HEARTLAND CONTRACTING SERVICES INC
USDOT 975623MC-Docket MC1057374WELLSTON, OK
Review before tendering2 power units
HEARTLAND CONTRACTING SERVICES INC (USDOT 975623) in WELLSTON, OK — has findings to review before tendering. FMCSA authority, fleet size, BASIC safety measures, crash and inspection history.
- Has active operating authority that's tenderable today (common or contract).
- No pending authority revocation.
- Not under an uncleared federal out-of-service or safety action.
- BIPD on file is $750,000 — below your $1,000,000 floor (federal general-freight minimum is $750,000).
- No cargo insurance on file. Required for many shipper contracts.
- No history of insurance lapses.
- Satisfactory safety rating.
- No BASIC alerts in any of the five public SMS categories.
- Driver and vehicle out-of-service rate is above the national roadside average.
- No preventable crashes in the last 24 months; recordable crash rate not available not elevated.
- No fatal crashes in the last 24 months.
- No link to a prior revoked authority.
- 1 other active carrier(s) operate from this exact street + ZIP. High counts are often legitimate registered-agent / virtual-office addresses — treat as context, not a verdict.
- FMCSA compliance review on file dated 2001-10-24 (C).
- Crash Indicator and Hazmat Compliance BASICs are statutorily withheld from public SMS under the FAST Act — their absence is not a clean record; use the crash-risk signals above instead.
Built from FMCSA's public Safety Management System data — guidance, not legal advice. Verify directly with the carrier and your cargo policy before tendering.
Authority
- Common authority
- Not applicable
- Contract authority
- Active
Safety & BASIC scorecard
BASIC safety measures
Unsafe driving
No alert
measure 2
Hours of service
No alert
measure 1.11
Driver fitness
No alert
measure 0.88
Controlled substance
No alert
measure 0
Vehicle maintenance
No alert
measure 11.3
Under the FAST Act, FMCSA publishes an absolute per-category measure (not a 0–100 percentile) for these five BASICs — the alert flag, not the raw number, is the risk signal. The Crash Indicator and Hazmat Compliance BASICs are statutorily withheld from public view.
Last 24 months
0
Fatalities
0
Injuries
0
Crashes
10
Inspections
4
OOS inspections
9
OOS violations
Insurance
- BIPD on file
- $750,000 below $1M baseline
- Cargo insurance
- No
- Bond on file
- No
Fleet
- Power units
- 2
- Total drivers
- 3
- Years in business
- 25
- Hazmat authority
- No
Crash risk
- Preventable crashes (24 mo)
- 0 of 0 total crash(es)
- Recordable crash rate
- Not available
- Driver OOS rate
- 20%Above national
- Vehicle OOS rate
- 50%Above national
The official Crash Indicator BASIC is withheld from public SMS under the FAST Act — these derived signals stand in for it; their absence is not a clean record.
Compliance & history
- Reincarnation / chameleon
- No prior revoked authority
- Involuntary revocations
- None on file
- Physical address
- 1 other carrier(s) at this address
- Federal OOS / safety action
- None on file
- MCS-150 self-report
- 2025-12-01
- Insurance lapse history
- No lapses on record
- Last compliance review
- 2001-10-24 · C
Inspection history (all-time)
11
Inspections
4
OOS inspections
31
Violations
10
OOS violations
0
Post-accident
Record spans 2024-03-29 → 2026-03-20.
Crash history (last 24 months)
2024-05-22
AR
Tow-away
Violation pattern (all-time, by area)
| Area (49 CFR part) | Violations | Out of service | Most recent |
|---|---|---|---|
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393
|
18 | 6 | 2026-02-27 |
Vehicle inspection & repair 396
|
3 | 1 | 2026-02-27 |
Unsafe driving 392
|
3 | 0 | 2026-03-20 |
Hours of service 395
|
3 | 0 | 2025-07-07 |
Driver qualifications 391
|
2 | 2 | 2026-02-27 |
General safety regulations 390
|
1 | 0 | 2026-02-27 |
Recent violations (last 24 months, worst first)
| Date | Category | Violation | OOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-27 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Stop lamps - Both inoperative when required to be on | OOS |
| 2026-02-27 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Turn signal - Any inoperative on the rearmost vehicle. | OOS |
| 2026-02-27 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Tail lamp - Any inoperative | — |
| 2026-02-27 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake - Missing or inoperable breakaway braking system on a trailer(s) or converter dolly | OOS |
| 2026-02-27 | Vehicle Maintenance | Hydraulic/Electric Brake - Inoperative other than a steering axle. | — |
| 2026-02-27 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - All electrical systems on towed vehicle(s) inoperative due to no electrical connection (e.g. unplugged or loo | OOS |
| 2026-02-27 | Vehicle Maintenance | Operating a CMV without documentation of a periodic inspection | — |
| 2026-02-27 | Driver Fitness | Medical (Certificate) - Operating a property-carrying vehicle without a valid medical certificate in possession or on fi | OOS |
| 2026-02-27 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Side marker lamp(s) inoperative | — |
| 2026-02-27 | Vehicle Maintenance | Emergency Equipment - Fire Extinguishers - no fire extinguisher present or not properly rated. | — |
| 2026-02-27 | Vehicle Maintenance | Emergency Equipment - Stopped vehicle warning devices missing or improper | — |
| 2026-02-27 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Identification lamp(s) inoperative | — |
| 2026-02-27 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - License plate lamp inoperative | — |
| 2026-02-27 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake - Defective brake(s) are equal to or greater than 20% of the service brakes on the vehicle/combination | OOS |
| 2025-07-07 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (Passenger) - No driver may make a false report in connection with a duty status. Explain | — |
| 2025-06-25 | Driver Fitness | Medical (Certificate) - Operating a passenger-carrying vehicle without a valid medical certificate in possession or on f | OOS |
| 2025-01-31 | Vehicle Maintenance | Steering - Power steering leaking anywhere. | — |
| 2025-01-31 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (Manner) - Driver's record of duty status not current to the time shown for last change of duty status. Date and Tim | — |
| 2024-12-11 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Speeding 6-10 miles per hour over the speed limit | — |
| 2024-08-09 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tire-flat and/or audible air leak | OOS |
| 2024-07-23 | Vehicle Maintenance | No/improper tractor protection valve | OOS |
| 2024-07-23 | Vehicle Maintenance | Wipers - Inoperative / missing / damaged wipers | — |
Recent inspections (with violations, newest first)
Showing the 8 most-recent inspections that had violations. Clean inspections aren't listed here — they're counted in the all-time inspection totals above.
2026-03-20 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLS1 | — | — |
2026-02-27 20 viols· 7 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| General safety regulations 390 | 21TB1-MC | — | — |
| Driver qualifications 391 | 41APC | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LIL | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LSML | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LTSI | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LTSI | OOS | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 17C-PI | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 17C-PI | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 95A1 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 23-LEU | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 48A-BIHE | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 48A-BIHE | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LLPL | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 43D-B | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 48A-BIHE | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 48A-BIHE | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LSLIWR | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 95F | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LRLI | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 3A1-BOS | OOS | — |
2025-07-07 2 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hours of service 395 | 8E1-HOSPVID | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 8E1-HOSPVID | — | — |
2025-06-25 1 viol· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Driver qualifications 391 | 41A-MCPVI | OOS | — |
2025-01-31 2 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 209E-SPSLA | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 8F1-HOSM | — | — |
2024-12-11 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLS2 | — | — |
2024-07-23 2 viols· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 78 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 43(a) | OOS | — |
2024-07-03 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2 | — | — |
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