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MARTEN TRANSPORT LTD

DOT# 74432 MC# 103798 Mondovi, WI Authorized For-Hire
(715) 926-4216 dan.king@marten.com 129 Marten Street, Mondovi WI 54755
3,794 tractors 2,660 drivers 329.8M mi/yr · ~87k per unit
HazMat
Marginal
FRED Score 48.9 / 100
High confidence
52 yrs history · 4,989 roadside inspections

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Fleet & equipment

Power units
3,794
Drivers · CDL
2,660 · 2,660
Annual miles
329.8M
Type Own Term Trip Total
Trucks 0 0 0 0
Tractors 3722 72 0 3794
Trailers 5414 0 0 5414

Registration

Organization
CORPORATION
FMCSA Rating
Satisfactory (03-20-2014) · 12 yr old
Registered
06-01-1974 (52 yrs)
MCS-150 Update
05-11-2026 (Address Change)
FRED Score Date
Nov 07, 2026
Officer
DOUGLAS PETIT
Officer
DANIEL KING

Cargo

58.0
medium risk
Household Goods Liquids/Gases Intermodal Containers Meat Refrigerated Food General Freight Logs/Poles/Beams/Lumber Building Materials Fresh Produce Beverages Other: FOOD STUFFS Dry Bulk Paper Products Farm Supplies Construction Coal/Coke Chemicals
High-Risk Cargo
General Freight, Household Goods, Refrigerated Food, Meat

Note: "General Freight" is a catch-all; the actual cargo mix and its risk may differ.

Estimated from the commodity types reported to FMCSA, not from loss history or the true cargo mix.

Expected crash rate is probably higher than similar fleets (about a 70% chance), but the record is too thin to say by how much.

Similar fleets: for-hire fleets of 500+ trucks with the same kind of operation, years in business and amount of road activity. Compared using its own crash record and roadside inspections.

This motor carrier 1.08×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.MarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
107.6 vs 99.2 for similar fleets
Likely 84–133 crashes
This motor carrier
107.6
Similar fleets
99.2
Chance of a fatal crash, next 12 months
~94%
About typical for similar fleets.
What's driving the grade
Crash history
betterworse
Worse than peers. 202 crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months (about 101 a year), including 8 fatal (8 deaths) and 55 with injuries; similar fleets have about 99 a year. The grade counts 341 crashes in its 36-month scoring window, recent ones weighted most.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Better than peers. Violations 0.41× and out-of-service orders 0.47× the rate expected for its inspections. Together they move its crash estimate -12%: roadside results weigh far less than crash history. It's inspected more often than most fleets its size.

Worth a closer look

From the FMCSA record. The grade already counts the safety items; insurance filings and links to other motor carriers are not in it.

  • Fatal crashes
    8 crashes with 8 fatalities in 24 months (most recent Aug 14, 2026).
    Ask: the accident register and loss runs for these crashes.
  • New since the grade was set
    2 crashes after Aug 31, 2026. Not in the grade yet.
  • Injury crashes
    55 crashes with 63 people hurt in 24 months.
    Ask: claim status and driver history for these crashes.
  • Drivers put out of service
    22 out-of-service violations against drivers: 11 medical certificate, 7 no valid CDL, 4 hours of service (Oct 2024 – Aug 2026).
    Ask: driver supervision and dispatch practices.
  • Brakes and lights
    Brakes are 418 of 1901 violations (22%). Brake or light defects led to 148 out-of-service orders.
    Ask: the preventive-maintenance schedule and shop records.
  • Hazmat violations
    21 hazmat violations, 4 out of service.
Strengths
  • Vehicle out-of-service rate 14.1% vs 22.3% national; driver 0.5% vs 6.7%.
  • No FMCSA BASIC alerts.
Data flags
  • Dangerous driving: 139
  • Excessive speeding: 126
  • Substance violations: 3

Track record

FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026 · grade scored on Sep 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026
Crashes
202
8 fatalities · 68 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
4,989
73% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
14.1%
376 of 2,671
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
0.5%
23 of 4,981
National avg 6.7%
Violations
1,901
435 out-of-service
Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q4 '24: 577 inspections, 45 out of service 577 Q4 '24 Q1 '25: 669 inspections, 55 out of service 669 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 727 inspections, 49 out of service 727 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 783 inspections, 57 out of service 783 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 554 inspections, 46 out of service 554 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 570 inspections, 51 out of service 570 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 546 inspections, 45 out of service 546 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 524 inspections, 47 out of service 524 Q3 '26
Sep 25–30, 2024 isn't charted (too little of that quarter is on file); the 24-month totals include its 39 inspections.
vs 453 peer fleets
This motor carrierPeers
Crashes 0.027 0.022
Inspections 1.07 0.63
Violations 0.25 0.22
Critical violations 0.07 0.05

Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: 500+ power units, medium-risk cargo.

