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USDOT 1252905 · KNIGHT REFRIGERATED LLC
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KNIGHT REFRIGERATED LLC

USDOT 1252905 MC 491016 Phoenix, AZ Authorized For-Hire
379 power units 379 drivers 39.7M mi/yr
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Marginal
FRED Score 39.8 / 100 The FRED Score (0–100, higher is better) compares this motor carrier's expected crash rate with that of similar fleets. It is an analytical opinion, not an FMCSA safety rating.
High confidence
22 yrs history · 808 roadside inspections in 24 months
Scored Nov 8, 2026
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  • Expected crashes over the next 12 months, against similar fleets
  • What drives the grade: crash history and roadside record
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  • How it compares with similar fleets, per power unit and per mile
  • Cargo risk, and news reports linked to its crashes
  • How the grade is calculated, and its history week by week

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Fleet, registration and cargo

Fleet and equipment

Power units
379 all owned
Drivers · CDL
379 · 379
Annual miles
39.7M ~105k per unit
TypeOwnTermTripTotal
Trucks0000
Tractors37900379
Trailers1,442001,442

Registration

Operation
Interstate
Authority type
Authorized For-Hire
FMCSA rating
Satisfactory (Nov 4, 2008)18 yrs old
Registered
May 28, 2004 (22 yrs)
MCS-150 update
Nov 3, 2025
Officers
DAVID TILLMAN · BRETT SANT
Phone
(623) 907-7231
Email
marilyn_bellamy@swifttrans.com
Address
2002 West Wahalla Lane, Phoenix AZ 85027

Cargo

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Liquids/GasesMeatRefrigerated FoodGeneral FreightFresh ProduceBeveragesPaper ProductsChemicals

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Roadside and crash record

FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026
Crashes
37
2 fatal (2 deaths) · 9 injury · 13 people hurt in all · 37 tow-away
Inspections
808
68% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
16.7%
75 of 448 vehicle inspections
Driver out-of-service
1.1%
9 of 808 driver inspections
Violations
415
88 out-of-service violations
Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q4 '24: 94 inspections, 5 out of service 94 Q4 '24 Q1 '25: 116 inspections, 16 out of service 116 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 98 inspections, 7 out of service 98 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 85 inspections, 7 out of service 85 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 122 inspections, 14 out of service 122 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 101 inspections, 15 out of service 101 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 98 inspections, 14 out of service 98 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 83 inspections, 6 out of service 83 Q3 '26
Sep 25–30, 2024 isn't charted (too little of that quarter is on file); the 24-month totals include its 11 inspections.
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Violations

415 on the FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    261 · 80 out-of-service
    Brakes 111 · Tires 56 · Lights 53 · Cargo securement 7 · Wheels & hubs 6 · 28 more
  • Hours of service No alert
    90 · 3 out-of-service
    Logbook / ELD paperwork 35 · Over hours limit 23 · No log 18 · False log 14
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    55 · 0 out-of-service
    Reckless / lane 25 · Speeding 15 · Seat belt 5 · Phone use 2 · Other 8
  • Driver fitness No alert
    5 · 3 out-of-service
    No valid CDL 5
  • Drugs & alcohol No alert
    2 · 2 out-of-service
  • Hazmat
    2 · 0 out-of-service
Out-of-service share of each category. “No alert” = under FMCSA's BASIC intervention threshold.

Violations by quarter

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7 violations fall outside the charted quarters; the 24-month totals include them.

Crashes

FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026 · crash reports through Sep 15, 2026
37 tow-away
  • Aug
    7
    2026
    Aug 7, 2026 · Nebraska
    Tow-away
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Jun
    21
    2026
    Jun 21, 2026 · California
    Tow-away
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Jun
    11
    2026
    Jun 11, 2026 · Arizona
    Tow-away
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Jun
    4
    2026
    Jun 4, 2026 · Indiana
    Tow-away
    Daylight.
  • Apr
    18
    2026
    Apr 18, 2026 · Tennessee
    Tow-away
    Wet road, daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Feb
    9
    2026
    Feb 9, 2026 · Kentucky
    Tow-away
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Feb
    8
    2026
    Feb 8, 2026 · Arkansas
    Tow-away
    Dark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Jan
    27
    2026
    Jan 27, 2026 · Arizona
    Injury · 2 people hurt
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.
  • Dec
    29
    2025
    Dec 29, 2025 · Colorado
    Fatal · 1 death
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.
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28 more on the FMCSA record.

Insurance filed with FMCSA

FMCSA record through Nov 7, 2026
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On FMCSA's filing record
Liability (BIPD)
primary $1,000,000 + excess $4,000,000 (total $5,000,000) · RED ROCK RISK RETENTION GROUP (risk retention group)
on record since Mar 1, 2018 · FMCSA minimum $1,000,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Feb 2005
Cargo filing
not required by FMCSA (household-goods motor carriers only); the cargo policy is not on FMCSA's record
36 months to Nov 7, 2026
  • One liability insurer throughout
  • No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required
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Where it operates

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Map: inspections and crashes from FMCSA's weekly files over 24 months.

Inspections by state
  • California 204
  • Utah 117
  • Tennessee 78
  • Texas 54
  • Mississippi 33
  • Arizona (HQ) 28
  • New Mexico 27
  • Missouri 25

Runs well beyond its home state: 28 of 808 inspections were in Arizona.

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