3 of your 50 roadside inspections in the last 24 months ended with an out-of-service order, most recently Minnesota on August 25.
Your latest, Pennsylvania on October 16, was clean.
Your MCS-150 lists 167 trucks and 203 drivers.
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MIDWEST EXPRESS ACQUISITION LLC is a large fleet motor carrier based in DES PLAINES, Illinois (USDOT #2497935). As of October 23, 2026, it holds a Not Rated FMCSA safety rating and a FileFlo Carrier Intelligence Score of 59/100 (Elevated Risk), based on 50 recent inspection(s) and 49 recorded violation(s) in public FMCSA data.
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| Category | Score | Max |
|---|---|---|
| Safety Rating | 22 | 30 |
| Inspection Pass Rate | 20 | 20 |
| Out-of-Service Rate (vs FMCSA national avg) | 15 | 15 |
| CSA BASIC percentiles | Not measured | n/a |
Three public FMCSA components, scored by FileFlo. CSA BASIC percentiles are not in FMCSA's public data, so they are shown as not measured.
FMCSA's licensing record shows MC865522, motor property contract carrier authority, granted on May 12, 2014.
MIDWEST EXPRESS ACQUISITION LLC is a large fleet operating out of DES PLAINES, Illinois with USDOT number 2497935. The company operates 167 power units and has no published FMCSA safety rating (most active carriers are unrated unless they have undergone a compliance review). Based on our analysis of federal safety data, MIDWEST EXPRESS ACQUISITION LLC has a FileFlo Carrier Intelligence Score (CIS) of 59/100, classified as Elevated Risk.
MIDWEST EXPRESS ACQUISITION LLC has undergone 50 recorded DOT inspections. The vehicle out-of-service rate is 6.0%, which is below the national average of 20.72%, suggesting solid vehicle maintenance practices.
The public FMCSA record for MIDWEST EXPRESS ACQUISITION LLC carries 49 recorded violations, and the most recent inspection on file is dated October 16, 2026. Across 50 recorded inspections, the record carries 0 driver out-of-service violations and 3 vehicle out-of-service violations.
A recorded violation is what an inspector wrote down at the roadside. It is not a penalty, and it is not an amount owed: FMCSA assesses civil penalties only after a compliance review classifies specific cited violations. The step that changes this record is the document behind each line, so the next move is to see which records an investigator would ask for and which of them exist today.
The Carrier Intelligence Score is FileFlo's own summary of three public FMCSA components for MIDWEST EXPRESS ACQUISITION LLC: the safety rating, the inspection pass rate and the out-of-service rate against the national average. It is not an FMCSA score, and FMCSA does not use it to choose carriers for an investigation. 59 out of 100 falls in FileFlo's Elevated Risk band.
MIDWEST EXPRESS ACQUISITION LLC is classified by FMCSA as an interstate carrier.
The carrier holds an Authorized For Hire classification, meaning it transports cargo or passengers for compensation under FMCSA operating authority and is subject to MC-number requirements at 49 CFR Part 365.
MIDWEST EXPRESS ACQUISITION LLC is flagged in FMCSA Census as a hazardous materials carrier (HM indicator: Y). Hazmat carriers are subject to additional regulations under 49 CFR Subchapter C, including HM-126 reporting, HM-232 security planning, and the Hazmat Cargo Tank Annual Inspection requirement (49 CFR 180.407). Hazmat violations carry their own, higher penalty schedule, separate from the general FMCSA schedule.
Operational range per MCS-150 filing: interstate beyond 100 miles (long-haul, 56 drivers); interstate within 100 miles (short-haul, 147 drivers). The 100-mile boundary matters because drivers operating within a 100-air-mile radius qualify for the short-haul exception under 49 CFR 395.1(e)(1), which removes the requirement to maintain RODS for the day.
Self-reported MCS-150 annual mileage: 7,200,000 miles. MCS-150 mileage feeds the FMCSA SafeStat exposure denominator: drastically understated mileage can artificially inflate CSA BASIC percentile scores by reducing the per-mile exposure baseline. Updates are required every 24 months under 49 CFR 390.19.
