KNIGHT'S SITE SERVICES INC

DBA: KNIGHT'S PUMPING & PORTABLE SERVICES

DOT# 2652575 Bakersfield, CA Authorized For-Hire
(661) 397-4116 mgaiser@knightsservices.com 1550 James Rd, Bakersfield CA 93308
78 power units · all owned 81 drivers
Intrastate Only
Not enough record
Graded once the record supports it
11 yrs history · 17 roadside inspections

FMCSA Live Status

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Fleet & equipment

Power units
78
Drivers · CDL
81 · 46
Annual miles
340 unreliable
Type Own Term Trip Total
Trucks 75 0 0 75
Tractors 3 0 0 3
Trailers 4 0 0 4

Registration

Registered
06-12-2015 (11 yrs)
MCS-150 Update
07-15-2024
FRED Score Date
Nov 07, 2026
Officer
MARK NAPIER
Officer
TRACEY LINCE

Cargo

34.0
low risk
Other: TOILET WASTE PORTABLE RESTROOMS

Estimated from the commodity types reported to FMCSA, not from loss history or the true cargo mix.

Exposure Unverified

The expected crashes on this page assume the filed fleet of 78 power units is real, but the roadside record corroborates little of it — 14 units seen in 24 months, 0.11 inspections per filed unit-year. Verify the fleet size before relying on the crash expectation.

Mileage Unreliable

MCS-150 annual mileage appears too low for fleet size given observed activity. The per-100k-mile rate benchmarks on this page are excluded; the FRED grade does not use mileage (crash exposure is power-unit-years, violation exposure is inspection counts).

Intrastate Only

Intrastate-only carrier — not required to file MCS-150. May be inspected less frequently than interstate carriers. Safety rates may have lower statistical confidence.

Not enough record to grade yet.

17 inspections and 2 crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months fit anything from an Excellent fleet to a Poor one. It leans worse than similar fleets (about a 60% chance), but not by enough to grade.

Similar fleets: private fleets of 50–99 trucks with the same kind of operation, years in business and amount of road activity. Compared using its own crash record and roadside inspections.

80% likely range 0.48×–2.45×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.MarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
0.8 vs 0.6 for similar fleets
Likely 0–2 crashes
This motor carrier
0.8
Similar fleets
0.6

A record this thin can't pin that down: about a 1-in-3 chance it runs at Poor-level crash rates.

Ask
Loss runs for the last 3 years, and confirm the fleet is operating at its filed size (78 power units).
What the record shows
Crash history
betterworse
Leans worse, not yet proven. 2 crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months (about 1 a year), including 1 with injuries; similar fleets have about 0.6 a year. The grade counts 4 crashes in its 36-month scoring window, recent ones weighted most.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
About typical. Out-of-service orders, violations and unsafe-driving or hours-of-service violations are all close to the rate expected for its inspections.

Worth a closer look

From the FMCSA record. The estimate already counts the safety items; insurance filings and links to other motor carriers are context only.

  • Injury crashes
    1 crash with 2 people hurt in 24 months.
    Ask: claim status and driver history for these crashes.
  • Filed fleet not seen on the road
    Only 14 of the 78 filed power units were seen at a roadside inspection in 24 months (17 inspections in all). The crash expectation assumes all 78 are running.
    Ask: how many trucks are actually operating, with the vehicle schedule.
Strengths
  • No FMCSA BASIC alerts.
Data flags
  • Dangerous driving: 1
  • Unreliable reported mileage
    The motor carrier's self-reported annual mileage (MCS-150) looks implausible, so exposure- and mileage-based figures may be distorted.
  • Estimated mileage
    No usable mileage was reported, so exposure was estimated from similar motor carriers. Mileage-based metrics here are approximate.

Track record

FMCSA record, Oct 2024 – Sep 2026 · grade scored on Sep 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026
Crashes
2
0 fatalities · 2 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
17
41% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
16.7%
2 of 12
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
5.9%
1 of 17
National avg 6.7%
Violations
13
5 out-of-service
Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q4 '24: 1 inspections, 0 out of service 1 Q4 '24 Q1 '25: 1 inspections, 0 out of service 1 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 3 inspections, 0 out of service 3 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 1 inspections, 0 out of service 1 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 1 inspections, 0 out of service 1 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 4 inspections, 0 out of service 4 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 2 inspections, 1 out of service 2 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 4 inspections, 2 out of service 4 Q3 '26
vs 277 peer fleets
This motor carrierPeers
Crashes 0.013 0.018
Inspections 0.19 0.58
Violations 0.08 0.23
Critical violations 0.00 0.04

Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: 50–99 power units, low-risk cargo.

What they get cited for

13 violations · 24 months
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    9 · 4 OOS
    Lights 5 · Brakes 2 · Other parts 2
  • Hours of service No alert
    3 · 1 OOS
    No log 2 · Logbook / ELD paperwork 1
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    1 · 0 OOS
    Reckless / lane 1
  • Driver fitness No alert
    0
  • Drugs & alcohol No alert
    0
Out-of-service violations “No alert” = under FMCSA's BASIC intervention threshold

Violations by quarter

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No violation trend data

Crashes

24 months
  • Oct
    2
    2025
    California
    Injury · 2 people hurt
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Mar
    13
    2025
    California
    Property damage only
    Snow road, daylight, snow, two-way trafficway not divided.

Insurance filed with FMCSA

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No MC, FF or MX docket on FMCSA's registration for this motor carrier, so there are no insurance filings to show. FMCSA collects filings only from registered for-hire authorities; other motor carriers keep proof of insurance (MCS-90) at their place of business.

FMCSA filings only, not a policy audit. Not part of the FRED grade. Wrong or out of date?

Where it happens

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Inspections by state
  • California (HQ) 17