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MIDWEST CARGO SYSTEMS INC

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Company CheckMIDWEST CARGO SYSTEMS INC · DOT 146954

9750 WEST 75TH STREET, HODGKINS, IL, 60525

DOT# 146954 MC# 146123 Hodgkins, Illinois 45 years

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Power Units

Drivers

Crashes (24-Month)

$2,000,000

Insurance

Satisfactory

Safety Rating

Inspections

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Public record

9 events tracked · latest Jul 23, 2026 ↓ Show details ↓

Safety & compliance 7

Jul 7, 2026
Roadside inspection, 1 violation (no OOS).
Jun 15, 2026
Roadside inspection, 1 violation (no OOS).
May 22, 2026
Roadside inspection, 1 violation (no OOS).
May 3, 2026
Roadside inspection, 1 violation (no OOS).
Mar 23, 2026
Crash reported (no fatalities).
Oct 8, 2025
Crash reported (no fatalities).
Apr 17, 2025
Crash reported (no fatalities).

Insurance 2

Current
Active insurance on file ($2,000,000).
Oct 1, 2025
Insurance policy cancelled (ARCH INSURANCE COMPANY).

Public FMCSA record · blue clean · orange change · red risk.

Contact Details

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Physical Address9750 WEST 75TH STREET, HODGKINS, IL, 60525

Mailing Address9750 WEST WEST 75TH STREET, HODGKINS, IL, 60525

Other Companies at This Address

Address9750 WEST 75TH STREET, HODGKINS, IL 60525

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Company	DOT	Phone	Status
MIDWEST CARGO SYSTEMS INC this company	146954	Sign in	Active
PLATINUM LOGISTICS INC	859788	Sign in	Active

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Operating Authorities

Authority TypeAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

DocketMC146123

CommonActive

ContractActive

BrokerNot Active

Operating45 years

All Docket Numbers

MC146123

Cargo Transported

General FreightLogs, Poles, Beams, LumberIntermodal ContainersCommodities Dry BulkPaper Products

Operation Classification

Authorized For Hire

SMS BASIC Scores

FMCSA safety categories, last 24 months. Above Cutoff = FMCSA flags a problem · Below cutoff = within limits · Clean = no violations.

Unsafe Driving

measure .34 · 3 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Hours-of-Service Compliance

measure .03 · 1 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Driver Fitness

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Controlled Substances / Alcohol

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Vehicle Maintenance

measure 2.4 · 7 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Source: FMCSA SMS, updated monthly.

Mileage

Annual Mileage3,152,143 miles

Mileage Year2024

VMT SourceMCS-150 Form

Drivers

Interstate

Intrastate

CDL

Total

Interstate >100mi0

Interstate <100mi0

Intrastate >100mi0

Intrastate <100mi0

Equipment

No equipment breakdown on file with FMCSA.

HazMatYes

Safety Summary

Safety RatingSatisfactory

Total Crashes (24-mo)4

Fatal0

Driver OOS0.0% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS33.3% avg 20.7%

SmartWay PartnerYes

Last Review02/19/2009

Insurance

Amount$2,000,000

Type91X

VerifiedFMCSA · 06/21/2026

CompanyARCH INSURANCE COMPANY

Policy #ZACAT9267005

Last checked07/23/2026

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier

Fleet61 units

Drivers82

Mileage3,152,143 mi

Operating45 years

MCS-15005/2026

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)4

Fatal0

Injury2

Tow-Away2

Safety RatingSatisfactory

Driver Inspections

Total44

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg5.5%

Below National Average

Vehicle Inspections

Total18

Out of Service6

OOS Rate33.3%

National Avg20.7%

Above National Average

Last FMCSA Review: 02/19/2009 | Rated: 02/23/2009

Safety Trends by Year

Roadside inspections and crashes on file, year over year. The red portion of each inspection bar is the out-of-service share; ▲/▼ compares to the prior year.

Inspections · red = OOS

2023

9 · 0 OOS -

2024

14 · 2 OOS ▲

2025

25 · 5 OOS ▲

2026

13 · 0 OOS ▼

Crashes

2023

1 crash -

2024

1 crash =

2025

3 crashes ▲

2026

1 crash ▼

Based on FMCSA crash and roadside inspection records (rolling 3-year window). The latest year may be partial.

