MARTIN CARTAGE & EXPRESS INC
USDOT 536784
Active, interstate carrier, mid-size fleet (21 power units) — no FMCSA safety rating on record (common).
Vetting summary
At a glance
- Insurance on fileGreat West Casualty Company
- Out-of-service rate20% vs 19.1% national avg
- Crashes (24 months)2 reported — involvement does not imply fault
- Linked registrations8 share this carrier's phone or address
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 | 536784 |
|---|---|
| MC Number | MC-300913 |
| Legal Name | MARTIN CARTAGE & EXPRESS INC |
| DBA Name | — |
| Entity Type | CORPORATION |
| Phone | 6303507000 |
| Address | 745 DILLON DRIVE, Wood Dale, IL, 60191 |
Status
Authority & safety
| Operating Status | Active |
|---|---|
| Operation Type | Interstate |
| Safety Rating | None on record — most carriers have not received a formal FMCSA safety rating. |
| 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 | Great West Casualty Company |
|---|---|
| Coverage on File | $1,000,000 |
| Insurance on File Since | 2007-02-11 |
| Insurer | Coverage | Form | Effective | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Great West Casualty Company | $1,000,000 | BMC-91X | 2007-02-11 | — |
Timeline
Authority history
| Authority Events on Record | 1 |
|---|
- 1996-04-03 — Other — Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods) Active DISMISSED
Our scoring
Safety scores
| Unsafe Driving | 79 / 100 |
|---|---|
| Hours-of-Service Compliance | 0 / 100 |
| Driver Fitness | 90 / 100 |
| Controlled Substances & Alcohol | 0 / 100 |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 0 / 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 | 2 total (0 fatal, 0 with injuries, 2 towaway) |
- 2026-03-31 — IL — towaway
- 2026-03-10 — IL — towaway
- 2023-11-16 — IL — towaway
Most frequent violation categories: 1 (1), 12 (1), 14 (1).
Crash involvement does not imply fault. FMCSA crash records list all reportable crashes involving a carrier, regardless of who caused them.
Signals
Linked registrations
8 other active carrier registrations share this carrier's phone or address in FMCSA records.
USDOT 302316 · USDOT 780089 · USDOT 2235139 · USDOT 2246505 · USDOT 2252848
Shared contact details can have many ordinary explanations, such as a shared dispatch service, registration agent, or office address.
Equipment
Fleet & operations
| Power Units (trucks) | 21 |
|---|---|
| Drivers | 17 |
| Recent Annual Mileage | 628,620 |
| Last MCS-150 Filing | 02-APR-26 |
MARTIN CARTAGE & EXPRESS INC operates 21 power units — a larger fleet than 96% of carriers registered in IL.
Nearby
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