Horizon Air Services Inc
Safety
Roadside out-of-service rates versus the national benchmark, inspection and crash trends, decoded violation themes, and ELD / hours-of-service integrity — the full safety picture behind the verdict.
Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative · vs national
Vehicle OOS rate· vehicle OOS · vehicle-level inspections · 6-month trailing
Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay
16 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jul '25 · 3
Inspection coverage· expected vs observed · the fraud signal
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.
- Registered power units
- 25
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 16
- Annualized
- ≈8 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.3 inspections / unit · yr
BASIC categories· CSA SMS · Aug 2026
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 Driving7 · 0 OOS
- 392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving6 · 0 OOS
- 392.82 Using a hand-held mobile phoneUnsafe Driving4 · 0 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 3 OOS
- 393.23 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
- 393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 393.60 Windshield / glazingVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 392.7 Driving of commercial motor vehiclesUnsafe Driving1 · 0 OOS
- 383.95 Commercial Driver's License (CDL)Driver Fitness1 · 1 OOS
- 390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving1 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
No hours-of-service or ELD violations on record across 30 inspections — a clean logging history.
Crash history· 13 total · 1 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1996 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 4, 2025 | MA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 9, 2017 | MA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 8, 2017 | MA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 25, 2016 | MA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Mar 6, 2015 | MA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 10, 2014 | NH | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jan 4, 2012 | MA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 9, 2009 | MA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 22, 2008 | NH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 26, 2007 | MA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| May 25, 2006 | MA | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Oct 8, 2004 | MA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 6, 1996 | MA | 0 | 0 | Yes |