CONTRACT FREIGHTERS INC
USDOT 70289 · Doing business as HEARTLAND EXPRESS INC OF IOWA
Active, interstate carrier, mid-size fleet (91 power units) — safety rating: satisfactory.
Vetting summary
At a glance
- Out-of-service rate14.7% vs 19.1% national avg
- Crashes (24 months)92 reported — involvement does not imply fault
- Linked registrations1 share this carrier's phone or address
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Registration
Carrier identity
| USDOT Number | 70289 |
|---|---|
| MC Number | MC-119399 |
| Legal Name | CONTRACT FREIGHTERS INC |
| DBA Name | HEARTLAND EXPRESS INC OF IOWA |
| Entity Type | CORPORATION |
| Phone | 4176235229 |
| Address | 4701 E 32ND STREET, Joplin, MO, 64804 |
Status
Authority & safety
| Operating Status | Active |
|---|---|
| Operation Type | Interstate |
| Safety Rating | S — Satisfactory (rated 20100216) |
| 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 | 80 / 100 |
|---|---|
| Hours-of-Service Compliance | 82 / 100 |
| Driver Fitness | 86 / 100 |
| Controlled Substances & Alcohol | 0 / 100 |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 79 / 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)
| Inspections | 1644 |
|---|---|
| Out-of-Service Rate | 14.7% vs 19.1% national average |
| Crashes | 92 total (3 fatal, 34 with injuries, 86 towaway) |
- 2026-05-29 — MN — 1 injured, towaway
- 2026-03-16 — IL — towaway
- 2026-03-13 — MS — 1 injured
- 2026-03-06 — IL — towaway
- 2026-02-24 — TX — 2 injured, towaway
Most frequent violation categories: 23 (206), 20 (201), 16 (162).
Crash involvement does not imply fault. FMCSA crash records list all reportable crashes involving a carrier, regardless of who caused them.
Signals
Linked registrations
1 other active carrier registration share this carrier's phone or address in FMCSA records.
Shared contact details can have many ordinary explanations, such as a shared dispatch service, registration agent, or office address.
Equipment
Fleet & operations
| Power Units (trucks) | 91 |
|---|---|
| Drivers | 27 |
| Recent Annual Mileage | 92,427,172 |
| Last MCS-150 Filing | 19-FEB-26 |
CONTRACT FREIGHTERS INC operates 91 power units — a larger fleet than 99% of carriers registered in MO.
Nearby
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