Updated Oct 21, 2026

Contract Freighters Inc

As of Oct 21, 2026, Contract Freighters Inc in Joplin, Missouri reports 91 power units and 27 drivers on its MCS-150, FMCSA safety rating: satisfactory.

4701 E 32nd Street, Joplin, Missouri 64804 (417) 623-5229

Verified Oct 21, 2026 against FMCSA Company Census File (data.transportation.gov)

Contract Freighters Inc (USDOT 70289, MC-119399), doing business as Heartland Express Inc. Of Iowa, is an active motor carrier based in Joplin, Missouri that FMCSA's census classifies as for-hire and that declares hazardous materials on its MCS-150. Operation: interstate. Operating authority: active for-hire authority (MC). Fleet: 91 power units and 27 drivers (27 with CDLs). It reported 92,427,172 miles for 2025 on its MCS-150. Cargo classes declared: general freight, refrigerated food, fresh produce, beverages, paper products, meat. FMCSA safety rating: satisfactory, from a compliance review on February 16, 2010, 17 years ago; it reflects that review, not current performance. Registration (MCS-150) last updated February 19, 2026.

Key facts

Fleet size	25–99 power units Power units, banded. source, unchanged since Oct 20, 2026
FMCSA safety rating	Satisfactory Satisfactory, Conditional or Unsatisfactory after an FMCSA compliance review; most carriers have never had one and are not rated. source, unchanged since Oct 20, 2026
Rating age	Rating over 10 years old How old the FMCSA safety rating is. A rating reflects one compliance review on that date, not current performance; old ratings say little about the carrier today. source, unchanged since Oct 20, 2026
Registration update overdue	No The MCS-150 was last updated more than two years ago, past FMCSA's two-year update requirement; fleet, driver and cargo figures may be out of date. source, unchanged since Oct 20, 2026
Operation	Interstate Interstate, intrastate hazmat or intrastate non-hazmat, as declared on the MCS-150. source, unchanged since Oct 20, 2026
Cargo classes (MCS-150)	General freight, Refrigerated food, Fresh produce, Beverages, Paper products, Meat Cargo the carrier declared it hauls on its latest MCS-150 (FMCSA's fixed cargo list). source, unchanged since Oct 20, 2026
Driver count	25–99 drivers Total drivers, banded. source, unchanged since Oct 20, 2026
Last MCS-150 update	Feb 19, 2026 When the carrier last updated its registration (required at least every two years). source, unchanged since Oct 20, 2026
Doing business as	Heartland Express Inc. Of Iowa source, unchanged since Oct 20, 2026
USDOT number	70289 source, unchanged since Oct 20, 2026
MC docket	MC-119399 source, unchanged since Oct 20, 2026
Operating authority	Active for-hire authority (MC) source, unchanged since Oct 20, 2026
Power units	91 source, unchanged since Oct 20, 2026
Tractors (owned or leased)	91 source, unchanged since Oct 20, 2026
Drivers	27 source, unchanged since Oct 20, 2026
CDL drivers	27 source, unchanged since Oct 20, 2026
Miles reported (MCS-150)	92,427,172 miles source, unchanged since Oct 20, 2026
Mileage year	2025 source, unchanged since Oct 20, 2026
Also hauls its own freight	No source, unchanged since Oct 20, 2026
Safety rating date	Feb 16, 2010 source, unchanged since Oct 20, 2026
USDOT registered since	Jun 1, 1974 source, unchanged since Oct 20, 2026
Business type	Corporation source, unchanged since Oct 20, 2026

Source event history

Source dates and first observation are different. A notice is not confirmation that a suspension took effect.

Feb 19, 2026: Filed an MCS-150 update Official source
Feb 16, 2010: Rated by FMCSA Official source
Jun 1, 1974: Registered with FMCSA Official source

Dates on this record

Source updated	Oct 21, 2026 (FMCSA census rows last updated (portal metadata) (the whole dataset, not this record))
Collected	Oct 21, 2026, 1:26 PM ET (the last successful check of the source that included this record)
Effective	Filed an MCS-150 update: Feb 19, 2026; Rated by FMCSA: Feb 16, 2010; Registered with FMCSA: Jun 1, 1974 (when the source says each fact took effect)
Retired	Not retired: the source is still maintained (whether the dataset is still maintained)

In Missouri

300 hazmat carriers in the dataset are in Missouri; 36 have profiles on this site. Hazmat carriers in Missouri

FMCSA safety rating (all 300 here): Conditional 10 (3%) · Not rated 163 (54%) · Satisfactory 127 (42%)

Rating age (all 300 here): Rating over 10 years old 105 (35%) · Rated within the last 5 years 16 (5%) · Rating 5–10 years old 16 (5%) · None on record 163 (54%)

Fleet size (all 300 in this group): 10–24 power units (141) · 25–99 power units (111) · 100–499 power units (33) · 500+ power units (15)

Cargo classes (MCS-150) (all 300 in this group; a record can count under several values): General freight (228) · Building materials (142) · Construction (142) · Machinery, large objects (134) · Other cargo (118) · Liquids / gases (111) · 24 other values (1,106)

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USDOT number: The registration number every interstate (and many intrastate) commercial carrier holds.

MCS-150: The registration form carriers file with FMCSA and must update at least every two years; fleet, drivers, cargo and the hazmat flag on this site come from it, as the carrier declared them.

Safety rating: FMCSA's result after an on-site compliance review: Satisfactory, Conditional or Unsatisfactory. A rating is not refreshed unless FMCSA reviews the carrier again, so many are years old; each profile gives the review date. Most carriers have never been reviewed and are not rated; that is not a bad mark.

Power units: Trucks and tractors that pull or carry freight.

Cargo classes: Self-declared on the MCS-150 from FMCSA's fixed list. Some carriers tick most of the list, so a long list means 'declared', not 'specialises in'; the hazmat flag does not say which hazardous materials.

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