MARKS TRANSPORTATION 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
53 inspections in the charted months · busiest month May '25 · 6
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
- 37
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 54
- Annualized
- ≈27 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.7 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 Driving14 · 0 OOS
- 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance5 · 1 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance4 · 1 OOS
- 395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance3 · 0 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance2 · 1 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
- 392.82 Using a hand-held mobile phoneUnsafe Driving1 · 0 OOS
- 393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
3 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent Jul 1, 2024. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.
0 ELD violations in the last 24 months.
Crash history· 70 total · 1 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2019 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2017 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 2016 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2013 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2012 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2011 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| 2010 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| 2008 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 7 | |
| 2007 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2006 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 3 | |
| 2005 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2002 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2000 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 1999 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 4 | |
| 1998 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1996 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 1995 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1994 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| 1993 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1991 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 9, 2026 | WI | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jul 25, 2024 | WI | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jan 27, 2023 | WI | 0 | 7 | Yes |
| Jan 24, 2022 | WI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 7, 2022 | MN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 19, 2019 | WI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 8, 2019 | IL | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Mar 24, 2019 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 12, 2018 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 30, 2017 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 31, 2017 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 9, 2017 | WI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 13, 2017 | MO | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 20, 2016 | SC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 20, 2016 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 19, 2016 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 19, 2016 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 23, 2015 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 28, 2015 | WI | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Sep 30, 2014 | IL | 0 | 1 | No |
| Aug 12, 2014 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 7, 2013 | IL | 0 | 3 | Yes |
| Jul 30, 2013 | WI | 0 | 4 | Yes |
| Jan 11, 2013 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 26, 2012 | WI | 0 | 0 | Yes |