About Heyl Truck Lines

Humble Beginnings.

Founder Don Heyl began his career in trucking in 1949 with a single gravel truck. He hauled gravel from local pits in Chatsworth, Akron, and Adaville, IA to the area county roads.

Not long after, Don decided to branch into the temperature controlled sector of transportation. He found himself hauling produce, primarily watermelons, out of Texas. In 1957, he hauled his first cross-border load from Texas into Canada.

The cross-border work really began to flourish not long after, and the business began to grow rapidly. This was the beginning of Don Heyl Co., which still operates today.

Looking Toward The Future.

Fast forward to today – Heyl Truck Lines is currently operating over 530 trucks and over 1,300 trailers. We continue to specialize in refrigerated and dry freight across the US and Canada.
We provide top of the line equipment to our drivers that comes equipped with all of the newest safety features and driver accommodations, and we have support staff in house around the clock.

Over the last few years, we have invested in a new operational software and have rebuilt and updated our terminals and state-of-the art shops. We acquired Holiday Express of Estherville, IA in 2021 which opened up a new terminal in the state and allowed us to expand our freight lanes. We also began to delve into food grade tanker operations.

Here at Heyl, it is our goal to remain an industry leader and uphold our remarkable reputation with our customers and for our drivers. It is the same values that we have held from the beginning that will allow us to continue to flourish in the years to come.