MIDWEST EXPRESS INC
95 power units
93 drivers
15.3M mi/yr
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FRED Score 90.0 / 100
The FRED Score (0–100, higher is better) compares this motor carrier's expected crash rate with that of similar fleets. It is an analytical opinion, not an FMCSA safety rating.
High confidence
18 yrs history · 282 roadside inspections in 24 months
Scored Nov 8, 2026
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- Expected crashes over the next 12 months, against similar fleets
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- How it compares with similar fleets, per power unit and per mile
- Cargo risk, and news reports linked to its crashes
- How the grade is calculated, and its history week by week
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Fleet, registration and cargo
Fleet and equipment
- Power units
- 95 all leased
- Drivers · CDL
- 93 · 93
- Annual miles
- 15.3M ~162k per unit
| Type | Own | Term | Trip | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trucks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tractors | 0 | 95 | 0 | 95 |
| Trailers | 0 | 95 | 0 | 95 |
Registration
- Operation
- Interstate
- Authority type
- Authorized For-Hire
- Registered
- May 20, 2008 (18 yrs)
- MCS-150 update
- Apr 28, 2026
- Officer
- AGNES GINTILA
- Phone
- (708) 272-1236
- safety@midwestexp.net
- Address
- 228 W Lincoln Hwy #192, Schererville IN 46375
Cargo
Cargo risk score
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General FreightPaper Products
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Roadside and crash record
FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026Crashes
5
1 fatal (1 death) · 1 injury · 1 person hurt in all
Inspections
282
56% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
28.4%
33 of 116 vehicle inspections
Driver out-of-service
2.1%
6 of 282 driver inspections
Violations
194
43 out-of-service violations
Inspections per quarter
With an out-of-service order
Sep 25–30, 2024 isn't charted (too little of that quarter is on file); the 24-month totals include its 1 inspection.
How it compares with similar fleets
Crashes, inspections and violations per power unit and per mile, against fleets like this one
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Violations
194 on the FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026-
Vehicle maintenance No alert100 · 36 out-of-serviceBrakes 42 · Lights 23 · Tires 23 · Wheels & hubs 4 · Cargo securement 1 · 7 more
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Unsafe driving No alert60 · 0 out-of-serviceSpeeding 28 · Reckless / lane 23 · Seat belt 4 · Phone use 1 · Other 4
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Hours of service No alert28 · 1 out-of-serviceOver hours limit 16 · Logbook / ELD paperwork 7 · False log 5
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Driver fitness No alert6 · 6 out-of-serviceNo valid CDL 5 · Other qualification 1
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Drugs & alcohol No alert0
Out-of-service share of each category. “No alert” = under FMCSA's BASIC intervention threshold.
Violations by quarter
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Crashes
FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026 · crash reports through Sep 15, 2026-
Apr272026Apr 27, 2026 · ArkansasProperty damage onlyWet road, dark - lighted, rain, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Apr252026Apr 25, 2026 · TennesseeProperty damage onlyWet road, daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Dec222025Dec 22, 2025 · North CarolinaProperty damage onlyDark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Jul12025Jul 1, 2025 · IllinoisFatal · 1 deathDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Nov102024Nov 10, 2024 · IllinoisInjury · 1 person hurtWet road, dark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier. FMCSA: not preventable.
1 of the 5 crashes was fatal.
1 of the 5 crashes hurt someone but killed no one.
Insurance filed with FMCSA
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On FMCSA's filing record
- Liability (BIPD)
- $750,000 · Spinnaker Insurance Companyon record since Feb 9, 2026 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Sep 2008
- Cargo filing
- not required by FMCSA (household-goods motor carriers only); the cargo policy is not on FMCSA's record
36 months to Nov 7, 2026
- 3 liability insurers on FMCSA's record, 2 changes: CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO. → Spinnaker Insurance Company (Feb 2026); CANAL INSURANCE CO. → CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO. (Feb 2024)
- 1 cancellation notice filed by an insurer, replaced before it took effect
- No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required
Authority events and every filing
FMCSA’s full filing record back to the 1990s, and who else this insurer covers
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Where it operates
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Map: inspections and crashes from FMCSA's weekly files over 24 months.
Inspections by state
- Tennessee 52
- Illinois 43
- Indiana (HQ) 27
- Kentucky 22
- Ohio 18
- South Carolina 18
- Georgia 15
- North Carolina 13
Runs well beyond its home state: 27 of 282 inspections were in Indiana.
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FMCSA records
BASIC measures and every inspection, violation and crash, sortable and filterable.
FMCSA records
BASIC measures and every inspection, violation and crash, sortable and filterable.
| BASIC | Inspections with violations | Measure | Alert |
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| Vehicle maintenance | 63 | 5.10 | No alert |
| Unsafe driving | 55 | 4.23 | No alert |
| Hours of service | 18 | 0.47 | No alert |
| Driver fitness | 5 | 0.18 | No alert |
| Drugs & alcohol | 0 | 0.00 | No alert |
282 driver inspections · 116 vehicle inspections
These records come from FMCSA's Safety Measurement System, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026; the grade counts crashes Oct 1, 2023 – Sep 30, 2026 and inspections Nov 1, 2024 – Oct 31, 2026 from FMCSA's weekly files, so counts can differ.
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