MIDWEST TRANSPORT SPECIALISTS INC
USDOT 854215
Active, interstate carrier, mid-size fleet (25 power units) — safety rating: satisfactory.
Vetting summary
At a glance
- Insurance on fileNational Interstate Insurance Company
- Coverage gapsNone detected
- Out-of-service rate7.3% vs 19.1% national avg
- Crashes (24 months)3 reported — involvement does not imply fault
- Linked registrations3 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 | 854215 |
|---|---|
| MC Number | MC-376623 |
| Legal Name | MIDWEST TRANSPORT SPECIALISTS INC |
| DBA Name | — |
| Entity Type | CORPORATION |
| Phone | 9133333077 |
| Address | 400 KANSAS AVE, Kansas City, KS, 66105-1308 |
Status
Authority & safety
| Operating Status | Active |
|---|---|
| Operation Type | Interstate |
| Safety Rating | S — Satisfactory (rated 20041001) |
| Hazmat Flag | false |
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.
Filings
Insurance
| Current Insurer | National Interstate Insurance Company |
|---|---|
| Coverage on File | $1,000,000 |
| Insurance on File Since | 2025-09-01 |
| Insurer | Coverage | Form | Effective | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Interstate Insurance Company | $1,000,000 | BMC-91X | 2025-09-01 | — |
| LEXINGTON NATIONAL INSURANCE CORPORATION | $75,000 | BMC-84 | 2024-09-01 | — |
Timeline
Authority history
| Authority Events on Record | 2 |
|---|
- 2003-03-06 — Reinstated — Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods) Active REINSTATED
- 2003-06-20 — Other — Broker of Property (Except Household Goods) Active Discontinued Revocation
Our scoring
Safety scores
| Unsafe Driving | 85 / 100 |
|---|---|
| Hours-of-Service Compliance | 86 / 100 |
| Driver Fitness | 0 / 100 |
| Controlled Substances & Alcohol | 0 / 100 |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 76 / 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 | 41 |
|---|---|
| Out-of-Service Rate | 7.3% vs 19.1% national average |
| Crashes | 3 total (0 fatal, 0 with injuries, 3 towaway) |
- 2025-12-06 — CA — towaway
- 2025-09-17 — NE — towaway
- 2024-08-08 — KS — towaway
- 2024-02-29 — IN — towaway
- 2024-01-23 — MO — towaway
Most frequent violation categories: 12 (8), 7 (4), 16 (3).
Crash involvement does not imply fault. FMCSA crash records list all reportable crashes involving a carrier, regardless of who caused them.
Signals
Linked registrations
3 other active carrier registrations share this carrier's phone or address in FMCSA records.
USDOT 198877 · USDOT 2230490 · USDOT 3414309
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) | 25 |
|---|---|
| Drivers | 22 |
| Recent Annual Mileage | 1,887,671 |
| Last MCS-150 Filing | 08-JUL-25 |
MIDWEST TRANSPORT SPECIALISTS INC operates 25 power units — a larger fleet than 98% of carriers registered in KS.
Nearby
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