Carrier profile · USDOT 641038 · MC-304241 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

DARREN E PLETCHER

DBA HEARTLAND CARRIERS

11 power unitsSHARON SPRINGS, KS76/100
CARRIER ACTIVEMC-304241 ACTIVE
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Safety

Roadside out-of-service rates versus the national benchmark, inspection and crash trends, decoded violation themes, and ELD / hours-of-service integrity — the full safety picture behind the verdict.

Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative

No roadside inspections on record.

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

No roadside inspections on the FMCSA record in this window

BASIC categories· CSA SMS · Aug 2026

Unsafe Driving
0violations
clean · per-BASIC
Hours-of-Service
0violations
clean · per-BASIC
Driver Fitness
0violations
clean · per-BASIC
Controlled Substances
0violations
clean · per-BASIC
Vehicle Maintenance
0violations
clean · per-BASIC

Percentile = standing among same-exposure peers (higher = worse). FMCSA publishes percentiles for only some carriers (shown official); elsewhere we show a Vektor peer-percentile estimate, or the absolute SMS measure when there are too few inspections to rank.

Crash history· 12 total · 2 in 24 mo

12
Total crashes
2
In last 24 mo
1
Fatal
3
Injury
YearCrashesFatalInjuryTow
20251001
20241001
20151001
20143103
20112002
20031001
20021011
20011011
19971011
DateStateFatalitiesInjuriesTow-away
Jul 14, 2025KS00Yes
Oct 4, 2024KS00Yes
Aug 14, 2015CO00Yes
Jan 16, 2014KS00Yes
Jan 16, 2014KS00Yes
Jan 16, 2014KS10Yes
Oct 11, 2011KS00Yes
Jun 2, 2011KS00Yes
Jul 1, 2003KS00Yes
Jul 19, 2002KS01Yes
Jul 5, 2001KS02Yes
Mar 6, 1997CO02Yes