Asset-based
199 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 21, 2026
Multiple serious issues on the federal record. Verify directly before any tender.
Asset-based
199 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
16 yr
Model years 1997–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.
25 yr unchanged
Same registration since 2001 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
MID-AMERICA SHOWS TRANSPORTATION INC (USDOT 964715) has a Vektor safety score of 58/100 and a High risk verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 21, 2026.
The carrier holds active contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 21, 2026.
It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from ACE AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY effective Nov 1, 2006 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 21, 2026.
Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 35.9% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 21, 2026.
The carrier received 70 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 53 vehicle-level and 70 driver-level — across 22 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 21, 2026.
The carrier has 4 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 21, 2026.
It reports 199 power units and 114 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jun 11, 2025.
It has an FMCSA safety rating of Conditional assigned Oct 29, 2018 in the federal record refreshed Jun 21, 2026.
MID-AMERICA SHOWS TRANSPORTATION INC's USDOT number is 964715, and its motor carrier number is MC-434605.
As of Jun 21, 2026, MID-AMERICA SHOWS TRANSPORTATION INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.
MID-AMERICA SHOWS TRANSPORTATION INC has a 35.9% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 102 roadside inspections, with 4 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Conditional" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 58/100 (tier: high_risk).
MID-AMERICA SHOWS TRANSPORTATION INC operates 199 power units and 114 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
MID-AMERICA SHOWS TRANSPORTATION INC is based in FARMLAND, IN, with roadside inspections recorded across 22 states.
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70 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks
Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative · vs national
Vehicle OOS rate· vehicle OOS · vehicle-level inspections · 6-month trailing
Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay
69 inspections in the charted months · busiest month May '25 · 17
Inspection coverage· expected vs observed · the fraud signal
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.
Violation themes· decoded · grouped by BASIC
What this carrier actually gets cited for — FMCSA violation codes decoded into plain English, ranked by frequency.
Can they legally + adequately haul your load?
Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type
Operating authority
Insurance & bonds
Insurance adequacy· filed BIPD vs the $750K federal floor
Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses
Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 2 insurers are named in the list below.
BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · ACE AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY · since Nov 2006
| Insurer | Period | Limit | Renewals |
|---|---|---|---|
| VIRGINIA SURETY COMPANY, INC. | May 2002 → Mar 2002 | $1M | 1 |
| T. H. E. INSURANCE COMPANY | Mar 2002 → Nov 2006 | $1M | 1 |
VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC
Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed
Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.
Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs
Revealed by inspection density across 22 states · 24 mo
Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography
Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
Last 12 months: 1 truck also ran under 1 other carrier
Shares a registration email domain with other carriers
Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units
Registered capacity materially exceeds what is observed roadside — the MCS-150 may be stale or the fleet under-utilized.
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
Location
Contact
Registration
Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)
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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