Carrier profile · USDOT 146954 · MC-146123 · FMCSA profile data as of Nov 3, 2026

Midwest Cargo Systems Inc

61 power unitsavg 4.5 yrRegional · 4 statesHODGKINS, IL81/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-146123 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORYHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

61Power units

38 observed · MCS-150

39Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

4.5Avg age (yr)

2007–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(773) 847-7800 Email dispatch[email protected]

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Load decision · FMCSA profile data as of Nov 3, 2026

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Operating, but with flags a broker should weigh before tendering freight.

Watch · 2

Vehicle out-of-service rate above average28.6% vs the 22.26% national average.Fatal crash on record4 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's record.

In good standing · 3

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 52 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1974.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$2M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo28.6%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

4 in 24 mo

Vektor intelligence · beyond the federal recordProprietary signals computed from VIN-decoded inspections & daily FMCSA snapshots

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

61 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersNewer

4.5 yr

Model years 2007–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

52 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1974 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Cross-border activity

No border inspections on record

A named inspection location does not confirm a border transit or operating authority. Counts cover retained inspection records.

Before you tender

What to check before you tender

CheckAsk for the last annual inspection and brake and equipment maintenance records
Vehicle OOS 28.57% on 21 vehicle inspections in 24 months, above the 22.26% CVSA national average.
CheckConfirm ELD provider and check recent HOS violations dates
2 hours-of-service violations on record, most recent Apr 16, 2026.

Safety

47 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

FMCSA safety data as of Nov 6, 2026

Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative · vs national

Vehicle OOS 28.6%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 2.1%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 21 vehicle and 47 driver inspections over 24 months.

Vehicle OOS rate· vehicle OOS · vehicle-level inspections · 6-month trailing

12.5% · latest 6-mo window▼ Falling

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending down 31.5 pts across the window. The national vehicle benchmark uses the same metric and is shown on the chart.

Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay

46 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Feb '25 · 8

Vehicle-levelDriver-levelAny OOS

Monthly FMCSA roadside inspections across the 24 charted calendar months. Bars show level-qualified vehicle and driver populations; one inspection can qualify for both. The line shows inspections with any out-of-service result.

Inspection coverage· expected vs observed · the fraud signal

Inspection coverage

How heavily FMCSA inspects this fleet for its size — it tells you how much to trust the safety signals above. Thin coverage on a young authority is a fraud signal nobody else surfaces.

Expected band

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.4 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 61-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 61
Inspections · 24 mo: 47
Annualized: ≈24 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.4 inspections / unit · yr

Violation themes· decoded · grouped by BASIC

What this carrier actually gets cited for — FMCSA violation codes decoded into plain English, ranked by frequency.

392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving22 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance5 · 5 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance4 · 3 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
395.30 ELD — use / data transferHOS Compliance2 · 0 OOS
393.78 Windshield wipersVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
383.23 Operating without a valid CDLDriver Fitness1 · 1 OOS
396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving1 · 0 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

FMCSA authority & insurance data as of Nov 3, 2026

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: Active
Contract: Active
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$2,000,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

Insurance adequacy· filed BIPD vs the $750K federal floor

$2M in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $2M meets or exceeds the $750K federal minimum for general freight (49 CFR 387.9). Some commodities (hazmat, larger vehicles) require $1M–$5M — confirm against your load.

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$1M BIPD last filed ’25 · 13 insurers · 2 lapsesCoverage lapse

Old Republic’01–’07

Allied Property’10–’14

Travelers Property’14–’18

Arch’20–’23

1993200220112020now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 15 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $2,000,000 · ARCH INSURANCE COMPANY · since Oct 2025

All 15 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
ARCH INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2024 → Oct 2025	$1M	1
ARCH INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2020 → Oct 2023	$1M	5
TRAVELERS INDEMNITY COMPANY	Aug 2018 → Oct 2020	$1M	1
TRAVELERS PROPERTY CASUALTY CO. OF AMERICA	Sep 2014 → Aug 2018	$1M	2
ALLIED PROPERTY & CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2010 → Oct 2014	$1M	2
ACUITY, A MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2008 → Sep 2010	$1M	1
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2008 → Sep 2008	$1M	1
LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2007 → May 2008	$1M	2
FIREMAN'S FUND INSURANCE CO.	Jun 2007 → Jul 2007	$1M	1
FIREMAN'S FUND INSURANCE CO.	Jun 2007 → Oct 2006	$1M	1
OLD REPUBLIC INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2001 → Aug 2007	$1M	2
SECURA INSURANCE, A MUTUAL CO.	Aug 2000 → Sep 2001	$1M	1
HANOVER INSURANCE CO.	Sep 1997 → Aug 2000	$1M	1
THE AMERICAN INSURANCE CO.	Sep 1995 → Sep 1997	$1M	1
THE HOME INSURANCE CO.	Sep 1993 → Sep 1995	$1M	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

FMCSA equipment data as of Nov 6, 2026

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 61
Observed power (24 mo): 38
Trailers (towed): 39

Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

4.5 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

2007

Oldest model yr

28.6%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 4 states · 24 mo

FMCSA operations & lanes data as of Nov 6, 2026

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

IL busiest

Inspections by state· roadside inspections, last 24 mo

Illinois: 23 inspections
Wisconsin: 14 inspections
Indiana: 5 inspections
Michigan: 5 inspections

Home base

HODGKINS, IL

9750 WEST 75TH STREET

Most inspections: IL

23 inspections

IL 23 · WI 14 · IN 5

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Network & Fraud

Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict

FMCSA network & fraud data as of Nov 6, 2026

Last 12 months: 2 trucks also ran under 2 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 1301210 USDOT 2844971Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (12 trucks · 12 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 1301210 USDOT 2311762 USDOT 2595863 USDOT 484360 USDOT 925129 USDOT 969709 USDOT 2844971 USDOT 2322446

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@midwestcargo.com — 2 carriers: USDOT 859788

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Registered capacity materially exceeds what is observed roadside — the MCS-150 may be stale or the fleet under-utilized.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

FMCSA identity & federal data as of Nov 6, 2026

Location

Physical address: 9750 WEST 75TH STREET, HODGKINS, IL, 60525
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (773) 847-7800
Fax: (708) 215-5386
Email: [email protected]
Web domain: midwestcargo.com

Registration

Officers: John Ghilardi · Robert W. Cunningham
USDOT / docket: 146954 · MC-146123
First registered: Jun 1, 1974
Last MCS-150: May 13, 2026 · 3,152,143 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Feb 23, 2009
D-U-N-S: 103608535

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

3,152,143

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

Daily-captured FMCSA licensing & insurance changes — monitored by Vektor

FMCSA federal activity data as of Nov 6, 2026

Federal record activity· monitored daily by Vektor

No licensing or insurance changes captured since Vektor began monitoring this carrier (June 2026). Quiet is usually good.

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29%

vehicle out-of-service rate

Safety and violations

6 of 21 eligible vehicle inspections had a vehicle OOS finding.

FMCSA roadside inspections, Nov 2024 to Nov 2026.

33violation records

9OOS-tagged records

6 of 21inspections with OOS

What the violations were

FMCSA BASIC themes in plain language: vehicle maintenance, driver fitness, hours of service and unsafe driving. Roadside records grouped without double counting.

Unsafe driving

150%0 / 15

Brakes

825%2 / 8

Other vehicle maintenance

683%5 / 6

Hours of service

20%0 / 2

Driver fitness

1100%1 / 1

Lights

1100%1 / 1

Bar = record count; % = OOS share.

Vehicle OOS over time

Eligible vehicle inspections in six-month windows; no national comparison.

50%

15%

30%

25%Nov 24 to May 251 / 4

50%May 25 to Nov 254 / 8

0%Nov 25 to May 260 / 7

50%May 26 to Nov 261 / 2

Top 3 codes (8 of 33 records)

392.2-SLLS2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)3
393.75A3-TAOL Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)3
392.2-SLLEWA1 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2

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392.2-SLLEWA2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2
392.2-SLLSR State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2
393.45B2-BHTD Brake tubing / hose defects2
393.55C2-B Antilock brake system (ABS)2
395.30B1-ELDDFR ELD — use / data transfer2
383.23A2-LCDLN Operating without a valid CDL1
390.21TB2-DOT USDOT number marking on vehicle1
392.2-SLLED State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLEWA3 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLIFTA State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLSIV State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2LV State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
393.207B-AALPME-OOS Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.45B2-B-AIR Brake tubing / hose defects1
393.47E Brake actuators / linings / components1
393.53B-B Automatic brake adjusters / indicators1
393.55E-B Antilock brake system (ABS)1
393.78A-WS Windshield wipers1
393.9A-LSLIWR Inoperative required lamps1
396.5-HL Oil and/or grease leak1

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Unsafe driving

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Brakes

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Other vehicle maintenance

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Safety and violations

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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for MIDWEST CARGO SYSTEMS INC.

MIDWEST CARGO SYSTEMS INC (USDOT 146954) has a Vektor safety score of 81/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record. FMCSA profile data as of Nov 3, 2026.

The carrier holds active common and contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I. FMCSA authority data as of Nov 6, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $2,000,000 limit in force from ARCH INSURANCE COMPANY effective Oct 1, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot. FMCSA insurance data as of Nov 3, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 28.6% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA safety data as of Nov 6, 2026.

The carrier received 47 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 21 vehicle-level and 47 driver-level — across 4 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA operations data as of Nov 6, 2026.

The carrier has 4 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 4 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available. FMCSA safety data as of Nov 6, 2026.

It reports 61 power units and 82 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated May 13, 2026. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 6, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Feb 23, 2009 in the federal record. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 6, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is MIDWEST CARGO SYSTEMS INC's USDOT number?

MIDWEST CARGO SYSTEMS INC's USDOT number is 146954, and its motor carrier number is MC-146123.

Is MIDWEST CARGO SYSTEMS INC authorized to operate?

FMCSA authority data as of Nov 6, 2026. MIDWEST CARGO SYSTEMS INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is MIDWEST CARGO SYSTEMS INC's safety record?

MIDWEST CARGO SYSTEMS INC has a 28.6% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 70 roadside inspections, with 4 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 81/100 (tier: review).