Carrier profile · USDOT 244002 · MC-174127 · Updated Aug 20, 2026

Mid-western Car Carriers Inc

128 power unitsavg 5.7 yrMulti-region · 15 statesKANSAS CITY, MO81/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-174127 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORYHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

128Power units

68 observed · MCS-150

71Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

5.7Avg age (yr)

2014–2025 · vPIC

Call dispatch(816) 836-5888 Email dispatchrwills@mwcci.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Aug 20, 2026

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Operating, but with flags a broker should weigh before tendering freight.

Watch · 2

Vehicle out-of-service rate above average33.3% vs the 22.26% national average.Fatal crash on record1 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's record.

In good standing · 3

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 42 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1984.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo33.3%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

11 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo33.3%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

11 in 24 mo

Vektor intelligence · beyond the federal recordProprietary signals computed from VIN-decoded inspections & daily FMCSA snapshots

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

128 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersNewer

5.7 yr

Model years 2014–2025 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

42 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1984 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

102 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative · vs national

Vehicle OOS 33.3%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 39 vehicle and 102 driver inspections over 24 months.

Vehicle OOS rate· vehicle OOS · vehicle-level inspections · 6-month trailing

60.0% · latest 6-mo window▲ Rising

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending up 2.9 pts across the window. The national vehicle benchmark uses the same metric and is shown on the chart.

Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay

96 inspections in the charted months · busiest month May '25 · 9

Vehicle-levelDriver-levelAny OOS

Monthly FMCSA roadside inspections across the 24 charted calendar months. Bars show level-qualified vehicle and driver populations; one inspection can qualify for both. The line shows inspections with any out-of-service result.

Inspection coverage· expected vs observed · the fraud signal

Inspection coverage

How heavily FMCSA inspects this fleet for its size — it tells you how much to trust the safety signals above. Thin coverage on a young authority is a fraud signal nobody else surfaces.

Expected band

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.4 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 128-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 128
Inspections · 24 mo: 102
Annualized: ≈51 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.4 inspections / unit · yr

Violation themes· decoded · grouped by BASIC

What this carrier actually gets cited for — FMCSA violation codes decoded into plain English, ranked by frequency.

392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving83 · 0 OOS
395.30 ELD — use / data transferHOS Compliance12 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance9 · 2 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance8 · 7 OOS
393.128 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance8 · 8 OOS
392.22 Driving of commercial motor vehiclesUnsafe Driving8 · 0 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
391.11 Driver not qualifiedDriver Fitness1 · 1 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance1 · 0 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: Active
Contract: Active
Broker: Inactive

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$1,000,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

Insurance adequacy· filed BIPD vs the $750K federal floor

$1M in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $1M meets or exceeds the $750K federal minimum for general freight (49 CFR 387.9). Some commodities (hazmat, larger vehicles) require $1M–$5M — confirm against your load.

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$1M BIPD last filed ’25 · 12 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

Occidental Fire’91–’97

Arch’11–’16

1991200020092018now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 14 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · THIRD COAST INSURANCE COMPANY · since Dec 2025

All 14 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	Dec 2023 → Dec 2025	$1M	1
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	Dec 2021 → May 2022	$1M	3
NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	Dec 2019 → Dec 2021	$1M	1
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	Dec 2016 → Dec 2019	$1M	2
ARCH INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2011 → Dec 2016	$1M	4
SPARTA INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2008 → Dec 2011	$1M	6
THE INSURANCE CO OF THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA	Mar 2008 → Dec 2008	$1M	1
STONINGTON INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2007 → Mar 2008	$1M	2
LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2004 → Mar 2007	$1M	2
LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2003 → Mar 2004	$1M	1
UNITED STATES FIDELITY & GUARANTY CO.	Mar 2001 → Mar 2003	$1M	4
PENNSYLVANIA GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 1999 → Apr 2001	$1M	2
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS & MERC. REASS. CO.	Apr 1997 → Mar 1999	$1M	3
OCCIDENTAL FIRE AND CASUALTY CO. OF N.C.	Mar 1991 → Apr 1997	$1M	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 128
Observed power (24 mo): 68
Trailers (towed): 71

Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

5.7 yr

Average age

2025

Newest model yr

2014

Oldest model yr

37.4%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 15 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusMulti-region

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

102

MO busiest

Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo

Home base

KANSAS CITY, MO

2010 S TELEVISION PLACE

Top corridor

MO 26 · MS 22 · IA 22

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & Fraud

Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict

No shared-VIN flow in the last 12 months

None of this carrier's trucks were inspected under another USDOT in the last 12 months — any shared equipment is historical, not active.

Show all-time history (9 trucks · 5 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 357779 USDOT 1928474 USDOT 643760 USDOT 3501249 USDOT 3444991

Shares a company officer with other carriers

randall wills — 2 carriers: USDOT 1612004

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

128

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Registered capacity materially exceeds what is observed roadside — the MCS-150 may be stale or the fleet under-utilized.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 2010 S TELEVISION PLACE, KANSAS CITY, MO, 64126
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (816) 836-5888
Fax: (816) 836-2096
Email: rwills@mwcci.com
Web domain: mwcci.com

Registration

Officers: Ed Vaughn · Randall Wills
USDOT / docket: 244002 · MC-174127
First registered: Mar 26, 1984
Last MCS-150: Feb 18, 2026 · 5,948,995 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Jun 30, 2010
D-U-N-S: 4020785

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

128

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

5,948,995

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

Daily-captured FMCSA licensing & insurance changes — monitored by Vektor

Federal record activity· monitored daily by Vektor

No licensing or insurance changes captured since Vektor began monitoring this carrier (June 2026). Quiet is usually good.

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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for MID-WESTERN CAR CARRIERS INC.

MID-WESTERN CAR CARRIERS INC (USDOT 244002) has a Vektor safety score of 81/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier holds active common and contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Aug 20, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from THIRD COAST INSURANCE COMPANY effective Dec 19, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 20, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 33.3% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier received 102 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 39 vehicle-level and 102 driver-level — across 15 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier has 11 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 1 fatal crash across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Aug 20, 2026.

It reports 128 power units and 86 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Feb 18, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Jun 30, 2010 in the federal record refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is MID-WESTERN CAR CARRIERS INC's USDOT number?

MID-WESTERN CAR CARRIERS INC's USDOT number is 244002, and its motor carrier number is MC-174127.

Is MID-WESTERN CAR CARRIERS INC authorized to operate?

As of Aug 20, 2026, MID-WESTERN CAR CARRIERS INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is MID-WESTERN CAR CARRIERS INC's safety record?

MID-WESTERN CAR CARRIERS INC has a 33.3% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 151 roadside inspections, with 11 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 81/100 (tier: review).

How big is MID-WESTERN CAR CARRIERS INC's fleet?

MID-WESTERN CAR CARRIERS INC operates 128 power units and 86 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is MID-WESTERN CAR CARRIERS INC based?

MID-WESTERN CAR CARRIERS INC is based in KANSAS CITY, MO, with roadside inspections recorded across 15 states.

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