Carrier profile · USDOT 854215 · MC-376623 · Updated Aug 20, 2026

Midwest Transport Specialists Inc

25 power unitsavg 5.5 yrMulti-region · 13 statesKANSAS CITY, KS81/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-376623 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORYHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

25Power units

19 observed · MCS-150

25Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

5.5Avg age (yr)

2006–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(913) 333-3077 Email dispatchsbell@midwestts.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 average25.0% vs the 22.26% national average.Fatal crash on record2 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 27 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2000.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo25.0%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

2 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo25.0%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

2 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

25 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersNewer

5.5 yr

Model years 2006–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

26 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2000 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

38 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 25.0%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 — 16 vehicle and 38 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

42.9% · latest 6-mo window▼ Falling

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending down 2.3 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

38 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Dec '25 · 5

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

≈0.8 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 25-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 25
Inspections · 24 mo: 38
Annualized: ≈19 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.8 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 Driving18 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance5 · 4 OOS
395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance3 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance3 · 0 OOS
395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance2 · 0 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance2 · 1 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.60 Windshield / glazingVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS 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: Active

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$1,000,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)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

$750K BIPD last filed ’24 · 10 insurers · 2 lapsesCoverage lapse

State National’07–’11

Great West’13–’20

National Interstate’20–now

2000200720142021now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 10 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY · since Sep 2025

All 10 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2020 → Sep 2024	$750K	4
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Oct 2013 → Oct 2020	$750K	2
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	Oct 2012 → Oct 2012	$750K	2
TOWER INSURANCE COMPANY OF NEW YORK	Oct 2011 → Oct 2012	$750K	1
STATE NATIONAL INSURANCE CO., INC.	Dec 2007 → Oct 2011	$750K	5
REDLAND INSURANCE CO.	Jun 2007 → Jan 2008	$750K	4
CLARENDON NATIONAL INS. CO.	Jun 2006 → Jun 2007	$750K	2
STONINGTON INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2005 → Jun 2006	$750K	1
WESTPORT INSURANCE CORPORATION	Feb 2003 → Jun 2005	$750K	4
FRONTIER INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2000 → Sep 2000	$750K	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 25
Observed power (24 mo): 19
Trailers (towed): 25

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

5.5 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

2006

Oldest model yr

54.5%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 13 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusMulti-region

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

SD busiest

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

Home base

KANSAS CITY, KS

400 KANSAS AVE

Top corridor

SD ⇄ KS

SD 6 · MO 6 · NM 5

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & Fraud

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

Last 12 months: 2 trucks also ran under 2 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 2353699 USDOT 3417732Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (10 trucks · 13 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 3472462 USDOT 3510413 USDOT 4162228 USDOT 3399760 USDOT 3626400 USDOT 1609038 USDOT 2188325 USDOT 3417732

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@midwestts.com — 6 carriers: USDOT 198877 USDOT 646193 USDOT 2230490 USDOT 3414309 USDOT 3615929

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 400 KANSAS AVE, KANSAS CITY, KS, 66105-1308
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (913) 333-3077
Fax: (913) 621-2271
Email: sbell@midwestts.com
Web domain: midwestts.com

Registration

Officer: Mark Sales
USDOT / docket: 854215 · MC-376623
First registered: Feb 10, 2000
Last MCS-150: Jul 8, 2025 · 1,887,671 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Oct 1, 2004
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

1,887,671

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 MIDWEST TRANSPORT SPECIALISTS INC.

MIDWEST TRANSPORT SPECIALISTS INC (USDOT 854215) 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 NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY effective Sep 1, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 20, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 25.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier received 38 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 16 vehicle-level and 38 driver-level — across 13 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier has 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 2 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Aug 20, 2026.

It reports 25 power units and 22 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jul 8, 2025.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Oct 1, 2004 in the federal record refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is MIDWEST TRANSPORT SPECIALISTS INC's USDOT number?

MIDWEST TRANSPORT SPECIALISTS INC's USDOT number is 854215, and its motor carrier number is MC-376623.

Is MIDWEST TRANSPORT SPECIALISTS INC authorized to operate?

As of Aug 20, 2026, MIDWEST TRANSPORT SPECIALISTS INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is MIDWEST TRANSPORT SPECIALISTS INC's safety record?

MIDWEST TRANSPORT SPECIALISTS INC has a 25.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 70 roadside inspections, with 2 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 MIDWEST TRANSPORT SPECIALISTS INC's fleet?

MIDWEST TRANSPORT SPECIALISTS INC operates 25 power units and 22 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is MIDWEST TRANSPORT SPECIALISTS INC based?

MIDWEST TRANSPORT SPECIALISTS INC is based in KANSAS CITY, KS, with roadside inspections recorded across 13 states.

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