Out-of-Service Summary Last 24 months

Live FMCSA roadside inspections through Jul 2026, 47 inspections, 5 resulted in out-of-service (10.6% OOS rate).

Vehicle Out-of-Service 6 OOS

Live FMCSA roadside inspection records, refreshed monthly.

Crash Records (6)

Full crash history on file (all years), newest first. This list may show more than the headline Crashes figure above, because that figure follows the official FMCSA 24-month SMS window used for the Trust Score, older crashes still appear here for transparency.

Date	Location	State	Injuries	Tow	Vehicles	Weather	Road	Light
03/23/2026	LYONS	IL	1	1	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight
10/08/2025	PALOS TWP	IL	1	1	3	Clear	Dry	Daylight
04/17/2025	JACKSON	WI	0	1	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight
03/12/2025	COUNTRYSIDE	IL	0	1	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight
07/18/2024	LYONS TWP	IL	1	0	3	Clear	Dry	Daylight
11/10/2023	CHICAGO	IL	1	0	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

28 roadside violations across 47 inspections, grouped into FMCSA safety-behavior categories. The shaded portion shows how many were serious enough to result in an out-of-service order.

ViolationsOut-of-service

Unsafe Driving 16 violations · 0 OOS

Vehicle Maintenance 9 violations · 6 OOS

Hours-of-Service (HOS) Compliance 2 violations · 0 OOS

Other (General) 1 violation · 0 OOS

Categories follow FMCSR violation parts (Part 393/396 = Vehicle Maintenance, Part 395 = HOS; "Other" = general/administrative parts such as 390). Raw violation counts and out-of-service results, not FMCSA percentile rankings, which are not published for property carriers.

