Fleet typeIdentity
Small fleet
9 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
Carrier profile · USDOT 1754358 · MC-1597738
HORST EXPEDITING AND REMOTE OPERATIONS INC
9 power unitsavg 6.6 yrLocal · 1 statesFAIRBANKS, AK
CARRIER ACTIVEMC-1597738 ACTIVE
Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily
9Power units
11 observed · MCS-150
6Trailers seen
Decoded · vPIC
6.6Avg age (yr)
2000–2026 · vPIC
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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · 2026-06-13
Clear to load
Active authority and a clean federal record. No blocking issues found.
Active operating authorityInsurance on file
Watch · 0
Nothing flagged.
In good standing · 5
Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 18 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2008.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 29 inspections.No reported crashesNo DOT-reportable crashes are on this carrier's record.
Operating authority1818 yr active
since 2008Insurance (BIPD)On file
FMCSA L&IVehicle OOS · 24mo0.00.0 %
▼ 22.26% nat'lCrashes · fatal00
clean 24 moVektor intelligence · beyond the federal recordProprietary signals computed from VIN-decoded inspections & daily FMCSA snapshots
Fleet age vs peersTypical
6.6 yr
Model years 2000–2026 · peer benchmark computing.
Identity stabilityStable
18 yr unchanged
Same registration since 2008 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
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Is HORST EXPEDITING AND REMOTE OPERATIONS INC safe to work with?
Is HORST EXPEDITING AND REMOTE OPERATIONS INC safe to load? HORST EXPEDITING AND REMOTE OPERATIONS INC (USDOT 1754358, MC-1597738) is an active small-fleet motor carrier based in FAIRBANKS, AK, operating 9 power units and 12 drivers. Operating authority has been active 18 years (past the 24-month broker-confidence threshold). Across 29 roadside inspections, its vehicle out-of-service rate is 0.0% (below the 22.26% national average), with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months. FMCSA has not assigned a safety rating. Vektor rates it clear to load (100/100). Source: FMCSA SAFER/MCMIS, last updated 2026-06-13.
FMCSA fields + Vektor analysis · updated 2026-06-13
HEHORST EXPEDITING AND REMOTE OPERATIONS INC 100
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Safety
29 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks
Out-of-service rate· trailing 24 months vs national benchmark
Vehicle OOS 0.0% (24-mo)13 veh insp · 24-mo · nat'l 22.26%
050%nat'l 22.26%
Driver OOS 0.0% (24-mo)19 drv insp · 24-mo · nat'l 6.67%
030%nat'l 6.67%
OOS trajectory· trailing 6-mo vehicle-OOS rate vs national
0.0% now▼ Improving
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.
Under-inspected
Expected
Well-monitored
Heavily inspected
≈1.1 / unit·yr
thin signalabundant signal
Within the expected band for a 9-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.
- Registered power units
- 9
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 20
- Annualized
- ≈10 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈1.1 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.
- 390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving4
- 393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance4 · 2 OOS
- 393.203 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance1
- 395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance1
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Authority & insurance
Can they legally + adequately haul your load?
Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type
Operating authority
- Common
- None
- Contract
- Active
- Broker
- None
Insurance & bonds
BIPD / liability (required)Filed with FMCSA
CargoFiled with FMCSA
Surety bond (BMC-84)None
Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses
$750k BIPD · 1 insurer · 0 lapsesContinuous
Umialik · 23–23
20232023
No BIPD policy is currently in force in the filing history. The authority record may still list one on file — request a COI to confirm current coverage.
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Equipment & fleet
VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC
Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed
- Registered power units (MCS-150)
- 9
- Observed power (24 mo)
- 11
- Trailers (towed)
- 6
Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.
Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs
Average age
2026
Newest model yr
2000
Oldest model yr
VINs decoded
04
Operations & lanes
Revealed by inspection density across 1 states · 24 mo
Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography
Operating radiusLocal
revealedStates observed11
US statesInspections · 24 mo2020
AK busiestInspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo
Home base
FAIRBANKS, AK
Top corridor
AK
Density
fewermore
05
Network & fraud
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
No shared-identity links detected — no reincarnation flag, shared trucks, registration domain, or officer overlap with other carriers.
Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units
Registered (MCS-150)99
Observed (24 mo)1111
Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.
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Identity & contact
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
Location
- Physical address
- 3540 HOLT ROAD, FAIRBANKS, AK, 99701
- Operation
- Interstate
Contact
- Phone
- (907) 479-4376
- Web domain
- horstexpediting.com
Registration
- Officer
- Joshua Horst
- USDOT / docket
- 1754358 · MC-1597738
- First registered
- 03/28/2008
- Last MCS-150
- 03/11/2026 · 212,510 mi (2025)
- FMCSA safety rating
- Not rated
- Recordable crash rate
- 0.00
- D-U-N-S
- —
Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)
—CDL drivers
07
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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Frequently asked
What is HORST EXPEDITING AND REMOTE OPERATIONS INC's USDOT number?
HORST EXPEDITING AND REMOTE OPERATIONS INC's USDOT number is 1754358, and its motor carrier number is MC-1597738.
Is HORST EXPEDITING AND REMOTE OPERATIONS INC authorized to operate?
As of 2026-06-13, HORST EXPEDITING AND REMOTE OPERATIONS INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.
What is HORST EXPEDITING AND REMOTE OPERATIONS INC's safety record?
HORST EXPEDITING AND REMOTE OPERATIONS INC has a 0.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 29 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 100/100 (tier: clear).
How big is HORST EXPEDITING AND REMOTE OPERATIONS INC's fleet?
HORST EXPEDITING AND REMOTE OPERATIONS INC operates 9 power units and 12 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
Where is HORST EXPEDITING AND REMOTE OPERATIONS INC based?
HORST EXPEDITING AND REMOTE OPERATIONS INC is based in FAIRBANKS, AK, with roadside inspections recorded across 1 state.