MIDWEST CARGO SYSTEMS INC
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 · 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
46 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Feb '25 · 8
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.
- Registered power units
- 61
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 49
- Annualized
- ≈25 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.4 inspections / unit · yr
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.
- 392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving20 · 0 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance4 · 3 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 4 OOS
- 395.30 ELD — use / data transferHOS Compliance2 · 0 OOS
- 393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
- 390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving1 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
2 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent Apr 16, 2026. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.
Trending worse — 100% of ELD violations are in the last 24 months.
Crash history· 62 total · 4 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2025 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 5 | |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2018 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2016 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2011 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2010 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2005 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 5 | |
| 2004 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2003 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 4 | |
| 2001 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 1999 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 8 | |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1997 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 1995 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | |
| 1994 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1993 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 1990 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 23, 2026 | IL | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Oct 8, 2025 | IL | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Apr 17, 2025 | WI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 12, 2025 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 18, 2024 | IL | 0 | 1 | No |
| Nov 10, 2023 | IL | 0 | 1 | No |
| Dec 9, 2022 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 26, 2022 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 1, 2022 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 29, 2022 | IL | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Mar 21, 2022 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 2, 2021 | IL | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Dec 10, 2020 | IL | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jan 21, 2019 | WI | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Sep 18, 2018 | IL | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jun 16, 2018 | IL | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| May 10, 2018 | IL | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Apr 18, 2018 | IL | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Mar 13, 2018 | IL | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Dec 24, 2017 | IL | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Oct 23, 2017 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 20, 2016 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 27, 2016 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 1, 2016 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 13, 2011 | IL | 0 | 2 | Yes |