Carrier profile · USDOT 70875 · MC-103373 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

HOWARD MARTIN INC

2 power unitsFORT WAYNE, IN40/100

CARRIER INACTIVEMC-103373 INACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

2Power units

Self-reported · MCS-150

—Trailers seen

None observed · 24 mo

—Avg age (yr)

Not yet decoded

Call dispatch(260) 447-5591 Email dispatchhAULING@MARTININC.NET

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026

High risk

Multiple serious issues on the federal record. Verify directly before any tender.

Insurance on fileEstablished 52 yearsUSDOT registration inactive

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USDOT registration inactiveThe USDOT record is flagged inactive — the carrier may not be authorized to operate.No active operating authorityNo active common, contract, or broker authority is on file for a for-hire carrier.No inspection history despite active fleetAn established carrier reporting 2 power units has no roadside inspections — a common shell/paper-carrier signal.MCS-150 census data outdatedThe biennial MCS-150 update is 7.8 years old; fleet/mileage figures may be unreliable.

In good standing · 2

Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 52 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1974.

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal

No activity in window

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal

No activity in window

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Owner-operator

2 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersDecoding

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Not yet decoded

Identity stabilityStable

52 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1974 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

Roadside inspections, BASICs & crash history

Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative

No roadside inspections on record.

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

No roadside inspections on the FMCSA record in this window

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Authority & insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: Inactive
Contract: None
Broker: None

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

$750K BIPD last filed ’14 · 4 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Carolina’93–’02

Carolina’04–’09

Great West’09–’12

beyond this history

1993200220112020now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 5 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY · since Jun 2014

All 5 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	Oct 2012 → Jul 2014	$750K	4
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Oct 2009 → Oct 2012	$750K	1
CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	Jun 2004 → Oct 2009	$750K	6
EMPLOYERS INSURANCE OF WAUSAU, A MUTUAL CO.	Jun 2002 → Jun 2004	$750K	1
CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	Sep 1993 → Jul 2002	$750K	3

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 2
Observed power (24 mo): —
Trailers (towed): —

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

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density · 24 mo

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

Home base

FORT WAYNE, IN

4315 MEYER ROAD

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & fraud

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

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@martininc.net — 4 carriers: USDOT 463256 USDOT 463258 USDOT 2360098

Shares a company officer with other carriers

gerald martin — 12 carriers: USDOT 311062 USDOT 357279 USDOT 463256 USDOT 1058222 USDOT 1126678 USDOT 1576055 USDOT 2255967 USDOT 2304976

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Identity & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 4315 MEYER ROAD, FORT WAYNE, IN, 46806
Mailing address: PO BOX 522, FORT WAYNE, IN, 46801
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (260) 447-5591
Fax: (260) 447-9471
Email: hauling@martininc.net
Web domain: martininc.net

Registration

Officers: Gerald Martin · Timothy Martin
USDOT / docket: 70875 · MC-103373
First registered: Jun 1, 1974
Last MCS-150: Oct 22, 2018 · 40,953 mi (2014)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
D-U-N-S: 43356930

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

40,953

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

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

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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 HOWARD MARTIN INC.

HOWARD MARTIN INC (USDOT 70875) has a Vektor safety score of 40/100 and a High risk verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has no active for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 13, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY effective Jun 1, 2014 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 0 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 0 vehicle-level and 0 driver-level, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 1 fatal crash across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 13, 2026.

It reports 2 power units and 1 driver in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Oct 22, 2018.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.