Carrier profile · USDOT 33094 · MC-164594 · Updated Jun 30, 2026

MARTIN TRANSPORT INC

735 power unitsavg 8.4 yrNational · 34 statesKILGORE, TX88/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-164594 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORYHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

735Power units

368 observed · MCS-150

347Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

8.4Avg age (yr)

1997–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(903) 988-4201 Email dispatchanthony.blake@martinmlp.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 30, 2026

Clear to load

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Active operating authorityInsurance on fileFatal crash on record

Watch · 1

Fatal crash on record42 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's record.

In good standing · 4

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 52 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1974.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 1159 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$5M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo13.4%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

36 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$5M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo13.4%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

36 in 24 mo

Vektor intelligence · beyond the federal recordProprietary signals computed from VIN-decoded inspections & daily FMCSA snapshots

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

735 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

8.4 yr

Model years 1997–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

52 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1974 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

746 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative · vs national

Vehicle OOS 13.4%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 — 629 vehicle and 745 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

14.8% · 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

726 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jun '26 · 46

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

≈0.5 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 735-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 735
Inspections · 24 mo: 746
Annualized: ≈373 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.5 inspections / unit · yr

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Authority & insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: Active
Contract: Active
Broker: Active

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$5,000,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)Recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Recorded per census

Insurance adequacy· filed BIPD vs the $750K federal floor

$5M in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $5M meets or exceeds the $750K federal minimum for general freight (49 CFR 387.9). Some commodities (hazmat, larger vehicles) require $1M–$5M — confirm against your load.

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$5M BIPD last filed ’25 · 5 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

Transport’89–’95

Pacific Employers’01–’05

Lexington’06–’14

Ace American’06–now

1989199920092019now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 7 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $5,000,000 · ACE AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY · since May 2025

All 7 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
ACE AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2006 → May 2025	$5M	3
LEXINGTON INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2006 → Jul 2014	$5M	1
ACE AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2005 → Nov 2006	$5M	2
LEXINGTON INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2003 → Nov 2006	$5M	2
PACIFIC EMPLOYERS INSURANCE CO.	Nov 2001 → Nov 2005	$5M	1
THE INSURANCE CO OF THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA	Nov 1995 → Jul 1998	$5M	7
TRANSPORT INSURANCE CO.	Nov 1989 → Nov 1995	$5M	1

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 735
Observed power (24 mo): 368
Trailers (towed): 347

Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

8.4 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

35.3%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 34 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusNational

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

746

TX busiest

Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo

Home base

KILGORE, TX

4200 STONE RD

Top corridor

TX 291 · LA 102 · TN 50

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & fraud

Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict

Last 12 months: 8 trucks also ran under 6 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 1004540 USDOT 610377 USDOT 184668 USDOT 2497677 USDOT 180743 USDOT 803218Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (74 trucks · 51 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 1457229 USDOT 2177518 USDOT 2334960 USDOT 180743 USDOT 239699 USDOT 2862429 USDOT 3039685 USDOT 4313588

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

735

Observed (24 mo)

368

Shared w/ other carriers

Registered capacity materially exceeds what is observed roadside — the MCS-150 may be stale or the fleet under-utilized.

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Identity & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 4200 STONE RD, KILGORE, TX, 75662
Mailing address: P O BOX 191, KILGORE, TX, 75663
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (903) 988-4201
Email: anthony.blake@martinmlp.com
Web domain: martinmlp.com

Registration

Officers: John Scott · Anthony Blake
USDOT / docket: 33094 · MC-164594
First registered: Jun 1, 1974
Last MCS-150: Apr 21, 2026 · 40,807,416 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · May 3, 2021
D-U-N-S: 59666834

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

735

Power units

510

Drivers

510

CDL drivers

40,807,416

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

Daily-captured FMCSA licensing & insurance changes — monitored by Vektor

Federal record activity· monitored daily by Vektor

No licensing or insurance changes captured since Vektor began monitoring this carrier (June 2026). Quiet is usually good.

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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for MARTIN TRANSPORT INC.

MARTIN TRANSPORT INC (USDOT 33094) has a Vektor safety score of 88/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 30, 2026.

The carrier holds active common and contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 30, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $5,000,000 limit in force from ACE AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY effective May 1, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 30, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 13.4% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 30, 2026.

The carrier received 746 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 629 vehicle-level and 745 driver-level — across 34 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 30, 2026.

The carrier has 36 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 42 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 30, 2026.

It reports 735 power units and 510 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Apr 21, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned May 3, 2021 in the federal record refreshed Jun 30, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is MARTIN TRANSPORT INC's USDOT number?

MARTIN TRANSPORT INC's USDOT number is 33094, and its motor carrier number is MC-164594.

Is MARTIN TRANSPORT INC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 30, 2026, MARTIN TRANSPORT INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is MARTIN TRANSPORT INC's safety record?

MARTIN TRANSPORT INC has a 13.4% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 1,159 roadside inspections, with 36 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 88/100 (tier: clear).