Carrier profile · USDOT 438651 · MC-666434 · FMCSA profile data as of Oct 27, 2026

Heck Farms LLC

46 power unitsavg 9.5 yrMulti-region · 12 statesTARKIO, MO88/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-666434 ACTIVEHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

46Power units

36 observed · MCS-150

37Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

9.5Avg age (yr)

1997–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(785) 777-2727 Email dispatch[email protected]

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Load decision · FMCSA profile data as of Oct 27, 2026

Clear to load

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Watch · 1

Fatal crash on record1 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's record.

In good standing · 4

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 36 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1991.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 100 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo12.5%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

5 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

46 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

9.5 yr

Model years 1997–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

35 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1991 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Cross-border activity

No border inspections on record

7 other inspections in border states, with no named crossing match.

A named inspection location does not confirm a border transit or operating authority. Counts cover retained inspection records.

Before you tender

What to check before you tender

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11 hours-of-service violations on record, most recent Jun 4, 2026.

Safety

62 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

FMCSA safety data as of Nov 1, 2026

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

Vehicle OOS 12.5%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 48 vehicle and 62 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

12.5% · latest 6-mo window▼ Falling

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending down 2.9 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

62 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jun '25 · 7

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.

Expected band

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.7 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 46-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 46
Inspections · 24 mo: 62
Annualized: ≈31 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.7 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 Driving11 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance11 · 4 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance7 · 3 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance6 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance5 · 0 OOS
393.48 Brakes inoperativeVehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance5 · 0 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
172.202 Other violationOther4 · 3 OOS
390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving4 · 0 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

FMCSA authority & insurance data as of Oct 27, 2026

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: Active
Contract: None
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$1,000,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

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

$1M in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $1M meets or exceeds the $750K federal minimum for general freight (49 CFR 387.9). Some commodities (hazmat, larger vehicles) require $1M–$5M — confirm against your load.

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$1M BIPD last filed ’24 · 2 insurers · 0 lapsesContinuous

Employers’09–’24

beyond this history

2009201420192024now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 2 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. · since Mar 2024

All 2 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
EMPLOYERS MUTUAL CASUALTY CO.	Mar 2009 → Mar 2024	$1M	4
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 2009 → Mar 2009	$1M	4

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

FMCSA equipment data as of Nov 1, 2026

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 46
Observed power (24 mo): 36
Trailers (towed): 37

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

9.5 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

63.5%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 12 states · 24 mo

FMCSA operations & lanes data as of Nov 1, 2026

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusMulti-region

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

MO busiest

Inspections by state· roadside inspections, last 24 mo

Missouri: 15 inspections
Iowa: 14 inspections
Kansas: 10 inspections
Illinois: 7 inspections
South Dakota: 5 inspections
New Mexico: 4 inspections
Kentucky: 2 inspections
Minnesota: 1 inspections
Arkansas: 1 inspections
Florida: 1 inspections
Montana: 1 inspections
Texas: 1 inspections

Home base

TARKIO, MO

RR 2 BOX 176

Most inspections: MO

15 inspections

MO 15 · IA 14 · KS 10

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Network & Fraud

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

FMCSA network & fraud data as of Nov 1, 2026

Last 12 months: 3 trucks also ran under 3 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 3706 USDOT 160556 USDOT 172096Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (12 trucks · 13 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 201153 USDOT 2587756 USDOT 1009462 USDOT 3706 USDOT 160556 USDOT 1134215 USDOT 777764 USDOT 4014834

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

FMCSA identity & federal data as of Nov 1, 2026

Location

Physical address: RR 2 BOX 176, TARKIO, MO, 64491
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (785) 777-2727
Fax: (913) 534-8526
Email: [email protected]
Web domain: heckfarms.com

Registration

Officer: Catherine Girton
USDOT / docket: 438651 · MC-666434
First registered: Mar 11, 1991
Last MCS-150: May 28, 2026 · 3,200,489 mi (2026)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

3,200,489

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

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

FMCSA federal activity data as of Nov 1, 2026

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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13%

vehicle out-of-service rate

Safety and violations

6 of 48 eligible vehicle inspections had a vehicle OOS finding.

