HEARTLAND HOME FOODS INC

USDOT 1237491 Active PRIVATE PROPERTY Company officer: SUNIL VULLI Household Goods Meat Cold Food Based in FREDERICK, MD

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No hard OOS / revoked / uninsured blocker, but elevated risk signals need a human look before booking.

Caution

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No FMCSA cargo filing (BMC-34/83) on file Household-goods movers generally need BMC-34 cargo on file with FMCSA. Soft signal only — confirm on L&I before tendering HHG freight.

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Plain-text risk summary (print / paste)

TruckCodex risk summary — HEARTLAND HOME FOODS INC (USDOT 1237491)
Verdict: CAUTION
Book with caution — review signals below
No hard OOS / revoked / uninsured blocker, but elevated risk signals need a human look before booking.

Authority / census status: Active

Blockers:
  (none)

Cautions:
  • No FMCSA cargo filing (BMC-34/83) on file — Household-goods movers generally need BMC-34 cargo on file with FMCSA. Soft signal only — confirm on L&I before tendering HHG freight.

On file:
  (none)

Source: https://truckcodex.com/usdot/1237491/
As of: Jul 29, 2026
Always confirm on FMCSA SAFER and L&I before tendering — TruckCodex mirrors public filings and can lag by up to a day.

TruckCodex · filing & peer scorecard

TruckCodex filing & peer scorecard · A

Composite of 2/5 scored components (mean 100/100). Separate from booking triage on this page. Expand for per-signal evidence. Heuristic — not an FMCSA rating or legal advice.

A confidence 40% · 2/5 signals · expand

Authority / census

Active · 100/100

Active census status with no OOS order or revoked authority on file.

Insurance / BIPD

Insurance/BIPD signal not resolved for this carrier.

NR reason: No active policies and no uninsured flag to score against.

OOS vs peers

Peer OOS benchmark unavailable (missing power units, OOS rates, or fewer than 5 same-size peers).

NR reason: getCarrierPeerSafety returned null.

FMCSA safety rating

Unrated

FMCSA has not assigned this carrier a formal safety rating. We do not invent one.

NR reason: No published FMCSA safety_rating.

Insurance-watch tier

Not on watch · 100/100

No BMC-91 insurance-lapse watch classification on file for this USDOT.

TruckCodex filing & peer scorecard from authority, BIPD, peer OOS, FMCSA safety rating, and insurance-watch signals. Not a booking verdict and not legal advice. See methodology. Booking triage on this page: Caution.

Operating authority

No authority breakdown on file.

Insurance

No active policies on file.

BOC-3 agent

No BOC-3 filing on file.

Company profile

Company details

USDOT 1237491

In FMCSA records since Apr 19, 2004 (~22y)

Company officer SUNIL VULLI

Operation PRIVATE PROPERTY

Cargo carried

Household Goods, Meat, Cold Food

Fleet size 4 units

Drivers 4

Annual mileage 127,212 mi

Contact & address

Phone: (410) 242-7944

Email: [email protected]

Physical

605 EAST CHURCH STREET

FREDERICK, MD 21701

Mailing address matches physical.

Registration & safety rating

USDOT 1237491

In FMCSA records since Apr 19, 2004 (~22y)

Operation PRIVATE PROPERTY

Annual mileage (MCS-150) 127,212 mi

vs. National Average

Vehicle OOS Rate 0.0% vs 23.4% -23.4 pts

Driver OOS Rate 0.0% vs 6.7% -6.7 pts

Peer tier (small fleets (≤10 power units)) median OOS rate: 50%

FMCSA cargo filing (BMC-34/83)

No active FMCSA cargo filing on file.

FMCSA L&I filing evidence — not a shipper certificate of insurance (COI). Cargo (BMC-34) is primarily an HHG / household-goods requirement; general freight carriers often have none.

Broker bond / trust (BMC-84/85)

No active broker surety bond or trust fund on file.

BMC-84 is a surety bond; BMC-85 is a trust-fund agreement. Required for property brokers / freight forwarders — not motor-carrier BIPD liability insurance.

Fleet details (MCS-150)

Vehicle type	Owned	Term leased	Trip leased
Trucks	4	0	0

Self-reported on the carrier’s Form MCS-150 (FMCSA Company Census).

