---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001437749-23-005966"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "MRTN"
cik: "0000799167"
company_name: "MARTEN TRANSPORT LTD"
filed_at: "2023-03-09T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-18T07:58:48.140317+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.3
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.3
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Marten Transport elects Patricia L. Jones as independent director

## Summary
- Patricia L. Jones elected to board as independent director; term begins March 15, 2023.
- Jones will serve on Compensation and Nominating/Corporate Governance Committees.
- Jones is founder/CEO of Culture Circus LLC and SVP HR at National Marrow Donor Program.
- Non-employee director compensation: $45,000 annual retainer, $1,500 per board meeting, $750 per committee meeting.
- Eligible for annual grant of 3,000 shares upon re-election at stockholder meeting.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001437749-23-005966
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: MRTN
- cik: 0000799167
- company_name: MARTEN TRANSPORT LTD
- filed_at: 2023-03-09T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.3
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.3
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/799167/000143774923005966/0001437749-23-005966-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/799167/000143774923005966/mrtn20230309_8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001437749-23-005966
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001437749-23-005966.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001437749-23-005966.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Patricia L. Jones was elected as independent director at MARTEN TRANSPORT LTD.
  - Action: elected
  - Role: independent director
  source text: On March 3, 2023, the company's board of directors elected Patricia L. Jones as an independent director of the company.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/799167/000143774923005966/0001437749-23-005966-index.htm

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