USDOT 65754MC173458

Heiter Truck Line Inc — compliance record

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Vetting summary

Authority age

42 years (granted 1984)

Liability filing

$750K BIPD — meets the $750K federal minimum

Inspections

61 on file

Out-of-service

Within normal range vs national averages

Email identity

Company domain, matches website

Federal identity

Registration snapshot

Legal name

Heiter Truck Line Inc

DBA

Entity type

Carrier

Physical address

1835 340th Street West, Spencer, IA 51301-0713

Phone

(712) 262-2845

Power units

22

Drivers

23

First on record

Last MCS-150 filing

Hazmat flag

No

Operating authority

Dockets & filings

MC173458

Common: None · Contract: Active · Broker: None

Property: · Passenger: · HHG: · BIPD filed: · Cargo: · Bond:

Authority history

  • Involuntary Revocation — Contract
  • Granted — Motor Property Contract Carrier
  • Granted — Motor Property Contract Carrier
  • Involuntary Revocation — Contract

Insurance filings

91X Northland Insurance Company · coverage $750K (as filed)

Out-of-service rates

Driver OOS

0.0%

National average ≈ 5.9% · 61 inspections on record

Vehicle OOS

1.6%

National average ≈ 20.9% · 61 inspections on record

Email & web forensics

On-file email

kathy@heitertruckline.com — company domain

Mail host

Google Workspace

Domain match

Email domain matches the company website

From the FMCSA on-file contact, public domain registration (RDAP), and live DNS.

Crash record — last 24 months

1

Reportable crashes

1

Tow-aways

1

With injuries

0

With fatalities

Most recent: TX 06/2025 · IA 06/2024 · TX 09/2023 — from the federal crash file; recordable crashes regardless of fault.

Safety record

Inspection history

2026: 112025: 242024: 152023: 11
Level III — Driver-only: 37Level II — Walk-around: 17Level I — Full: 7
DateStateLevel
Jun 27, 2026SDLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 19, 2026OKLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 19, 2026MNLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 14, 2026TXLevel II — Walk-around
May 26, 2026USLevel I — Full
May 13, 2026TXLevel I — Full
Mar 9, 2026MOLevel II — Walk-around
Feb 24, 2026TXLevel II — Walk-around
Feb 23, 2026IALevel III — Driver-only
Feb 22, 2026TXLevel II — Walk-around
Jan 8, 2026TXLevel II — Walk-around
Dec 12, 2025KSLevel II — Walk-around
Nov 25, 2025NELevel III — Driver-only
Nov 20, 2025TXLevel III — Driver-only
Nov 6, 2025IALevel III — Driver-only
Oct 28, 2025WILevel III — Driver-only
Oct 28, 2025TXLevel II — Walk-around
Sep 2, 2025TXLevel II — Walk-around
Jul 17, 2025MOLevel III — Driver-only
Jul 17, 2025MNLevel I — Full
Jul 17, 2025MOLevel III — Driver-only
Jul 13, 2025KSLevel III — Driver-only
Jul 9, 2025TXLevel II — Walk-around
Jul 5, 2025NELevel III — Driver-only
Jun 26, 2025KSLevel I — Full
Jun 12, 2025IALevel I — Full
Jun 11, 2025TXLevel II — Walk-around
May 6, 2025SDLevel III — Driver-only
Mar 28, 2025KSLevel II — Walk-around
Mar 18, 2025TXLevel II — Walk-around
Mar 12, 2025KSLevel III — Driver-only
Jan 31, 2025KSLevel III — Driver-only
Jan 25, 2025TXLevel II — Walk-around
Jan 25, 2025KSLevel III — Driver-only
Jan 9, 2025TXLevel II — Walk-around
Dec 11, 2024MNLevel III — Driver-only
Oct 17, 2024KSLevel III — Driver-only
Sep 10, 2024KSLevel III — Driver-only
Aug 27, 2024IALevel III — Driver-only
Jul 4, 2024ILLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 20, 2024IALevel I — Full
Jun 18, 2024MNLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 14, 2024KSLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 12, 2024IALevel III — Driver-only
May 1, 2024ILLevel III — Driver-only
Apr 12, 2024IALevel III — Driver-only
Mar 11, 2024TXLevel II — Walk-around
Feb 14, 2024IALevel III — Driver-only
Feb 11, 2024KSLevel III — Driver-only
Jan 5, 2024SDLevel III — Driver-only
Dec 16, 2023MOLevel III — Driver-only
Dec 15, 2023TXLevel II — Walk-around
Dec 8, 2023KSLevel III — Driver-only
Nov 30, 2023KSLevel III — Driver-only
Nov 27, 2023IALevel III — Driver-only
Nov 23, 2023OKLevel III — Driver-only
Nov 22, 2023OKLevel III — Driver-only
Nov 17, 2023TXLevel III — Driver-only
Nov 14, 2023MOLevel I — Full
Oct 23, 2023NELevel III — Driver-only
Oct 12, 2023SDLevel III — Driver-only

Most recent 61 of 61 inspections on file.

Activity log

Record changes

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No changes recorded since TenFourHQ began tracking this company.

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