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USDOT 70289MC119399

Heartland Express Inc Of Iowa — compliance record

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Vetting summary

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Authority age

45 years (granted 1980)

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Liability filing

No BIPD filing parsed — verify directly

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Inspections

2,941 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

Contract Freighters Inc

DBA

Heartland Express Inc Of Iowa

Entity type

Carrier+broker

Physical address

4701 E 32nd Street, Joplin, MO 64804

Phone

(417) 623-5229

Power units

91

Drivers

27

First on record

—

Last MCS-150 filing

—

Hazmat flag

No

Operating authority

Dockets & filings

MC119399

Common: Active · Contract: Active · Broker: Active

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

Authority history

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

Insurance filings

83 — Liberty Mutual Insurance Co.
82 — Liberty Mutual Insurance Co.
84 — Liberty Mutual Insurance Co.

Out-of-service rates

Driver OOS

0.7%

National average ≈ 5.9% · 2,941 inspections on record

Vehicle OOS

13.2%

National average ≈ 20.9% · 2,941 inspections on record

Email & web forensics

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On-file email

brett.schwab@cfidrive.com — company domain

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Mail host

Microsoft 365

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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

75

Reportable crashes

69

Tow-aways

27

With injuries

3

With fatalities

Most recent: MN 05/2026 · IL 03/2026 · MS 03/2026 — from the federal crash file; recordable crashes regardless of fault.