Inspection Records (61)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS	Driver Viol	Vehicle Viol	Vehicle OOS	HazMat
07/07/2026	MI	Driver-Only (Level III)	MI	1	0	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/15/2026	WI	Walk-Around (Level II)	WATERTOWN WI	1	0	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/22/2026	WI	Driver-Only (Level III)	WATERTOWN WI	1	0	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/03/2026	MI	Walk-Around (Level II)	MI	1	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
04/27/2026	IL	Walk-Around (Level II)	026 - CARLOCK - I-74 W/B	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/16/2026	IN	Walk-Around (Level II)	CHESTERTON IN	2	0	2	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/09/2026	IN	Walk-Around (Level II)	CHESTERTON IN	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/24/2026	IL	Driver-Only (Level III)	I-55	1	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/11/2026	MI	Driver-Only (Level III)	EB SCALE	2	0	0	2	0	-	▲Detail
03/06/2026	WI	Walk-Around (Level II)	PLEASANT PRAIRIE WI	1	0	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/04/2026	MI	Walk-Around (Level II)	E/B NEW BUFFALO SCALE	1	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
02/17/2026	IL	Driver-Only (Level III)	I-294 N/B	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/02/2026	WI	Walk-Around (Level II)	PLEASANT PRAIRIE WI	1	0	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/19/2025	WI	Driver-Only (Level III)	STURTEVANT WI	1	0	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/20/2025	IL	Driver-Only (Level III)	I-57	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/09/2025	WI	Driver-Only (Level III)	PLEASANT PRAIRIE WI	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/08/2025	IL	Driver-Only (Level III)	INTERSTATE 294	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/25/2025	IL	Driver-Only (Level III)	I-94 E/B	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/09/2025	MI	Walk-Around (Level II)	E/B NEW BUFFALO SCALE	1	0	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/04/2025	WI	Walk-Around (Level II)	UNION GROVE WI	4	1	0	0	1	-	▲Detail
07/11/2025	WI	Walk-Around (Level II)	JANESVILLE WI	2	2	0	0	2	-	▲Detail
07/10/2025	IL	Driver-Only (Level III)	I-57	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/27/2025	IN	Walk-Around (Level II)	CHESTERTON IN	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/10/2025	IN	Walk-Around (Level II)	CHESTERTON IN	1	1	0	0	1	-	▲Detail
05/28/2025	WI	Walk-Around (Level II)	PLEASANT PRAIRIE WI	1	1	0	0	1	-	▲Detail
05/14/2025	WI	Full (Level I)	PLEASANT PRAIRIE WI	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/13/2025	IL	Full (Level I)	BOLINGBROOK IL	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/01/2025	IL	Driver-Only (Level III)	I-57 NB	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/27/2025	IN	Walk-Around (Level II)	CHESTERTON IN	1	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/26/2025	WI	Full (Level I)	JANESVILLE WI	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/26/2025	IL	Driver-Only (Level III)	242 - INTERSTATE 55	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/26/2025	IL	Driver-Only (Level III)	008 - BOLINGBROOK - I-55 S/B	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/20/2025	IL	Driver-Only (Level III)	008 - BOLINGBROOK - I-55 S/B	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/13/2025	IL	Driver-Only (Level III)	242 - INTERSTATE 55	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/12/2025	IL	Driver-Only (Level III)	008 - BOLINGBROOK - I-55 S/B	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/10/2025	IL	Driver-Only (Level III)	I-57	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/29/2025	IL	Driver-Only (Level III)	I-57	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/24/2025	WI	Full (Level I)	PLEASANT PRAIRIE WI	3	1	0	0	1	-	▲Detail
11/12/2024	IL	Full (Level I)	BOLINGBROOK IL	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/25/2024	IL	Driver-Only (Level III)	I-94	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/21/2024	IL	Driver-Only (Level III)	I-294	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/12/2024	IL	Driver-Only (Level III)	028 - FRANKFORT - I-80 E/B	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/03/2024	IL	Driver-Only (Level III)	I-57 S/B AT M. P. 252.5	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/16/2024	IL	Driver-Only (Level III)	I-80	1	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/14/2024	IL	Driver-Only (Level III)	I-294	1	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/07/2024	IL	Driver-Only (Level III)	I-57	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/31/2024	IL	Driver-Only (Level III)	INTERSTATE 57	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/18/2024	IL	Driver-Only (Level III)	I-55 NB	1	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/15/2024	WI	Full (Level I)	KENOSHA SWEF	1	1	0	0	1	-	▲Detail
04/25/2024	WI	Driver-Only (Level III)	GREENFIELD WI	1	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/12/2024	IL	Driver-Only (Level III)	I-57	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/05/2024	WI	Full (Level I)	PLEASANT PRAIRIE WI	2	2	0	0	2	-	▲Detail
12/26/2023	IL	Driver-Only (Level III)	ROADWAY	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/10/2023	IL	Driver-Only (Level III)	242 - INTERSTATE 55	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/24/2023	IL	Driver-Only (Level III)	I-55 NORTHBOUND SOUTH OF CICER	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/29/2023	IL	Driver-Only (Level III)	I-57	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/26/2023	IL	Driver-Only (Level III)	I-57	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/26/2023	IL	Driver-Only (Level III)	I-294 N/B	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/23/2023	IL	Driver-Only (Level III)	I-57	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/20/2023	IL	Driver-Only (Level III)	I-94	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/18/2023	US	Full (Level I)	PLEASANT PRAIRIEWI	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail

Safety Performance Percentiles

FMCSA SMS percentile rankings. Higher percentile = worse performance relative to peers.

