Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods)
- First granted
- May 03, 1989 37 yrs
- BIPD required / on file
- $750,000 / $750,000
- Cargo insurance
- Not required
- Bond or trust fund
- Not required
Public carrier record · USDOT 65754
HEITER TRUCK LINE INC
Spencer, IA · MC 173458
HEITER TRUCK LINE INC (USDOT 65754, MC 173458) operates 22 power units with 23 drivers from Spencer, Iowa hauling general freight and building materials. 4.2% of its vehicle inspections ended out of service, against 22.9% for all carriers. Roadside inspections recorded 23 different power units by VIN, in line with its reported fleet of 22.
From CarrierTrail’s copy of the FMCSA census, published Oct 28, 2026. Record present in this snapshot. Official record: SAFER · Motus
EPA SmartWaylisted · 2025 data
Listed in EPA’s SmartWay carrier performance file · Truck carrier (Refrigerated) · data year 2025. A listing is not an EPA endorsement. EPA SmartWay ↗
CARB Truck and Buslisted
Listed among CARB’s Truck and Bus compliant fleets as retrieved 2026-10-28 12:42 UTC; certificate printed Dec 26, 2025. The list shows fleets that reported compliance to CARB. Check CARB’s lookup before you rely on it. CARB lookup ↗
- Phone number shared with 3 other census records
- Safety rating is more than 5 years old
AuthorityActive1 active · since May 1989
Insurance1 on fileinsurance filings
Safety ratingSatisfactoryAug 15, 1991
Power units22as reported
Drivers23as reported
Inspections43latest Sep 12, 2026
Company identity and reported operations
| USDOT number | 65754 |
|---|---|
| Legal name | HEITER TRUCK LINE INC |
| Doing business as / DBA | Not reported |
| MC docket identifiers | MC 173458 |
| Reported physical address | 1835 340TH ST, SPENCER, IA, 51301-7447, US |
| Reported business phone | (712) 262-2845 |
| Reported power units | 22 |
| Reported drivers | 23 |
| Reported MCS-150 date | Apr 23, 2026 |
| Company officers (as filed) | Mike Heiter, Jeff Heiter |
| Carrier operation | Interstate |
| Entity type | Carrier |
| Hazmat indicator | No |
| Mailing address | PO BOX 713, SPENCER, IA, 51301-0713 |
| Business organization (recorded at review) | Individual |
| Latest FMCSA review | Safety review · Jun 26, 1991 |
| Census status code | A |
| Safety rating | Satisfactory |
| Safety rating date | Aug 15, 1991 |
Fleet, equipment and drivers
HEITER TRUCK LINE INC reports this equipment and these drivers on its MCS-150. Owned, term-leased and trip-leased units are counted separately.
No change in power units or drivers since CarrierTrail first recorded this carrier on Sep 12, 2026.
Counts as filed on the carrier’s MCS-150. Miles per power unit divides the reported annual miles by the reported power units.
Public inspection, violation and crash summary
FMCSA public SMS input records from 2024-09-25 through 2026-09-24.
43 roadside inspections between Sep 2024 and Sep 2026, in 10 states and provinces. Inspected in 18 of 25 months; busiest Jul 2025 with 6.
| Inspections | 43 |
|---|---|
| Driver out-of-service rate | 0.0% (0 of 43) |
| Vehicle out-of-service rate | 4.2% (1 of 24) |
| Violations | 14 across 10 inspections |
| Out-of-service violations | 1 |
| Crashes | 2 |
| Fatal / injury / tow-away crashes | 0 / 2 / 2 |
| Fatalities / injuries reported | 0 / 2 |
| Crashes FMCSA found not preventable | 1 of 2 |
Most frequent published violation codes
3922SLLS2State/Local Laws - Speeding 6-10 miles per hour over the speed limit239216Failing to use seat belt while operating a CMV139216DDriver - Failed to use seat belt while operating a CMV13922SLLIPState/Local Laws - Improper passing1393201AFRCLSFrame - Cracked/loose/sagging/broken frame or chassis1
Crash involvement does not establish fault. Not-preventable findings come from FMCSA’s Crash Preventability Determination Program. Inspection summaries, safety ratings and restricted BASIC measures are different concepts.
Reported cargo and business classification
HEITER TRUCK LINE INC reports AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE in the census and lists 10 cargo categories.
- General freight
- Building materials
- Fresh produce
- Meat
- Dry bulk commodities
- Refrigerated food
- Beverages
- Paper products
- Farm supplies
- Construction
Record dates and observed changes
- Added to the census (not company founding date)
- Jun 01, 1974
- Carrier-reported MCS-150 filing date
- Apr 23, 2026
- Census source publication
- Oct 28, 2026 10:49 UTC
- First observed by CarrierTrail
- Sep 12, 2026 19:56 UTC
Source publication, carrier filing and our observation dates describe different events. An older filing date alone does not establish noncompliance.
Public-field differences from up to ten recent census change events are shown below.
No public-field changes are recorded in our observation window for this carrier. This does not mean the carrier never changed its details; tracking begins at the first observation shown above.
Authority and insurance
Authority filings
Insurance filings
| Docket | Insurer | Coverage | Effective date | Form | Policy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MC173458 | Northland Insurance Company | $750,000 | Dec 01, 2005 | BMC-91X | TF485648 |
Process agent (BOC-3)
- Joy B Fitzgerald Resident Agents IncAltoona, IA · MC173458
The company the carrier designated to receive legal papers in each state, as filed on its BOC-3.
Operating authority timeline
Status changes and notices recorded against HEITER TRUCK LINE INC’s operating authority dockets, newest first, from the FMCSA authority history and notices datasets.
- GrantedMC173458 · Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods)
A notice or status line describes the docket, not the reason behind it. Check Motus for the current status before booking.
Shared contact details
How many other records in the current FMCSA census report the same phone number or the same physical address as USDOT 65754. Companies share offices, agents and phone lines for ordinary reasons; a match is context to check, not a finding.
Explore these reported cargo categories
General freightBuilding materialsRefrigerated foodDry bulk commoditiesFresh produce
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