- No active BIPD/Primary insurance on file — uninsured for 911 days (since Mar 7, 2024). A carrier without active primary liability coverage cannot legally operate.
MIDWEST CARGO LINES INC
BANNOCKBURN, IL
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.
- Census status: Inactive FMCSA census marks this USDOT as not actively authorized. Confirm on SAFER before tendering.
- No active BIPD/Primary insurance on file Uninsured 911 days (since Mar 7, 2024).
- OOS rate better than size peers
Plain-text risk summary (print / paste)
TruckCodex risk summary — MIDWEST CARGO LINES INC (USDOT 3181835) 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. • No active BIPD/Primary insurance on file — Uninsured 911 days (since Mar 7, 2024). Cautions: (none) On file: • OOS rate better than size peers Source: https://truckcodex.com/usdot/3181835/ As of: Sep 2, 2026 Always confirm on FMCSA SAFER and L&I before tendering — TruckCodex mirrors public filings and can lag by up to a day.
TruckCodex · filing & peer scorecard
TruckCodex filing & peer scorecard · F
Hard regulatory signal on file (OOS / revoked / Not Authorized / uninsured / Unsatisfactory). Composite mean of 4/5 scored components is 58/100 — letter capped at F. Expand for per-signal evidence. Heuristic — not an FMCSA rating, booking verdict, or legal advice.
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confidence 80% · 4/5 signals · expand
TruckCodex filing & peer scorecard · F
Hard regulatory signal on file (OOS / revoked / Not Authorized / uninsured / Unsatisfactory). Composite mean of 4/5 scored components is 58/100 — letter capped at F. Expand for per-signal evidence. Heuristic — not an FMCSA rating, booking verdict, or legal advice.
Census status is Inactive — confirm on SAFER before tendering.
No active BIPD/Primary on file since Mar 7, 2024.
Driver OOS 0% vs peer median 1% (better). Vehicle OOS 0% vs peer median 17.6% (better). n=12651 same-size ACTIVE peers.
FMCSA has not assigned this carrier a formal safety rating. We do not invent one.
NR reason: No published FMCSA safety_rating.
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
- Status NOT_AUTH → INACTIVE · May 25, 2026 · FMCSA Company Census
Uninsured since Mar 7, 2024
No BOC-3 filing on file.
Company profile
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.
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.
Based on FMCSA authority grant of 2018-09-24 (2,000+ days). Published gates only — not a guarantee they will accept. Confirm with the broker.
Fleet details (MCS-150)
| Vehicle type | Owned | Term leased | Trip leased |
|---|---|---|---|
| Truck tractors | 80 | 0 | 0 |
| Trailers | 50 | 0 | 0 |
Self-reported on the carrier’s Form MCS-150 (FMCSA Company Census).
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.
The fleet comprises 80 power units (mid-sized fleet); 120 drivers.
Risk Signals
Out-of-Service rate vs same-size peers FMCSA roadside inspections, % placed out-of-service
Compared against 12,651 ACTIVE carriers operating 40–120 power units (±50% of this carrier's 80 unit fleet).
Fleet History
Field change history →Sourced from FMCSA daily imports; field-level change log. 1 tracked change on record. · 1 status change
Record Changes
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Status NOT_AUTH INACTIVESeen 2 times · first May 25, 2026 · last May 25, 2026 FMCSA Company Census
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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 (4 rows)
| Report # | Date ▼ | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow | Hazmat | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PA310808100X | Nov 10, 2023 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes | No | Tow |
| KS2023E26712 | Nov 3, 2023 | KS | 0 | 0 | Yes | No | Tow |
| MI0003016489 | Oct 6, 2023 | MI | 0 | 1 | Yes | No | Injury |
| IN0903977258 | Feb 10, 2022 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes | No | Tow |
Authority Records (1 docket)
Revocations & Inactive Status
Authority actions other than active status — revocations, voluntary surrenders, and dormant dockets.
| Date | Docket | Authority | Status | Applied |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | MC126993 | common | INACTIVE | — |
MC Certificate Documents (2 letters, 2 PDFs)
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 3, 2023 | MC126993 | Name Change | Revocation | Name Change → |
| Sep 24, 2018 | MC126993-C | Original MC Certificate | Revocation | Original MC Certificate → |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ACE PROPERTY AND CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY | H08884018 | BIPD/Primary | — | Apr 15, 2023 | Mar 7, 2024 | CANCELLED |
| CANAL INSURANCE CO. | 817758001 | BIPD/Primary | — | Feb 7, 2023 | Apr 15, 2023 | REPLACED |
| NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY | LTO8000106 | BIPD/Primary | — | Sep 19, 2022 | Feb 7, 2023 | CANCELLED |
| NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY | WN317839 | BIPD/Primary | — | Sep 19, 2021 | Sep 19, 2022 | REPLACED |
| NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY | WN317839 | BIPD/Primary | — | Sep 19, 2021 | Oct 14, 2022 | CANCELLED |
| LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY | CM0066730 | BIPD/Primary | — | Sep 19, 2018 | Sep 19, 2021 | REPLACED |
Compliance Timeline Merged authority / insurance / enforcement events
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Mar 13, 2024
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Mar 13, 2024authorityAuthority revoked — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
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Mar 7, 2024insuranceCANCEL — ACE PROPERTY AND CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
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Apr 15, 2023insuranceTERM/REPL — CANAL INSURANCE CO.
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Feb 9, 2023
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Feb 7, 2023insuranceCANCEL — NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY
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Oct 14, 2022insuranceTERM/CANCL — NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY
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Sep 19, 2022insuranceTERM/REPL — NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY
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Sep 19, 2021insuranceTERM/REPL — LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY
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Docket MC126993
common · INACTIVE · MC
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ACE PROPERTY AND CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary policy on file
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CANAL INSURANCE CO.
BIPD/Primary policy on file
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NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY
BIPD/Primary policy on file
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NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary policy on file
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LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary policy on file
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4 reportable crashes
FMCSA MCMIS crash log
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