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HORIZON SOUTH INC

USDOT 2318070 MC 791344 Cleveland, OH Authorized For-Hire
191 power units 191 drivers 10.2M mi/yr
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FRED Score 40.1 / 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.
High confidence
14 yrs history · 166 roadside inspections in 24 months
Scored Nov 8, 2026
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  • Expected crashes over the next 12 months, against similar fleets
  • 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
191 all leased
Drivers · CDL
191 · 191
Annual miles
10.2M ~54k per unit
TypeOwnTermTripTotal
Trucks0000
Tractors01910191
Trailers0000

Registration

Operation
Interstate
Authority type
Authorized For-Hire
Registered
Jun 21, 2012 (14 yrs)
MCS-150 update
Jan 30, 2026
Officers
DAVID FERRANTE · MARK C DOLAND
Phone
(216) 341-7410
Email
chrisd@hznfinc.com
Address
8777 Rockside Road, Cleveland OH 44125

Cargo

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Household GoodsMetal: Sheets/Coils/RollsMachinery/Large ObjectsIntermodal ContainersMeatRefrigerated FoodGeneral FreightBuilding MaterialsBeveragesDry BulkPaper ProductsConstructionChemicals

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Roadside and crash record

FMCSA record, Oct 2024 – Sep 2026
Crashes
17
0 fatal (0 deaths) · 7 injury · 10 people hurt in all
Inspections
166
44% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
39.7%
31 of 78 vehicle inspections
Driver out-of-service
2.4%
4 of 166 driver inspections
Violations
206
46 out-of-service violations
Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q4 '24: 17 inspections, 2 out of service 17 Q4 '24 Q1 '25: 14 inspections, 2 out of service 14 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 24 inspections, 6 out of service 24 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 28 inspections, 9 out of service 28 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 12 inspections, 2 out of service 12 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 22 inspections, 5 out of service 22 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 23 inspections, 4 out of service 23 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 26 inspections, 2 out of service 26 Q3 '26
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Violations

206 on the FMCSA record, Oct 2024 – Sep 2026
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    140 · 42 out-of-service
    Lights 52 · Brakes 39 · Tires 20 · Cargo securement 4 · Wheels & hubs 4 · 21 more
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    37 · 0 out-of-service
    Reckless / lane 20 · Speeding 11 · Seat belt 2 · Phone use 1 · Other 3
  • Hours of service No alert
    25 · 1 out-of-service
    Logbook / ELD paperwork 16 · No log 4 · Over hours limit 4 · False log 1
  • Driver fitness No alert
    3 · 3 out-of-service
    No valid CDL 2 · Medical certificate 1
  • Drugs & alcohol No alert
    0
  • Hazmat
    1 · 0 out-of-service
Out-of-service share of each category. “No alert” = under FMCSA's BASIC intervention threshold.

Violations by quarter

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Crashes

FMCSA record, Oct 2024 – Sep 2026 · crash reports through Sep 15, 2026
  • Jul
    16
    2026
    Jul 16, 2026 · Florida
    Injury · 1 person hurt
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Jun
    26
    2026
    Jun 26, 2026 · Georgia
    Property damage only
    Daylight, one-way trafficway not divided.
  • Jun
    10
    2026
    Jun 10, 2026 · Florida
    Injury · 1 person hurt
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Apr
    13
    2026
    Apr 13, 2026 · Florida
    Property damage only
    Dark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Apr
    6
    2026
    Apr 6, 2026 · Georgia
    Injury · 2 people hurt
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Citation issued.
  • Feb
    26
    2026
    Feb 26, 2026 · Florida
    Property damage only
    Daylight, one-way trafficway not divided.
  • Feb
    2
    2026
    Feb 2, 2026 · Georgia
    Injury · 1 person hurt
    Dark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.
  • Jan
    23
    2026
    Jan 23, 2026 · Georgia
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Citation issued.

9 more on the FMCSA record.

Insurance filed with FMCSA

FMCSA record through Nov 7, 2026
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Liability (BIPD)
$4,000,000 · Old Republic Insurance Company
on record since Sep 1, 2023 · FMCSA minimum $1,000,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Jun 2012
Cargo filing
not required by FMCSA (household-goods motor carriers only); the cargo policy is not on FMCSA's record
Broker or forwarder bond
$75,000 surety bond (BMC-84) · Fidelity & Deposit Co. of Maryland since Oct 1, 2013
36 months to Nov 7, 2026
  • One liability insurer throughout
  • 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
  • Georgia 64
  • Alabama 35
  • Florida 21
  • Tennessee 18
  • South Carolina 11
  • North Carolina 8
  • Kentucky 3
  • Louisiana 2

Runs well beyond its home state: 0 of 166 inspections were in Ohio.

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