Updated Oct 21, 2026

Heartland Express Inc. Of Iowa

As of Oct 21, 2026, Heartland Express Inc. Of Iowa in North Liberty, Iowa reports 3,320 power units and 2,539 drivers on its MCS-150, FMCSA safety rating: satisfactory.

901 Heartland Way, North Liberty, Iowa 52317 (319) 626-3350

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

Heartland Express Inc. Of Iowa (USDOT 134697, MC-115554), doing business as Heartland Express, is an active motor carrier based in North Liberty, Iowa 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: 3,320 power units and 2,539 drivers (2,539 with CDLs). It reported 228,821,425 miles for 2025 on its MCS-150. Cargo classes declared: dry bulk commodities, general freight, building materials, construction, refrigerated food, beverages, paper products, meat. FMCSA safety rating: satisfactory, from a compliance review on January 31, 2008, 19 years ago; it reflects that review, not current performance. Registration (MCS-150) last updated May 12, 2026.

Key facts

Fleet size	500+ power units Power units, banded. source
FMCSA safety rating	Satisfactory Satisfactory, Conditional or Unsatisfactory after an FMCSA compliance review; most carriers have never had one and are not rated. source
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
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last updated more than two years ago, past FMCSA's two-year update requirement; fleet, driver and cargo figures may be out of date.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
Operation	Interstate Interstate, intrastate hazmat or intrastate non-hazmat, as declared on the MCS-150. source
Cargo classes (MCS-150)	Dry bulk commodities, General freight, Building materials, Construction, Refrigerated food, Beverages, Paper products, Meat Cargo the carrier declared it hauls on its latest MCS-150 (FMCSA's fixed cargo list). source
Driver count	500+ drivers Total drivers, banded. source
Last MCS-150 update	May 12, 2026 When the carrier last updated its registration (required at least every two years). source
Doing business as	Heartland Express source
USDOT number	134697 source
MC docket	MC-115554 source
Operating authority	Active for-hire authority (MC) source
Power units	3,320 source
Tractors (owned or leased)	3,320 source
Trailers (owned or leased)	9,769 source
Drivers	2,539 source
CDL drivers	2,539 source
Miles reported (MCS-150)	228,821,425 miles source
Mileage year	2025 source
Also hauls its own freight	No source
Safety rating date	Jan 31, 2008 source
USDOT registered since	Jun 1, 1974 source
Business type	Corporation source

Source event history

Source dates and first observation are different.

May 12, 2026: Filed an MCS-150 update Official source
Jan 31, 2008: 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: May 12, 2026; Rated by FMCSA: Jan 31, 2008; 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 Iowa

173 hazmat carriers in the dataset are in Iowa; 26 have profiles on this site. Hazmat carriers in Iowa

FMCSA safety rating (all 173 here): Conditional 11 (6%) · Not rated 95 (55%) · Satisfactory 67 (39%)

Rating age (all 173 here): Rating over 10 years old 60 (35%) · Not rated 95 (55%) · Rating 5–10 years old 10 (6%) · Rated within the last 5 years 8 (5%)

Fleet size (all 173 in this group): 10–24 power units (83) · 25–99 power units (60) · 100–499 power units (23) · 500+ power units (7)

Cargo classes (MCS-150) (all 173 in this group; a record can count under several values): General freight (122) · Machinery, large objects (87) · Building materials (84) · Construction (84) · Other cargo (80) · Liquids / gases (76) · 24 other values (706)

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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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