Safety record

Inspection history

2026: 572025: 9722024: 1,4682023: 444
Level III — Driver-only: 1,437Level II — Walk-around: 1,060Level I — Full: 443Level IV — Special: 1
DateStateLevel
Jun 6, 2026NELevel III — Driver-only
Mar 7, 2026MSLevel III — Driver-only
Mar 2, 2026KYLevel II — Walk-around
Feb 28, 2026NCLevel III — Driver-only
Feb 24, 2026SCLevel III — Driver-only
Feb 24, 2026NVLevel II — Walk-around
Feb 13, 2026LALevel III — Driver-only
Feb 11, 2026IALevel III — Driver-only
Feb 6, 2026NCLevel III — Driver-only
Feb 5, 2026LALevel III — Driver-only
Feb 5, 2026KYLevel III — Driver-only
Feb 5, 2026MDLevel II — Walk-around
Feb 5, 2026KYLevel II — Walk-around
Feb 4, 2026LALevel III — Driver-only
Feb 2, 2026TXLevel II — Walk-around
Jan 30, 2026TNLevel III — Driver-only
Jan 29, 2026NMLevel II — Walk-around
Jan 26, 2026NMLevel III — Driver-only
Jan 26, 2026WILevel I — Full
Jan 23, 2026MNLevel I — Full
Jan 23, 2026TNLevel III — Driver-only
Jan 22, 2026TXLevel II — Walk-around
Jan 21, 2026ILLevel III — Driver-only
Jan 21, 2026SCLevel III — Driver-only
Jan 20, 2026TXLevel I — Full
Jan 20, 2026LALevel III — Driver-only
Jan 20, 2026NMLevel II — Walk-around
Jan 20, 2026LALevel III — Driver-only
Jan 20, 2026ARLevel III — Driver-only
Jan 17, 2026TNLevel III — Driver-only
Jan 17, 2026NCLevel III — Driver-only
Jan 16, 2026TXLevel II — Walk-around
Jan 16, 2026MOLevel II — Walk-around
Jan 15, 2026USLevel I — Full
Jan 15, 2026NCLevel III — Driver-only
Jan 13, 2026NCLevel II — Walk-around
Jan 13, 2026KYLevel III — Driver-only
Jan 13, 2026OKLevel I — Full
Jan 13, 2026TNLevel III — Driver-only
Jan 12, 2026KYLevel I — Full
Jan 7, 2026ARLevel III — Driver-only
Jan 7, 2026ARLevel III — Driver-only
Jan 7, 2026KYLevel II — Walk-around
Jan 7, 2026MSLevel III — Driver-only
Jan 7, 2026TNLevel III — Driver-only
Jan 6, 2026LALevel III — Driver-only
Jan 6, 2026KSLevel III — Driver-only
Jan 6, 2026SCLevel III — Driver-only
Jan 5, 2026ARLevel III — Driver-only
Jan 5, 2026FLLevel I — Full
Jan 5, 2026GALevel III — Driver-only
Jan 4, 2026SCLevel III — Driver-only
Jan 4, 2026ARLevel III — Driver-only
Jan 4, 2026IALevel I — Full
Jan 1, 2026TNLevel II — Walk-around
Jan 1, 2026INLevel I — Full
Jan 1, 2026NCLevel II — Walk-around
Dec 31, 2025NMLevel II — Walk-around
Dec 31, 2025NMLevel II — Walk-around
Dec 30, 2025TXLevel II — Walk-around
Dec 30, 2025NCLevel III — Driver-only
Dec 30, 2025TNLevel III — Driver-only
Dec 30, 2025NMLevel III — Driver-only
Dec 29, 2025TNLevel I — Full
Dec 28, 2025NMLevel II — Walk-around
Dec 28, 2025TXLevel II — Walk-around
Dec 27, 2025OKLevel III — Driver-only
Dec 26, 2025NMLevel I — Full
Dec 24, 2025ARLevel I — Full
Dec 24, 2025LALevel III — Driver-only
Dec 24, 2025OKLevel III — Driver-only
Dec 23, 2025IALevel III — Driver-only
Dec 23, 2025OHLevel III — Driver-only
Dec 23, 2025KSLevel II — Walk-around
Dec 23, 2025ARLevel I — Full
Dec 22, 2025SCLevel III — Driver-only
Dec 22, 2025MOLevel II — Walk-around
Dec 22, 2025ARLevel III — Driver-only
Dec 21, 2025TNLevel III — Driver-only
Dec 21, 2025TNLevel II — Walk-around
Dec 21, 2025NCLevel I — Full
Dec 20, 2025OKLevel III — Driver-only
Dec 19, 2025INLevel II — Walk-around
Dec 19, 2025GALevel III — Driver-only
Dec 19, 2025LALevel III — Driver-only
Dec 18, 2025ILLevel III — Driver-only
Dec 18, 2025MSLevel III — Driver-only
Dec 18, 2025GALevel II — Walk-around
Dec 17, 2025ARLevel III — Driver-only
Dec 17, 2025LALevel III — Driver-only
Dec 17, 2025KYLevel III — Driver-only
Dec 16, 2025TNLevel II — Walk-around
Dec 16, 2025MSLevel III — Driver-only
Dec 15, 2025NMLevel II — Walk-around
Dec 15, 2025NCLevel III — Driver-only
Dec 15, 2025TNLevel III — Driver-only
Dec 15, 2025NMLevel III — Driver-only
Dec 13, 2025OKLevel III — Driver-only
Dec 13, 2025LALevel III — Driver-only
Dec 13, 2025TNLevel III — Driver-only

Most recent 100 of 2,941 inspections on file.

Activity log

Record changes

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No changes recorded since TenFourHQ began tracking this company.

In the news

Recent coverage

Heartland Express Ranked Among 200 Best By Forbes - Heavy Duty Trucking

Heavy Duty Trucking · 3/4/2026

News | Heartland Express Sells Truck Terminals in California, Idaho - CoStar

CoStar · 11/27/2023

Trucking companies, others honored by EPA as SmartWay Partners - Truckers News

Truckers News · 10/27/2021

Super scofflaws? Ohio Turnpike outs companies with at least $5,000 in unpaid tolls - Cleveland.com

Cleveland.com · 4/20/2026

Ohio Turnpike seeks to collect more than $5M in unpaid tolls from ‘rogue’ trucking companies - TheTrucker.com

TheTrucker.com · 4/24/2026

OOIDA Files Suit Against Heartland Express For Alleged Leasing Violations - Heavy Duty Trucking

Heavy Duty Trucking · 3/4/2026

Heartland Debuts Green Mile$ Pay Program - Heavy Duty Trucking

Heavy Duty Trucking · 8/27/2004

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