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Company CheckMARA TRANSPORT INC · DOT 715872

1249 HART AVE, UNION, IA, 50258

DOT# 715872 MC# 329396 Union, Iowa 28 years

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Power Units

Drivers

Crashes (24-Month)

$1,000,000

Insurance

Satisfactory

Safety Rating

Inspections

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Public record

8 events tracked · latest Aug 5, 2026 ↓ Show details ↓

Safety & compliance 7

Jun 2, 2026
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
May 21, 2026
Roadside inspection, 4 violations (no OOS).
May 5, 2026
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
May 1, 2026
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Feb 4, 2026
Crash reported (no fatalities).
Jan 22, 2026
Crash reported (no fatalities).
Dec 29, 2025
Crash reported (no fatalities).

Insurance 1

Current
Active insurance on file ($1,000,000).

Public FMCSA record · blue clean · orange change · red risk.

Contact Details

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Physical Address1249 HART AVE, UNION, IA, 50258

Mailing Address1249 HART AVE, UNION, IA, 50258

Other Companies at This Address

Address1249 HART AVE, UNION, IA 50258

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Company	DOT	Phone	Status
MARA FARMS LTD	725454	Sign in	Active
MARA TRANSPORT INC this company	715872	Sign in	Active
LLL LTD	3843862	Sign in	Inactive

Note: sharing an address is legal and common (registered agents, virtual offices, business centers). A shared address never reduces the Trust Score.

Operating Authorities

Authority TypeAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE;EXEMPT FOR HIRE

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

DocketMC329396

CommonNot Active

ContractActive

BrokerNot Active

Operating28 years

Operation Classification

Authorized For HireExempt For Hire

SMS BASIC Scores

FMCSA safety categories, last 24 months. Above Cutoff = FMCSA flags a problem · Below cutoff = within limits · Clean = no violations.

Unsafe Driving

measure 4.67 · 7 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Hours-of-Service Compliance

measure .72 · 3 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Driver Fitness

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Controlled Substances / Alcohol

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Vehicle Maintenance

measure 5.82 · 11 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Source: FMCSA SMS, updated monthly.

Mileage

Annual Mileage1,366,994 miles

Mileage Year2024

VMT SourceMCS-150 Form

Drivers

Interstate

Intrastate

CDL

Total

Interstate >100mi0

Interstate <100mi0

Intrastate >100mi0

Intrastate <100mi0

Safety Summary

Safety RatingSatisfactory

Total Crashes (24-mo)5

Fatal0

Driver OOS0.0% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS17.6% avg 20.7%

SmartWay PartnerNo

Last Review11/14/2012

Insurance

Amount$1,000,000

Type91X

VerifiedFMCSA · 06/16/2026

CompanyNORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY

Policy #WF009531

Last checked08/04/2026

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier

Fleet15 units

Drivers15

Mileage1,366,994 mi

Operating28 years

MCS-15005/2026

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)5

Fatal0

Injury2

Tow-Away3

Safety RatingSatisfactory

Driver Inspections

Total36

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg5.5%

Below National Average

Vehicle Inspections

Total17

Out of Service3

OOS Rate17.6%

National Avg20.7%

Below National Average

Last FMCSA Review: 11/14/2012 | Rated: 02/19/2004

Safety Trends by Year

Roadside inspections and crashes on file, year over year. The red portion of each inspection bar is the out-of-service share; ▲/▼ compares to the prior year.

Inspections · red = OOS

2023

6 · 2 OOS -

2024

17 · 3 OOS ▲

2025

12 · 1 OOS ▼

2026

11 · 0 OOS ▼

Crashes

2023

0 crashes -

2024

0 crashes =

2025

3 crashes ▲

2026

2 crashes ▼

Based on FMCSA crash and roadside inspection records (rolling 3-year window). The latest year may be partial.

Out-of-Service Summary Last 24 months

Live FMCSA roadside inspections through Jun 2026, 35 inspections, 3 resulted in out-of-service (8.6% OOS rate).

Vehicle Out-of-Service 7 OOS

Live FMCSA roadside inspection records, refreshed monthly.

