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USDOT 2497935MC865522

Midwest Express Co — compliance record

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Vetting summary

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Authority age

12 years (granted 2014)

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Liability filing

$1M BIPD — meets the $750K federal minimum

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Inspections

222 on file

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Out-of-service

Within normal range vs national averages

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Email identity

Company domain, matches website

Federal identity

Registration snapshot

Legal name

Midwest Express Acquisition Llc

DBA

Midwest Express Co

Entity type

Carrier

Physical address

1111 East Touhy Ave Suite 280, Des Plaines, IL 60018

Phone

(847) 827-3400

Power units

167

Drivers

203

First on record

—

Last MCS-150 filing

—

Hazmat flag

No

Operating authority

Dockets & filings

MC865522

Common: None · Contract: Active · Broker: None

Property: ✓ · Passenger: — · HHG: — · BIPD filed: ✓ · Cargo: — · Bond: —

Authority history

  • Granted — Motor Property Contract Carrier
  • Involuntary Revocation — Contract

Insurance filings

91X — Great West Casualty Co. · coverage $1M (as filed)

Out-of-service rates

Driver OOS

0.9%

National average ≈ 5.9% · 222 inspections on record

Vehicle OOS

5.9%

National average ≈ 20.9% · 222 inspections on record

Email & web forensics

✓

On-file email

bob.larson@midwestexpressco.com — company domain

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Domain age

midwestexpressco.com registered 2002-06-27 (24 years)

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Mail host

Enterprise (Barracuda)

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Domain match

Email domain matches the company website

From the FMCSA on-file contact, public domain registration (RDAP), and live DNS.

Crash record — last 24 months

8

Reportable crashes

7

Tow-aways

3

With injuries

0

With fatalities

Most recent: MI 05/2026 · MN 12/2025 · IN 11/2025 — from the federal crash file; recordable crashes regardless of fault.

Safety record

Inspection history

2026: 412025: 722024: 832023: 26
Level III — Driver-only: 118Level II — Walk-around: 53Level I — Full: 51
DateStateLevel
Jun 30, 2026PALevel III — Driver-only
Jun 25, 2026KYLevel I — Full
Jun 17, 2026KSLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 15, 2026OHLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 12, 2026PALevel II — Walk-around
Jun 11, 2026PALevel III — Driver-only
Jun 4, 2026MNLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 4, 2026MNLevel I — Full
Jun 4, 2026IALevel I — Full
Jun 4, 2026OHLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 1, 2026PALevel I — Full
May 28, 2026KSLevel III — Driver-only
May 22, 2026ILLevel III — Driver-only
May 20, 2026IALevel III — Driver-only
May 14, 2026PALevel I — Full
May 13, 2026PALevel III — Driver-only
May 11, 2026MNLevel III — Driver-only
May 7, 2026IALevel III — Driver-only
Apr 25, 2026ILLevel III — Driver-only
Apr 24, 2026KYLevel II — Walk-around
Apr 17, 2026OHLevel II — Walk-around
Apr 16, 2026MOLevel I — Full
Apr 14, 2026IALevel II — Walk-around
Apr 10, 2026KYLevel III — Driver-only
Apr 3, 2026KSLevel III — Driver-only
Mar 30, 2026PALevel III — Driver-only
Mar 27, 2026PALevel III — Driver-only
Mar 18, 2026PALevel III — Driver-only
Mar 12, 2026KYLevel III — Driver-only
Mar 12, 2026MNLevel III — Driver-only
Mar 12, 2026PALevel III — Driver-only
Mar 10, 2026PALevel III — Driver-only
Mar 9, 2026TNLevel I — Full
Mar 6, 2026OHLevel III — Driver-only
Mar 4, 2026KYLevel II — Walk-around
Feb 27, 2026MNLevel II — Walk-around
Feb 26, 2026TNLevel III — Driver-only
Feb 12, 2026IALevel II — Walk-around
Feb 5, 2026KYLevel II — Walk-around
Jan 23, 2026KYLevel I — Full
Jan 8, 2026OHLevel III — Driver-only
Dec 23, 2025ILLevel III — Driver-only
Dec 18, 2025IALevel III — Driver-only
Dec 9, 2025MOLevel II — Walk-around
Nov 28, 2025IALevel III — Driver-only
Nov 19, 2025MNLevel III — Driver-only
Nov 17, 2025MOLevel II — Walk-around
Nov 3, 2025KSLevel II — Walk-around
Oct 31, 2025OHLevel III — Driver-only
Oct 28, 2025ILLevel III — Driver-only
Oct 21, 2025IALevel III — Driver-only
Oct 16, 2025OHLevel III — Driver-only
Oct 15, 2025MILevel II — Walk-around
Oct 13, 2025MNLevel I — Full
Oct 7, 2025MOLevel III — Driver-only
Oct 6, 2025TNLevel I — Full
Sep 30, 2025ILLevel III — Driver-only
Sep 25, 2025MILevel II — Walk-around
Sep 24, 2025KSLevel III — Driver-only
Sep 17, 2025KSLevel II — Walk-around
Sep 15, 2025IALevel III — Driver-only
Sep 13, 2025ILLevel III — Driver-only
Sep 11, 2025WILevel III — Driver-only
Sep 5, 2025ILLevel III — Driver-only
Sep 4, 2025MNLevel III — Driver-only
Aug 29, 2025INLevel I — Full
Aug 26, 2025MNLevel I — Full
Aug 14, 2025OHLevel II — Walk-around
Aug 13, 2025KYLevel I — Full
Aug 5, 2025MNLevel I — Full
Aug 4, 2025SDLevel III — Driver-only
Jul 31, 2025KYLevel III — Driver-only
Jul 29, 2025KYLevel II — Walk-around
Jul 24, 2025MNLevel III — Driver-only
Jul 23, 2025KYLevel III — Driver-only
Jul 17, 2025KYLevel II — Walk-around
Jul 16, 2025OHLevel III — Driver-only
Jul 9, 2025INLevel II — Walk-around
Jul 9, 2025IALevel III — Driver-only
Jun 29, 2025INLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 28, 2025ILLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 6, 2025OHLevel III — Driver-only
May 13, 2025MNLevel I — Full
May 6, 2025MOLevel II — Walk-around
Apr 23, 2025MOLevel I — Full
Apr 22, 2025KYLevel III — Driver-only
Apr 17, 2025KYLevel III — Driver-only
Apr 16, 2025NDLevel I — Full
Apr 16, 2025KYLevel III — Driver-only
Apr 15, 2025MOLevel III — Driver-only
Apr 9, 2025MOLevel II — Walk-around
Apr 1, 2025KYLevel II — Walk-around
Mar 26, 2025KYLevel III — Driver-only
Mar 24, 2025KYLevel I — Full
Mar 24, 2025IALevel III — Driver-only
Mar 12, 2025OHLevel III — Driver-only
Mar 11, 2025OHLevel I — Full
Mar 10, 2025IALevel III — Driver-only
Mar 6, 2025KSLevel II — Walk-around
Feb 28, 2025INLevel III — Driver-only

Most recent 100 of 222 inspections on file.

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