What they get cited for

1,901 violations · 24 months
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    1,181 · 408 OOS
    Brakes 418 · Lights 278 · Tires 220 · Wheels & hubs 77 · Steering & suspension 44 · 144 more
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    459 · 0 OOS
    Reckless / lane 170 · Speeding 133 · Phone use 34 · Seat belt 33 · Other 89
  • Hours of service No alert
    220 · 4 OOS
    Logbook / ELD paperwork 99 · Over hours limit 84 · No log 20 · False log 17
  • Driver fitness No alert
    20 · 19 OOS
    Medical certificate 11 · No valid CDL 9
  • Drugs & alcohol No alert
    0
  • Hazmat
    21 · 4 OOS
Out-of-service violations “No alert” = under FMCSA's BASIC intervention threshold

Violations by quarter

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No violation trend data

Crashes

24 months
  • Sep
    13
    2026
    Wisconsin
    Injury · 1 person hurt
    Dark - lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Sep
    12
    2026
    Arkansas
    Injury · 1 person hurt
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Aug
    14
    2026
    Utah
    Fatal · 1 death
    Dark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
    In the news
    Highway 191 closed in both directions after fatal multi-vehicle crash near Moab
    KUTV · Aug 14, 2026

    Why this link: FMCSA crash report UT2604144636 (UHP) lists MARTEN TRANSPORT LTD’s truck in this crash. This third-party news report covers a crash with the same date, place and number of deaths, matched automatically. It may not name MARTEN TRANSPORT LTD and doesn't establish fault. Wrong article?

  • Aug
    10
    2026
    South Carolina
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Citation issued.
  • Aug
    7
    2026
    Ohio
    Property damage only
    Wet road, daylight, rain, one-way trafficway not divided.
  • Aug
    7
    2026
    Utah
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Aug
    7
    2026
    Virginia
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Citation issued.
  • Aug
    6
    2026
    Washington
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Jun
    7
    2026
    Michigan
    Fatal · 1 death
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
    In the news
    1 dead after semi flips during Covington Township crash on M-28
    Upper Michigan's Source · Jun 8, 2026

    Why this link: FMCSA crash report MI0003828969 (Baraga Co Sheriff's Office) lists MARTEN TRANSPORT LTD’s truck in this crash. This third-party news report covers a crash with the same date, place and number of deaths, matched automatically. It may not name MARTEN TRANSPORT LTD and doesn't establish fault. Wrong article?

  • Jun
    1
    2026
    Missouri
    Fatal · 1 death
    Daylight.
    In the news
    WB I-70 closed for crash involving tractor trailers near Oak Grove
    FOX4 Kansas City (fox4kc.com) · Jun 1, 2026

    Why this link: FMCSA crash report MO0000119527 (MOMHPAA00) lists MARTEN TRANSPORT LTD’s truck in this crash. This third-party news report covers a crash with the same date, place and number of deaths, matched automatically. It may not name MARTEN TRANSPORT LTD and doesn't establish fault. Wrong article?

  • Dec
    20
    2025
    Kentucky
    Fatal · 1 death
    Dark - lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
    In the news
    One person dead after two crash involving semi-truck
    WKYT · Dec 20, 2025

    Why this link: FMCSA crash report KY0073275970 (KY STATE POLICE POST 10) lists MARTEN TRANSPORT LTD’s truck in this crash. This third-party news report covers a crash with the same date, place and number of deaths, matched automatically. It may not name MARTEN TRANSPORT LTD and doesn't establish fault. Wrong article?

  • Sep
    17
    2025
    Arkansas
    Fatal · 1 death
    Dark - not lighted, one-way trafficway not divided.
    In the news
    El Dorado man dies in car crash with cow; Hot Springs pedestrian killed -
    Arkadelphian · Sep 19, 2025

    Why this link: FMCSA crash report AR2025556118 (Hot Springs City Police) lists MARTEN TRANSPORT LTD’s truck in this crash. This third-party news report covers a crash with the same date, place and number of deaths, matched automatically. It may not name MARTEN TRANSPORT LTD and doesn't establish fault. Wrong article?

About “In the news”: these links go to third-party news reports that FRED Score matched automatically to FMCSA crash records — same date and place, with a truck or bus involved, and the same number of deaths or, for a crash that released hazardous materials, the release — and checked a second time before showing. A link doesn't mean this motor carrier caused the crash: FMCSA crash reports don't assign fault, and news coverage can be incomplete or wrong. FRED Score doesn't verify or endorse what the articles say.

190 more in the FMCSA records below.

Insurance filed with FMCSA

FMCSA record through Nov 2, 2026
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Liability (BIPD)
primary $1,000,000 + excess $3,000,000 (total $4,000,000) · Palisades Insurance Company
on record since Jun 27, 2003 · FMCSA minimum $1,000,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Dec 1993
Cargo filing
on file · AGCS Marine Insurance Company since Jun 1, 2010
Broker or forwarder bond
$75,000 surety bond (BMC-84) · Westchester Fire Insurance Company since Oct 1, 2013
36 months to Nov 2, 2026
  • One liability insurer throughout
  • No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required

Operating authority active (FMCSA's new registration system, status since Mar 9, 2007)

Who insures fleets like this →

FMCSA filings only, not a policy audit. Not part of the FRED grade. Wrong or out of date?

Where it happens

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Inspections by state
  • California 1,123
  • Tennessee 338
  • Texas 281
  • Mississippi 268
  • Missouri 252
  • Georgia 242
  • Florida 184
  • Ohio 172

Runs well beyond its home state: 109 of 4,989 inspections were in Wisconsin.

Data sourced from FMCSA. The FRED Score is an analytical opinion and is not an FMCSA safety rating. Unless a motor carrier has received an Unsatisfactory safety rating under 49 CFR Part 385 or has otherwise been ordered to discontinue operations by FMCSA, it is authorized to operate. This information is provided for informational purposes only and should not be the sole basis for any decision. Report generated · fred-score.com/carrier/74432