Crash Records (5)

Full crash history on file (all years), newest first. This list may show more than the headline Crashes figure above, because that figure follows the official FMCSA 24-month SMS window used for the Trust Score, older crashes still appear here for transparency.

Date	Location	State	Injuries	Tow	Vehicles	Weather	Road	Light
02/04/2026	MCKEAN TOWNSHIP	PA	0	1	1	Clear	Dry	Daylight
01/22/2026	Marengo Twp	MI	1	1	2	Fog/Smog	Water	Daylight
12/29/2025	GENOA TWP	MI	0	1	2	Fog/Smog	Ice	Daylight
08/15/2025	No city county crash	IA	0	1	1	Clear	Dry	Daylight
01/24/2025	BREMEN TWP	IL	1	1	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

65 roadside violations across 35 inspections, grouped into FMCSA safety-behavior categories. The shaded portion shows how many were serious enough to result in an out-of-service order.

ViolationsOut-of-service

Vehicle Maintenance 44 violations · 13 OOS

Unsafe Driving 16 violations · 0 OOS

Hours-of-Service (HOS) Compliance 5 violations · 0 OOS

Categories follow FMCSR violation parts (Part 393/396 = Vehicle Maintenance, Part 395 = HOS; "Other" = general/administrative parts such as 390). Raw violation counts and out-of-service results, not FMCSA percentile rankings, which are not published for property carriers.

Inspection Records (46)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS	Driver Viol	Vehicle Viol	Vehicle OOS	HazMat
06/02/2026	AR	Driver-Only (Level III)	VAN BUREN AR	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/21/2026	MI	Full (Level I)	MI	4	0	0	4	0	-	▲Detail
05/05/2026	SD	Driver-Only (Level III)	MOUND CITY SD	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/01/2026	NC	Driver-Only (Level III)	ASHEVILLE WEIGH STATION, I-40,	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/14/2026	MN	Full (Level I)	GRAND MEADOW MN	6	0	2	4	0	-	▲Detail
04/08/2026	IN	Driver-Only (Level III)	CHESTERTON IN	1	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
03/27/2026	MN	Walk-Around (Level II)	ERSKINE MN	2	0	1	1	0	-	▲Detail
03/27/2026	MT	Walk-Around (Level II)	HAUGAN MT	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/19/2026	MI	Driver-Only (Level III)	I75 NB @ M57	1	0	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/04/2026	OH	Driver-Only (Level III)	WILMINGTON OH	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/21/2026	MI	Full (Level I)	BUD'S TOW LOT	13	0	1	1	0	-	▲Detail
12/20/2025	IA	Driver-Only (Level III)	165	1	0	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/11/2025	MI	Walk-Around (Level II)	GRASS LAKE SCALE E/B	1	0	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/19/2025	IL	Walk-Around (Level II)	I-57	2	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/06/2025	MI	Driver-Only (Level III)	WB SCALE	1	0	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/10/2025	KY	Full (Level I)	FRANKLIN	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/26/2025	IA	Walk-Around (Level II)	02 - I80 EB MM 115 VAN METER	3	1	0	3	1	-	▲Detail
07/24/2025	MI	Full (Level I)	HOWELL REST AREA	2	0	0	2	0	-	▲Detail
06/30/2025	MS	Walk-Around (Level II)	ALCORN COUNTY	1	0	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/27/2025	IL	Driver-Only (Level III)	I-474	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/12/2025	IL	Full (Level I)	E 550TH ST	9	0	1	1	0	-	▲Detail
02/27/2025	NE	Driver-Only (Level III)	FREMONT SCALE	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/02/2025	IN	Driver-Only (Level III)	SUNMAN IN	1	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/23/2024	MN	Driver-Only (Level III)	WORTHINGTON MN	1	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/20/2024	KY	Full (Level I)	LONDON	7	4	0	7	4	-	▲Detail
12/11/2024	IL	Driver-Only (Level III)	INTERSTATE 74	1	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/02/2024	MI	Walk-Around (Level II)	I94 E/B @ RACE RD	1	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
10/17/2024	IL	Driver-Only (Level III)	I-70	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/03/2024	TN	Driver-Only (Level III)	NASHVILLE TN	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/23/2024	MO	Full (Level I)	EAGLEVILLE MO	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/17/2024	AR	Driver-Only (Level III)	FORT SMITH AR	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/06/2024	IA	Driver-Only (Level III)	01 - I80 WB MM 151 MITCHELLVIL	3	0	3	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/01/2024	AR	Walk-Around (Level II)	VAN BUREN AR	3	2	0	0	2	-	▲Detail
08/12/2024	IA	Walk-Around (Level II)	39 - I35 SB MM 212 NORTHWOOD	1	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
08/06/2024	KY	Walk-Around (Level II)	WILLIAMSBURG	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/22/2024	IA	Driver-Only (Level III)	HWY 20 EB	1	0	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/09/2024	UT	Driver-Only (Level III)	ECHO UT	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/07/2024	KS	Driver-Only (Level III)	NEOSHO COUNTY - 133	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/08/2024	IA	Walk-Around (Level II)	10 - I35 NB MM 30 OSCEOLA	2	1	0	2	1	-	▲Detail
02/07/2024	OH	Driver-Only (Level III)	ROADSIDE	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/23/2023	KY	Full (Level I)	EDDYVILLE	4	0	1	3	0	-	▲Detail
10/17/2023	WY	Driver-Only (Level III)	LANDER	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/07/2023	IL	Driver-Only (Level III)	121 - S I-55 SB RAILSPLITTER R	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/13/2023	OR	Full (Level I)	UMATILLA POE	5	2	0	5	2	-	▲Detail
09/01/2023	IL	Driver-Only (Level III)	I-172 N/B MP 14	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/26/2023	AR	Walk-Around (Level II)	CRAWFORD COUNTY(ALMA EAST STN)	4	2	1	3	2	-	▲Detail

