Carrier profile · USDOT 2074894 · MC-724874 · Updated Sep 6, 2026

Midwest Freight Systems Corp

382 power unitsavg 7.9 yrNational · 21 statesWARREN, MI74/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-724874 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

382Power units

168 observed · MCS-150

228Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

7.9Avg age (yr)

1997–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(586) 580-1200 Email dispatchsafety@midwestfreightsystems.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Sep 6, 2026

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

Watch · 2

Vehicle out-of-service rate well above average35.0% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% national average.Fatal crash on record2 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 16 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2010.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo35.0%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

22 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo35.0%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

22 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

382 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

7.9 yr

Model years 1997–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

16 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2010 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

285 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 35.0%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 1.8%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 143 vehicle and 285 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

40.5% · latest 6-mo window▲ Rising

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending up 9.1 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

281 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Mar '25 · 23

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 382-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 382
Inspections · 24 mo: 285
Annualized: ≈143 / 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 Driving118 · 1 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance59 · 55 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance54 · 15 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance39 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance17 · 3 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance14 · 5 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance12 · 0 OOS
393.48 Brakes inoperativeVehicle Maintenance12 · 8 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance12 · 1 OOS
393.207 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance10 · 10 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: Active
Contract: None
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$1,000,000 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

$1M in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $1M 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

$750K BIPD last filed ’25 · 5 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

State Nationalspecialty’10–’12

New York’12–’15

Ace American’15–’17

Acuity A’17–’21

Carolina’21–’25

2010201420182022now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 5 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · OBSIDIAN INSURANCE COMPANY · since Oct 2025

All 5 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	Oct 2021 → Oct 2025	$750K	1
ACUITY, A MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2017 → Oct 2021	$750K	1
ACE AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2015 → Oct 2017	$750K	1
NEW YORK MARINE & GENERAL INS. CO.	Oct 2012 → Oct 2015	$750K	3
STATE NATIONALSPECIALTY INSCO/NATIONAL SPECIA	Oct 2010 → Oct 2012	$750K	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 382
Observed power (24 mo): 168
Trailers (towed): 228

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

7.9 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

31.1%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 21 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusNational

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

284

MI busiest

Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo

Home base

WARREN, MI

21900 HOOVER RD

Top corridor

MI 101 · OH 50 · IN 29

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & Fraud

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

Last 12 months: 4 trucks also ran under 4 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 74481 USDOT 4130770 USDOT 2462206 USDOT 387660Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (17 trucks · 15 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 1112473 USDOT 2250917 USDOT 1386339 USDOT 2475440 USDOT 146060 USDOT 4137859 USDOT 2462206 USDOT 387660

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@midwestfreightsystems.com — 3 carriers: USDOT 1288592 USDOT 2373814

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

382

Observed (24 mo)

168

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

Location

Physical address: 21900 HOOVER RD, WARREN, MI, 48089
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (586) 580-1200
Email: safety@midwestfreightsystems.com
Web domain: midwestfreightsystems.com

Registration

Officers: Denise Mead · Sinan Muric
USDOT / docket: 2074894 · MC-724874
First registered: Sep 10, 2010
Last MCS-150: Apr 7, 2025 · 14,163,596 mi (2023)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.57
D-U-N-S: 49516299

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

382

Power units

260

Drivers

246

CDL drivers

14,163,596

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

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

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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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for MIDWEST FREIGHT SYSTEMS CORP.

MIDWEST FREIGHT SYSTEMS CORP (USDOT 2074894) has a Vektor safety score of 74/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

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

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from OBSIDIAN INSURANCE COMPANY effective Oct 18, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Sep 6, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 35.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

The carrier received 285 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 143 vehicle-level and 285 driver-level — across 21 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

The carrier has 22 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 2 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Sep 6, 2026.

It reports 382 power units and 260 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Apr 7, 2025.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is MIDWEST FREIGHT SYSTEMS CORP's USDOT number?

MIDWEST FREIGHT SYSTEMS CORP's USDOT number is 2074894, and its motor carrier number is MC-724874.

Is MIDWEST FREIGHT SYSTEMS CORP authorized to operate?

As of Sep 6, 2026, MIDWEST FREIGHT SYSTEMS CORP is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is MIDWEST FREIGHT SYSTEMS CORP's safety record?

MIDWEST FREIGHT SYSTEMS CORP has a 35.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 451 roadside inspections, with 22 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 74/100 (tier: review).

How big is MIDWEST FREIGHT SYSTEMS CORP's fleet?

MIDWEST FREIGHT SYSTEMS CORP operates 382 power units and 260 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is MIDWEST FREIGHT SYSTEMS CORP based?

MIDWEST FREIGHT SYSTEMS CORP is based in WARREN, MI, with roadside inspections recorded across 21 states.

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