Carrier profile · USDOT 337587 · MC-157885 · Updated Jul 10, 2026

MARITIME SERVICES LTD

72 power unitsavg 16.9 yrRegional · 4 statesHOUSTON, TX74/100
CARRIER ACTIVEMC-157885 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORYHAZMAT

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 43.3%24-mo cumulative
050%nat'l 22.26%
Driver OOS 2.3%24-mo cumulative
030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 215 vehicle and 219 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

39.7% · latest 6-mo window▲ Rising

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending up 12.0 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

213 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Apr '25 · 15

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
1.5 / unit·yr
thin signalabundant signal
Within the expected band for a 72-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.
Registered power units
72
Inspections · 24 mo
220
Annualized
110 / yr
Coverage
1.5 inspections / unit · yr

BASIC categories· CSA SMS · Aug 2026

43%
Unsafe Driving
Vektor peer est.
18%
Hours-of-Service
Vektor peer est.
70%
Driver Fitness
Vektor peer est.
Controlled Substances
0violations
clean · per-BASIC
91%
Vehicle Maintenance
Vektor peer est.

Percentile = standing among same-exposure peers (higher = worse). FMCSA publishes percentiles for only some carriers (shown official); elsewhere we show a Vektor peer-percentile estimate, or the absolute SMS measure when there are too few inspections to rank.

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 Maintenance163 · 38 OOS
  • 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance93 · 10 OOS
  • 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance88 · 6 OOS
  • 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance53 · 23 OOS
  • 392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving52 · 1 OOS
  • 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance45 · 28 OOS
  • 393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance43 · 0 OOS
  • 396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance41 · 4 OOS
  • 393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance38 · 0 OOS
  • 393.78 Windshield wipersVehicle Maintenance26 · 0 OOS

ELD & hours-of-service

15 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent Apr 23, 2026. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.

12ELD device issues
0No log / no ELD
0False logs
1Drove over hours

4 ELD violations in the last 24 months.

Crash history· 169 total · 8 in 24 mo

169
Total crashes
8
In last 24 mo
1
Fatal
77
Injury
YearCrashesFatalInjuryTow
20262102
20256025
20242021
20235014
20222012
20213023
20203003
20194033
20187037
20172002
20163013
20157027
20143022
20132011
20128036
20118027
20105024
20098065
20086036
20078048
20065025
20054024
20044024
20033013
20024004
20015015
20003023
19997037
19981001
19973013
19966056
19951501215
19946026
19935025
19924024
DateStateFatalitiesInjuriesTow-away
Apr 30, 2026TX10Yes
Feb 11, 2026TX00Yes
Sep 23, 2025TX00Yes
Sep 19, 2025TX00Yes
Aug 8, 2025TX01No
Apr 10, 2025TX01Yes
Apr 4, 2025TX00Yes
Feb 27, 2025TX00Yes
Apr 22, 2024TX01No
Feb 27, 2024TX01Yes
Sep 6, 2023KY00Yes
Aug 23, 2023TX03No
Mar 24, 2023TX00Yes
Mar 10, 2023TX00Yes
Mar 8, 2023LA00Yes
Dec 3, 2022TX01Yes
Jan 31, 2022TX00Yes
Oct 26, 2021TX01Yes
Oct 5, 2021TX00Yes
Jan 21, 2021TX02Yes
Nov 25, 2020TX00Yes
Jul 8, 2020TX00Yes
Mar 3, 2020TX00Yes
Dec 24, 2019TX01Yes
Jul 3, 2019TX01No