Midwest Transit Equipment Inc
Kankakee, Illinois · Carrier number 819886
125
power units
125
power units
Midwest Transit Equipment Inc is a freight and passenger carrier based in Kankakee, Illinois with 125 power units and 140 drivers as reported, the 5,201st largest trucking fleet in the US and the 398th largest in Illinois. In the 24 months to Sep 30, 2026 it had 1 reportable crashes (0.80 per 100 power units vs 2.98 for all carriers).
Updated Oct 11, 2026 · crashes and inspections to Sep 30, 2026
Power units
125
#398 in IL
Drivers
140
79 with commercial license
Crashes, 24 mo
1
0 fatal
Per 100 trucks
0.80
All carriers: 2.98
Vehicles out of service
0.0%
All inspections: 22.8%
Inspections, 24 mo
4
50% 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 Transit Equipment Inc | 0.80 | 0.0% | 25.0% |
| 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 0 injured
- Fatal0
- Injury0
- Tow-away1
Roadside inspections, 24 months
Inspections and how many ended out of service
| Kind | Inspections | Out of service | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Driver | 4 | 1 | 25.0% |
| Vehicle | 1 | 0 | 0.0% |
Carrier facts
- Carrier number
- 819886
- Based in
- Kankakee, Illinois
- Registered
- Jul 20, 1999
- Operation
- Across state lines
- Carries
- Freight and passengers
- Authority for hire
- None
- Safety rating
- Satisfactory (Mar 17, 1987)
- Miles driven
- 2.00 million (2026)
- Type
- Private passenger business, Private passenger nonbusiness, Private property
- Cargo
- Drive tow, General freight, Motor vehicles, Passengers
- Last update filed
- Jun 11, 2026
Questions and answers
How many trucks does Midwest Transit Equipment Inc have?
Midwest Transit Equipment Inc reports 125 power units (trucks, tractors and buses) and 140 drivers, 79 of them with a commercial license. That is the 5,201st largest fleet among US trucking carriers. Its trucks drove 2.00 million miles in 2026.
Is Midwest Transit Equipment Inc a safe carrier?
In 24 months Midwest Transit Equipment Inc had 1 reportable crashes, 0.80 per 100 power units (below the 2.98 of all carriers with 10+ trucks). 0.0% of its vehicle inspections took the truck off the road (all inspections: 22.8%). Its latest official safety rating is Satisfactory (Mar 17, 1987). 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.