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HEARTLAND EXPRESS INC OF IOWA

DBA: HEARTLAND EXPRESS

DOT# 134697 MC# 115554
ACTIVE

Trust Score

82 / 100
B Good

Components

Compliance · 40% 100
Safety · 35% 60
Insurance · 25% 85
3 reported fatal crash(es) No active cargo insurance on file
Confidence: high · based on FMCSA safety, insurance & authority data How is this calculated?

Overview

Contact

Email: dklinzman@heartlandexpress.com

Business Info

Organization: CORPORATION

D&B #: 155121166

HazMat: HazMat Carrier

Fleet

3320

Power Units

2539

Drivers

Equipment Breakdown

Owned Tractors3268
Term Tractors52

Authority

Status: ACTIVE

FMCSA add date: Jun 1, 1974

Common authority: Dec 5, 1980

Contract authority: Nov 20, 1984

Broker authority: INACTIVE

Authority History (25)

Authority TypeActionDate
CONTRACTINVOLUNTARY REVOCATION → DISCONTINUED REVOCATIONNov 2, 2021 → Nov 9, 2021
COMMONINVOLUNTARY REVOCATION → DISCONTINUED REVOCATIONNov 2, 2021 → Nov 9, 2021
COMMONINVOLUNTARY REVOCATION → DISCONTINUED REVOCATIONApr 3, 2006 → Apr 11, 2006
CONTRACTINVOLUNTARY REVOCATION → DISCONTINUED REVOCATIONApr 3, 2006 → Apr 11, 2006
PROPERTY BROKERGRANTED → REVOKEDMar 9, 1988 → Jun 26, 2007
MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIERGRANTEDMar 5, 1986
MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIERGRANTEDNov 20, 1984
MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIERGRANTEDNov 10, 1982
MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIERGRANTED → TRANSFERREDAug 31, 1982 → Aug 15, 1984
MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIERGRANTED → TRANSFERREDJun 10, 1982 → Aug 15, 1984
MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIERGRANTED → TRANSFERREDApr 21, 1982 → Sep 27, 1984
MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIERGRANTED → TRANSFERREDFeb 8, 1982 → Sep 27, 1984
MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIERGRANTED → TRANSFERREDFeb 1, 1982 → May 14, 1984
MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIERGRANTED → TRANSFERREDNov 23, 1981 → Nov 28, 1984
MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIERGRANTEDJul 7, 1981
MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIERGRANTED → TRANSFERREDMay 11, 1981 → Nov 28, 1984
MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIERGRANTED → TRANSFERREDMar 19, 1981 → Sep 27, 1984
MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIERGRANTED → TRANSFERREDFeb 13, 1981 → Sep 27, 1984
MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIERGRANTED → TRANSFERREDFeb 4, 1981 → Sep 27, 1984
MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIERGRANTEDJan 23, 1981
MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIERGRANTED → TRANSFERREDJan 22, 1981 → Sep 27, 1984
MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIERGRANTED → TRANSFERREDJan 16, 1981 → Sep 27, 1984
MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIERGRANTED → TRANSFERREDJan 7, 1981 → Sep 27, 1984
MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIERGRANTED → TRANSFERREDDec 5, 1980 → Sep 27, 1984
MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIERGRANTED → TRANSFERREDDec 5, 1980 → Sep 27, 1984

Cargo Types

General FreightDry BulkRefrigerated FoodBeveragesPaper Products

Active Certifications

Property

MCS-150

Last updated: May 12, 2026

Mileage: 228,821,425 (2025)

Operation Classification

AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Carrier Operation

Interstate

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Recent Changes

Contactemail: dklinzman@HEARTLANDEXPRESS.COM → dklinzman@heartlandexpress.comJun 18, 2026
Safetytotal crashes: 132 → 131Jun 15, 2026
Safetytotal crashes: 133 → 132Jun 11, 2026
Safetyfatal crashes: 2 → 3Jun 7, 2026
Safetytotal crashes: 131 → 132Jun 6, 2026

Safety

Out-of-Service Rates

Driver2895 inspections
0.7%
6.0%
Carrier National avg
Vehicle1567 inspections
15.3%
22.6%
Carrier National avg
Hazmat

No hazmat inspections

Overall2896 inspections
9.0%
Carrier

Crash Summary

3

Fatal

36

Injury

131.0

per 1M miles

128

Towaway

131

Total

BASIC Violations

Unsafe Driving650
Driver Fitness17
Hours of Service174
Drug / Alcohol0
Vehicle Maintenance662

Safety Measurement System (SMS)

FMCSA's official per-BASIC roadside-performance measures over the trailing 24 months, computed from the 2877 inspections below. A measure of 0 means no recorded violations in that BASIC — not necessarily a strong safety record on a small sample. FMCSA does not publish peer-group percentiles for property carriers, so the underlying measures — not percentile rankings — are shown; Hazmat Compliance and Crash Indicator are not published.

