USDOT 240911MC167955

H J Martens Inc — compliance record

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Vetting summary

Authority age

42 years (granted 1984)

Liability filing

$5M BIPD — meets the $750K federal minimum

Inspections

4 on file

Out-of-service

Within normal range vs national averages

Email identity

Company domain, matches website

Federal identity

Registration snapshot

Legal name

H J Martens Inc

DBA

Entity type

Carrier

Physical address

1125 Martens St, Junction City, WI 54443

Phone

(715) 457-2931

Power units

10

Drivers

8

First on record

Last MCS-150 filing

Hazmat flag

No

Operating authority

Dockets & filings

MC167955

Common: Active · Contract: Active · Broker: None

Property: · Passenger: · HHG: · BIPD filed: · Cargo: · Bond:

Authority history

  • Involuntary Revocation — Common
  • Involuntary Revocation — Contract
  • Involuntary Revocation — Common
  • Involuntary Revocation — Contract
  • Involuntary Revocation — Common
  • Involuntary Revocation — Contract
  • Involuntary Revocation — Contract
  • Involuntary Revocation — Common
  • Involuntary Revocation — Common
  • Involuntary Revocation — Contract
  • Involuntary Revocation — Common
  • Involuntary Revocation — Contract
  • Granted — Motor Property Contract Carrier
  • Involuntary Revocation — Common
  • Granted — Motor Property Common Carrier
  • Granted — Motor Property Common Carrier
  • Involuntary Revocation — Common
  • Involuntary Revocation — Contract
  • Involuntary Revocation — Common
  • Involuntary Revocation — Contract
  • Reinstated — Motor Property Common Carrier
  • Reinstated — Motor Property Contract Carrier
  • Reinstated — Motor Property Common Carrier
  • Reinstated — Motor Property Contract Carrier
  • Involuntary Revocation — Common

Revocation records

  • type license: COMMON · order1 serve date: 11/07/2008 · order2 type desc: INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION · order2 effective date: 12/10/2008
  • type license: CONTRACT · order1 serve date: 11/07/2008 · order2 type desc: INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION · order2 effective date: 12/10/2008
  • type license: COMMON · order1 serve date: 03/26/1999 · order2 type desc: INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION · order2 effective date: 03/02/1999
  • type license: CONTRACT · order1 serve date: 03/26/1999 · order2 type desc: INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION · order2 effective date: 03/02/1999

Insurance filings

91X Western National Mutual Insurance Co. · coverage $5M (as filed)

Out-of-service rates

Driver OOS

0.0%

National average ≈ 5.9% · 4 inspections on record

Vehicle OOS

25.0%

National average ≈ 20.9% · 4 inspections on record

Email & web forensics

On-file email

hjmartens@tds.net — company domain

Mail host

Self-hosted / other

Domain match

Email domain matches the company website

From the FMCSA on-file contact, public domain registration (RDAP), and live DNS.

Crash record — last 24 months

0

Reportable crashes

0

Tow-aways

0

With injuries

0

With fatalities

Most recent: WI 04/2024 · WI 05/2019 · WI 04/2018 — from the federal crash file; recordable crashes regardless of fault.

Safety record

Inspection history

2026: 12025: 12024: 2
Level II — Walk-around: 2Level III — Driver-only: 1Level I — Full: 1
DateStateLevel
Apr 24, 2026WILevel III — Driver-only
Aug 20, 2025WILevel II — Walk-around
Apr 10, 2024WILevel I — Full
Feb 5, 2024WILevel II — Walk-around

Most recent 4 of 4 inspections on file.

Activity log

Record changes

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No changes recorded since TenFourHQ began tracking this company.

In the news

Recent coverage

No recent news coverage found for "H J Martens Inc" — for most small carriers, no news is good news.

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