Midwest Cargo Direct Inc
DBA CENTRAL CARGO LINES
Safety
Roadside out-of-service rates versus the national benchmark, inspection and crash trends, decoded violation themes, and ELD / hours-of-service integrity — the full safety picture behind the verdict.
Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative
Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay
No roadside inspections on the FMCSA record in this window
BASIC categories· CSA SMS · Aug 2026
Violation themes· decoded · grouped by BASIC
What this carrier actually gets cited for — FMCSA violation codes decoded into plain English, ranked by frequency.
- 393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance1 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
1 hours-of-service / ELD violation on record · most recent Aug 2, 2023. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.
0 ELD violations in the last 24 months.
Crash history· 15 total · 0 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2016 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| 2015 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 6, 2023 | TN | 1 | 1 | No |
| May 31, 2021 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 8, 2020 | KY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 30, 2019 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 27, 2019 | OK | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Dec 9, 2018 | NC | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Dec 1, 2018 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 11, 2017 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 13, 2016 | AR | 0 | 3 | Yes |
| May 13, 2016 | WV | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Jan 19, 2016 | PA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Dec 7, 2015 | GA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 11, 2015 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 22, 2015 | WY | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jan 26, 2015 | AL | 0 | 0 | Yes |