SMS Inspections (24 mo)

2877

Total

17

Driver OOS

229

Vehicle OOS

BASIC Measures

Unsafe Driving1.01284 insp w/ viol
Hours of Service0.12112 insp w/ viol
Driver Fitness0.0313 insp w/ viol
Controlled Substances0.002 insp w/ viol
Vehicle Maintenance2.26414 insp w/ viol

Insurance

$5,000,000

BIPD Coverage

Cargo Coverage

2 policies on file2 active
TypeStatusInsurerPolicy #CoverageEffectiveExpiresForm
BIPD Active SELF-INSUREDNA$1,000,000Apr 10, 200691X
BIPD Active ACE AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANYXSA H08223026$5,000,000Apr 1, 200691X

Insurance History (22)

TypeInsurerStatusCoverageEffectiveCancelled
BIPD · F91XSELF-INSUREDName ChangedTERM/CANCL$1,000,000Apr 10, 2006Dec 6, 2021
BIPD · F91XSELF-INSUREDReplacedTERM/REPL$1,000,000Apr 10, 2006Apr 10, 2006
BIPD · F91XACE AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANYReplacedTERM/REPL$1,000,000Apr 1, 2006Apr 1, 2006
BIPD · F91XACE AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANYCancelledTERM/CANCL$1,000,000Apr 1, 2006Apr 29, 2006
BIPD · F91XACE AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANYCancelledTERM/CANCL$1,000,000Apr 1, 2006Apr 19, 2006
BIPD · F91XACE AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANYReplacedTERM/REPL$1,000,000Apr 1, 2006Apr 1, 2006
BIPD · F91XACE AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANYCancelledTERM/CANCL$1,000,000Apr 1, 2006Apr 29, 2006
BIPD · F91XACE AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANYReplacedTERM/REPL$1,000,000Apr 1, 2006Apr 10, 2006
BIPD · F91XDISCOVER PROPERTY & CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.ReplacedTERM/REPL$1,000,000Apr 1, 2004Apr 1, 2004
BIPD · F91XDISCOVER PROPERTY & CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.CancelledTERM/CANCL$1,000,000Apr 1, 2004Apr 20, 2006
BIPD · F91XDISCOVER PROPERTY & CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.ReplacedTERM/REPL$1,000,000Apr 1, 2004Apr 1, 2006
CARGO · F34TRAVELERS PROPERTY CASUALTY CO. OF AMERICACancelledCANCEL$1,000,000Apr 1, 2004Oct 15, 2015
BIPD · F91XDISCOVER PROPERTY & CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.CancelledTERM/CANCL$1,000,000Apr 1, 2004Nov 6, 2004
BIPD · F91XDISCOVER PROPERTY & CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.CancelledTERM/CANCL$1,000,000Apr 1, 2003Nov 6, 2004
BIPD · F91XDISCOVER PROPERTY & CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.ReplacedTERM/REPL$1,000,000Apr 1, 2003Apr 1, 2004
SURETY · F84TRAVELERS CASUALTY & SURETY CO. OF AMERICACancelledCANCEL$1,000,000Mar 1, 2002Jun 20, 2007
BIPD · F91XNATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PACancelledCANCEL$1,000,000Apr 1, 1996Apr 6, 2003
BIPD · F91XSELF-INSUREDReplacedTERM/REPL$1,000,000Jan 4, 1995Apr 1, 2006
CARGO · F34SELF-INSUREDReplacedTERM/REPL$1,000,000Jan 4, 1995Apr 1, 2004
SURETY · F84TRAVELERS INDEMNITY COMPANYReplacedTERM/REPL$1,000,000Apr 27, 1994Mar 1, 2002
BIPD · F91XNATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PAReplacedTERM/REPL$1,000,000Sep 1, 1992Jan 4, 1995
CARGO · F34NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PAReplacedTERM/REPL$1,000,000Sep 1, 1992Jan 4, 1995

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