MIDWEST EXPRESS CO

MIDWEST EXPRESS CO is a mid-sized fleet, operating 24 power units and 43 drivers, organized as a corporation, based in Des Plaines, IL. FMCSA records show no inspection or crash activity in the last 24 months. An active insurance filing is on record, and operating authority is on file.

Brokers & shippers · booking check

Do not book — hard regulatory blocker

One or more hard blockers are on file. Do not tender until the issue is cured and confirmed on FMCSA.

Do not book

Blockers

Census status: Inactive FMCSA census marks this USDOT as not actively authorized. Confirm on SAFER before tendering.

Review these

3 fatalities on crash record 21 FMCSA-reportable crashes on file. Details →

On file

BOC-3 process agent on file UNITED STATES CORPORATION COMPANY Details →
OOS rate better than size peers

Built for brokers and shippers deciding whether to tender. Always confirm on FMCSA SAFER and L&I before booking — TruckCodex mirrors public filings and can lag by up to a day.

Plain-text risk summary (print / paste)

TruckCodex risk summary — MIDWEST EXPRESS CO (USDOT 263099)
Verdict: DO NOT BOOK
Do not book — hard regulatory blocker
One or more hard blockers are on file. Do not tender until the issue is cured and confirmed on FMCSA.

Authority / census status: Inactive

Blockers:
  • Census status: Inactive — FMCSA census marks this USDOT as not actively authorized. Confirm on SAFER before tendering.

Cautions:
  • 3 fatalities on crash record — 21 FMCSA-reportable crashes on file.

On file:
  • BOC-3 process agent on file — UNITED STATES CORPORATION COMPANY
  • OOS rate better than size peers

Source: https://truckcodex.com/usdot/263099/
As of: Sep 16, 2026
Always confirm on FMCSA SAFER and L&I before tendering — TruckCodex mirrors public filings and can lag by up to a day.

USDOT 263099 Inactive CORPORATION AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE Hazmat Company officer: JEFF WEISS Company officer 2: DANNIEL RADY General Freight Chemicals Other (AIR FREIGHT) Based in DES PLAINES, IL

FMCSA census as of Sep 16, 2026 · Sources · Freshness

TruckCodex · filing & peer scorecard

TruckCodex filing & peer scorecard · B

Composite of 3/5 scored components (mean 77/100). Separate from booking triage on this page. Expand for per-signal evidence. Heuristic — not an FMCSA rating or legal advice.

B confidence 60% · 3/5 signals · expand

Authority / census

Inactive · 30/100

Census status is Inactive — confirm on SAFER before tendering.

Insurance / BIPD

Insurance/BIPD signal not resolved for this carrier.

NR reason: No active policies and no uninsured flag to score against.

OOS vs peers

Safer than peers · 100/100

Driver OOS 0% vs peer median 0% (neutral). Vehicle OOS 0% vs peer median 14.5% (better). n=40349 same-size ACTIVE peers.

FMCSA safety rating

Unrated

FMCSA has not assigned this carrier a formal safety rating. We do not invent one.

NR reason: No published FMCSA safety_rating.

Insurance-watch tier

Not on watch · 100/100

No BMC-91 insurance-lapse watch classification on file for this USDOT.

TruckCodex filing & peer scorecard from authority, BIPD, peer OOS, FMCSA safety rating, and insurance-watch signals. Not a booking verdict and not legal advice. See methodology. Booking triage on this page: Do not book.

Recent changes

Field change history → Daily change log ↓

Status NOT_AUTH → INACTIVE · May 25, 2026 · FMCSA Company Census

Operating authority

Insurance

No active policies on file.

BOC-3 agent

UNITED STATES CORPORATION COMPANY

Company profile

Company details

USDOT 263099

In FMCSA records since Aug 6, 1985 (~41y)

Entity CORPORATION

Company officer JEFF WEISS

Company officer 2 DANNIEL RADY

Operation AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Hazmat Yes (MCS-150)

Cargo carried

General Freight, Chemicals, Other (AIR FREIGHT)

Fleet size 24 units

Drivers 43

Contact & address

Phone: (847) 827-3400

Email: [email protected]

Physical

301 W TOUHY AVE STE 200

DES PLAINES, IL 60018

Mailing address matches physical.

