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HEARTLAND EXPRESS INC OF IOWA

DBA: HEARTLAND EXPRESS

DOT# 134697 MC# 115554 DUNS# 155121166 North Liberty, IA Authorized For-Hire
(319) 626-3350 dklinzman@heartlandexpress.com 901 Heartland Way, North Liberty IA 52317
3,320 tractors 2,539 drivers 228.8M mi/yr · ~69k per unit
HazMat
Satisfactory
FRED Score 73.1 / 100
High confidence
52 yrs history · 2,992 roadside inspections

FMCSA Live Status

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Fleet & equipment

Power units
3,320
Drivers · CDL
2,539 · 2,539
Annual miles
228.8M
Type Own Term Trip Total
Trucks 0 0 0 0
Tractors 3268 52 0 3320
Trailers 9769 0 0 9769

Registration

Organization
CORPORATION
FMCSA Rating
Satisfactory (01-31-2008) · 18 yr old
Registered
06-01-1974 (52 yrs)
MCS-150 Update
05-12-2026 (Address Change)
FRED Score Date
Nov 07, 2026
Officer
DANIEL KLINZMAN
Officer
CHRIS STRAIN

Cargo

57.0
medium risk
Meat Refrigerated Food General Freight Building Materials Beverages Dry Bulk Paper Products Construction
High-Risk Cargo
General Freight, Refrigerated Food, Meat

Note: "General Freight" is a catch-all; the actual cargo mix and its risk may differ.

Estimated from the commodity types reported to FMCSA, not from loss history or the true cargo mix.

Expected crash rate is about 22% lower than similar fleets.

Similar fleets: for-hire fleets of 500+ trucks with the same kind of operation, years in business and amount of road activity. Compared using its own crash record and roadside inspections.

This motor carrier 0.78×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.MarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
66.5 vs 85.4 for similar fleets
Likely 49–85 crashes
This motor carrier
66.5
Similar fleets
85.4
Chance of a fatal crash, next 12 months
~83%
About typical for similar fleets.
What's driving the grade
Crash history
betterworse
About typical. 128 crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months (about 64 a year), including 5 fatal (6 deaths) and 30 with injuries; similar fleets have about 85 a year. The grade counts 210 crashes in its 36-month scoring window, recent ones weighted most.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Better than peers. Violations 0.40× and out-of-service orders 0.58× the rate expected for its inspections. Together they move its crash estimate -10%: roadside results weigh far less than crash history.

Worth a closer look

From the FMCSA record. The grade already counts the safety items; insurance filings and links to other motor carriers are not in it.

  • Fatal crashes
    5 crashes with 6 fatalities in 24 months (most recent Jul 18, 2026).
    Ask: the accident register and loss runs for these crashes.
  • New since the grade was set
    2 crashes after Aug 31, 2026. Not in the grade yet.
  • Injury crashes
    30 crashes with 37 people hurt in 24 months.
    Ask: claim status and driver history for these crashes.
  • Drivers put out of service
    20 out-of-service violations against drivers: 11 no valid CDL, 4 medical certificate, 4 hours of service (Oct 2024 – Jul 2026).
    Ask: driver supervision and dispatch practices.
  • Brakes and tires
    Brakes are 249 of 1090 violations (23%). Brake or tire defects led to 216 out-of-service orders.
    Ask: the preventive-maintenance schedule and shop records.
Strengths
  • Vehicle out-of-service rate 16.2% vs 22.3% national; driver 0.7% vs 6.7%.
  • No FMCSA BASIC alerts.
Data flags
  • Dangerous driving: 84
  • Excessive speeding: 74
  • Substance violations: 3

Track record

FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026 · grade scored on Sep 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026
Crashes
128
6 fatalities · 40 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
2,992
74% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
16.2%
261 of 1,609
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
0.7%
22 of 2,991
National avg 6.7%
Violations
1,090
304 out-of-service
Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q4 '24: 312 inspections, 35 out of service 312 Q4 '24 Q1 '25: 357 inspections, 31 out of service 357 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 356 inspections, 24 out of service 356 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 356 inspections, 26 out of service 356 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 343 inspections, 28 out of service 343 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 400 inspections, 37 out of service 400 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 442 inspections, 54 out of service 442 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 406 inspections, 45 out of service 406 Q3 '26
Sep 25–30, 2024 isn't charted (too little of that quarter is on file); the 24-month totals include its 20 inspections.
vs 453 peer fleets
This motor carrierPeers
Crashes 0.019 0.022
Inspections 0.66 0.63
Violations 0.16 0.22
Critical violations 0.05 0.05

Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: 500+ power units, medium-risk cargo.

