Carrier profile · USDOT 2318070 · MC-791344 · Updated Aug 20, 2026

Horizon South Inc

191 power unitsavg 13.2 yrMulti-region · 10 statesCLEVELAND, OH74/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-791344 ACTIVEHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

191Power units

111 observed · MCS-150

131Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

13.2Avg 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 well above average40.8% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% national average.Fatal crash on record3 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-mo40.8%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

16 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$4M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo40.8%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

16 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

191 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersOlder

13.2 yr

Model years 1997–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

14 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2012 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

165 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 40.8%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 2.4%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 76 vehicle and 165 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

26.9% · latest 6-mo window▲ Rising

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending up 21.6 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

159 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Apr '25 · 13

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

≈0.4 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 191-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 191
Inspections · 24 mo: 165
Annualized: ≈83 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.4 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.

393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance69 · 14 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving63 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance26 · 24 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance20 · 7 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance15 · 4 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance11 · 1 OOS
396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance11 · 1 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance10 · 0 OOS
395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance9 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance9 · 2 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): 191
Observed power (24 mo): 111
Trailers (towed): 131

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

13.2 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

29.9%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 10 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusMulti-region

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

165

GA busiest

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

Home base

CLEVELAND, OH

8777 ROCKSIDE ROAD

Top corridor

GA ⇄ OH

GA 65 · AL 35 · FL 21

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: 15 trucks also ran under 14 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 4247052 USDOT 1578291 USDOT 688143 USDOT 290241 USDOT 502313 USDOT 2244717 USDOT 1356546 USDOT 951224Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (74 trucks · 64 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 733138 USDOT 2318092 USDOT 3397239 USDOT 290241 USDOT 2317693 USDOT 951224 USDOT 2198494 USDOT 1356546

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@hznfinc.com — 7 carriers: USDOT 237360 USDOT 1227635 USDOT 1597733 USDOT 2255867 USDOT 2317693 USDOT 2318092

Shares a company officer with other carriers

david ferrante — 7 carriers: USDOT 76331 USDOT 361802 USDOT 1227635 USDOT 1597733 USDOT 1694920 USDOT 1837444

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

191

Observed (24 mo)

111

Shared w/ other carriers

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: 2318070 · MC-791344
First registered: Jun 21, 2012
Last MCS-150: Jan 30, 2026 · 10,239,969 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 2.96
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

191

Power units

191

Drivers

191

CDL drivers

10,239,969

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 SOUTH INC.

HORIZON SOUTH INC (USDOT 2318070) has a Vektor safety score of 74/100 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 40.8% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier received 165 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 76 vehicle-level and 165 driver-level — across 10 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier has 16 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 3 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Aug 20, 2026.

It reports 191 power units and 191 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jan 30, 2026.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is HORIZON SOUTH INC's USDOT number?

HORIZON SOUTH INC's USDOT number is 2318070, and its motor carrier number is MC-791344.

Is HORIZON SOUTH INC authorized to operate?

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

What is HORIZON SOUTH INC's safety record?

HORIZON SOUTH INC has a 40.8% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 247 roadside inspections, with 16 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 74/100 (tier: review).

How big is HORIZON SOUTH INC's fleet?

HORIZON SOUTH INC operates 191 power units and 191 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is HORIZON SOUTH INC based?

HORIZON SOUTH INC is based in CLEVELAND, OH, with roadside inspections recorded across 10 states.

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