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USDOT 74432MC103798MC139853

Marten Transport Ltd — compliance record

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Vetting summary

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Authority age

48 years (granted 1978)

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Liability filing

$3M BIPD — meets the $750K federal minimum

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Inspections

8,270 on file

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Out-of-service

Within normal range vs national averages

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Email identity

Company domain, matches website

Federal identity

Registration snapshot

Legal name

Marten Transport Ltd

DBA

—

Entity type

Carrier+broker

Physical address

129 Marten Street, Mondovi, WI 54755

Phone

(715) 926-4216

Power units

3,794

Drivers

2,660

First on record

—

Last MCS-150 filing

—

Hazmat flag

No

Operating authority

Dockets & filings

MC103798

Common: Active · Contract: Active · Broker: Active

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

MC139853

Common: None · Contract: Inactive · Broker: None

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

Authority history

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

Revocation records

  • type license: BROKER · order1 serve date: 07/29/2013 · order2 type desc: INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION · order2 effective date: 09/03/2013

Insurance filings

84 — Westchester Fire Insurance Company
91X — Self-insured · coverage $1M (as filed)
91X — Ace American Insurance Company · coverage $3M (as filed)
34 — Agcs Marine Insurance Company

Out-of-service rates

Driver OOS

0.5%

National average ≈ 5.9% · 8,270 inspections on record

Vehicle OOS

8.1%

National average ≈ 20.9% · 8,270 inspections on record

Email & web forensics

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On-file email

dan.king@marten.com — company domain

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Domain age

marten.com registered 1995-11-06 (31 years)

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Mail host

Enterprise (Mimecast)

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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

202

Reportable crashes

194

Tow-aways

60

With injuries

7

With fatalities

Most recent: OH 08/2026 · UT 08/2026 · WA 08/2026 — from the federal crash file; recordable crashes regardless of fault.

Safety record

Inspection history

2026: 1,4072025: 2,7332024: 2,9432023: 1,187
Level III — Driver-only: 3,814Level II — Walk-around: 2,484Level I — Full: 1,951Level V — Vehicle-only: 12Level IV — Special: 9
DateStateLevel
Aug 21, 2026CALevel III — Driver-only
Aug 20, 2026NVLevel I — Full
Aug 19, 2026AZLevel II — Walk-around
Aug 19, 2026OKLevel II — Walk-around
Aug 19, 2026CALevel III — Driver-only
Aug 19, 2026OKLevel I — Full
Aug 19, 2026KYLevel III — Driver-only
Aug 19, 2026NCLevel III — Driver-only
Aug 19, 2026NCLevel II — Walk-around
Aug 18, 2026WILevel I — Full
Aug 18, 2026CALevel I — Full
Aug 18, 2026LALevel III — Driver-only
Aug 18, 2026KSLevel I — Full
Aug 18, 2026TXLevel II — Walk-around
Aug 18, 2026TNLevel I — Full
Aug 18, 2026MOLevel II — Walk-around
Aug 17, 2026CALevel II — Walk-around
Aug 17, 2026CALevel III — Driver-only
Aug 17, 2026CALevel III — Driver-only
Aug 17, 2026NVLevel III — Driver-only
Aug 17, 2026IALevel III — Driver-only
Aug 17, 2026MSLevel III — Driver-only
Aug 17, 2026NCLevel III — Driver-only
Aug 16, 2026CALevel I — Full
Aug 16, 2026CALevel I — Full
Aug 15, 2026TNLevel III — Driver-only
Aug 14, 2026TXLevel II — Walk-around
Aug 14, 2026UTLevel II — Walk-around
Aug 14, 2026UTLevel III — Driver-only
Aug 14, 2026ILLevel III — Driver-only
Aug 14, 2026FLLevel III — Driver-only
Aug 14, 2026TNLevel II — Walk-around
Aug 14, 2026NVLevel II — Walk-around
Aug 13, 2026CALevel I — Full
Aug 13, 2026KYLevel II — Walk-around
Aug 13, 2026SCLevel III — Driver-only
Aug 13, 2026FLLevel II — Walk-around
Aug 13, 2026KYLevel I — Full
Aug 12, 2026WALevel III — Driver-only
Aug 12, 2026OHLevel II — Walk-around
Aug 12, 2026LALevel III — Driver-only
Aug 12, 2026CALevel I — Full
Aug 11, 2026TXLevel II — Walk-around
Aug 11, 2026WALevel II — Walk-around
Aug 11, 2026AZLevel II — Walk-around
Aug 11, 2026CALevel I — Full
Aug 10, 2026SCLevel III — Driver-only
Aug 10, 2026KYLevel I — Full
Aug 10, 2026MSLevel III — Driver-only
Aug 10, 2026NCLevel I — Full
Aug 10, 2026ALLevel III — Driver-only
Aug 10, 2026NELevel III — Driver-only
Aug 10, 2026LALevel III — Driver-only
Aug 9, 2026OHLevel I — Full
Aug 8, 2026CALevel I — Full
Aug 8, 2026ARLevel III — Driver-only
Aug 8, 2026MSLevel II — Walk-around
Aug 7, 2026ARLevel II — Walk-around
Aug 7, 2026VALevel III — Driver-only
Aug 7, 2026TNLevel II — Walk-around
Aug 7, 2026NDLevel III — Driver-only
Aug 6, 2026CALevel II — Walk-around
Aug 6, 2026CALevel I — Full
Aug 6, 2026CALevel I — Full
Aug 6, 2026WALevel III — Driver-only
Aug 6, 2026WILevel III — Driver-only
Aug 6, 2026GALevel III — Driver-only
Aug 6, 2026MOLevel III — Driver-only
Aug 6, 2026TNLevel III — Driver-only
Aug 6, 2026FLLevel III — Driver-only
Aug 6, 2026TXLevel II — Walk-around
Aug 6, 2026NDLevel I — Full
Aug 5, 2026WILevel II — Walk-around
Aug 5, 2026AZLevel II — Walk-around
Aug 5, 2026TNLevel I — Full
Aug 5, 2026CALevel II — Walk-around
Aug 5, 2026KYLevel II — Walk-around
Aug 5, 2026NVLevel II — Walk-around
Aug 5, 2026CALevel III — Driver-only
Aug 4, 2026CALevel I — Full
Aug 4, 2026CALevel I — Full
Aug 4, 2026CALevel III — Driver-only
Aug 4, 2026TXLevel II — Walk-around
Aug 4, 2026CALevel III — Driver-only
Aug 4, 2026NVLevel II — Walk-around
Aug 4, 2026CALevel III — Driver-only
Aug 3, 2026TNLevel I — Full
Aug 3, 2026COLevel II — Walk-around
Aug 3, 2026TNLevel III — Driver-only
Aug 3, 2026MSLevel I — Full
Aug 3, 2026MSLevel III — Driver-only
Aug 2, 2026CALevel I — Full
Aug 2, 2026TNLevel III — Driver-only
Aug 2, 2026TNLevel I — Full
Aug 2, 2026NVLevel III — Driver-only
Aug 2, 2026MSLevel I — Full
Aug 2, 2026MSLevel I — Full
Aug 1, 2026TXLevel II — Walk-around
Aug 1, 2026MOLevel II — Walk-around
Aug 1, 2026CALevel I — Full

Most recent 100 of 8,270 inspections on file.

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Record changes

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