DARREN E PLETCHER
USDOT 641038 · Doing business as HEARTLAND CARRIERS
Active, interstate carrier, small fleet (11 power units) — no FMCSA safety rating on record (common).
Vetting summary
At a glance
- Crashes (24 months)2 reported — involvement does not imply fault
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Registration
Carrier identity
| USDOT Number | 641038 |
|---|---|
| MC Number | MC-304241 |
| Legal Name | DARREN E PLETCHER |
| DBA Name | HEARTLAND CARRIERS |
| Entity Type | INDIVIDUAL |
| Phone | 7858524299 |
| Address | JCT HWY 40 K27, Sharon Springs, KS, 67758 |
Status
Authority & safety
| Operating Status | Active |
|---|---|
| Operation Type | Interstate |
| Safety Rating | None on record — most carriers have not received a formal FMCSA safety rating. |
| Hazmat Flag | false |
Safety ratings: S = Satisfactory, C = Conditional, U = Unsatisfactory. A carrier with no rating has not been through a full FMCSA compliance review — this is common and not itself a red flag.
Our scoring
Safety scores
| Unsafe Driving | 0 / 100 |
|---|---|
| Hours-of-Service Compliance | 0 / 100 |
| Driver Fitness | 0 / 100 |
| Controlled Substances & Alcohol | 0 / 100 |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 0 / 100 |
Scores are 0-100 rankings computed by us from public FMCSA inspection measures; higher = worse relative to peers. Not official CSA/BASIC percentiles. How these scores are computed.
Safety events
Inspections & crashes (last 24 months)
| Crashes | 2 total (0 fatal, 0 with injuries, 2 towaway) |
|---|
- 2025-07-14 — KS — towaway
- 2024-10-04 — KS — towaway
Crash involvement does not imply fault. FMCSA crash records list all reportable crashes involving a carrier, regardless of who caused them.
Equipment
Fleet & operations
| Power Units (trucks) | 11 |
|---|---|
| Drivers | 4 |
| Recent Annual Mileage | 350,664 |
| Last MCS-150 Filing | 06-NOV-25 |
DARREN E PLETCHER operates 11 power units — a larger fleet than 94% of carriers registered in KS.
Nearby
Other carriers in Sharon Springs, KS
- WALLACE COUNTY COOPERATIVE EQUITY EXCHANGE — USDOT 802222, 10 power units
- PLAINS MOUNTAIN TRUCK AND EQUIPMENT INC — USDOT 746315, 2 power units
- RHEA FARMS INC — USDOT 1120263, 2 power units
- AG POWER EQUIPMENT CO — USDOT 852487, 1 power units
- DONALD L HOSS — USDOT 861345, 1 power units
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