Registration & safety rating

USDOT 263099

In FMCSA records since Aug 6, 1985 (~41y)

Entity CORPORATION

Operation AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Hazmat Yes (MCS-150)

FMCSA cargo filing (BMC-34/83)

No active FMCSA cargo filing on file.

FMCSA L&I filing evidence — not a shipper certificate of insurance (COI). Cargo (BMC-34) is primarily an HHG / household-goods requirement; general freight carriers often have none.

Broker bond / trust (BMC-84/85)

No active broker surety bond or trust fund on file.

BMC-84 is a surety bond; BMC-85 is a trust-fund agreement. Required for property brokers / freight forwarders — not motor-carrier BIPD liability insurance.

Broker setup by MC age

Check brokers for this MC age

Based on FMCSA authority grant of 1986-02-05 (2,000+ days). Published gates only — not a guarantee they will accept. Confirm with the broker.

Related filings

Process Agent
UNITED STATES CORPORATION COMPANY
BOC-3 on file

Fleet details (MCS-150)

Vehicle type	Owned	Term leased
Truck tractors	5	16
Trailers	33	0
Trucks	3	0

Self-reported on the carrier’s Form MCS-150 (FMCSA Company Census).

Power Units

Drivers

Inspections

None in our FMCSA import window (~3 years)

OOS Rate (peak)

—

Crashes

None in last 24 months · all-time on file

Authorities

0 active

Carrier analysis & narrative context Status notes, risk intelligence, and safety profiles

Carrier is unrated

FMCSA has not assigned this carrier a formal safety rating. Use the inspection history and BASIC scores below to assess on-road performance.

Fleet profile

The fleet comprises 24 power units (mid-sized fleet); 43 drivers.

Risk Signals

Authority revoked

1 revocation on record.

Out-of-Service rate vs same-size peers FMCSA roadside inspections, % placed out-of-service

Compared against 40,349 ACTIVE carriers operating 12–36 power units (±50% of this carrier's 24 unit fleet).

This carrier — Driver OOS

Drivers placed out-of-service at roadside inspections

Peer median

Median across 40,349 same-size peers

Verdict

On par with peers

Delta 0 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)

This carrier — Vehicle OOS

Vehicles placed out-of-service at roadside inspections

Peer median

14.5%

Median across 40,349 same-size peers

Verdict

Safer than peers

Delta -14.5 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)

Fleet History

Field change history →

Sourced from FMCSA daily imports; field-level change log. 1 tracked change on record. · 1 status change

Record Changes

May 25, 2026 As-of snapshot →
- Status NOT_AUTH INACTIVE
  Seen 2 times · first May 25, 2026 · last May 25, 2026 FMCSA Company Census

Recent Inspections

No roadside inspections on file for this carrier in our FMCSA import window.

Public FMCSA inspection feeds cover roughly the last three years of roadside activity (not the full MCMIS archive). Older inspections — including those from before a carrier went inactive — are usually absent for every carrier, not just closed ones. Reportable crash history on this page goes further back; see crashes below or the full crash subpage.

Recent Crashes (21 rows)

Report #	Date ▼	State	Fatalities	Injuries	Tow	Hazmat	Severity
KY0072850867	Jan 4, 2023	KY	1	1	Yes	No	Fatal
IN0902992773	Sep 7, 2017	IN	1	0	Yes	No	Fatal
OH0147059618	Oct 7, 2014	OH	0	1	No	No	Injury
NE0213008531	Mar 7, 2013	NE	0	0	Yes	No	Tow
IN0901799885	Mar 29, 2012	IN	0	1	Yes	No	Injury
OH0116587276	Dec 9, 2011	OH	0	0	Yes	No	Tow
IL0008915776	Feb 1, 2008	IL	0	1	Yes	No	Injury
IN0900795634	Dec 5, 2007	IN	0	0	Yes	No	Tow
IL0002184933	Jun 23, 2007	IL	0	0	Yes	No	Tow
IN0900364806	Jan 22, 2005	IN	0	1	Yes	No	Injury
IN0900076396	Sep 4, 2003	IN	1	2	Yes	No	Fatal
KY0001275249	Mar 6, 2003	KY	0	0	Yes	No	Tow
MO0000003854	Oct 3, 2002	MO	0	0	Yes	No	Tow
IL0007425510	Dec 7, 1999	IL	0	0	Yes	No	Tow
KS1999000524	Feb 22, 1999	KS	0	0	Yes	No	Tow
IN980002953_	Dec 8, 1998	IN	0	0	Yes	No	Tow
IN980000300_	Feb 4, 1998	IN	0	1	No	No	Injury
WI000020922A	Jan 4, 1998	WI	0	0	Yes	No	Tow
MO005310041A	Oct 17, 1995	MO	0	1	Yes	No	Injury
IL5000593031	Feb 8, 1995	IL	0	0	Yes	No	Tow
IL035184597A	Dec 1, 1993	IL	0	1	No	No	Injury