Total Inspections46

Unsafe Driving 3 viols

HOS Compliance 1 viols

Vehicle Maintenance 7 viols

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
91X	BIPD/Primary	ARCH INSURANCE COMPANY	ZACAT9267004	$2,000,000	10/01/2024	10/01/2025	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	ARCH INSURANCE COMPANY	ZACAT9267003	$2,000,000	10/01/2023	10/01/2024	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	ARCH INSURANCE COMPANY	ZACAT9267003	$2,000,000	10/01/2023	10/01/2023	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	ARCH INSURANCE COMPANY	ZACAT9267002	$2,000,000	10/01/2022	10/01/2023	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	ARCH INSURANCE COMPANY	ZACAT9267001	$2,000,000	10/01/2021	10/01/2022	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	ARCH INSURANCE COMPANY	ZACAT9267000	$1,000,000	10/01/2020	10/01/2021	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	OLD REPUBLIC INSURANCE COMPANY	Z35726	$1,000,000	10/01/2006	08/07/2007	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	TRAVELERS PROPERTY CASUALTY CO. OF AMERICA	9E671293	$1,000,000	09/01/2014	08/24/2018	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	TRAVELERS PROPERTY CASUALTY CO. OF AMERICA	9E671293	$750,000	09/01/2014	09/01/2014	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	ALLIED PROPERTY & CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	ACP BAPC 7104590438	$1,000,000	09/01/2010	10/29/2014	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	ALLIED PROPERTY & CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	ACP BAPC 7104590438	$1,000,000	09/01/2010	09/01/2014	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	ACUITY, A MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	CA-K59653	$1,000,000	09/01/2008	09/01/2010	Replaced
34	CARGO	HANOVER INSURANCE CO.	IHC 5312104	$0	09/01/1998	05/26/2001	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	HANOVER INSURANCE CO.	A 542 88 11	$1,000,000	09/01/1997	08/07/2000	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	THE AMERICAN INSURANCE CO.	DXC 8033 6887	$1,000,000	09/01/1995	09/01/1997	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	THE HOME INSURANCE CO.	TK F310981	$1,000,000	09/01/1993	09/01/1995	Replaced
34	CARGO	ST. PAUL PROTECTIVE INSURANCE COMPANY	91 450939	$0	09/01/1993	06/01/1995	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	OLD REPUBLIC INSURANCE COMPANY	Z35726	$1,000,000	08/28/2001	06/01/2007	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	TRAVELERS INDEMNITY COMPANY	8J015360	$1,000,000	08/24/2018	10/29/2020	Cancelled
34	CARGO	TRAVELERS PROPERTY CASUALTY CO. OF AMERICA	QT-660-2164L443	$0	08/14/2007	11/05/2014	Cancelled
34	CARGO	LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY	SPF 017757 0807	$0	08/14/2007	08/14/2007	Replaced
34	CARGO	LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY	SPF 017757 0807	$0	08/14/2007	09/25/2007	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY	PAP 239534 0807	$1,000,000	08/07/2007	05/06/2008	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY	PAP 239534 0807	$1,000,000	08/07/2007	04/04/2008	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	SECURA INSURANCE, A MUTUAL CO.	A 305 71 53	$1,000,000	08/07/2000	09/10/2001	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	FIREMAN'S FUND INSURANCE CO.	MXI97909611	$5,000,000	06/01/2007	10/01/2006	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	FIREMAN'S FUND INSURANCE CO.	MXI97909611	$5,000,000	06/01/2007	07/18/2007	Cancelled
34	CARGO	FIREMAN'S FUND INSURANCE CO.	MXI97909611	$0	06/01/2007	08/14/2007	Replaced
34	CARGO	NATIONAL SURETY CORPORATION	MXI80333629	$0	06/01/1995	07/21/1996	Cancelled
34	CARGO	FIREMAN'S FUND INSURANCE CO.	MXI-97905892-CGO	$0	05/26/2003	07/18/2007	Cancelled
34	CARGO	FIREMAN'S FUND INSURANCE CO.	MXI-97905892-CGO	$0	05/26/2003	06/01/2007	Replaced
34	CARGO	LUMBERMENS MUTUAL CASUALTY CO.	3AT 654 804	$0	05/26/2001	06/26/2003	Cancelled
34	CARGO	XL SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	500990	$0	05/26/1998	09/01/1998	Replaced
34	CARGO	UNITED STATES FIDELITY & GUARANTY CO.	CIM 1455 584 79 00	$0	05/26/1996	05/26/1998	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	TF557567	$1,000,000	04/04/2008	09/01/2008	Replaced

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC146123	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	10/28/1980	-	-
MC146123	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	10/02/2020	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	10/29/2020
MC146123	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	10/02/2020	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	10/29/2020
MC146123	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	10/02/2014	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	10/09/2014
MC146123	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	10/02/2014	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	10/09/2014
MC146123	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	09/23/1988	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	10/24/1988
MC146123	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	GRANTED	08/27/1991	-	-
MC146123	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	08/02/1983	-	-
MC146123	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	07/24/1996	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	08/08/1996
MC146123	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	06/21/2007	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	07/03/2007
MC146123	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	06/21/2007	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	07/03/2007
MC146123	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	06/20/1991	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	07/15/1991
MC146123	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	03/18/1982	-	-

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94/100

Excellent

VERIFIED

Every carrier starts at 100. We subtract points for each missing requirement or risk factor below. Verified means all four core requirements pass.

