Carrier profile · USDOT 2318092 · MC-791357 · Updated Sep 6, 2026

Horizon West Inc

219 power unitsavg 13.5 yrNational · 18 statesCLEVELAND, OH81/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-791357 ACTIVEHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

219Power units

135 observed · MCS-150

136Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

13.5Avg age (yr)

1997–2026 · vPIC

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

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Sep 6, 2026

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

Watch · 2

Vehicle out-of-service rate above average29.7% 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-mo29.7%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

8 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$4M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo29.7%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

8 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

219 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersOlder

13.5 yr

Model years 1997–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

14 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2012 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

214 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 29.7%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 0.9%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 128 vehicle and 214 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

30.0% · 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 17.7 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

206 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Mar '26 · 15

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 219-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 219
Inspections · 24 mo: 214
Annualized: ≈107 / 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.

393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance76 · 32 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving72 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance37 · 9 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance23 · 20 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance19 · 8 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance14 · 0 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance14 · 0 OOS
395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance10 · 0 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance10 · 0 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance9 · 1 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

$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): 219
Observed power (24 mo): 135
Trailers (towed): 136

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

39.5%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 18 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusNational

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

212

MO busiest

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

Home base

CLEVELAND, OH

8777 ROCKSIDE ROAD

Top corridor

MO ⇄ OH

MO 49 · TX 31 · GA 24

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: 26 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 185732 USDOT 215194 USDOT 237360 USDOT 3410020 USDOT 2256202 USDOT 710383 USDOT 4366791 USDOT 38111Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (100 trucks · 83 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 38111 USDOT 292991 USDOT 388467 USDOT 540864 USDOT 733138 USDOT 2318070 USDOT 3397239 USDOT 710383

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@hznfinc.com — 7 carriers: USDOT 237360 USDOT 1227635 USDOT 1597733 USDOT 2255867 USDOT 2317693 USDOT 2318070

Shares a company officer with other carriers

mark c. doland — 4 carriers: USDOT 2255867 USDOT 2256091 USDOT 2317693

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

219

Observed (24 mo)

135

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: (800) 480-6829
Fax: (216) 206-4465
Email: chrisd@hznfinc.com
Web domain: hznfinc.com

Registration

Officers: David Ferrante · Mark C. Doland
USDOT / docket: 2318092 · MC-791357
First registered: Jun 21, 2012
Last MCS-150: May 8, 2026 · 6,995,367 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.44
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

219

Power units

219

Drivers

219

CDL drivers

6,995,367

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 WEST INC.

HORIZON WEST INC (USDOT 2318092) has a Vektor safety score of 81/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

The carrier holds active common and contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Sep 6, 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 Sep 6, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 29.7% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

The carrier received 214 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 128 vehicle-level and 214 driver-level — across 18 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

The carrier has 8 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 1 fatal crash across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Sep 6, 2026.

It reports 219 power units and 219 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated May 8, 2026.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is HORIZON WEST INC's USDOT number?

HORIZON WEST INC's USDOT number is 2318092, and its motor carrier number is MC-791357.

Is HORIZON WEST INC authorized to operate?

As of Sep 6, 2026, HORIZON WEST INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is HORIZON WEST INC's safety record?

HORIZON WEST INC has a 29.7% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 317 roadside inspections, with 8 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 WEST INC's fleet?

HORIZON WEST INC operates 219 power units and 219 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is HORIZON WEST INC based?

HORIZON WEST INC is based in CLEVELAND, OH, with roadside inspections recorded across 18 states.

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