RED HORIZON XPRESS INC

DBA RED HORIZON XPRESS

USDOT 2274357 MC 1067722 Glenwood, MN Authorized For-Hire / Exempt For-Hire
12 power units 12 drivers 886k mi/yr
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Marginal
FRED Score 39.0 / 100 The FRED Score (0–100, higher is better) compares this motor carrier's expected crash rate with that of similar fleets. It is an analytical opinion, not an FMCSA safety rating.
Low confidence
14 yrs history · 17 roadside inspections in 24 months
Scored Nov 8, 2026
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  • What drives the grade: crash history and roadside record
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  • How it compares with similar fleets, per power unit and per mile
  • Cargo risk, and news reports linked to its crashes
  • How the grade is calculated, and its history week by week

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Fleet, registration and cargo

Fleet and equipment

Power units
12 all owned
Drivers · CDL
12 · 12
Annual miles
886k ~74k per unit
TypeOwnTermTripTotal
Trucks0000
Tractors120012
Trailers120012

Registration

Operation
Interstate
Authority type
Authorized For-Hire / Exempt For-Hire
Registered
Feb 17, 2012 (14 yrs)
MCS-150 update
Jul 3, 2025
Officer
KATIE NICHTERN
Phone
(320) 634-4445
Email
katie@redhorizonequipment.com
Address
21915 160Th Street, Glenwood MN 56334

Cargo

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Motor VehiclesMetal: Sheets/Coils/RollsMachinery/Large ObjectsLivestockGeneral FreightLogs/Poles/Beams/LumberBuilding MaterialsOther: WOODCHIPSGrain/Feed/HayFarm SuppliesConstruction

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Roadside and crash record

FMCSA record, Oct 2024 – Aug 2026
Crashes
2
0 fatal (0 deaths) · 0 injury · 0 people hurt in all
Inspections
17
29% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
36.4%
4 of 11 vehicle inspections
Driver out-of-service
0.0%
0 of 17 driver inspections
Violations
22
5 out-of-service violations
Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q4 '24: 2 inspections, 0 out of service 2 Q4 '24 Q1 '25: 3 inspections, 1 out of service 3 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 2 inspections, 1 out of service 2 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 0 inspections, 0 out of service 0 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 3 inspections, 0 out of service 3 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 4 inspections, 1 out of service 4 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 1 inspections, 0 out of service 1 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 2 inspections, 1 out of service 2 Q3 '26
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Violations

22 on the FMCSA record, Oct 2024 – Aug 2026
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    17 · 5 out-of-service
    Cargo securement 6 · Lights 5 · Brakes 3 · Tires 2 · Other parts 1
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    4 · 0 out-of-service
    Speeding 3 · Phone use 1
  • Hours of service No alert
    1 · 0 out-of-service
    False log 1
  • Driver fitness No alert
    0
  • Drugs & alcohol No alert
    0
Out-of-service share of each category. “No alert” = under FMCSA's BASIC intervention threshold.

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Crashes

FMCSA record, Oct 2024 – Aug 2026 · crash reports through Sep 15, 2026
2 crashes
  • Jan
    7
    2026
    Jan 7, 2026 · Minnesota
    Property damage only
    Dark - lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Citation issued.
  • Feb
    13
    2025
    Feb 13, 2025 · Wisconsin
    Property damage only
    Wet road, daylight, two-way trafficway not divided. Citation issued.

Insurance filed with FMCSA

FMCSA record through Nov 7, 2026
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Liability (BIPD)
$1,000,000 · ACUITY, A MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY
on record since Feb 20, 2026 · FMCSA minimum $1,000,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Oct 2019
Cargo filing
not required by FMCSA (household-goods motor carriers only); the cargo policy is not on FMCSA's record
36 months to Nov 7, 2026
  • One liability insurer throughout
  • 1 cancellation notice filed by an insurer; 1 took effect (the last Feb 20, 2026, replaced the same day)
  • No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required
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Where it operates

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Map: inspections and crashes from FMCSA's weekly files over 24 months.

Inspections by state
  • Minnesota (HQ) 8
  • Kansas 2
  • Wisconsin 2
  • Iowa 1
  • Illinois 1
  • Nebraska 1
  • Ohio 1
  • South Dakota 1
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