A transport apparatus comprising: a transport belt that is provided with an adhesive adherable with the medium and that is configured to transport a medium; and an ultrasonic sensor including a transmission section that transmits ultrasonic waves to a surface of the adhesive and a reception section that receives ultrasonic waves reflected from the surface, wherein the transport apparatus further comprises: a controller configured to determine a degree of deterioration of the adhesive based on a detection result of the ultrasonic sensor; a cleaning section configured to clean the surface using liquid; a wiping section that is provided downstream of the cleaning section in a circling direction of the transport belt and that wipes the surface by contacting the surface; and an adjustment section configured to adjust a load of the wiping section against the surface, wherein the ultrasonic sensor is configured to detect a state of a detection target region, the detection target region being at least a part of the surface from downstream of the cleaning section to upstream of the wiping section with respect to the circling direction and the controller decreases the load of the wiping section by controlling the adjustment section in accordance with a detection result of the ultrasonic sensor. a transport belt that is provided with an adhesive adherable with the medium and that is configured to transport a medium; and an ultrasonic sensor including a transmission section that transmits ultrasonic waves to a surface of the adhesive and a reception section that receives ultrasonic waves reflected from the surface, wherein the transport apparatus further comprises: a controller configured to determine a degree of deterioration of the adhesive based on a detection result of the ultrasonic sensor; a cleaning section configured to clean the surface using liquid; a wiping section that is provided downstream of the cleaning section in a circling direction of the transport belt and that wipes the surface by contacting the surface; and an adjustment section configured to adjust a load of the wiping section against the surface, wherein the ultrasonic sensor is configured to detect a state of a detection target region, the detection target region being at least a part of the surface from downstream of the cleaning section to upstream of the wiping section with respect to the circling direction and the controller decreases the load of the wiping section by controlling the adjustment section in accordance with a detection result of the ultrasonic sensor. a controller configured to determine a degree of deterioration of the adhesive based on a detection result of the ultrasonic sensor; a cleaning section configured to clean the surface using liquid; a wiping section that is provided downstream of the cleaning section in a circling direction of the transport belt and that wipes the surface by contacting the surface; and an adjustment section configured to adjust a load of the wiping section against the surface, wherein the ultrasonic sensor is configured to detect a state of a detection target region, the detection target region being at least a part of the surface from downstream of the cleaning section to upstream of the wiping section with respect to the circling direction and the controller decreases the load of the wiping section by controlling the adjustment section in accordance with a detection result of the ultrasonic sensor. <EOS>