Carrier profile · USDOT 148192 · MC-173515 · Updated Jul 18, 2026

The Martin-brower Company LLC

1,483 power unitsavg 4.7 yrNational · 47 statesROSEMONT, IL88/100
CARRIER ACTIVEMC-173515 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY
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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 10.9%24-mo cumulative
050%nat'l 22.26%
Driver OOS 0.7%24-mo cumulative
030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 614 vehicle and 1,199 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

9.8% · 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

1,181 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jun '25 · 72

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
≈0.4 / unit·yr
thin signalabundant signal
Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 1,483-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.
Registered power units
1,483
Inspections · 24 mo
1,202
Annualized
≈601 / yr
Coverage
≈0.4 inspections / unit · yr

BASIC categories· CSA SMS · Aug 2026

26%
Unsafe Driving
Vektor peer est.
5%
Hours-of-Service
Vektor peer est.
38%
Driver Fitness
Vektor peer est.
Controlled Substances
0violations
clean · per-BASIC
28%
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 Driving296 · 0 OOS
  • 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance76 · 64 OOS
  • 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance57 · 23 OOS
  • 393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance50 · 0 OOS
  • 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance47 · 9 OOS
  • 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance30 · 19 OOS
  • 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance21 · 0 OOS
  • 396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance16 · 0 OOS
  • 393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance14 · 0 OOS
  • 390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving14 · 0 OOS

ELD & hours-of-service

41 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent Jun 1, 2026. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.

27ELD device issues
1No log / no ELD
0False logs
4Drove over hours

8 ELD violations in the last 24 months.

Crash history· 896 total · 88 in 24 mo

896
Total crashes
88
In last 24 mo
33
Fatal
343
Injury
YearCrashesFatalInjuryTow
2026312730
20254521643
20244411541
20234801346
20226431761
20216922264
20206321860
20196922766
20185211548
20173621634
2016291928
20153031330
20143601832
20134622241
20122931225
20112621222
2010110511
20094024
20086154
2007110210
2006110611
2005110710
20048038
2003131711
200212089
2001120712
20006116
19999068
19986045
19978058
19962012
199510258
1994140314
1993110810
19928036
19914034
19901000
19891001
DateStateFatalitiesInjuriesTow-away
Aug 3, 2026LA00Yes
Jul 18, 2026LA00Yes
Jun 26, 2026TX01No
Jun 14, 2026IN23Yes
Jun 12, 2026MS00Yes
Jun 10, 2026MI01Yes
May 23, 2026AZ00Yes
May 21, 2026TX00Yes
May 11, 2026LA00Yes
May 4, 2026UT00Yes
Apr 21, 2026CA00Yes
Apr 13, 2026GA00Yes
Apr 6, 2026WA00Yes
Mar 30, 2026NC00Yes
Mar 27, 2026MO00Yes
Mar 19, 2026TX01Yes
Mar 16, 2026IL00Yes
Mar 15, 2026GA00Yes
Feb 18, 2026IN01Yes
Feb 15, 2026KY00Yes
Feb 13, 2026VA00Yes
Feb 6, 2026MI00Yes
Feb 4, 2026LA01Yes
Feb 2, 2026MI00Yes
Feb 2, 2026KY00Yes