Carrier profile · USDOT 237360 · MC-169607 · Updated Aug 20, 2026

Horizon Freight System Inc

354 power unitsavg 13.5 yrNational · 26 statesCLEVELAND, OH81/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-169607 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORYHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

354Power units

197 observed · MCS-150

226Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

13.5Avg age (yr)

1997–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(216) 341-7410 Email dispatchchrisd@hznfinc.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Aug 20, 2026

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Operating, but with flags a broker should weigh before tendering freight.

Watch · 2

Vehicle out-of-service rate above average32.4% vs the 22.26% national average.Fatal crash on record20 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's record.

In good standing · 3

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 43 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1983.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$4M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo32.4%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

17 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$4M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo32.4%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

17 in 24 mo

Vektor intelligence · beyond the federal recordProprietary signals computed from VIN-decoded inspections & daily FMCSA snapshots

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

354 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersOlder

13.5 yr

Model years 1997–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

43 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1983 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

319 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative · vs national

Vehicle OOS 32.4%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 1.6%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 210 vehicle and 319 driver inspections over 24 months.

Vehicle OOS rate· vehicle OOS · vehicle-level inspections · 6-month trailing

36.2% · latest 6-mo window● Steady

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Holding steady across the window. The national vehicle benchmark uses the same metric and is shown on the chart.

Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay

307 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Mar '25 · 23

Vehicle-levelDriver-levelAny OOS

Monthly FMCSA roadside inspections across the 24 charted calendar months. Bars show level-qualified vehicle and driver populations; one inspection can qualify for both. The line shows inspections with any out-of-service result.

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.

Expected band

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.5 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 354-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 354
Inspections · 24 mo: 319
Annualized: ≈160 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.5 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 Driving140 · 1 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance130 · 36 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance65 · 10 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance53 · 8 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance33 · 18 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance25 · 23 OOS
393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance24 · 0 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance23 · 0 OOS
396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance23 · 6 OOS
393.78 Windshield wipersVehicle Maintenance17 · 0 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: Active
Contract: Active
Broker: Active

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$4,000,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)Recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Recorded per census

Insurance adequacy· filed BIPD vs the $750K federal floor

$4M in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $4M meets or exceeds the $750K federal minimum for general freight (49 CFR 387.9). Some commodities (hazmat, larger vehicles) require $1M–$5M — confirm against your load.

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$750K BIPD last filed ’23 · 6 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

United States’93–’98

Pacific Employers’00–’03

Zurich American’08–’16

Old Republic’16–now

1993200220112020now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 8 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $4,000,000 · OLD REPUBLIC INSURANCE COMPANY · since Sep 2023

All 8 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
OLD REPUBLIC INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2016 → Sep 2023	$750K	2
ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2008 → Sep 2016	$750K	2
FIDELITY & DEPOSIT CO. OF MARYLAND	Jul 2008 → Aug 2008	$750K	1
ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2006 → Aug 2008	$750K	7
ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2003 → Jun 2003	$750K	2
PACIFIC EMPLOYERS INSURANCE CO.	Jun 2000 → Jun 2003	$750K	1
ZURICH INSURANCE CO.	Jun 1998 → Jun 2000	$750K	1
UNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE CO.	Jun 1993 → Jun 1998	$750K	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 354
Observed power (24 mo): 197
Trailers (towed): 226

Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

13.5 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

31.1%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 26 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusNational

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

316

WA busiest

Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo

Home base

CLEVELAND, OH

8777 ROCKSIDE ROAD

Top corridor

WA ⇄ OH

WA 60 · MI 39 · MD 36

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & Fraud

Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict

Last 12 months: 19 trucks also ran under 16 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 4122633 USDOT 2318092 USDOT 2317693 USDOT 1710488 USDOT 2841327 USDOT 215194 USDOT 3151462 USDOT 1754891Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (100 trucks · 89 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 572641 USDOT 690147 USDOT 2317693 USDOT 314990 USDOT 951978 USDOT 1750497 USDOT 540864 USDOT 1519324

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@hznfinc.com — 7 carriers: USDOT 1227635 USDOT 1597733 USDOT 2255867 USDOT 2317693 USDOT 2318070 USDOT 2318092

Shares a company officer with other carriers

mark c doland — 3 carriers: USDOT 120670 USDOT 2256081

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

354

Observed (24 mo)

197

Shared w/ other carriers

100

Registered capacity materially exceeds what is observed roadside — the MCS-150 may be stale or the fleet under-utilized.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 8777 ROCKSIDE ROAD, CLEVELAND, OH, 44125
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (216) 341-7410
Fax: (216) 206-4465
Email: chrisd@hznfinc.com
Web domain: hznfinc.com

Registration

Officers: David Ferrante · Mark C Doland
USDOT / docket: 237360 · MC-169607
First registered: Aug 30, 1983
Last MCS-150: Jan 30, 2026 · 12,157,014 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Jul 1, 2014
D-U-N-S: 101532695

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

354

Power units

354

Drivers

354

CDL drivers

12,157,014

Annual mileage

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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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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for HORIZON FREIGHT SYSTEM INC.

HORIZON FREIGHT SYSTEM INC (USDOT 237360) has a Vektor safety score of 81/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier holds active common and contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Aug 20, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $4,000,000 limit in force from OLD REPUBLIC INSURANCE COMPANY effective Sep 1, 2023 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 20, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 32.4% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier received 319 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 210 vehicle-level and 319 driver-level — across 26 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier has 17 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 20 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Aug 20, 2026.

It reports 354 power units and 354 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jan 30, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Jul 1, 2014 in the federal record refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is HORIZON FREIGHT SYSTEM INC's USDOT number?

HORIZON FREIGHT SYSTEM INC's USDOT number is 237360, and its motor carrier number is MC-169607.

Is HORIZON FREIGHT SYSTEM INC authorized to operate?

As of Aug 20, 2026, HORIZON FREIGHT SYSTEM INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is HORIZON FREIGHT SYSTEM INC's safety record?

HORIZON FREIGHT SYSTEM INC has a 32.4% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 479 roadside inspections, with 17 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 81/100 (tier: review).

How big is HORIZON FREIGHT SYSTEM INC's fleet?

HORIZON FREIGHT SYSTEM INC operates 354 power units and 354 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is HORIZON FREIGHT SYSTEM INC based?

HORIZON FREIGHT SYSTEM INC is based in CLEVELAND, OH, with roadside inspections recorded across 26 states.

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