ROY L MARTIN

WASCO, CA

DBA: MARTINS TOW SERVICE

Brokers & shippers · booking check

No hard blockers on file

Authority and insurance signals look clear in our data. Still verify live on FMCSA SAFER / L&I before tendering a load.

Clear to review

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Plain-text risk summary (print / paste)

TruckCodex risk summary — ROY L MARTIN (USDOT 2661833)
Verdict: CLEAR TO REVIEW
No hard blockers on file
Authority and insurance signals look clear in our data. Still verify live on FMCSA SAFER / L&I before tendering a load.

Authority / census status: Active

Blockers:
  (none)

Cautions:
  (none)

On file:
  (none)

Source: https://truckcodex.com/usdot/2661833/
As of: Sep 2, 2026
Always confirm on FMCSA SAFER and L&I before tendering — TruckCodex mirrors public filings and can lag by up to a day.

USDOT 2661833 Active AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE Company officer: ROY L MARTIN Other Based in WASCO, CA

FMCSA census as of Sep 2, 2026 · Sources · Freshness

TruckCodex · filing & peer scorecard

TruckCodex filing & peer scorecard · A

Composite of 2/5 scored components (mean 100/100). Separate from booking triage on this page. Expand for per-signal evidence. Heuristic — not an FMCSA rating or legal advice.

A confidence 40% · 2/5 signals · expand

Authority / census

Active · 100/100

Active census status with no OOS order or revoked authority on file.

Insurance / BIPD

Insurance/BIPD signal not resolved for this carrier.

NR reason: No active policies and no uninsured flag to score against.

OOS vs peers

Peer OOS benchmark unavailable (missing power units, OOS rates, or fewer than 5 same-size peers).

NR reason: getCarrierPeerSafety returned null.

FMCSA safety rating

Unrated

FMCSA has not assigned this carrier a formal safety rating. We do not invent one.

NR reason: No published FMCSA safety_rating.

Insurance-watch tier

Not on watch · 100/100

No BMC-91 insurance-lapse watch classification on file for this USDOT.

TruckCodex filing & peer scorecard from authority, BIPD, peer OOS, FMCSA safety rating, and insurance-watch signals. Not a booking verdict and not legal advice. See methodology. Booking triage on this page: Clear to review.

Operating authority

No authority breakdown on file.

Insurance

No active policies on file.

BOC-3 agent

No BOC-3 filing on file.

Company profile

Company details

USDOT 2661833

In FMCSA records since Jun 12, 2015 (~11y)

Company officer ROY L MARTIN

Operation AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Cargo carried

Other

Fleet size 0 units

Drivers 1

Contact & address

Phone: (661) 758-2991

Physical

503 NORTH F STREET

WASCO, CA 93280

Mailing address matches physical.

Registration & safety rating

USDOT 2661833

In FMCSA records since Jun 12, 2015 (~11y)

Operation AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

vs. National Average

Vehicle OOS Rate 14.3% vs 23.4% -9.1 pts

Driver OOS Rate 0.0% vs 6.7% -6.7 pts

Violations per Inspection 0.29 vs 1.80 -1.51

Peer tier (small fleets (≤10 power units)) median OOS rate: 50%

FMCSA cargo filing (BMC-34/83)

No active FMCSA cargo filing on file.

FMCSA L&I filing evidence — not a shipper certificate of insurance (COI). Cargo (BMC-34) is primarily an HHG / household-goods requirement; general freight carriers often have none.

Broker bond / trust (BMC-84/85)

No active broker surety bond or trust fund on file.

BMC-84 is a surety bond; BMC-85 is a trust-fund agreement. Required for property brokers / freight forwarders — not motor-carrier BIPD liability insurance.

Inspections (24 months)

All 11 inspections →

	Driver	Vehicle	Hazmat
Inspections	7	7	0
OOS inspections	0	1	0
OOS percentage	0%	14.29%	—
National average	6.7%	23.4%	4.4%

Roadside inspections in the last 24 months. National averages are FMCSA MCSAP reference rates (driver ~6.7%, vehicle ~23.4%, hazmat ~4.4%).

Power Units

Drivers

Inspections

FMCSA roadside history on file

OOS Rate (peak)

14.3%

driver or vehicle, whichever higher

Crashes (24m)

Authorities

Carrier analysis & narrative context Status notes, risk intelligence, and safety profiles

Carrier is unrated

FMCSA has not assigned this carrier a formal safety rating. Use the inspection history and BASIC scores below to assess on-road performance.

