Carrier profile · USDOT 237360 · MC-169607 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

HORIZON FREIGHT SYSTEM INC

354 power unitsavg 13.5 yrNational · 26 statesCLEVELAND, OH81/100
CARRIER ACTIVEMC-169607 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORYHAZMAT
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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 33.3%24-mo cumulative
050%nat'l 22.26%
Driver OOS 1.9%24-mo cumulative
030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 213 vehicle and 317 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

38.5% · 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 6.3 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

308 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Mar '25 · 23

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 354-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.
Registered power units
354
Inspections · 24 mo
317
Annualized
≈159 / yr
Coverage
≈0.4 inspections / unit · yr

BASIC categories· CSA SMS · Aug 2026

47%
Unsafe Driving
Vektor peer est.
24%
Hours-of-Service
Vektor peer est.
7%
Driver Fitness
Vektor peer est.
Controlled Substances
0violations
clean · per-BASIC
83%
Vehicle Maintenance
Vektor peer est.

Percentile = standing among same-exposure peers (higher = worse). FMCSA publishes percentiles for only some carriers (shown official); elsewhere we show a Vektor peer-percentile estimate, or the absolute SMS measure when there are too few inspections to rank.

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 Driving140 · 1 OOS
  • 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance130 · 36 OOS
  • 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance65 · 10 OOS
  • 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance53 · 8 OOS
  • 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance33 · 18 OOS
  • 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance25 · 23 OOS
  • 393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance24 · 0 OOS
  • 393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance23 · 0 OOS
  • 396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance23 · 6 OOS
  • 393.78 Windshield wipersVehicle Maintenance17 · 0 OOS

ELD & hours-of-service

35 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent Jun 1, 2026. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.

32ELD device issues
3No log / no ELD
0False logs
0Drove over hours

Trending worse — 94% of ELD violations are in the last 24 months.

Crash history· 599 total · 15 in 24 mo

599
Total crashes
15
In last 24 mo
20
Fatal
237
Injury
YearCrashesFatalInjuryTow
20268048
20257017
2024111111
20239029
202210139
2021170516
2020140413
2019101410
2018150314
2017111211
2016130113
20158038
20143621234
2013220621
2012221621
20112511223
20102611022
2009220821
20082401024
2007240824
20062801228
20053421828
20042701123
20032321121
20022111218
2001160812
2000161616
1999211721
1998132513
1997121512
19961801416
1995151914
199412089
19933033
19924024
19911000
19901010
DateStateFatalitiesInjuriesTow-away
Jun 19, 2026GA01Yes
Jun 3, 2026IN00Yes
Apr 8, 2026FL00Yes
Mar 18, 2026NJ01Yes
Feb 25, 2026MI00Yes
Feb 25, 2026LA00Yes
Feb 7, 2026FL01Yes
Jan 15, 2026PA02Yes
Oct 9, 2025IN00Yes
Jul 24, 2025TX00Yes
May 15, 2025PA00Yes
Apr 10, 2025TX01Yes
Apr 4, 2025MI00Yes
Mar 27, 2025MI00Yes
Feb 17, 2025LA00Yes
Jul 1, 2024FL43Yes
Jun 25, 2024IL00Yes
Jun 11, 2024IL00Yes
May 24, 2024IL00Yes
Mar 5, 2024FL00Yes
Feb 15, 2024MI00Yes
Feb 11, 2024FL00Yes
Feb 5, 2024FL00Yes
Jan 31, 2024WA00Yes
Jan 16, 2024OH00Yes