Power Units

Drivers

Inspections

FMCSA roadside history on file

OOS Rate (peak)

—

Crashes

None in last 24 months · all-time on file

Authorities

Carrier analysis & narrative context SEO summary, status notes, AI overview, and safety profiles

HEARTLAND HOME FOODS INC is a motor carrier based in FREDERICK, MD, registered with the FMCSA under USDOT 1237491. The carrier is currently active in FMCSA's records, and has not yet received a formal FMCSA safety rating. MCS-150 self-reporting puts the fleet at 4 power units and 4 drivers, with 7 roadside inspections on file. Use this page to verify the carrier's authority and insurance, review its inspection and crash history, and cross-reference live data on FMCSA SAFER before booking a load or onboarding a partner.

Carrier is unrated

FMCSA has not assigned this carrier a formal safety rating. Use the inspection history and BASIC scores below to assess on-road performance.

Carrier overview

HEARTLAND HOME FOODS INC is a small fleet, operating 4 power units and 4 drivers, based in Frederick, MD. FMCSA records show no inspection or crash activity in the last 24 months. An active insurance filing is on record, and no operating authority record was located.

Inspection profile

2 roadside inspections over the last 24 months, down 60% versus the prior 24 months, most heavily in MD (2 stops), with Level 2 inspections the most common.

Violation profile

Top code 392.16(a) (Failing to use seat belt (49 CFR)) cited 2 times.

Fleet profile

The fleet comprises 4 power units (small fleet) and 4 drivers; Isuzu is the most-inspected make.

Vehicle Fleet Top makes and models observed in roadside inspections

Make	Model	Inspections
Isuzu		4

SMS BASIC Scores FMCSA Safety Measurement System per-BASIC scores

BASIC	Inspections	Serious	Measure	Percentile	Alert	As Of
Driver Fitness	0	—	0.00	0	—	Jul 27, 2026
Controlled Substances / Alcohol	0	—	0.00	0	—	Jul 27, 2026
Hours of Service	0	—	0.00	0	—	Jul 27, 2026
Unsafe Driving	1	—	1.10	1	—	Jul 27, 2026
Vehicle Maintenance	0	—	0.00	0	—	Jul 27, 2026

Higher percentiles indicate worse performance relative to peer carriers. Carriers at or above the FMCSA intervention threshold are marked ALERT.

Recent Inspections (7 rows) View all 7 →

Inspection #	Date ▼	State	Level	Station	Vehicle	Violations	Top Codes	OOS
82140892	Jul 17, 2024	MD	2	BALTIMORE CITY	ISUZU STRAIGHT TRUCK MD 2EN9328 · 54DE5W1L1NSR00206	1	392.16(a)	No
81780981	Jun 4, 2024	MD	2	md-rt-50-@-vienna-scale-house	ISUZU STRAIGHT TRUCK MD 2EN9328 · 54DE5W1L1NSR00206	3	392.2, 392.16(a)	No
80740289	Feb 1, 2024	MD	2	CONOWINGO SCALE HOUSE	ISUZU STRAIGHT TRUCK MD 2EN9328 · 54DE5W1L1NSR00206	0	—	No
80190134	Nov 17, 2023	MD	1	md-rt-50-w/b-bay-bridge-toll-fac	ISUZU STRAIGHT TRUCK MD 2EN9328 · 54DE5W1L1NSR00206	0	—	No
78826237	Jun 7, 2023	MD	1	I-83	ISUZU STRAIGHT TRUCK MD 4ER7240 · JALE5W161G7303138	1	393.9(a)	No
78626023	May 16, 2023	MD	2	I-70 W FRIENDSHIP SCALE HOUSE	ISUZU STRAIGHT TRUCK MD 4ER7240 · JALE5W161G7303138	0	—	No
78436646	Apr 25, 2023	MD	2	I-70 W FRIENDSHIP SCALE HOUSE	ISUZU STRAIGHT TRUCK MD 2EN9328 · 54DE5W1L1NSR00206	0	—	No

Recent Crashes (3 rows)

Report #	Date ▼	State	Injuries	Tow	Hazmat	Severity
MD21A0780523	Mar 31, 2021	MD	1	Yes	No	Injury
VA0200835069	Mar 18, 2020	VA	0	Yes	No	Tow
MD20A0675757	Mar 6, 2020	MD	0	Yes	No	Tow

Top Stations & Violation Codes Where this carrier gets inspected and what they get cited for

Most-Inspected Stations

Station	State	Inspections
I-70 W FRIENDSHIP SCALE HOUSE	MD	2
BALTIMORE CITY	MD	1
CONOWINGO SCALE HOUSE	MD	1
I-83	MD	1

Top Violation Codes Cited

Code	Description	Category	Cited
392.16(a)	Failing to use seat belt (49 CFR)	Unsafe Driving	2
392.2	Violation of Local Laws	Unsafe Driving	2
393.9(a)	Inoperable required lamps	Vehicle Maintenance	1

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