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Horizon Freight System Inc — compliance record

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Vetting summary

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Authority age

42 years (granted 1983)

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Liability filing

$4M BIPD — meets the $750K federal minimum

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Inspections

447 on file

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Out-of-service

Within normal range vs national averages

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Email identity

Company domain, matches website

Federal identity

Registration snapshot

Legal name

Horizon Freight System Inc

DBA

—

Entity type

Carrier+broker

Physical address

8777 Rockside Road, Cleveland, OH 44125

Phone

(216) 341-7410

Power units

354

Drivers

354

First on record

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Last MCS-150 filing

—

Hazmat flag

No

Operating authority

Dockets & filings

MC169607

Common: Active · Contract: Active · Broker: Active

Property: ✓ · Passenger: — · HHG: — · BIPD filed: ✓ · Cargo: ✓ · Bond: ✓

Authority history

  • Granted — Property Broker
  • Reinstated — Property Broker
  • Involuntary Revocation — Common
  • Involuntary Revocation — Contract
  • Granted — Motor Property Common Carrier
  • Involuntary Revocation — Broker
  • Involuntary Revocation — Contract
  • Involuntary Revocation — Common
  • Involuntary Revocation — Broker
  • Involuntary Revocation — Common
  • Granted — Motor Property Common Carrier
  • Granted — Motor Property Contract Carrier

Revocation records

  • type license: BROKER · order1 serve date: 05/19/2005 · order2 type desc: INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION · order2 effective date: 06/21/2005

Insurance filings

84 — Fidelity & Deposit Co. Of Maryland
91X — Old Republic Insurance Company · coverage $4M (as filed)
34 — Agcs Marine Insurance Company

Out-of-service rates

Driver OOS

1.3%

National average ≈ 5.9% · 447 inspections on record

Vehicle OOS

21.7%

National average ≈ 20.9% · 447 inspections on record

Email & web forensics

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On-file email

chrisd@hznfinc.com — company domain

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Domain age

hznfinc.com registered 2009-09-25 (17 years)

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Mail host

Enterprise (Mimecast)

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Domain match

Email domain matches the company website

From the FMCSA on-file contact, public domain registration (RDAP), and live DNS.

Crash record — last 24 months

16

Reportable crashes

16

Tow-aways

5

With injuries

0

With fatalities

Most recent: GA 06/2026 · IN 06/2026 · FL 04/2026 — from the federal crash file; recordable crashes regardless of fault.

Safety record

Inspection history

2026: 1062025: 1652024: 1312023: 45
Level II — Walk-around: 198Level III — Driver-only: 146Level I — Full: 103
DateStateLevel
Aug 5, 2026PALevel II — Walk-around
Aug 4, 2026PALevel III — Driver-only
Jul 30, 2026ILLevel III — Driver-only
Jul 30, 2026ILLevel II — Walk-around
Jul 29, 2026MDLevel II — Walk-around
Jul 29, 2026ILLevel II — Walk-around
Jul 28, 2026ILLevel II — Walk-around
Jul 27, 2026MDLevel II — Walk-around
Jul 27, 2026TXLevel II — Walk-around
Jul 24, 2026WALevel II — Walk-around
Jul 22, 2026MILevel III — Driver-only
Jul 22, 2026GALevel III — Driver-only
Jul 15, 2026INLevel II — Walk-around
Jul 14, 2026WALevel III — Driver-only
Jul 14, 2026GALevel III — Driver-only
Jul 13, 2026NYLevel I — Full
Jul 13, 2026WALevel II — Walk-around
Jul 8, 2026WALevel II — Walk-around
Jul 7, 2026INLevel I — Full
Jul 3, 2026WALevel III — Driver-only
Jul 1, 2026FLLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 30, 2026TXLevel I — Full
Jun 29, 2026WALevel II — Walk-around
Jun 25, 2026NYLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 24, 2026WALevel II — Walk-around
Jun 24, 2026NYLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 24, 2026INLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 21, 2026FLLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 18, 2026INLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 17, 2026WALevel II — Walk-around
Jun 16, 2026NYLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 15, 2026MOLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 15, 2026OHLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 15, 2026ILLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 10, 2026MDLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 9, 2026NCLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 4, 2026MDLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 2, 2026FLLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 1, 2026MDLevel I — Full
Jun 1, 2026INLevel III — Driver-only
May 28, 2026WALevel II — Walk-around
May 25, 2026TXLevel II — Walk-around
May 24, 2026TXLevel II — Walk-around
May 22, 2026GALevel III — Driver-only
May 21, 2026WALevel II — Walk-around
May 19, 2026WALevel II — Walk-around
May 19, 2026PALevel III — Driver-only
May 19, 2026GALevel III — Driver-only
May 14, 2026WILevel I — Full
May 13, 2026WALevel II — Walk-around
May 13, 2026MDLevel II — Walk-around
May 13, 2026MILevel III — Driver-only
May 12, 2026ILLevel I — Full
May 12, 2026PALevel I — Full
May 11, 2026INLevel II — Walk-around
May 11, 2026SCLevel III — Driver-only
May 6, 2026WALevel III — Driver-only
May 6, 2026INLevel I — Full
May 6, 2026WALevel II — Walk-around
May 5, 2026WALevel II — Walk-around
May 5, 2026PALevel III — Driver-only
May 5, 2026MOLevel III — Driver-only
May 1, 2026WALevel II — Walk-around
Apr 28, 2026INLevel II — Walk-around
Apr 21, 2026WALevel II — Walk-around
Apr 20, 2026WALevel II — Walk-around
Apr 17, 2026WALevel II — Walk-around
Apr 10, 2026MDLevel I — Full
Apr 9, 2026PALevel II — Walk-around
Apr 1, 2026NJLevel II — Walk-around
Mar 23, 2026MILevel I — Full
Mar 16, 2026OHLevel II — Walk-around
Mar 11, 2026MILevel II — Walk-around
Mar 11, 2026ILLevel I — Full
Mar 4, 2026PALevel III — Driver-only
Mar 4, 2026PALevel III — Driver-only
Feb 26, 2026TXLevel II — Walk-around
Feb 26, 2026OHLevel III — Driver-only
Feb 26, 2026PALevel I — Full
Feb 25, 2026INLevel II — Walk-around
Feb 23, 2026WILevel III — Driver-only
Feb 22, 2026TXLevel II — Walk-around
Feb 19, 2026MILevel I — Full
Feb 19, 2026TXLevel II — Walk-around
Feb 9, 2026WILevel II — Walk-around
Feb 9, 2026WALevel III — Driver-only
Feb 6, 2026LALevel III — Driver-only
Feb 5, 2026WALevel II — Walk-around
Feb 3, 2026PALevel II — Walk-around
Feb 2, 2026NYLevel II — Walk-around
Jan 30, 2026TXLevel II — Walk-around
Jan 30, 2026WALevel III — Driver-only
Jan 29, 2026ILLevel III — Driver-only
Jan 28, 2026FLLevel III — Driver-only
Jan 28, 2026DELevel III — Driver-only
Jan 26, 2026WILevel III — Driver-only
Jan 20, 2026WILevel III — Driver-only
Jan 20, 2026WALevel I — Full
Jan 19, 2026TXLevel I — Full
Jan 16, 2026NYLevel III — Driver-only

Most recent 100 of 447 inspections on file.

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