What they get cited for

1,090 violations · 24 months
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    644 · 284 OOS
    Brakes 249 · Tires 186 · Lights 112 · Cargo securement 21 · Steering & suspension 17 · 59 more
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    301 · 0 OOS
    Reckless / lane 133 · Speeding 79 · Seat belt 25 · Phone use 20 · Other 44
  • Hours of service No alert
    126 · 4 OOS
    Logbook / ELD paperwork 73 · No log 35 · Over hours limit 13 · False log 5
  • Driver fitness No alert
    19 · 16 OOS
    No valid CDL 12 · Medical certificate 5 · Other qualification 2
  • Drugs & alcohol No alert
    0
Out-of-service violations “No alert” = under FMCSA's BASIC intervention threshold

Violations by quarter

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No violation trend data

Crashes

24 months
  • Sep
    4
    2026
    West Virginia
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Sep
    3
    2026
    Ohio
    Injury · 1 person hurt
    Dark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Aug
    21
    2026
    Louisiana
    Injury · 1 person hurt
    Wet road, dark - not lighted, rain, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Aug
    20
    2026
    North Carolina
    Property damage only
    Daylight, one-way trafficway not divided.
  • Aug
    5
    2026
    California
    Injury · 1 person hurt
    Dark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Aug
    4
    2026
    Nebraska
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Aug
    4
    2026
    South Carolina
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Jul
    21
    2026
    Michigan
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Jul
    10
    2026
    Illinois
    Fatal · 2 deaths
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
    In the news
    2 dead after semi, car crash in 2700-block of East 130th Street in Hegewisch, Chicago Police Department says
    ABC7 Chicago · Jul 10, 2026

    Why this link: FMCSA crash report ILX004298575 (Chicago Police Dept) lists HEARTLAND EXPRESS INC OF IOWA’s truck in this crash. This third-party news report covers a crash with the same date, place and number of deaths, matched automatically. It may not name HEARTLAND EXPRESS INC OF IOWA and doesn't establish fault. Wrong article?

  • May
    20
    2026
    Alabama
    Fatal · 1 death
    Dark - lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
    In the news
    Fatal crash claims a life in Lowndes County
    The Lowndes Signal · May 21, 2026

    Why this link: FMCSA crash report AL0006652731 (ALDPS03D0) lists HEARTLAND EXPRESS INC OF IOWA’s truck in this crash. This third-party news report covers a crash with the same date, place and number of deaths, matched automatically. It may not name HEARTLAND EXPRESS INC OF IOWA and doesn't establish fault. Wrong article?

About “In the news”: these links go to third-party news reports that FRED Score matched automatically to FMCSA crash records — same date and place, with a truck or bus involved, and the same number of deaths or, for a crash that released hazardous materials, the release — and checked a second time before showing. A link doesn't mean this motor carrier caused the crash: FMCSA crash reports don't assign fault, and news coverage can be incomplete or wrong. FRED Score doesn't verify or endorse what the articles say.

118 more in the FMCSA records below.

Insurance filed with FMCSA

FMCSA record through Nov 2, 2026
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Liability (BIPD)
primary $1,000,000 + excess $5,000,000 (total $6,000,000) · FMCSA self-insurance authority
on record since Apr 10, 2006 · FMCSA minimum $1,000,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Sep 1992
1 other liability filing also on file
Cargo filing
not required by FMCSA (household-goods motor carriers only); the cargo policy is not on FMCSA's record
Broker or forwarder bond
required · none on file
36 months to Nov 2, 2026
  • One liability insurer throughout
  • No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required

Operating authority active (FMCSA's new registration system, status since Jun 26, 2007)

Who insures fleets like this →

FMCSA filings only, not a policy audit. Not part of the FRED grade. Wrong or out of date?

Where it happens

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Inspections by state
  • California 857
  • New Mexico 188
  • Tennessee 171
  • Georgia 134
  • Florida 116
  • Mississippi 114
  • North Carolina 107
  • Washington 102

Runs well beyond its home state: 15 of 2,992 inspections were in Iowa.

Data sourced from FMCSA. The FRED Score is an analytical opinion and is not an FMCSA safety rating. Unless a motor carrier has received an Unsatisfactory safety rating under 49 CFR Part 385 or has otherwise been ordered to discontinue operations by FMCSA, it is authorized to operate. This information is provided for informational purposes only and should not be the sole basis for any decision. Report generated · fred-score.com/carrier/134697