Fleet typeIdentity
Asset-based
1,670 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
Carrier profile · USDOT 8273 · MC-117201
INTERSTATE DISTRIBUTOR CO
1,670 power unitsNORTH LIBERTY, IA
CARRIER ACTIVEMC-117201 ACTIVEHAZMAT
Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily
1,670Power units
Self-reported · MCS-150
—Trailers seen
None observed · 24 mo
—Avg age (yr)
Awaiting decode
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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · 2026-07-25
High risk
Multiple serious issues on the federal record. Verify directly before any tender.
Insurance on fileEstablished 52 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 1670 power units has no roadside inspections — a common shell/paper-carrier signal.MCS-150 census data outdatedThe biennial MCS-150 update is 7.2 years old; fleet/mileage figures may be unreliable.
Operating authority5252 yr active
since 1974Insurance (BIPD)On file
FMCSA L&IVehicle OOS · 24mo—%
▼ 22.26% nat'lCrashes · fatal6464
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
52 yr unchanged
Same registration since 1974 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
AI readFull read
Is INTERSTATE DISTRIBUTOR CO safe to work with?
Is INTERSTATE DISTRIBUTOR CO safe to load? INTERSTATE DISTRIBUTOR CO (USDOT 8273, MC-117201) is an inactive asset-based motor carrier based in NORTH LIBERTY, IA, operating 1,670 power units and 1,579 drivers. Operating authority has been active 52 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 2026-07-25.
FMCSA fields + Vektor analysis · updated 2026-07-25
IDINTERSTATE DISTRIBUTOR CO 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
- Inactive
- Broker
- Inactive
Insurance & bonds
BIPD / liability (required)Filed with FMCSA
CargoNone
Surety bond (BMC-84)Filed with FMCSA
Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses
$1M BIPD · 7 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn
+3 earlier
Puget Sound · 89–10
Clarendon National · 96–98
Westport · 98–01
Great West · 01–17
19892011
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 11 filings
| Insurer | Period | Limit | Renewals |
|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. BANK N.A. | Oct 2010 → Aug 2011 | $1M | 1 |
| GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. | Dec 2001 → Apr 2017 | $1M | 2 |
| WESTPORT INSURANCE CORPORATION | Dec 1998 → Dec 2001 | $1M | 2 |
| CLARENDON NATIONAL INS. CO. | Dec 1996 → Dec 1998 | $1M | 3 |
| THE CONNECTICUT INDEMNITY CO. | Dec 1995 → Jan 1997 | $1M | 1 |
| SECURITY INSURANCE CO. OF HARTFORD | Dec 1994 → Dec 1995 | $1M | 1 |
| PUGET SOUND BANK | Aug 1989 → Oct 2010 | $1M | 1 |
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Equipment & fleet
VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC
Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed
- Registered power units (MCS-150)
- 1,670
- 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
NORTH LIBERTY, IA
Density
fewermore
05
Network & fraud
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
Shares a registration email domain with other carriers
@heartlandexpress.com — 3 carriers: USDOT 134697USDOT 190991
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Identity & contact
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
Location
- Physical address
- 901 NORTH KANSAS AVENUE, NORTH LIBERTY, IA, 52317
- Operation
- Interstate· Hazmat
Contact
- Phone
- (319) 626-3350
- Cell
- (319) 541-4314
- Fax
- (319) 626-3617
- Web domain
- heartlandexpress.com
Registration
- Officer
- Don Mcglaughlin
- USDOT / docket
- 8273 · MC-117201
- First registered
- 06/01/1974
- Last MCS-150
- 05/14/2019 · 155,550,997 mi (2016)
- FMCSA safety rating
- Not rated
- D-U-N-S
- 55498216
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 INTERSTATE DISTRIBUTOR CO's USDOT number?
INTERSTATE DISTRIBUTOR CO's USDOT number is 8273, and its motor carrier number is MC-117201.
Is INTERSTATE DISTRIBUTOR CO authorized to operate?
As of 2026-07-25, INTERSTATE DISTRIBUTOR CO is inactive in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.
How big is INTERSTATE DISTRIBUTOR CO's fleet?
INTERSTATE DISTRIBUTOR CO operates 1,670 power units and 1,579 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
Where is INTERSTATE DISTRIBUTOR CO based?
INTERSTATE DISTRIBUTOR CO is based in NORTH LIBERTY, IA.