Carrier profile · USDOT 264809 · MC-179486 · Updated Sep 6, 2026

Midwest Express Corporation

DBA MIDWEST EXPRESS

98 power unitsavg 7.8 yrRegional · 3 statesLENEXA, KS82/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-179486 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

98Power units

3 observed · MCS-150

5Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

7.8Avg age (yr)

2015–2022 · vPIC

Call dispatch(913) 573-1400 Email dispatchaccounting@mwex.net

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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 average50.0% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% national average.MCS-150 update dueThe biennial MCS-150 update is overdue.

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 41 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1985.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo50.0%

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo50.0%

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

98 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

7.8 yr

Model years 2015–2022 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

40 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1985 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

5 inspections · 24 mo

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

Vehicle OOS 50.0%24-mo cumulative

050%

Driver OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 2 vehicle and 5 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

25.0% · 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 6.2 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

5 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Dec '24 · 2

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.

Thin coverage

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.0 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Few roadside inspections for a 98-unit fleet — the out-of-service and violation signals above rest on a small sample, so weight them cautiously. Thin coverage on a young authority is itself a flag.

Registered power units: 98
Inspections · 24 mo: 5
Annualized: ≈3 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.0 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 Driving36 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance16 · 2 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance14 · 13 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance11 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance7 · 4 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance7 · 3 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance6 · 0 OOS
393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
393.205 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 2 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: Active
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 ’24 · 13 insurers · 3 lapsesCoverage lapse

Great West’01–’07

Arch’21–’24

1998200520122019now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 13 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · AMERICAN TRUCKING AND TRANSP. INS. CO., RRG · since Jun 2024

All 13 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
ARCH INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2021 → Jun 2024	$750K	3
NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	Dec 2020 → Jan 2022	$750K	2
NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA	Dec 2019 → Dec 2020	$750K	1
NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2016 → Dec 2018	$750K	5
PROTECTIVE INSURANCE CO.	Feb 2016 → Sep 2016	$750K	6
STARR INDEMNITY & LIABILITY INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2014 → Feb 2016	$750K	4
THE INSURANCE CO OF THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA	Dec 2012 → Dec 2014	$750K	3
STATE NATIONALSPECIALTY INSCO/NATIONAL SPECIA	Dec 2011 → Dec 2012	$750K	2
STAR INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2009 → Dec 2011	$750K	5
SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2007 → Dec 2007	$750K	3
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Dec 2001 → Dec 2007	$750K	1
XL SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 1999 → Dec 1999	$750K	2
EMPLOYERS MUTUAL CASUALTY CO.	Dec 1998 → Dec 1999	$750K	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 98
Observed power (24 mo): 3
Trailers (towed): 5

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

7.8 yr

Average age

2022

Newest model yr

2015

Oldest model yr

87.5%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 3 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

KY busiest

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

Home base

LENEXA, KS

9220 MARSHALL DRIVE

Top corridor

KY ⇄ KS

KY 3 · NM 1 · IL 1

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: 1 truck also ran under 1 other carrier

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 190639Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (70 trucks · 54 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 190639 USDOT 4172552 USDOT 3696164 USDOT 4288967 USDOT 4380759 USDOT 2133655 USDOT 4458175 USDOT 1720747

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@mwex.net — 3 carriers: USDOT 2212540 USDOT 3129084

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

Location

Physical address: 9220 MARSHALL DRIVE, LENEXA, KS, 66215
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (913) 573-1400
Fax: (913) 573-1435
Email: accounting@mwex.net
Web domain: mwex.net

Registration

Officers: Paul Pace · Ted Glickley
USDOT / docket: 264809 · MC-179486
First registered: Sep 25, 1985
Last MCS-150: Mar 21, 2024 · 7,160,000 mi (2023)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Mar 26, 2021
D-U-N-S: 139482673

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

7,160,000

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 EXPRESS CORPORATION.

MIDWEST EXPRESS CORPORATION (USDOT 264809) has a Vektor safety score of 82/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

The carrier holds active common and contract 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 AMERICAN TRUCKING AND TRANSP. INS. CO., RRG effective Jun 17, 2024 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Sep 6, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 50.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

The carrier received 5 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 2 vehicle-level and 5 driver-level — across 3 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

The carrier has 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 4 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Sep 6, 2026.

It reports 98 power units and 74 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Mar 21, 2024.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Mar 26, 2021 in the federal record refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is MIDWEST EXPRESS CORPORATION's USDOT number?

MIDWEST EXPRESS CORPORATION's USDOT number is 264809, and its motor carrier number is MC-179486.

Is MIDWEST EXPRESS CORPORATION authorized to operate?

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

What is MIDWEST EXPRESS CORPORATION's safety record?

MIDWEST EXPRESS CORPORATION has a 50.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 108 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 82/100 (tier: review).

How big is MIDWEST EXPRESS CORPORATION's fleet?

MIDWEST EXPRESS CORPORATION operates 98 power units and 74 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is MIDWEST EXPRESS CORPORATION based?

MIDWEST EXPRESS CORPORATION is based in LENEXA, KS, with roadside inspections recorded across 3 states.

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