Authority Records (1 docket)

common

MC187614

—

View full authority record →

Revocations & Inactive Status

Authority actions other than active status — revocations, voluntary surrenders, and dormant dockets.

Date	Docket	Authority	Status	Applied
Unknown	MC187614	common	N	—

MC Certificate Documents (1 letter, 1 PDF)

Authority Records (above) are FMCSA docket status and lifecycle events. MC Certificate Documents here are the archived PDF letters for each action — grants, reinstatements, revocations, name changes, and transfers. They are related but not the same dataset: one row per PDF letter, not one file per docket.

Each row is a distinct FMCSA letter (grant, reinstatement, revocation, name change, transfer, etc.). When a PDF is archived, click the link to open that letter. Rows without a link still show the action type and date from our index. FMCSA stopped publishing new daily certificate PDFs after the May 2026 Motus cutover — rows below are historical archive only.

Date	Docket	Action	Authority	PDF
Jun 13, 2012	MC84-B	Grant Decision Notice	Permit	Grant Decision Notice →

Insurance Coverage Timeline (6 rows)

Every insurance policy on file, newest effective date first. Amber rows mark BIPD/Primary coverage gaps.

Insurer	Policy #	Type	Limit	Effective	Cancel	Status
WESTFIELD INSURANCE CO.	CSP 5 198 090	CARGO	—	May 1, 2010	Jun 24, 2014	CANCELLED
WESTFIELD INSURANCE CO.	CSP 5 198 090	BIPD/Primary	—	May 1, 2010	Jul 8, 2014	CANCELLED
HARTFORD FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY	83 MS ZO5394	CARGO	—	Jul 1, 2008	May 1, 2010	REPLACED
AUTO OWNERS INSURANCE COMPANY	46-335278-01	BIPD/Primary	—	May 1, 2007	May 1, 2010	REPLACED
AUTO OWNERS INSURANCE COMPANY	054604 07242955	CARGO	—	May 1, 2007	Jul 1, 2008	REPLACED
CONTINENTAL WESTERN INSURANCE CO.	9HW16	BIPD/Primary	—	May 1, 1993	May 1, 2007	REPLACED

Compliance Timeline Merged authority / insurance / enforcement events

Jul 8, 2014

insurance

CANCEL — WESTFIELD INSURANCE CO.
Jun 30, 2014

authority

REVOKED — MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER
Details →
Jun 30, 2014

authority

Authority revoked — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
Jun 24, 2014

insurance

CANCEL — WESTFIELD INSURANCE CO.
Jul 18, 2012

authority

DISMISSED — PROPERTY BROKER
Details →
May 1, 2010

insurance

TERM/REPL — AUTO OWNERS INSURANCE COMPANY
May 1, 2010

insurance

TERM/REPL — HARTFORD FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY
Jul 1, 2008

insurance

TERM/REPL — AUTO OWNERS INSURANCE COMPANY
May 1, 2007

insurance

TERM/REPL — CONTINENTAL WESTERN INSURANCE CO.

Related Records

Illinois carriers Des Plaines carriers WESTFIELD INSURANCE CO. HARTFORD FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY 21 reportable crashes

All cross-references Authority, BOC-3, explainers, and more

Field change history

Field change history
History-watch change dates and as-of snapshots