Carrier profile · USDOT 715872 · MC-329396 · Updated Jul 18, 2026

MARA TRANSPORT INC

15 power unitsavg 7.4 yrNational · 16 statesUNION, IA88/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-329396 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

15Power units

17 observed · MCS-150

18Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

7.4Avg age (yr)

2000–2024 · vPIC

Call dispatch(641) 486-2223 Email dispatchjgood724@heartofiowa.net

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jul 18, 2026

Clear to load

Clear under the current scoring — review the flagged signal below before loading.

Active operating authorityInsurance on fileFatal crash on record

Watch · 1

Fatal crash on record1 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's record.

In good standing · 4

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 29 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1997.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 47 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo15.8%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

5 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo15.8%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

5 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

15 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

7.4 yr

Model years 2000–2024 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

28 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1997 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

36 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 15.8%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 — 19 vehicle and 36 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

0.0% · 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 38.4 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

34 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Sep '24 · 4

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.

Well-monitored

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈1.2 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 15-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 15
Inspections · 24 mo: 36
Annualized: ≈18 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.2 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 Driving16 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance7 · 3 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance7 · 1 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance6 · 2 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance5 · 5 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 3 OOS
393.60 Windshield / glazingVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving2 · 0 OOS

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Authority & insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: None
Contract: Active
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

$1M BIPD last filed ’23 · 10 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

Redland’97–’00

Wilshire’01–’04

Northland’04–’07

Great West’07–’10

National’11–’15

Sentry Select’19–’22

1997200520132021now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 13 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY · since Oct 2023

All 13 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	Oct 2022 → Oct 2023	$1M	1
SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2019 → Oct 2022	$1M	1
SCOTTSDALE INDEMNITY COMPANY	Oct 2018 → Oct 2019	$1M	1
SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2017 → Oct 2017	$1M	2
AEGIS SECURITY INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2016 → Oct 2017	$1M	1
STATE NATIONAL INSURANCE CO., INC.	Oct 2015 → Oct 2016	$1M	1
NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	Oct 2011 → Oct 2015	$1M	2
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2010 → Oct 2011	$1M	1
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Dec 2007 → Oct 2010	$1M	2
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2004 → Dec 2007	$1M	2
WILSHIRE INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2001 → Dec 2004	$1M	1
GULF INSURANCE CO.	Dec 2000 → Dec 2001	$1M	1
REDLAND INSURANCE CO.	Dec 1997 → Dec 2000	$1M	1

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 15
Observed power (24 mo): 17
Trailers (towed): 18

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

7.4 yr

Average age

2024

Newest model yr

2000

Oldest model yr

34.3%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 16 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusNational

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

MI busiest

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

Home base

UNION, IA

1249 HART AVE

Top corridor

MI ⇄ IA

MI 7 · IL 5 · IA 4

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 (3 trucks · 5 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 175908 USDOT 3143894 USDOT 3659032 USDOT 3280547 USDOT 3607047

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@heartofiowa.net — 41 carriers: USDOT 248292 USDOT 341606 USDOT 579046 USDOT 721174 USDOT 725121 USDOT 725370 USDOT 898158 USDOT 980576

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 & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 1249 HART AVE, UNION, IA, 50258
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (641) 486-2223
Email: jgood724@heartofiowa.net
Web domain: heartofiowa.net

Registration

Officers: John Good · Ray Willits
USDOT / docket: 715872 · MC-329396
First registered: Nov 25, 1997
Last MCS-150: May 8, 2026 · 1,366,994 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Feb 19, 2004
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

1,366,994

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 MARA TRANSPORT INC.

MARA TRANSPORT INC (USDOT 715872) has a Vektor safety score of 88/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jul 18, 2026.

The carrier holds active contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jul 18, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY effective Oct 1, 2023 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jul 18, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 15.8% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 18, 2026.

The carrier received 36 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 19 vehicle-level and 36 driver-level — across 16 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 18, 2026.

The carrier has 5 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 1 fatal crash across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jul 18, 2026.

It reports 15 power units and 15 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated May 8, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Feb 19, 2004 in the federal record refreshed Jul 18, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is MARA TRANSPORT INC's USDOT number?

MARA TRANSPORT INC's USDOT number is 715872, and its motor carrier number is MC-329396.

Is MARA TRANSPORT INC authorized to operate?

As of Jul 18, 2026, MARA TRANSPORT INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is MARA TRANSPORT INC's safety record?

MARA TRANSPORT INC has a 15.8% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 47 roadside inspections, with 5 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 88/100 (tier: clear).