Owned equipment per the FMCSA Census filing: 33 straight trucks, 164 trailers. Owned-vs-leased equipment matters for compliance documentation, owned trailers require the carrier to retain annual inspection certificates under 49 CFR 396.17, while leased trailers shift that documentation responsibility to the lease agreement.
The carrier reports 178 CDL-holding drivers on file. Each CDL driver must have a current Driver Qualification File (DQF) maintained per 49 CFR 391.51, including a Medical Examiner's Certificate, an annual MVR review, and a record of road-test results.
Primary cargo type per MCS-150: Air Freight. Cargo type drives which BASIC categories the carrier is monitored under (Hazmat Compliance applies only to HM-flagged carriers; Cargo-Related Crash applies broadly).
The FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) crash dataset records 20 crash events involving MIDWEST EXPRESS ACQUISITION LLC in the available reporting window. Of these, 0 involved a fatality, 7 involved a reported injury, and 18 resulted in a tow-away. 20 events meet the federal-recordable threshold under 49 CFR 390.5 (fatality, injury treated away from the scene, OR tow-away of any vehicle).
Most recent recorded event: W I 94, YPSILANTI, MI on May 14, 2026.
Inspections cluster geographically across Pennsylvania (12), Kentucky (7), Minnesota (7). The concentration in Pennsylvania is consistent with the carrier's primary lanes and tends to correlate with which state DOT inspector teams MIDWEST EXPRESS ACQUISITION LLC's drivers encounter most often at roadside checkpoints.
Across the 50 recorded inspections, MIDWEST EXPRESS ACQUISITION LLC's 6.0% vehicle out-of-service rate sits well below the FMCSA 2024 national average of 20.72%. The 0.0% driver out-of-service rate sits materially below the 2024 national average of 5.51%.
Your last out-of-service was 59 days ago.
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| Date | State | Driver OOS | Vehicle OOS | Next step |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-16 | PA | 0 | 0 | Audit check |
| 2026-10-09 | PA | 0 | 0 | Audit check |
| 2026-10-05 | KY | 0 | 0 | Audit check |
| 2026-10-05 | NJ | 0 | 0 | Audit check |
| 2026-10-01 | WI | 0 | 0 | Audit check |
| 2026-10-01 | KY | 0 | 0 | Audit check |
| 2026-09-23 | TN | 0 | 0 | Audit check |
| 2026-09-21 | MO | 0 | 0 | Audit check |
| 2026-09-16 | OH | 0 | 0 | Audit check |
| 2026-09-14 | IA | 0 | 0 | Audit check |
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MIDWEST EXPRESS ACQUISITION LLC (USDOT #2497935) does not currently carry a published FMCSA safety rating. A "Not Rated" status is common for carriers that have never had a compliance review: it is not a negative finding. FileFlo scores the carrier at 59/100 (Elevated Risk) from the public inspection and out-of-service data that is available.
Per its most recent FMCSA MCS-150 filing, MIDWEST EXPRESS ACQUISITION LLC operates 167 power unit(s) and 203 driver(s), classifying it as a large fleet. Fleet counts are self-reported to FMCSA and can lag a carrier's current operation.
MIDWEST EXPRESS ACQUISITION LLC is registered with the FMCSA at a physical address in DES PLAINES, Illinois, under USDOT number 2497935.
FileFlo shows 50 recent DOT inspection(s) and 49 recorded violation(s) for MIDWEST EXPRESS ACQUISITION LLC (USDOT #2497935), sourced from FMCSA public records and the Socrata transportation datasets. The inspection table on this page lists dates, states, and out-of-service counts.
MIDWEST EXPRESS ACQUISITION LLC scores 59/100 (Elevated Risk) on FileFlo's Carrier Intelligence Score. The score normalizes three public FMCSA components (safety rating, inspection pass rate, and out-of-service rate versus the national average) into one 0-100 surface. CSA SMS BASIC percentiles are not published in FMCSA's public data and are excluded rather than estimated.
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Data sourced from FMCSA public records and the Socrata transportation dataset. Last updated: October 23, 2026. Information may not reflect the carrier's current status. Dispute this record · Claim this profile