leadership at two of the nation's largest auto transport brokerages — building carrier networks across all 50 states, managing high-volume dealer accounts, and developing deep expertise in vehicle shipping logistics and FMCSA compliance. Six years at that level gave Jake an unobstructed view of where the industry was falling short — and a clear picture of what a better model looked like. The industry chased automation as a replacement for people — AutoPug Transport was built on the belief that technology should enhance human judgment, not substitute for it.

Approved Transport Group, LLC — operating as AutoPug Transport — federally licensed under USDOT# 9677802 and MC# 45556873 — was built as the direct answer.