Score breakdown, from 100 to 94

Starts at 100−6 totalFinal 94

Vehicle out-of-service rate above national average−5

Crashes on record (rate-adjusted)−1

Verification, 4 core requirements

Active operating authority

FMCSA shows the USDOT registration and authority are active.

Authorized for hire

Holds active for-hire (common or contract) authority.

Active insurance on file

Insurance coverage and carrier are on file with FMCSA.

Safety rating not Unsatisfactory

Satisfactory FMCSA safety rating.

What's lowering this score

-5

Vehicle out-of-service rate above national average

Vehicle OOS 33.3333% vs national avg 20.72%.

-1

Crashes on record (rate-adjusted)

Crash rate: 4 crash(es) across 61 vehicles (~0.07 per vehicle); none fatal. Scaled to fleet size and fatal severity.

Where this company lands, risk scales

Crash history (rate-adjusted)−1 of 28

0 pts · low risk−28 pts · high risk

Crash rate: 4 crash(es) across 61 vehicles (~0.07 per vehicle); none fatal. Scaled to fleet size and fatal severity.

Vehicle out-of-service rate−5 of 5

0 pts · low risk−5 pts · high risk

Vehicle OOS 33.3333% vs national avg 20.72%.

How we calculate the Trust Score

Every company starts at 100

We subtract points for each missing requirement or risk factor. Verified means all the core requirements for that company's type pass. Nothing is added back, the score is a deduction model built only on public FMCSA data. No pay-to-play, no opinions.

Requirements differ by company type

Each company is judged fairly on its own FMCSA obligations. Anything that doesn't apply shows as a grey N/A, not required, never a penalty.

Carrier (for-hire)

Operating authority, authorized-for-hire, insurance on file, safety rating.

Broker

Broker authority + $75k surety bond (BMC-84/85). MCS-150 not required (no fleet).

Freight forwarder

FF authority + $75k bond + BOC-3. MCS-150 not required (no trucks).

Private carrier

Active USDOT + MCS-150 + safety. No operating authority / for-hire / insurance filing required (hauls its own goods).

Crashes are scaled, not flat

Crash history is proportional. We don't apply a flat penalty, we scale it to (a) crashes per vehicle in the fleet and (b) the share of those crashes that were fatal. So a big, safe fleet barely moves; a small fleet with many (and fatal) crashes takes a large hit.

0 pts deductedscaled by rate & severityup to −28 pts

Low end

50,000 vehicles + 1 crash → ~0 pts. A huge fleet with very few crashes per vehicle is almost untouched.

High end

5 vehicles + 3 crashes incl. fatal → large deduction (near the −28 cap). Many crashes per truck, fatal-heavy.

Mechanics: deduction is capped at 28 points, weighted roughly 60% on crashes-per-vehicle and 40% on the fatal ratio. Zero crashes = zero deduction. If fleet size is unknown, only crash severity can move the score (conservative).

Out-of-service rate vs. the national average

Driver and vehicle out-of-service rates are measured against the FMCSA national average, not a flat number. A company only takes the deduction when it sits above the national benchmark, for example “Vehicle OOS 37% vs national avg 20.7%”.

Point reference, the full menu

Every factor and exactly how many points it can remove. Knockout factors (they also fail Verification) are marked.

Factor	Points
USDOT / authority not active with FMCSA knockout	−25
Missing operating authority (when required) knockout	−15
No insurance or surety bond on file (when required) knockout	−25
Unsatisfactory safety rating knockout	−30
Conditional safety rating	−12
MCS-150 biennial update overdue (carriers)	−10
Crashes, rate-adjusted (per-vehicle & fatal share)	0 to −28
Driver OOS rate above national average	−5
Vehicle OOS rate above national average	−5
Very new carrier (under 1 year)	−10
Limited operating history (1-3 years)	−6
Moderate operating history (3-5 years)	−3
Operating history unknown	−3
No public phone number	−3
No public email address	−2

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MIDWEST CARGO SYSTEMS INC

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