MIDWEST EXPRESS ACQUISITION LLC
USDOT 2497935 · Doing business as MIDWEST EXPRESS CO
Active, interstate carrier, large fleet (167 power units) — no FMCSA safety rating on record (common).
Vetting summary
At a glance
- Out-of-service rate5.6% vs 19.1% national avg
- Crashes (24 months)8 reported — involvement does not imply fault
- Linked registrations1 share this carrier's phone or address
These signals summarize the records shown below — they are a starting point for your own checks, not a judgment of the carrier.
Registration
Carrier identity
| USDOT Number | 2497935 |
|---|---|
| MC Number | MC-865522 |
| Legal Name | MIDWEST EXPRESS ACQUISITION LLC |
| DBA Name | MIDWEST EXPRESS CO |
| Entity Type | — |
| Phone | 8478273400 |
| Address | 1111 EAST TOUHY AVE SUITE 280, Des Plaines, IL, 60018 |
Status
Authority & safety
| Operating Status | Active |
|---|---|
| Operation Type | Interstate |
| Safety Rating | None on record — most carriers have not received a formal FMCSA safety rating. |
| Hazmat Flag | true |
Safety ratings: S = Satisfactory, C = Conditional, U = Unsatisfactory. A carrier with no rating has not been through a full FMCSA compliance review — this is common and not itself a red flag.
Our scoring
Safety scores
| Unsafe Driving | 80 / 100 |
|---|---|
| Hours-of-Service Compliance | 83 / 100 |
| Driver Fitness | 86 / 100 |
| Controlled Substances & Alcohol | 99 / 100 |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 73 / 100 |
Scores are 0-100 rankings computed by us from public FMCSA inspection measures; higher = worse relative to peers. Not official CSA/BASIC percentiles. How these scores are computed.
Safety events
Inspections & crashes (last 24 months)
| Inspections | 160 |
|---|---|
| Out-of-Service Rate | 5.6% vs 19.1% national average |
| Crashes | 8 total (0 fatal, 3 with injuries, 7 towaway) |
- 2026-05-14 — MI — towaway
- 2025-12-04 — MN — towaway
- 2025-11-26 — IN — towaway
- 2025-06-13 — KY — 2 injured
- 2025-04-03 — MI — towaway
Most frequent violation categories: 12 (19), 16 (18), 7 (15).
Crash involvement does not imply fault. FMCSA crash records list all reportable crashes involving a carrier, regardless of who caused them.
Signals
Linked registrations
1 other active carrier registration share this carrier's phone or address in FMCSA records.
Shared contact details can have many ordinary explanations, such as a shared dispatch service, registration agent, or office address.
Equipment
Fleet & operations
| Power Units (trucks) | 167 |
|---|---|
| Drivers | 203 |
| Recent Annual Mileage | 7,200,000 |
| Last MCS-150 Filing | 02-APR-26 |
MIDWEST EXPRESS ACQUISITION LLC operates 167 power units — a larger fleet than 100% of carriers registered in IL.
Nearby
Other carriers in Des Plaines, IL
- COOOL EXPRESS INC — USDOT 2211339, 380 power units
- HIGHLANDER TRANSPORTATION INC — USDOT 2533966, 115 power units
- MIDPOINT LOGISTICS LLC — USDOT 2339810, 92 power units
- NOBLE TRANSPORT LLC — USDOT 2496390, 73 power units
- ROTRANS LINES INC — USDOT 2404805, 65 power units
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