Midwest Express Company
Midwest Express Acquisition LLC · Des Plaines, Illinois · Carrier number 2497935
167
power units
167
power units
Midwest Express Company is a freight carrier based in Des Plaines, Illinois with 167 power units and 203 drivers as reported, the 3,705th largest trucking fleet in the US and the 286th largest in Illinois. In the 24 months to Sep 30, 2026 it had 8 reportable crashes (4.79 per 100 power units vs 2.98 for all carriers).
Updated Oct 11, 2026 · crashes and inspections to Sep 30, 2026
Power units
167
#286 in IL
Drivers
203
178 with commercial license
Crashes, 24 mo
8
0 fatal
Per 100 trucks
4.79
All carriers: 2.98
Vehicles out of service
10.8%
All inspections: 22.8%
Inspections, 24 mo
164
52% with no violation
Compared with other carriers
Crash rate over 24 months per 100 power units, and the share of roadside inspections that took the vehicle or driver off the road
| Crashes / 100 trucks | Vehicles OOS | Drivers OOS | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Midwest Express Company | 4.79 | 10.8% | 0.6% |
| Carriers with 10+ trucks in IL | 5.00 | 23.2% | 3.6% |
| Carriers with 10+ trucks, US | 2.98 | 19.3% | 3.6% |
| All roadside inspections | - | 22.8% | 6.4% |
Lower is better. Carriers that drive more miles per truck can have more crashes per truck.
Crashes, 24 months
0 people killed and 5 injured
- Fatal0
- Injury3
- Tow-away5
Roadside inspections, 24 months
Inspections and how many ended out of service
| Kind | Inspections | Out of service | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Driver | 164 | 1 | 0.6% |
| Vehicle | 74 | 8 | 10.8% |
| Hazardous load | 5 | 0 | 0.0% |
Carrier facts
- Carrier number
- 2497935
- Based in
- Des Plaines, Illinois
- Registered
- Apr 21, 2014
- Operation
- Across state lines
- Carries
- Freight
- Authority for hire
- Active
- Safety rating
- Not rated
- Miles driven
- 7.20 million (2025)
- Type
- For hire
- Cargo
- Chemicals, General freight, Other
- Last update filed
- Apr 3, 2026
Questions and answers
How many trucks does Midwest Express Company have?
Midwest Express Company reports 167 power units (trucks, tractors and buses) and 203 drivers, 178 of them with a commercial license. That is the 3,705th largest fleet among US trucking carriers. Its trucks drove 7.20 million miles in 2025.
Is Midwest Express Company a safe carrier?
In 24 months Midwest Express Company had 8 reportable crashes, 4.79 per 100 power units (above the 2.98 of all carriers with 10+ trucks). 10.8% of its vehicle inspections took the truck off the road (all inspections: 22.8%). It has no official safety rating. A crash record does not say who caused the crash.
Reportable crashes of trucks and buses: a death, an injury or a vehicle towed away. A crash record does not say who caused the crash. Recent months can still grow as late reports arrive. Out-of-service rate: the percent of roadside inspections that took the driver or the vehicle off the road until a serious problem was fixed. Carriers with few inspections have rates that swing a lot. Fleet, drivers and miles as the carrier reported them. Official public data, updated daily.