Safety Performance Percentiles

FMCSA SMS percentile rankings. Higher percentile = worse performance relative to peers.

Total Inspections35

Unsafe Driving 7 viols

HOS Compliance 3 viols

Vehicle Maintenance 11 viols

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
91X	BIPD/Primary	NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	TF449743	$1,000,000	12/15/2004	12/01/2007	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	TF449743	$1,000,000	12/15/2004	12/15/2007	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	WILSHIRE INSURANCE COMPANY	BA2489595	$1,000,000	12/15/2001	12/15/2004	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	GULF INSURANCE CO.	GA0676496-001	$1,000,000	12/15/2000	12/15/2001	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	REDLAND INSURANCE CO.	RTP203845	$1,000,000	12/15/1997	12/15/2000	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	GWP50896A	$1,000,000	12/01/2007	10/01/2010	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	GWP50896A	$1,000,000	12/01/2007	11/02/2010	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	LFO0001023	$1,000,000	11/28/2012	10/01/2015	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	LFO0007217	$1,000,000	10/01/2022	10/01/2023	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	A0044068002	$1,000,000	10/01/2019	10/01/2022	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	SCOTTSDALE INDEMNITY COMPANY	RFI0001682	$1,000,000	10/01/2018	10/01/2019	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	A0044068001	$750,000	10/01/2017	10/01/2017	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	A0044068001	$1,000,000	10/01/2017	10/01/2018	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	AEGIS SECURITY INSURANCE COMPANY	AE-000104-01	$1,000,000	10/01/2016	10/01/2017	Cancelled
34	CARGO	AEGIS SECURITY INSURANCE COMPANY	AE-000104-01	$0	10/01/2016	10/01/2017	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	STATE NATIONAL INSURANCE CO., INC.	NDP-000292-01	$1,000,000	10/01/2015	10/01/2016	Replaced
34	CARGO	STATE NATIONAL INSURANCE CO., INC.	NDP-000292-01	$0	10/01/2015	10/01/2016	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	LTO0004717	$750,000	10/01/2011	11/28/2012	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	TF654031	$750,000	10/01/2010	10/01/2011	Replaced

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC329396	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	11/19/2007	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	11/30/2007
MC329396	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	09/05/2023	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	09/29/2023
MC329396	HOUSEHOLD GOODS CONTRACT CARRIER	GRANTED	07/15/1999	REVOKED	11/23/2011
MC329396	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	GRANTED	01/06/1998	-	-

MC	Authority Type	Revocation Date	Type	Reinstate Date
MC329396	CONTRACT	09/05/2017	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	10/10/2017
MC329396	CONTRACT	11/21/2011	VOLUNTARY REVOCATION

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94/100

Excellent

VERIFIED

Every carrier starts at 100. We subtract points for each missing requirement or risk factor below. Verified means all four core requirements pass.

Score breakdown, from 100 to 94

Starts at 100−6 totalFinal 94

Crashes on record (rate-adjusted)−6

Verification, 4 core requirements

Active operating authority

FMCSA shows the USDOT registration and authority are active.

Authorized for hire

Holds active for-hire (common or contract) authority.

Active insurance on file

Insurance coverage and carrier are on file with FMCSA.

Safety rating not Unsatisfactory

Satisfactory FMCSA safety rating.

What's lowering this score

-6

Crashes on record (rate-adjusted)

Crash rate: 5 crash(es) across 15 vehicles (~0.33 per vehicle); none fatal. Scaled to fleet size and fatal severity.

Where this company lands, risk scales

Crash history (rate-adjusted)−6 of 28

0 pts · low risk−28 pts · high risk

Crash rate: 5 crash(es) across 15 vehicles (~0.33 per vehicle); none fatal. Scaled to fleet size and fatal severity.

How we calculate the Trust Score

Every company starts at 100

We subtract points for each missing requirement or risk factor. Verified means all the core requirements for that company's type pass. Nothing is added back, the score is a deduction model built only on public FMCSA data. No pay-to-play, no opinions.

Requirements differ by company type

Each company is judged fairly on its own FMCSA obligations. Anything that doesn't apply shows as a grey N/A, not required, never a penalty.

Carrier (for-hire)

Operating authority, authorized-for-hire, insurance on file, safety rating.

Broker

Broker authority + $75k surety bond (BMC-84/85). MCS-150 not required (no fleet).

Freight forwarder

FF authority + $75k bond + BOC-3. MCS-150 not required (no trucks).

Private carrier

Active USDOT + MCS-150 + safety. No operating authority / for-hire / insurance filing required (hauls its own goods).

Crashes are scaled, not flat

Crash history is proportional. We don't apply a flat penalty, we scale it to (a) crashes per vehicle in the fleet and (b) the share of those crashes that were fatal. So a big, safe fleet barely moves; a small fleet with many (and fatal) crashes takes a large hit.

0 pts deductedscaled by rate & severityup to −28 pts

Low end

50,000 vehicles + 1 crash → ~0 pts. A huge fleet with very few crashes per vehicle is almost untouched.

High end

5 vehicles + 3 crashes incl. fatal → large deduction (near the −28 cap). Many crashes per truck, fatal-heavy.

Mechanics: deduction is capped at 28 points, weighted roughly 60% on crashes-per-vehicle and 40% on the fatal ratio. Zero crashes = zero deduction. If fleet size is unknown, only crash severity can move the score (conservative).

Out-of-service rate vs. the national average

Driver and vehicle out-of-service rates are measured against the FMCSA national average, not a flat number. A company only takes the deduction when it sits above the national benchmark, for example “Vehicle OOS 37% vs national avg 20.7%”.

Point reference, the full menu

Every factor and exactly how many points it can remove. Knockout factors (they also fail Verification) are marked.

Factor	Points
USDOT / authority not active with FMCSA knockout	−25
Missing operating authority (when required) knockout	−15
No insurance or surety bond on file (when required) knockout	−25
Unsatisfactory safety rating knockout	−30
Conditional safety rating	−12
MCS-150 biennial update overdue (carriers)	−10
Crashes, rate-adjusted (per-vehicle & fatal share)	0 to −28
Driver OOS rate above national average	−5
Vehicle OOS rate above national average	−5
Very new carrier (under 1 year)	−10
Limited operating history (1-3 years)	−6
Moderate operating history (3-5 years)	−3
Operating history unknown	−3
No public phone number	−3
No public email address	−2

All inputs come from public FMCSA records (operating authority, insurance/bond filings, the SAFER/SMS safety profile, crash & inspection reports). If FMCSA updates a record, the score updates with it. For the full deduction table, see the methodology page.

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Inspection Records (46)

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