Fleet typeIdentity
Asset-based
4 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
Carrier profile · USDOT 273205 · MC-163608
HELLER & SONS DIST INC
4 power unitsHERMISTON, OR
CARRIER ACTIVEMC-163608 ACTIVEHAZMAT
Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily
4Power units
Self-reported · MCS-150
—Trailers seen
None observed · 24 mo
—Avg age (yr)
Awaiting decode
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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · 2026-06-13
High risk
Multiple serious issues on the federal record. Verify directly before any tender.
Insurance on fileEstablished 40 yearsUSDOT registration inactive
Watch · 4
USDOT registration inactiveThe USDOT record is flagged inactive — the carrier may not be authorized to operate.No active operating authorityNo active common, contract, or broker authority is on file for a for-hire carrier.No inspection history despite active fleetAn established carrier reporting 4 power units has no roadside inspections — a common shell/paper-carrier signal.MCS-150 census data outdatedThe biennial MCS-150 update is 5.6 years old; fleet/mileage figures may be unreliable.
Operating authority4040 yr active
since 1986Insurance (BIPD)On file
FMCSA L&IVehicle OOS · 24mo—%
▼ 22.26% nat'lCrashes · fatal00
clean 24 moVektor intelligence · beyond the federal recordProprietary signals computed from VIN-decoded inspections & daily FMCSA snapshots
Fleet age vs peersDecoding
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Awaiting VIN decode
Identity stabilityStable
40 yr unchanged
Same registration since 1986 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
AI readFull read
Is HELLER & SONS DIST INC safe to work with?
Is HELLER & SONS DIST INC safe to load? HELLER & SONS DIST INC (USDOT 273205, MC-163608) is an inactive asset-based motor carrier based in HERMISTON, OR, operating 4 power units and 11 drivers. Operating authority has been active 40 years (past the 24-month broker-confidence threshold). FMCSA has not assigned a safety rating. Vektor rates it high risk (40/100), with the leading concern: usdot registration inactive. Source: FMCSA SAFER/MCMIS, last updated 2026-06-13.
FMCSA fields + Vektor analysis · updated 2026-06-13
H&HELLER & SONS DIST INC 40
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Safety
Roadside inspections, BASICs & crash history
Out-of-service rate· trailing 24 months vs national benchmark
No roadside inspections on record.
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Authority & insurance
Can they legally + adequately haul your load?
Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type
Operating authority
- Common
- Inactive
- Contract
- None
- Broker
- None
Insurance & bonds
BIPD / liability (required)Filed with FMCSA
CargoNone
Surety bond (BMC-84)None
Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses
$750k BIPD · 5 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn
+3 earlier
Federated Service · 86–03
Federated · 03–07
Continental Western · 07–09
American Guarantee · 09–12
19862013
No BIPD policy is currently in force in the filing history. The authority record may still list one on file — request a COI to confirm current coverage.
7 insurer eras · collapsed from 14 filings
| Insurer | Period | Limit | Renewals |
|---|---|---|---|
| CONTINENTAL WESTERN INSURANCE CO. | Oct 2012 → Oct 2013 | $750k | 2 |
| AMERICAN GUARANTEE & LIABILITY INS. CO. | May 2012 → Oct 2012 | $750k | 1 |
| NATIONWIDE AGRIBUSINESS INSURANCE CO. | Mar 2012 → May 2012 | $750k | 1 |
| AMERICAN GUARANTEE & LIABILITY INS. CO. | Oct 2009 → Mar 2012 | $750k | 4 |
| CONTINENTAL WESTERN INSURANCE CO. | Oct 2007 → Oct 2009 | $750k | 2 |
| FEDERATED MUTUAL INSURANCE CO. | Oct 2003 → Oct 2007 | $750k | 1 |
| FEDERATED SERVICE INSURANCE COMPANY | Oct 1986 → Oct 2003 | $750k | 3 |
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Equipment & fleet
VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC
Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed
- Registered power units (MCS-150)
- 4
- Observed power (24 mo)
- —
- Trailers (towed)
- —
Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.
04
Operations & lanes
Revealed by inspection density · 24 mo
Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo
Home base
HERMISTON, OR
Density
fewermore
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Network & fraud
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
Shares a registration email domain with other carriers
@eotnet.net — 32 carriers: USDOT 160158USDOT 231676USDOT 237073USDOT 472472USDOT 547272USDOT 635686USDOT 695548USDOT 891827
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Identity & contact
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
Location
- Physical address
- 30 W CATHERINE ST, HERMISTON, OR, 97838
- Mailing address
- PO BOX 66, HERMISTON, OR, 97838-0066
- Operation
- Interstate· Hazmat
Contact
- Phone
- (541) 567-6582
- Fax
- (541) 567-0843
- hellers@eotnet.net
- Web domain
- eotnet.net
Registration
- Officers
- Michael A. Heller · James G Heller
- USDOT / docket
- 273205 · MC-163608
- First registered
- 05/19/1986
- Last MCS-150
- 12/09/2020 · 409,121 mi (2013)
- FMCSA safety rating
- Not rated
- D-U-N-S
- 42487140
Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)
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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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Frequently asked
What is HELLER & SONS DIST INC's USDOT number?
HELLER & SONS DIST INC's USDOT number is 273205, and its motor carrier number is MC-163608.
Is HELLER & SONS DIST INC authorized to operate?
As of 2026-06-13, HELLER & SONS DIST INC is inactive in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.
How big is HELLER & SONS DIST INC's fleet?
HELLER & SONS DIST INC operates 4 power units and 11 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
Where is HELLER & SONS DIST INC based?
HELLER & SONS DIST INC is based in HERMISTON, OR.