Marathon Transport Inc
Safety
Roadside out-of-service rates versus the national benchmark, inspection and crash trends, decoded violation themes, and ELD / hours-of-service integrity — the full safety picture behind the verdict.
Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative · vs national
Vehicle OOS rate· vehicle OOS · vehicle-level inspections · 6-month trailing
Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay
67 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Sep '24 · 5
Inspection coverage· expected vs observed · the fraud signal
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.
- Registered power units
- 72
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 75
- Annualized
- ≈38 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.5 inspections / unit · yr
BASIC categories· CSA SMS · Aug 2026
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 Driving45 · 0 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance16 · 7 OOS
- 390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving15 · 0 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance12 · 8 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance7 · 3 OOS
- 395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance7 · 2 OOS
- 395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance5 · 0 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance5 · 2 OOS
- 393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
- 396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
18 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent May 4, 2026. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.
Trending worse — 78% of ELD violations are in the last 24 months. Falsified-log violations are a serious integrity flag.
Crash history· 51 total · 2 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2021 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 2020 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2019 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2018 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2017 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2016 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2015 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 5 | |
| 2014 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| 2013 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2006 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| 2005 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2003 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2002 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 1, 2026 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 26, 2025 | LA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 6, 2023 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 18, 2022 | IA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Oct 31, 2022 | TX | 0 | 1 | No |
| Aug 20, 2022 | WV | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 2, 2022 | AL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 11, 2021 | MO | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 19, 2021 | AR | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 31, 2021 | IA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 18, 2021 | AL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 14, 2020 | WA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 14, 2020 | ID | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 30, 2020 | AZ | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 21, 2019 | IL | 1 | 4 | Yes |
| Aug 5, 2019 | WA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 11, 2019 | PA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Dec 21, 2018 | FL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 18, 2018 | AZ | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 4, 2018 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 19, 2017 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 31, 2017 | KY | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Feb 28, 2017 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 16, 2016 | SC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 4, 2016 | FL | 0 | 0 | Yes |