Risk intelligence

MARTINS TOW SERVICE had 7 roadside inspections over the past 24 months with an out-of-service rate of 14.3%, which is below the national average of 19.3%. Their highest FMCSA BASIC percentile is vehicle_maint at 2.0.

Inspection profile

7 roadside inspections over the last 24 months, most heavily in CA (7 stops).

Violation profile

14.3% out-of-service rate, below the 19.3% national average; led by Vehicle Maintenance (50.0% of violations).

Risk Signals

Elevated OOS rate

Peak OOS rate of 14.3% is above the driver national average (~6.7%); vehicle national average is ~23.4%.

Inspection Analytics Monthly activity · BASIC mix · state map

Monthly Inspection Activity (4 months)

2023-10 2025-11

Violations by BASIC Category

Federal BASIC buckets for every citation issued against this carrier over the past 24 months.

Vehicle Maintenance

2 violations

1 OOS · 50.0%

Activity by State

States this carrier has been inspected in over the past 24 months.

State	Inspections	OOS	OOS %	Last Inspection
California (CA)	7	1	14.3%	Nov 4, 2025

Vehicle Fleet Top makes and models observed in roadside inspections

Make	Model	Inspections
International		4
Chevrolet		3
Freightliner		3

SMS BASIC Scores FMCSA Safety Measurement System per-BASIC scores

BASIC	Inspections	Serious	Measure	Percentile	Alert	As Of
Driver Fitness	0	—	0.00	0	—	Aug 31, 2026
Controlled Substances / Alcohol	0	—	0.00	0	—	Aug 31, 2026
Hours of Service	0	—	0.00	0	—	Aug 31, 2026
Unsafe Driving	0	—	0.00	0	—	Aug 31, 2026
Vehicle Maintenance	1	—	1.81	2	—	Aug 31, 2026

Higher percentiles indicate worse performance relative to peer carriers. Carriers at or above the FMCSA intervention threshold are marked ALERT.

Recent Inspections (11 rows) View all 11 →

Inspection #	Date ▼	State	Level	Station	Vehicle	Violations	Top Codes	OOS
86237752	Nov 4, 2025	CA	1	BAKERSFIELD	INTERNATIONAL STRAIGHT TRUCK CA 19358R1 · 3HAMMMMM5FL689566	0	—	No
86185663	Oct 28, 2025	CA	1	ca-bakersfield,-ca	FREIGHTLINER STRAIGHT TRUCK CA 68823T3 · 3ALACWFC9RDUS4706	0	—	No
86173185	Oct 28, 2025	CA	1	ca-kern-co.-fairgrounds	INTERNATIONAL STRAIGHT TRUCK CA 19358R1 · 3HAMMMMM5FL689566	2	393.209D-STPAL, 396.5B-HWSL	Yes
86172583	Oct 28, 2025	CA	1	ca-bakersfield,-ca	GM STRAIGHT TRUCK Ticket: Chevrolet CA 52794G3 · 1HTKHPVK0KH811647	0	—	No
82970571	Oct 22, 2024	CA	1	BAKERSFIELD AREA	INTERNATIONAL STRAIGHT TRUCK CA 19358R1 · 3HAMMMMM5FL689566	0	—	No
82970454	Oct 22, 2024	CA	1	BAKERSFIELD AREA	FREIGHTLINER STRAIGHT TRUCK CA 68823T3 · 3ALACWFC9RDUS4706	0	—	No
82970453	Oct 22, 2024	CA	1	BAKERSFIELD AREA	GM STRAIGHT TRUCK Ticket: Chevrolet CA 52794G3 · 1HTKHPVK0KH811647	0	—	No
79912042	Oct 13, 2023	CA	1	WASCO	INTERNATIONAL STRAIGHT TRUCK CA 19358R1 · 3HAMMMMM5FL689566	0	—	No
79911993	Oct 13, 2023	CA	1	WASCO	FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR CA CF82S86 · 3ALACWFC9RDUS4706	0	—	No
79911992	Oct 13, 2023	CA	1	WASCO	GM STRAIGHT TRUCK Ticket: Chevrolet CA 52794G3 · 1HTKHPVK0KH811647	0	—	No
79142108	Jul 11, 2023	CA	1	SHAFTER AIRPORT	FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR CA CF82S86 · 3ALACWFC9RDUS4706	0	—	No

Top Stations & Violation Codes Where this carrier gets inspected and what they get cited for

Most-Inspected Stations

Station	State	Inspections
BAKERSFIELD AREA	CA	3
WASCO	CA	3
BAKERSFIELD	CA	1
SHAFTER AIRPORT	CA	1

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