Carrier profile · USDOT 134697 · MC-115554 · Updated Jul 18, 2026

Heartland Express Inc of Iowa

DBA HEARTLAND EXPRESS

3,320 power unitsavg 4.8 yrNational · 47 statesNORTH LIBERTY, IA88/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-115554 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORYHAZMAT

Authority & Insurance

Active operating authority by type and the full insurance continuity timeline — insurer, policy, coverage, and any lapses — so you can confirm they can legally and adequately haul your load today.

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: Active
Contract: Active
Broker: Inactive

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$5,000,000 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

$5M in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $5M 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 ’21 · 4 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

Self-insured’95–’06

National Union’96–’03

Self-insured’06–’21

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Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 6 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $5,000,000 · ACE AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY · since Apr 2006

All 6 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
SELF-INSURED	Apr 2006 → Dec 2021	$1M	2
ACE AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2006 → Apr 2006	$1M	6
DISCOVER PROPERTY & CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	Apr 2003 → Apr 2004	$1M	6
NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA	Apr 1996 → Apr 2003	$1M	1
SELF-INSURED	Jan 1995 → Apr 2006	$1M	1
NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA	Sep 1992 → Jan 1995	$1M	1