FMCSA roadside inspections, Nov 2024 to Nov 2026.

62violation records

13OOS-tagged records

6 of 48inspections with OOS

What the violations were

FMCSA BASIC themes in plain language: vehicle maintenance, driver fitness, hours of service and unsafe driving. Roadside records grouped without double counting.

Brakes

1513%2 / 15

Other vehicle maintenance

1346%6 / 13

Other / unclassified

1145%5 / 11

Unsafe driving

110%0 / 11

Hours of service

80%0 / 8

Lights

40%0 / 4

Bar = record count; % = OOS share.

Vehicle OOS over time

Eligible vehicle inspections in six-month windows; no national comparison.

30%

15%

30%

11%Nov 24 to Apr 251 / 9

12%May 25 to Oct 252 / 17

17%Nov 25 to Apr 261 / 6

13%May 26 to Oct 262 / 16

Top 3 codes (12 of 62 records)

393.48A-BIBD Brakes inoperative5
393.45B2 Brake tubing / hose defects4
392.2-SLLIFTA State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)3

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390.21TB1-MC USDOT number marking on vehicle2
392.2-SLLS2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2
393.47E Brake actuators / linings / components2
393.9A-LHLI Inoperative required lamps2
395.24C2II-ELDTN ELD — record edits / data2
395.24C2III-ELDSDN ELD — record edits / data2
395.8A Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missing2
396.17C-PI Periodic (annual) inspection2
396.3A1-BOS Inspection / repair / maintenance not performed2
172.202A1 Other violation1
172.202A2 Other violation1
172.202A3 Other violation1
172.202A4 Other violation1
172.328D Other violation1
172.600C Other violation1
172.600C1-HMER Other violation1
177.817E2-HMHC Other violation1
177.823A-HMPIHMBPM Other violation1
177.823A-HMPMCNP50% Other violation1
180.415-HMTMC Other violation1
390.21TB USDOT number marking on vehicle1
390.21TB2-DOT USDOT number marking on vehicle1
392.2-SLLFC State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLIRP State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
393.11A1-LSML Required lamps/reflectors missing1
393.209E-SPSLA Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.43D-B Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.45B2-B-AIR Brake tubing / hose defects1
393.45B2-BHTD Brake tubing / hose defects1
393.45D-B Brake tubing / hose defects1
393.53B-B Automatic brake adjusters / indicators1
393.60D Windshield / glazing1
393.75A2-TAOTLM Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)1
393.75A3 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)1
393.75A3-TAOL Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)1
393.95A Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)1
393.95A1 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)1
393.95F Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)1
393.9A-HLLH Inoperative required lamps1
395.24C2III ELD — record edits / data1
395.8F01 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missing1

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Brakes

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Other vehicle maintenance

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Unsafe driving

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Safety and violations

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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for HECK FARMS LLC.

HECK FARMS LLC (USDOT 438651) has a Vektor safety score of 88/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record. FMCSA profile data as of Oct 27, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I. FMCSA authority data as of Nov 1, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. effective Mar 27, 2024 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot. FMCSA insurance data as of Oct 27, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 12.5% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA safety data as of Nov 1, 2026.

The carrier received 62 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 48 vehicle-level and 62 driver-level — across 12 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA operations data as of Nov 1, 2026.

The carrier has 5 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 1 fatal crash across the full FMCSA crash record available. FMCSA safety data as of Nov 1, 2026.

It reports 46 power units and 40 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated May 28, 2026. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 1, 2026.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 1, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is HECK FARMS LLC's USDOT number?

HECK FARMS LLC's USDOT number is 438651, and its motor carrier number is MC-666434.

Is HECK FARMS LLC authorized to operate?

FMCSA authority data as of Nov 1, 2026. HECK FARMS LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is HECK FARMS LLC's safety record?

HECK FARMS LLC has a 12.5% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 100 roadside inspections, with 5 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 88/100 (tier: clear).