Martin Trucking 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
64 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Oct '24 · 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
- 40
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 65
- Annualized
- ≈33 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.8 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 Driving25 · 0 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance21 · 2 OOS
- 393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance17 · 0 OOS
- 393.60 Windshield / glazingVehicle Maintenance10 · 0 OOS
- 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance7 · 0 OOS
- 393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance6 · 0 OOS
- 393.78 Windshield wipersVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance4 · 3 OOS
- 393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
- 393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
1 hours-of-service / ELD violation on record · most recent Aug 1, 2024. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.
Crash history· 75 total · 6 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2021 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| 2018 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2017 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 6 | |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2011 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2009 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2007 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2006 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 6 | |
| 2005 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2004 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 5 | |
| 2003 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2001 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1999 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 7 | |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1997 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| 1996 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1995 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| 1994 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1993 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1992 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 12, 2026 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jun 8, 2026 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 7, 2026 | KS | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 20, 2026 | NE | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 4, 2025 | OK | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 8, 2025 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 8, 2023 | KS | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 24, 2022 | OK | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 7, 2022 | KS | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Dec 15, 2021 | KS | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 26, 2021 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 22, 2021 | OK | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 4, 2021 | KS | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 6, 2021 | KS | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 3, 2018 | OK | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 6, 2018 | KS | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 11, 2018 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Nov 14, 2017 | OK | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 18, 2017 | KS | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 18, 2017 | KS | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 6, 2017 | OK | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| May 30, 2017 | NE | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jan 17, 2017 | OK | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 27, 2013 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 5, 2012 | OK | 0 | 2 | Yes |