Carrier profile · USDOT 70289 · MC-119399 · Updated Aug 20, 2026

Contract Freighters Inc

DBA HEARTLAND EXPRESS INC OF IOWA

91 power unitsavg 6.3 yrNational · 36 statesJOPLIN, MO81/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-119399 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORYHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

91Power units

949 observed · MCS-150

1,169Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

6.3Avg age (yr)

1999–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(417) 623-5229 Email dispatchbrett.schwab@cfidrive.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Aug 20, 2026

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Operating, but with flags a broker should weigh before tendering freight.

Watch · 2

Vehicle out-of-service rate above average29.4% vs the 22.26% national average.Fatal crash on record123 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's record.

In good standing · 3

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 52 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1974.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$0 in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo29.4%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

123

78 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$0 in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo29.4%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

123

78 in 24 mo

Vektor intelligence · beyond the federal recordProprietary signals computed from VIN-decoded inspections & daily FMCSA snapshots

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

91 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

6.3 yr

Model years 1999–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

52 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1974 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

1,473 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative · vs national

Vehicle OOS 29.4%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 0.7%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 710 vehicle and 1,473 driver inspections over 24 months.

Vehicle OOS rate· vehicle OOS · vehicle-level inspections · 6-month trailing

26.1% · latest 6-mo window▲ Rising

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending up 10.5 pts across the window. The national vehicle benchmark uses the same metric and is shown on the chart.

Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay

1,357 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Oct '24 · 116

Vehicle-levelDriver-levelAny OOS

Monthly FMCSA roadside inspections across the 24 charted calendar months. Bars show level-qualified vehicle and driver populations; one inspection can qualify for both. The line shows inspections with any out-of-service result.

Inspection coverage· expected vs observed · the fraud signal

Inspection coverage

How heavily FMCSA inspects this fleet for its size — it tells you how much to trust the safety signals above. Thin coverage on a young authority is a fraud signal nobody else surfaces.

Heavily inspected

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈8.1 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Among the more heavily-inspected carriers for its size — abundant roadside signal. Coverage isn't the question here; the out-of-service and crash record is.

Registered power units: 91
Inspections · 24 mo: 1,473
Annualized: ≈737 / yr
Coverage: ≈8.1 inspections / unit · yr

Violation themes· decoded · grouped by BASIC

What this carrier actually gets cited for — FMCSA violation codes decoded into plain English, ranked by frequency.

392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving649 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance368 · 323 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance288 · 61 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance192 · 3 OOS
393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance129 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance125 · 33 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance80 · 49 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance64 · 0 OOS
392.22 Driving of commercial motor vehiclesUnsafe Driving42 · 0 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance40 · 2 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: Active
Contract: Active
Broker: Active

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$0 in force

Cargo filing (census)Recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Recorded per census

Insurance adequacy· filed BIPD vs the $750K federal floor

$0 in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $0 is below the $750K general-freight federal minimum — verify before tendering.

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$5M BIPD last filed ’26 · 8 insurers · 2 lapsesCoverage lapse

Travelers’97–’00

Protective’02–’06

Liberty’16–now

1997200520132021now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 15 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $0 · LIBERTY MUTUAL INSURANCE CO. · since Mar 2026

All 15 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
LIBERTY MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.	Oct 2016 → Mar 2026	$5M	4
SAFECO INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA	Mar 2016 → Oct 2016	$5M	2
SAFECO INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA	Apr 2014 → Oct 2009	$5M	2
SAFECO INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA	Oct 2009 → Oct 2009	$5M	5
ACE AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2008 → Oct 2009	$5M	2
LEXINGTON INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2007 → Oct 2009	$5M	2
ACE AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2007 → Feb 2008	$5M	4
LEXINGTON INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2007 → Feb 2008	$5M	1
DISCOVER PROPERTY & CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	Apr 2006 → Apr 2007	$5M	1
LEXINGTON INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2006 → Apr 2007	$5M	1
DISCOVER PROPERTY & CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	Apr 2006 → Apr 2007	$5M	1
LEXINGTON INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2006 → Apr 2007	$5M	1
PROTECTIVE INSURANCE CO.	Apr 2002 → Apr 2006	$5M	2
GULF INSURANCE CO.	Apr 2000 → Apr 2002	$5M	1
TRAVELERS INDEMNITY COMPANY	Apr 1997 → Apr 2000	$5M	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 91
Observed power (24 mo): 949
Trailers (towed): 1169

Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

6.3 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1999

Oldest model yr

40.4%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 36 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusNational

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

1,469

NM busiest

Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo

Home base

JOPLIN, MO

4701 E 32ND STREET

Top corridor

NM ⇄ MO

NM 150 · TX 142 · TN 105

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & Fraud

Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict

Last 12 months: 100 trucks also ran under 34 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 134697 USDOT 4159664 USDOT 3106181 USDOT 3165570 USDOT 724741 USDOT 811385 USDOT 2349233 USDOT 4241025Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (97 trucks · 125 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 3238232 USDOT 4000567 USDOT 4331447 USDOT 3587705 USDOT 3694102 USDOT 4267500 USDOT 134697 USDOT 520980

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@cfidrive.com — 4 carriers: USDOT 783 USDOT 323768 USDOT 3908049

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

949

Shared w/ other carriers

100

Roadside-observed power units materially exceed the registered MCS-150 fleet — confirm the carrier is operating within its filed capacity.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 4701 E 32ND STREET, JOPLIN, MO, 64804
Mailing address: PO BOX 2547, JOPLIN, MO, 64803
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (417) 623-5229
Fax: (417) 782-4768
Email: brett.schwab@cfidrive.com
Web domain: cfidrive.com

Registration

Officers: Josh Helmich · Brett Schwab
USDOT / docket: 70289 · MC-119399
First registered: Jun 1, 1974
Last MCS-150: Feb 19, 2026 · 92,427,172 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Feb 16, 2010
D-U-N-S: 56385438

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

92,427,172

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

Daily-captured FMCSA licensing & insurance changes — monitored by Vektor

Federal record activity· monitored daily by Vektor

No licensing or insurance changes captured since Vektor began monitoring this carrier (June 2026). Quiet is usually good.

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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for CONTRACT FREIGHTERS INC.

CONTRACT FREIGHTERS INC (USDOT 70289) has a Vektor safety score of 81/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier holds active common and contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Aug 20, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $0 limit in force from LIBERTY MUTUAL INSURANCE CO. effective Mar 30, 2026 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 20, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 29.4% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier received 1,473 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 710 vehicle-level and 1,473 driver-level — across 36 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier has 78 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 123 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Aug 20, 2026.

It reports 91 power units and 27 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Feb 19, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Feb 16, 2010 in the federal record refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is CONTRACT FREIGHTERS INC's USDOT number?

CONTRACT FREIGHTERS INC's USDOT number is 70289, and its motor carrier number is MC-119399.

Is CONTRACT FREIGHTERS INC authorized to operate?

As of Aug 20, 2026, CONTRACT FREIGHTERS INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is CONTRACT FREIGHTERS INC's safety record?

CONTRACT FREIGHTERS INC has a 29.4% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 3,343 roadside inspections, with 78 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 81/100 (tier: review).

How big is CONTRACT FREIGHTERS INC's fleet?

CONTRACT FREIGHTERS INC operates 91 power units and 27 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is CONTRACT FREIGHTERS INC based?

CONTRACT FREIGHTERS INC is based in JOPLIN, MO, with roadside inspections recorded across 36 states.

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