HEARTLAND EXPRESS INC OF IOWA

DBA: HEARTLAND EXPRESS

DOT# 134697 MC# 115554CARRIER

ACTIVE

Trust Score

86 / 100

B Good

Components

Compliance · 40% 100

Safety · 35% 70

Insurance · 25% 85

2 reported fatal crash(es) No active cargo insurance on file

Confidence: high · based on FMCSA safety, insurance & authority data How is this calculated?

Potential Chameleon Carrier

This carrier shares strong identity signals with carriers that had safety concerns. This is a heuristic flag, not a confirmed finding.

low DOT# 8273—May be a successor to DOT 8273 (INTERSTATE DISTRIBUTOR CO., inactive). Linked by: email, officer, phone

low DOT# 190991—May be a successor to DOT 190991 (GORDON TRUCKING, INC., inactive). Linked by: officer, phone

Overview

Address

901 HEARTLAND WAY

NORTH LIBERTY, IA 52317

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Contact

Phone: (319) 626-3350

Fax: (319) 626-3617

Email: dmcglaughlin@HEARTLANDEXPRESS.COM

Company Officers

DON MCGLAUGHLIN

CHRIS STRAIN

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

Broker authority: INACTIVE

MCS-150

Last updated: Feb 17, 2026

Mileage: 228,821,425 (2025)

Operation Classification

AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Carrier Operation

Interstate

Related Companies

Company	DOT#	MC#	Location	Status	Linked By
INTERSTATE DISTRIBUTOR CO.	8273	117201	NORTH LIBERTY, IA	INACTIVE	EmailDomainOfficerPhone
GORDON TRUCKING, INC.	190991	152187	NORTH LIBERTY, IA	INACTIVE	DomainOfficerPhone
CENTRAL MISSOURI TRUCKING & CONSTRUCTION LLC DBA: CENTRAL MISSOURI EXCAVATION AND HAULING	1947442	799725	HIGBEE, MO	INACTIVE	Officer
GORDON TRUCKING INC	2447074	842776	NORTH LIBERTY, IA	INACTIVE	Phone
HEARTLAND EXPRESS SERVICES INC.	2239430	606447	NORTH LIBERTY, IA	ACTIVE	Phone

Recent Changes

Safetytotal crashes: 128 → 129May 2, 2026

Safetytotal crashes: 127 → 128Apr 24, 2026

Safety

Out-of-Service Rates

Driver2857 inspections

0.6%

5.9%

Carrier National avg

Vehicle1541 inspections

15.1%

22.6%

Carrier National avg

Hazmat1 inspections

0.0%

2.3%

Carrier National avg

Crash Summary

Fatal

Injury

129.0

per 1M miles

127

Towaway

129

Total

BASIC Violations

Unsafe Driving643

Driver Fitness14

Hours of Service177

Drug / Alcohol0

Vehicle Maintenance619

Insurance

$5,000,000

BIPD Coverage

—

Cargo Coverage

2 policies on file2 active

Type	Status	Insurer	Policy #	Coverage	Effective	Expires	Form
BIPD	Active	SELF-INSURED	NA	$1,000,000	Apr 10, 2006	—	91X
BIPD	Active	ACE AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	XSA H08223026	$5,000,000	Apr 1, 2006	—	91X

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