Fleet typeIdentity
Owner-operator
1 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
Carrier profile · USDOT 383462 · MC-228511
DON P HEARTLEY JR
DBA RIDGESIDE WRECKER SERVICE
1 power unitsCHATTANOOGA, TN
CARRIER ACTIVEMC-228511 ACTIVE
Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily
1Power 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
Review before loading
Operating, but with flags a broker should weigh before tendering freight.
Active operating authorityInsurance on fileNo inspection history despite active fleet
Watch · 2
Operating authority3636 yr active
since 1990Insurance (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
36 yr unchanged
Same registration since 1990 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
AI readFull read
Is DON P HEARTLEY JR safe to work with?
Is DON P HEARTLEY JR safe to load? DON P HEARTLEY JR (USDOT 383462, MC-228511) is an inactive owner-operator motor carrier based in CHATTANOOGA, TN, operating 1 power unit and 1 driver. Operating authority has been active 36 years (past the 24-month broker-confidence threshold). FMCSA has not assigned a safety rating. Vektor rates it review before loading (80/100), with the leading concern: no inspection history despite active fleet. Source: FMCSA SAFER/MCMIS, last updated 2026-06-13.
FMCSA fields + Vektor analysis · updated 2026-06-13
DPDON P HEARTLEY JR 80
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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
- None
- Contract
- Active
- Broker
- None
Insurance & bonds
BIPD / liability (required)Filed with FMCSA
CargoNone
Surety bond (BMC-84)None
Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses
$750k BIPD · 2 insurers · 0 lapsesContinuous
+1 earlier
Northland · 93–95
19931996
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.
03
Equipment & fleet
VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC
Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed
- Registered power units (MCS-150)
- 1
- 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
CHATTANOOGA, TN
Density
fewermore
05
Network & fraud
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
Shares a registration email domain with other carriers
@comcast.com — 278 carriers: USDOT 289022USDOT 321667USDOT 330581USDOT 382707USDOT 433469USDOT 473184USDOT 476070USDOT 487269
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Identity & contact
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
Location
- Physical address
- 3615 RINGGOLD RD, CHATTANOOGA, TN, 37412
- Mailing address
- P O BOX 9465, CHATTANOOGA, TN, 37412
- Operation
- Interstate
Contact
- Phone
- (615) 698-1474
- Cell
- (423) 400-6762
- Fax
- (706) 891-0423
- Web domain
- comcast.com
Registration
- Officer
- Don P Heartley Jr
- USDOT / docket
- 383462 · MC-228511
- First registered
- 02/28/1990
- Last MCS-150
- 04/01/2011 · 2,000 mi (2007)
- FMCSA safety rating
- Not rated
- D-U-N-S
- 63774202
Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)
07
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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Reviews
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Frequently asked
What is DON P HEARTLEY JR's USDOT number?
DON P HEARTLEY JR's USDOT number is 383462, and its motor carrier number is MC-228511.
Is DON P HEARTLEY JR authorized to operate?
As of 2026-06-13, DON P HEARTLEY JR is inactive in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.
How big is DON P HEARTLEY JR's fleet?
DON P HEARTLEY JR operates 1 power unit and 1 driver per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
Where is DON P HEARTLEY JR based?
DON P HEARTLEY JR is based in CHATTANOOGA, TN.