Marine 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
84 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jan '25 · 9
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
- 127
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 86
- Annualized
- ≈43 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.3 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.
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance64 · 13 OOS
- 392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving52 · 0 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance23 · 2 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance18 · 16 OOS
- 393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance15 · 2 OOS
- 393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance12 · 0 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance9 · 5 OOS
- 395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance9 · 3 OOS
- 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance8 · 2 OOS
- 393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance8 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
18 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent Dec 26, 2025. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.
0 ELD violations in the last 24 months. Falsified-log violations are a serious integrity flag.
Crash history· 136 total · 7 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2025 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 5 | |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 4 | |
| 2022 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 7 | |
| 2021 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
| 2020 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 6 | |
| 2019 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 7 | |
| 2018 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2016 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 6 | |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2014 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 4 | |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2012 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 2011 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2010 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 5 | |
| 2009 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2008 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 8 | |
| 2007 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2006 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 8 | |
| 2005 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 4 | |
| 2004 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 7 | |
| 2003 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 5 | |
| 2002 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 2 | |
| 2001 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2000 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 4 | |
| 1999 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 5 | |
| 1998 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 1997 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 1996 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 27, 2026 | TX | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Oct 8, 2025 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 15, 2025 | GA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 3, 2025 | GA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 28, 2025 | GA | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| May 18, 2025 | NC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 18, 2024 | GA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Mar 25, 2024 | GA | 0 | 1 | No |
| Nov 5, 2023 | GA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 6, 2023 | IN | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Apr 5, 2023 | SC | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jan 30, 2023 | SC | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Nov 21, 2022 | FL | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Nov 18, 2022 | SC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 9, 2022 | GA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 17, 2022 | AL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 21, 2022 | AL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 7, 2022 | FL | 0 | 4 | Yes |
| Jul 5, 2022 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 1, 2021 | FL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 2, 2021 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 19, 2021 | GA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 16, 2021 | GA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 11, 2021 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 20, 2021 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |