FRANZ MARTENS
USDOT 1858585 · Doing business as FSM FARMS
Active, interstate carrier, single-truck operation (1 power unit) — safety rating: satisfactory.
Vetting summary
At a glance
- Insurance on filePROGRESSIVE CASUALTY INS. CO.
- Out-of-service rate20% vs 19.1% national avg
- Crashes (24 months)1 reported — involvement does not imply fault
- Authority ageGranted 12 years ago
These signals summarize the records shown below — they are a starting point for your own checks, not a judgment of the carrier.
Registration
Carrier identity
| USDOT Number | 1858585 |
|---|---|
| MC Number | MC-872383 |
| Legal Name | FRANZ MARTENS |
| DBA Name | FSM FARMS |
| Entity Type | — |
| Phone | 4327888619 |
| Address | 562 CR 301B, Seminole, TX, 79360 |
Status
Authority & safety
| Operating Status | Active |
|---|---|
| Operation Type | Interstate |
| Safety Rating | S — Satisfactory (rated 20151201) |
| Hazmat Flag | false |
Safety ratings: S = Satisfactory, C = Conditional, U = Unsatisfactory. A carrier with no rating has not been through a full FMCSA compliance review — this is common and not itself a red flag.
Filings
Insurance
| Current Insurer | PROGRESSIVE CASUALTY INS. CO. |
|---|---|
| Coverage on File | $750,000 |
| Insurance on File Since | 2025-07-31 |
| Insurer | Coverage | Form | Effective | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PROGRESSIVE CASUALTY INS. CO. | $750,000 | BMC-91X | 2025-07-31 | — |
Timeline
Authority history
| Authority First Granted | 2014-07-02 Established authority |
|---|---|
| Authority Events on Record | 1 |
- 2014-07-02 — Granted — Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods) Active GRANTED
Our scoring
Safety scores
| Unsafe Driving | 94 / 100 |
|---|---|
| Hours-of-Service Compliance | 0 / 100 |
| Driver Fitness | 0 / 100 |
| Controlled Substances & Alcohol | 0 / 100 |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 73 / 100 |
Scores are 0-100 rankings computed by us from public FMCSA inspection measures; higher = worse relative to peers. Not official CSA/BASIC percentiles. How these scores are computed.
Safety events
Inspections & crashes (last 24 months)
| Inspections | 5 |
|---|---|
| Out-of-Service Rate | 20% vs 19.1% national average |
| Crashes | 1 total (0 fatal, 1 with injuries, 1 towaway) |
- 2024-10-24 — NM — 1 injured, towaway
Most frequent violation categories: 12 (2), 16 (2), 51 (2).
Crash involvement does not imply fault. FMCSA crash records list all reportable crashes involving a carrier, regardless of who caused them.
Equipment
Fleet & operations
| Power Units (trucks) | 1 |
|---|---|
| Drivers | 1 |
| Recent Annual Mileage | 164,505 |
| Last MCS-150 Filing | 19-FEB-26 |
FRANZ MARTENS operates 1 power unit — a larger fleet than 0% of carriers registered in TX.
Nearby
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