HORIZON EXPRESS LLC
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
43 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Sep '25 · 5
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
- 28
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 45
- Annualized
- ≈23 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.8 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 Driving18 · 0 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance8 · 2 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance8 · 1 OOS
- 395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance7 · 3 OOS
- 395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance5 · 0 OOS
- 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance5 · 1 OOS
- 390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving3 · 0 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 3 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance3 · 1 OOS
- 395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance2 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
19 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent Aug 14, 2025. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.
2 ELD violations in the last 24 months. Falsified-log violations are a serious integrity flag.
Crash history· 15 total · 3 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2021 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 18, 2025 | IL | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jun 25, 2025 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 4, 2025 | MI | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jun 29, 2023 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 2, 2023 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 23, 2022 | IN | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Feb 17, 2022 | MO | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 1, 2021 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 19, 2021 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 15, 2021 | IN | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Aug 27, 2020 | MI | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Nov 28, 2019 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 17, 2018 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 14, 2017 | IN | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jan 4, 2014 | IN | 0 | 1 | Yes |