Carrier profile · USDOT 1214210 · MC-482294 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

MIDWEST TRANSPORT LLC

18 power unitsavg 9.3 yrMulti-region · 11 statesFARLEY, IA86/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-482294 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

18Power units

17 observed · MCS-150

16Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

9.3Avg age (yr)

1998–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(563) 744-8111 Email dispatchMIDWEST-TRANSPORT@outlook.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026

Clear to load

Clear under the current scoring — review the flagged signal below before loading.

Active operating authorityInsurance on fileVehicle out-of-service rate well above average

Watch · 1

Vehicle out-of-service rate well above average40.0% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% national average.

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 22 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2004.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo40.0%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo40.0%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

18 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

9.3 yr

Model years 1998–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

22 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2004 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

25 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 40.0%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 10 vehicle and 25 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

0.0% · 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 38.8 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

24 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jan '25 · 4

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

≈0.7 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 18-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 18
Inspections · 24 mo: 25
Annualized: ≈13 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.7 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 Driving23 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance5 · 4 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance4 · 1 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance4 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance3 · 1 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
393.104 Cargo securement — tiedownsVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
393.110 Cargo securement — number of tiedownsVehicle Maintenance3 · 3 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance2 · 1 OOS

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Authority & insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: None
Contract: Active
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$750,000 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

$750K in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $750K 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 ’11 · 6 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Empire Fire’06–’09

beyond this history

2004201020162022now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 6 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · ACUITY, A MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY · since Nov 2011

All 6 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
STATE NATIONAL INSURANCE CO., INC.	Nov 2010 → Nov 2011	$750K	3
AMERICAN GUARANTEE & LIABILITY INS. CO.	Nov 2009 → Nov 2010	$750K	1
EMPIRE FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.	Nov 2006 → Nov 2009	$750K	4
SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2005 → Nov 2006	$750K	1
NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	Nov 2004 → Nov 2005	$750K	1
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2004 → Nov 2004	$750K	1

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 18
Observed power (24 mo): 17
Trailers (towed): 16

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

9.3 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1998

Oldest model yr

45.5%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 11 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusMulti-region

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

IA busiest

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

Home base

FARLEY, IA

103 MICHIGAN AVENUE

Top corridor

IA 9 · SD 4 · IN 2

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & fraud

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

No shared-VIN flow in the last 12 months

None of this carrier's trucks were inspected under another USDOT in the last 12 months — any shared equipment is historical, not active.

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Across all inspections on record: USDOT 938941 USDOT 3701533 USDOT 243805 USDOT 1015105 USDOT 1386885 USDOT 3758607

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.

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Identity & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 103 MICHIGAN AVENUE, FARLEY, IA, 52046
Mailing address: PO BOX 266, FARLEY, IA, 52046
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (563) 744-8111
Cell: (563) 213-8744
Email: midwest-transport@outlook.com

Registration

Officers: John P Rolwes · Carol Rolwes
USDOT / docket: 1214210 · MC-482294
First registered: Feb 24, 2004
Last MCS-150: Mar 17, 2026 · 1,203,613 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: 164881414

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

1,203,613

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 TRANSPORT LLC.

MIDWEST TRANSPORT LLC (USDOT 1214210) has a Vektor safety score of 86/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier holds active contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 13, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from ACUITY, A MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY effective Nov 24, 2011 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 40.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 25 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 10 vehicle-level and 25 driver-level — across 11 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 13, 2026.

It reports 18 power units and 18 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Mar 17, 2026.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is MIDWEST TRANSPORT LLC's USDOT number?

MIDWEST TRANSPORT LLC's USDOT number is 1214210, and its motor carrier number is MC-482294.

Is MIDWEST TRANSPORT LLC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 13, 2026, MIDWEST TRANSPORT LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is MIDWEST TRANSPORT LLC's safety record?

MIDWEST TRANSPORT LLC has a 40.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 53 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 86/100 (tier: clear).