Carrier profile · USDOT 215732 · MC-160108 · Updated Sep 6, 2026

Martin Transportation Systems Inc

1,160 power unitsavg 8.1 yrNational · 25 statesBYRON CENTER, MI81/100
CARRIER ACTIVEMC-160108 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY
Verified linksmtstrans.comFMCSA SAFER

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 29.0%24-mo cumulative
050%nat'l 22.26%
Driver OOS 1.5%24-mo cumulative
030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 692 vehicle and 1,295 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

32.8% · latest 6-mo window▲ Rising

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending up 6.8 pts 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

1,260 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jun '25 · 86

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
≈0.6 / unit·yr
thin signalabundant signal
Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 1,160-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.
Registered power units
1,160
Inspections · 24 mo
1,295
Annualized
≈648 / yr
Coverage
≈0.6 inspections / unit · yr

BASIC categories· CSA SMS · Aug 2026

53%
Unsafe Driving
Vektor peer est.
58%
Hours-of-Service
Vektor peer est.
44%
Driver Fitness
Vektor peer est.
Controlled Substances
0violations
clean · per-BASIC
82%
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 Driving427 · 0 OOS
  • 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance212 · 183 OOS
  • 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance207 · 52 OOS
  • 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance184 · 48 OOS
  • 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance114 · 6 OOS
  • 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance87 · 56 OOS
  • 396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance71 · 10 OOS
  • 393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance57 · 0 OOS
  • 393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance56 · 0 OOS
  • 395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance41 · 0 OOS

ELD & hours-of-service

129 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent Jun 10, 2026. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.

93ELD device issues
4No log / no ELD
1False logs
25Drove over hours

Trending worse — 66% of ELD violations are in the last 24 months. Falsified-log violations are a serious integrity flag.

Crash history· 1,094 total · 75 in 24 mo

1,094
Total crashes
75
In last 24 mo
40
Fatal
373
Injury
YearCrashesFatalInjuryTow
2026260926
20253621234
20244741147
20234801645
20225601656
20215751355
20205211151
20196211861
20187322969
20175931557
20166931968
20156722665
20143621935
20132801028
2012313930
20113011329
20104021839
2009221621
2008310631
20073811137
20064141937
20052801027
2004321731
20032401019
20011001
20002012
1999120510
19984024
199711174
1996100103
19957162
19945042
19935042
19914014
DateStateFatalitiesInjuriesTow-away
Aug 26, 2026OH00Yes
Aug 25, 2026MI00Yes
Aug 24, 2026MI00Yes
Jul 31, 2026MO00Yes
Jul 27, 2026MI02Yes
Jul 23, 2026MI00Yes
Jul 23, 2026MI00Yes
Jul 6, 2026IN00Yes
Jul 4, 2026IL00Yes
Jul 1, 2026MI03Yes
Jul 1, 2026MI03Yes
Jun 30, 2026IN01Yes
Jun 16, 2026MO00Yes
Jun 8, 2026IL01Yes
May 28, 2026KY01Yes
May 6, 2026VA00Yes
May 5, 2026MI00Yes
Apr 25, 2026OH02Yes
Mar 31, 2026MI00Yes
Mar 26, 2026MO00Yes
Feb 27, 2026IL00Yes
Feb 17, 2026MO00Yes
Feb 14, 2026TX00Yes
Feb 6, 2026MI00Yes
Jan 26, 2026MO01Yes