Carrier profile · USDOT 74432 · MC-103798 · Updated Aug 4, 2026

Marten Transport Ltd

3,794 power unitsavg 4.4 yrNational · 44 statesMONDOVI, WI70/100
CARRIER INACTIVEMC-103798 INACTIVERATED SATISFACTORYHAZMAT
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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 14.2%24-mo cumulative
050%nat'l 22.26%
Driver OOS 0.5%24-mo cumulative
030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 2,639 vehicle and 5,000 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

14.2% · latest 6-mo window● Steady

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

4,851 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jul '25 · 280

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.

Expected band
Under-inspected
Expected
Well-monitored
Heavily inspected
≈0.7 / unit·yr
thin signalabundant signal
Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 3,794-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.
Registered power units
3,794
Inspections · 24 mo
5,009
Annualized
≈2,505 / yr
Coverage
≈0.7 inspections / unit · yr

BASIC categories· CSA SMS · Aug 2026

48%
Unsafe Driving
Vektor peer est.
55%
Hours-of-Service
Vektor peer est.
4%
Driver Fitness
Vektor peer est.
Controlled Substances
0violations
clean · per-BASIC
43%
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.

  • 392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving1,838 · 9 OOS
  • 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance486 · 388 OOS
  • 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance441 · 151 OOS
  • 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance286 · 61 OOS
  • 395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance169 · 4 OOS
  • 393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance151 · 0 OOS
  • 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance143 · 11 OOS
  • 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance138 · 59 OOS
  • 393.207 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance127 · 64 OOS
  • 395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance100 · 0 OOS

ELD & hours-of-service

501 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent Jun 9, 2026. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.

250ELD device issues
8No log / no ELD
37False logs
165Drove over hours

Trending worse — 56% of ELD violations are in the last 24 months. Falsified-log violations are a serious integrity flag.

Crash history· 3,771 total · 191 in 24 mo

3,771
Total crashes
191
In last 24 mo
115
Fatal
1,344
Injury
YearCrashesFatalInjuryTow
20264821848
202510552898
2024116238112
2023147554139
2022166545160
2021157556153
2020158346150
2019150448140
2018140237130
2017169753161
2016152450144
2015139640133
2014138246132
2013151450144
2012132342126
2011116344105
2010121539111
200910423797
2008129446121
2007140445134
2006128354115
2005119548112
2004125249119
200310324397
200210424595
20018273673
20007734174
19997124066
19984522041
19974832646
19963721137
19954432439
19945212444
1993180911
1992191411
199112056
19907023
19892012
DateStateFatalitiesInjuriesTow-away
Jul 31, 2026WI00Yes
Jun 13, 2026TX01Yes
Jun 7, 2026MI11Yes
Jun 1, 2026GA00Yes
Jun 1, 2026MO11Yes
May 21, 2026AR00Yes
May 16, 2026OH00Yes
May 14, 2026OH00Yes
May 1, 2026GA00Yes
Apr 29, 2026MO00Yes
Apr 28, 2026AR00Yes
Apr 24, 2026AR00Yes
Apr 24, 2026MO00Yes
Apr 20, 2026TX01Yes
Apr 19, 2026IN01Yes
Apr 2, 2026KY00Yes
Apr 2, 2026FL01Yes
Mar 31, 2026WV00Yes
Mar 30, 2026FL00Yes
Mar 29, 2026KY01Yes
Mar 20, 2026PA01Yes
Mar 11, 2026CA00Yes
Mar 11, 2026AL00Yes
Mar 10, 2026TX02Yes
Mar 6, 2026AR00Yes