Updated Oct 21, 2026

Midwest Express Acquisition LLC

As of Oct 21, 2026, Midwest Express Acquisition LLC in Des Plaines, Illinois reports 167 power units and 203 drivers on its MCS-150, not rated by FMCSA.

1111 East Touhy Ave Suite 280, Des Plaines, Illinois 60018 (847) 827-3400

Verified Oct 21, 2026 against FMCSA Company Census File (data.transportation.gov)

Midwest Express Acquisition LLC (USDOT 2497935, MC-865522), doing business as Midwest Express Company, is an active motor carrier based in Des Plaines, Illinois that FMCSA's census classifies as for-hire and that declares hazardous materials on its MCS-150. Operation: interstate. Operating authority: active for-hire authority (MC). Fleet: 167 power units and 203 drivers (178 with CDLs). Power units count straight trucks as well as tractors, so they can exceed the tractor count. It reported 7,200,000 miles for 2025 on its MCS-150. Cargo classes declared: chemicals, general freight, other cargo (other: Air Freight). FMCSA has not issued it a safety rating (no compliance review on record). Registration (MCS-150) last updated April 3, 2026.

Key facts

Fleet size	100–499 power units Power units, banded. source, unchanged since Oct 20, 2026
FMCSA safety rating	Not rated Satisfactory, Conditional or Unsatisfactory after an FMCSA compliance review; most carriers have never had one and are not rated. source
Rating age	Not rated How old the FMCSA safety rating is. A rating reflects one compliance review on that date, not current performance; old ratings say little about the carrier today. source
Registration update overdue	No The MCS-150 was last updated more than two years ago, past FMCSA's two-year update requirement; fleet, driver and cargo figures may be out of date. source, unchanged since Oct 20, 2026
Operation	Interstate Interstate, intrastate hazmat or intrastate non-hazmat, as declared on the MCS-150. source, unchanged since Oct 20, 2026
Cargo classes (MCS-150)	Chemicals, General freight, Other cargo Cargo the carrier declared it hauls on its latest MCS-150 (FMCSA's fixed cargo list). source, unchanged since Oct 20, 2026
Driver count	100–499 drivers Total drivers, banded. source, unchanged since Oct 20, 2026
Last MCS-150 update	Apr 3, 2026 When the carrier last updated its registration (required at least every two years). source, unchanged since Oct 20, 2026
Doing business as	Midwest Express Company source, unchanged since Oct 20, 2026
USDOT number	2497935 source, unchanged since Oct 20, 2026
MC docket	MC-865522 source, unchanged since Oct 20, 2026
Operating authority	Active for-hire authority (MC) source, unchanged since Oct 20, 2026
Other cargo (as described)	Air Freight source, unchanged since Oct 20, 2026
Power units	167 source, unchanged since Oct 20, 2026
Tractors (owned or leased)	82 source, unchanged since Oct 20, 2026
Trailers (owned or leased)	231 source, unchanged since Oct 20, 2026
Drivers	203 source, unchanged since Oct 20, 2026
CDL drivers	178 source, unchanged since Oct 20, 2026
Miles reported (MCS-150)	7,200,000 miles source, unchanged since Oct 20, 2026
Mileage year	2025 source, unchanged since Oct 20, 2026
Also hauls its own freight	No source, unchanged since Oct 20, 2026
USDOT registered since	Apr 21, 2014 source, unchanged since Oct 20, 2026

Source event history

Source dates and first observation are different.

Apr 3, 2026: Filed an MCS-150 update Official source
Apr 21, 2014: Registered with FMCSA Official source

Dates on this record

Source updated	Oct 21, 2026 (FMCSA census rows last updated (portal metadata) (the whole dataset, not this record))
Collected	Oct 21, 2026, 1:26 PM ET (the last successful check of the source that included this record)
Effective	Filed an MCS-150 update: Apr 3, 2026; Registered with FMCSA: Apr 21, 2014 (when the source says each fact took effect)
Retired	Not retired: the source is still maintained (whether the dataset is still maintained)

In Illinois

656 hazmat carriers in the dataset are in Illinois; 79 have profiles on this site. Hazmat carriers in Illinois

FMCSA safety rating (all 656 here): Conditional 17 (3%) · Not rated 444 (68%) · Satisfactory 195 (30%)

Rating age (all 656 here): Rating over 10 years old 187 (29%) · Not rated 444 (68%) · Rating 5–10 years old 14 (2%) · Rated within the last 5 years 11 (2%)

Fleet size (all 656 in this group): 10–24 power units (290) · 25–99 power units (252) · 100–499 power units (97) · 500+ power units (17)

Cargo classes (MCS-150) (all 656 in this group; a record can count under several values): General freight (546) · Chemicals (259) · Motor vehicles (226) · Building materials (209) · Construction (209) · Paper products (206) · 24 other values (2,416)

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