HORIZON WEST INC

USDOT 2318092 MC 791357 Cleveland, OH Authorized For-Hire
219 power units 219 drivers 7M mi/yr
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FRED Score 90.0 / 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.
High confidence
14 yrs history · 210 roadside inspections in 24 months
Scored Nov 8, 2026
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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
219 all owned
Drivers · CDL
219 · 219
Annual miles
7M ~32k per unit
TypeOwnTermTripTotal
Trucks0000
Tractors21900219
Trailers0000

Registration

Operation
Interstate
Authority type
Authorized For-Hire
Registered
Jun 21, 2012 (14 yrs)
MCS-150 update
May 8, 2026
Officers
DAVID FERRANTE · MARK C. DOLAND
Phone
(800) 480-6829
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, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026
Crashes
7
1 fatal (1 death) · 2 injury · 3 people hurt in all
Inspections
210
53% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
32.3%
41 of 127 vehicle inspections
Driver out-of-service
1.0%
2 of 210 driver inspections
Violations
212
53 out-of-service violations
Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q4 '24: 13 inspections, 3 out of service 13 Q4 '24 Q1 '25: 27 inspections, 6 out of service 27 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 25 inspections, 5 out of service 25 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 24 inspections, 1 out of service 24 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 17 inspections, 5 out of service 17 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 38 inspections, 9 out of service 38 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 38 inspections, 9 out of service 38 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 27 inspections, 5 out of service 27 Q3 '26
Sep 25–30, 2024 isn't charted (too little of that quarter is on file); the 24-month totals include its 1 inspection.
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Violations

212 on the FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    158 · 51 out-of-service
    Lights 57 · Brakes 53 · Tires 15 · Cargo securement 5 · Steering & suspension 2 · 26 more
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    29 · 0 out-of-service
    Speeding 13 · Reckless / lane 9 · Seat belt 4 · Phone use 3
  • Hours of service No alert
    23 · 0 out-of-service
    Logbook / ELD paperwork 18 · Over hours limit 4 · No log 1
  • Driver fitness No alert
    2 · 2 out-of-service
    Medical certificate 1 · No valid CDL 1
  • Drugs & alcohol No alert
    0
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, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026 · crash reports through Sep 15, 2026
  • Jul
    7
    2026
    Jul 7, 2026 · Texas
    Property damage only
    Wet road, daylight, rain.
  • May
    6
    2026
    May 6, 2026 · Missouri
    Property damage only
    Dark - lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • May
    4
    2026
    May 4, 2026 · Alabama
    Fatal · 1 death
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.
  • Apr
    6
    2026
    Apr 6, 2026 · Louisiana
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Jan
    14
    2026
    Jan 14, 2026 · Georgia
    Property damage only
    Dusk, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Mar
    26
    2025
    Mar 26, 2025 · Georgia
    Injury · 1 person hurt
    Dark - not lighted, two-way trafficway not divided.
  • Oct
    17
    2024
    Oct 17, 2024 · Missouri
    Injury · 2 people hurt
    Daylight, two-way trafficway not divided.
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Insurance filed with FMCSA

FMCSA record through Nov 7, 2026
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On FMCSA's filing record
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
on file · Fidelity & Deposit Co. of Maryland since Oct 1, 2013
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
  • Missouri 47
  • Texas 32
  • Georgia 23
  • Tennessee 18
  • Kansas 17
  • New Mexico 15
  • South Carolina 14
  • Mississippi 13

Runs well beyond its home state: 0 of 210 inspections were in Ohio.

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