Carrier profile · USDOT 2317693 · MC-791331 · Updated Jun 21, 2026

Horizon Midwest Inc

385 power unitsavg 13 yrNational · 30 statesCLEVELAND, OH81/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-791331 ACTIVEHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

385Power units

275 observed · MCS-150

351Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

13.0Avg age (yr)

1997–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(800) 480-6829 Email dispatchchrisd@hznfinc.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 21, 2026

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

Watch · 2

Vehicle out-of-service rate above average31.2% vs the 22.26% national average.Fatal crash on record1 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 14 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2012.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$4M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo31.2%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

21 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$4M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo31.2%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

21 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

385 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersOlder

13 yr

Model years 1997–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

14 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2012 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

467 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 31.2%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 1.1%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 333 vehicle and 467 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

36.7% · latest 6-mo window▼ Falling

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending down 1.8 pts 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

455 inspections in the charted months · busiest month May '25 · 31

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

≈0.6 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 385-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 385
Inspections · 24 mo: 467
Annualized: ≈234 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.6 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 Driving205 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance189 · 54 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance88 · 69 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance82 · 6 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance77 · 18 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance68 · 41 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance42 · 0 OOS
393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance32 · 0 OOS
396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance28 · 2 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance28 · 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)Not 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

$1M BIPD last filed ’23 · 2 insurers · 0 lapsesContinuous

Zurich American’12–’16

Old Republic’16–now

2012201620202024now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 2 insurers are named in the list below.

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

All 2 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
OLD REPUBLIC INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2016 → Sep 2023	$1M	2
ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2012 → Sep 2016	$1M	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 385
Observed power (24 mo): 275
Trailers (towed): 351

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

13.0 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

29.6%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 30 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusNational

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

467

TX busiest

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

Home base

CLEVELAND, OH

8777 ROCKSIDE ROAD

Top corridor

TX ⇄ OH

TX 142 · OH 37 · VA 32

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: 18 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 237360 USDOT 3188693 USDOT 38111 USDOT 3165238 USDOT 3031457 USDOT 251582 USDOT 2523965 USDOT 3396106Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (99 trucks · 111 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 38111 USDOT 264184 USDOT 548880 USDOT 690147 USDOT 2909475 USDOT 232734 USDOT 604100 USDOT 3496430

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@hznfinc.com — 7 carriers: USDOT 237360 USDOT 1227635 USDOT 1597733 USDOT 2255867 USDOT 2318070 USDOT 2318092

Shares a company officer with other carriers

mark c. doland — 4 carriers: USDOT 2255867 USDOT 2256091 USDOT 2318092

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

385

Observed (24 mo)

275

Shared w/ other carriers

100

Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.

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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: (800) 480-6829
Fax: (216) 406-2265
Email: chrisd@hznfinc.com
Web domain: hznfinc.com

Registration

Officer: Mark C. Doland
USDOT / docket: 2317693 · MC-791331
First registered: Jun 20, 2012
Last MCS-150: Jan 30, 2026 · 19,578,471 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.40
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

385

Power units

385

Drivers

385

CDL drivers

19,578,471

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 MIDWEST INC.

HORIZON MIDWEST INC (USDOT 2317693) has a Vektor safety score of 81/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 21, 2026.

The carrier holds active common and contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 21, 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 Jun 21, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 31.2% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 21, 2026.

The carrier received 467 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 333 vehicle-level and 467 driver-level — across 30 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 21, 2026.

The carrier has 21 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 1 fatal crash across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 21, 2026.

It reports 385 power units and 385 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jan 30, 2026.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Jun 21, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is HORIZON MIDWEST INC's USDOT number?

HORIZON MIDWEST INC's USDOT number is 2317693, and its motor carrier number is MC-791331.

Is HORIZON MIDWEST INC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 21, 2026, HORIZON MIDWEST INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is HORIZON MIDWEST INC's safety record?

HORIZON MIDWEST INC has a 31.2% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 762 roadside inspections, with 21 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 81/100 (tier: review).

How big is HORIZON MIDWEST INC's fleet?

HORIZON MIDWEST INC operates 385 power units and 385 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is HORIZON MIDWEST INC based?

HORIZON MIDWEST INC is based in CLEVELAND, OH, with roadside inspections recorded across 30 states.

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