Carrier profile · USDOT 172185 · MC-146717 · Updated Jun 18, 2026

MIDWEST VIKING INC

28 power unitsavg 7.7 yrMulti-region · 11 statesANKENY, IA87/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-146717 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

28Power units

20 observed · MCS-150

26Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

7.7Avg age (yr)

2010–2025 · vPIC

Call dispatch(515) 964-1933 Email dispatchcwinfrey@midwestviking.com

Click to see how we scored it

Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 18, 2026

Clear to load

Active authority and a clean federal record. No blocking issues found.

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

Watch · 2

Vehicle out-of-service rate above average25.0% vs the 22.26% national average.Multiple injury crashes10 crashes involving injuries are on record.

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 52 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1974.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo25.0%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

2 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo25.0%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

2 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

28 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

7.7 yr

Model years 2010–2025 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

52 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1974 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

47 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 25.0%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 4.3%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 16 vehicle and 47 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

0.0% · latest 6-mo window▲ Rising

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending up 33.8 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

45 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.

Well-monitored

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.8 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 28-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 28
Inspections · 24 mo: 47
Annualized: ≈24 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.8 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
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance15 · 0 OOS
395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance7 · 1 OOS
395.30 ELD — use / data transferHOS Compliance6 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance4 · 1 OOS
393.104 Cargo securement — tiedownsVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 2 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance2 · 1 OOS

Explore full safety record — inspections, BASICs, crashes

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 · 7 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Northland’87–’03

Empire Fire’04–’10

Great West’10–’16

1987199720072017now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 7 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY · since Apr 2024

All 7 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
INTEGRITY INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2021 → Apr 2024	$750K	1
SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2020 → Apr 2021	$750K	1
PROGRESSIVE NORTHERN INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2016 → Apr 2020	$750K	2
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Oct 2010 → Oct 2016	$750K	1
EMPIRE FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.	Oct 2004 → Oct 2010	$750K	3
ATHENA ASSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2003 → Oct 2004	$750K	1
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 1987 → Nov 2003	$750K	2

Explore full authority & insurance record

Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 28
Observed power (24 mo): 20
Trailers (towed): 26

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

7.7 yr

Average age

2025

Newest model yr

2010

Oldest model yr

44.7%

VINs decoded

Explore full fleet — VIN roster, equipment mix, age distribution

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

IL busiest

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

Home base

ANKENY, IA

1101 SE LORENZ DR

Top corridor

IL ⇄ IA

IL 13 · IA 10 · IN 10

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

See the full operating map — state density, top lanes

Network & fraud

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

Last 12 months: 2 trucks also ran under 2 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 1754395 USDOT 2041205Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (4 trucks · 5 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 74432 USDOT 1754395 USDOT 2164853 USDOT 513920 USDOT 2041205

Shares a company officer with other carriers

brad steffen — 2 carriers: USDOT 3001370

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.

Explore the carrier network & VIN cross-links

Identity & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 1101 SE LORENZ DR, ANKENY, IA, 50021-3919
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (515) 964-1933
Fax: (515) 964-1903
Email: cwinfrey@midwestviking.com
Web domain: midwestviking.com

Registration

Officers: Brad Steffen · Chad Winfrey
USDOT / docket: 172185 · MC-146717
First registered: Jun 1, 1974
Last MCS-150: Apr 2, 2026 · 1,981,330 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Aug 21, 2017
D-U-N-S: 62780838

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

1,981,330

Annual mileage

Open the full identity & federal record

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.

Open the full federal-record activity feed

Reviews

Verified broker, shipper & driver reviews — moderated

Performance ratings only — never the Vektor risk score

No verified reviews yet

Be the first broker or shipper to rate MIDWEST VIKING INC. Reviews cover performance only — on-time delivery, payment speed, communication — and never affect the Vektor risk score.

Leave a review

Open reviews

Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for MIDWEST VIKING INC.

MIDWEST VIKING INC (USDOT 172185) has a Vektor safety score of 87/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 18, 2026.

The carrier holds active common and contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 18, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY effective Apr 3, 2024 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 18, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 25.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 18, 2026.

The carrier received 47 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 16 vehicle-level and 47 driver-level — across 11 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 18, 2026.

The carrier has 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 18, 2026.

It reports 28 power units and 23 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Apr 2, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Aug 21, 2017 in the federal record refreshed Jun 18, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is MIDWEST VIKING INC's USDOT number?

MIDWEST VIKING INC's USDOT number is 172185, and its motor carrier number is MC-146717.

Is MIDWEST VIKING INC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 18, 2026, MIDWEST VIKING INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is MIDWEST VIKING INC's safety record?

MIDWEST VIKING INC has a 25.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 67 roadside inspections, with 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 87/100 (tier: clear).