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USDOT 271939 · KNIFE RIVER CORPORATION-NORTHWEST
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KNIFE RIVER CORPORATION-NORTHWEST

DBA KNIFE RIVER

USDOT 271939 MC 193621 Tangent, OR Authorized For-Hire / Private Property
425 power units 433 drivers mileage unreliable
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Satisfactory
FRED Score 50.0 / 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.
Low confidence
40 yrs history · 37 roadside inspections in 24 months
Scored Nov 8, 2026
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  • 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
425
Drivers · CDL
433 · 355
Annual miles
9M unreliable
TypeOwnTermTripTotal
Trucks37390382
Tractors320032
Trailers31200312

Registration

Organization
CORPORATION
Operation
Interstate
Authority type
Authorized For-Hire / Private Property
FMCSA rating
Satisfactory (Aug 18, 2025)
Registered
Apr 22, 1986 (40 yrs)
MCS-150 update
Sep 19, 2025 (Address Change)
DUNS
9041427
Officers
STRATOS FLANDERS · JILL JOHNSON
Phone
(541) 918-5100
Email
jill.johnson@kniferiver.com
Address
32260 Old Hwy 34, Tangent OR 97389

Cargo

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Drive/Tow AwayMachinery/Large ObjectsLiquids/GasesLogs/Poles/Beams/LumberBuilding MaterialsOther: REDI MIXDry BulkConstructionGarbage/Refuse

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Roadside and crash record

FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026
Crashes
8
0 fatal (0 deaths) · 1 injury · 1 person hurt in all
Inspections
37
76% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
21.2%
7 of 33 vehicle inspections
Driver out-of-service
0.0%
0 of 37 driver inspections
Violations
12
6 out-of-service violations
Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q4 '24: 2 inspections, 1 out of service 2 Q4 '24 Q1 '25: 4 inspections, 0 out of service 4 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 6 inspections, 0 out of service 6 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 8 inspections, 3 out of service 8 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 6 inspections, 2 out of service 6 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 2 inspections, 0 out of service 2 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 5 inspections, 0 out of service 5 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 3 inspections, 1 out of service 3 Q3 '26
Sep 25–30, 2024 isn't charted (too little of that quarter is on file); the 24-month totals include its 1 inspection.
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Violations

12 on the FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    11 · 6 out-of-service
    Tires 4 · Cargo securement 3 · Lights 2 · Other parts 2
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    1 · 0 out-of-service
    Speeding 1
  • Hours of service No alert
    0
  • Driver fitness No alert
    0
  • Drugs & alcohol No alert
    0
Out-of-service share of each category. “No alert” = under FMCSA's BASIC intervention threshold.

Violations by quarter

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Crashes

FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026 · crash reports through Sep 15, 2026
  • Sep
    1
    2026
    Sep 1, 2026 · Oregon
    Property damage only
    Daylight, one-way trafficway not divided.
  • Jul
    13
    2026
    Jul 13, 2026 · Oregon
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Oct
    8
    2025
    Oct 8, 2025 · North Dakota
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Citation issued.
  • Oct
    2
    2025
    Oct 2, 2025 · Oregon
    Injury · 1 person hurt
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Sep
    30
    2025
    Sep 30, 2025 · Oregon
    Property damage only
    Wet road, daylight, rain, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Aug
    29
    2025
    Aug 29, 2025 · Oregon
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Jan
    13
    2025
    Jan 13, 2025 · Oregon
    Property damage only
    Dark - not lighted, two-way trafficway not divided.
  • Nov
    11
    2024
    Nov 11, 2024 · Oregon
    Property damage only
    Wet road, dawn, rain, two-way trafficway not divided.

Insurance filed with FMCSA

FMCSA record through May 14, 2026 · no change recorded by FMCSA since
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On FMCSA's filing record
Last on FMCSA's record (May 14, 2026)
$750,000 · STARR INDEMNITY & LIABILITY INSURANCE COMPANY
on record since Jan 1, 2026 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Jul 1990
Cargo filing
not required by FMCSA (household-goods motor carriers only); the cargo policy is not on FMCSA's record
36 months to May 14, 2026
  • 2 liability insurers on FMCSA's record, 1 change: LIBERTY MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE CO. → STARR INDEMNITY & LIABILITY INSURANCE COMPANY (Jan 2026)
  • 1 cancellation notice filed by an insurer, replaced before it took effect
  • 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
  • Oregon (HQ) 31
  • Washington 6

Mostly inspected in its home state (84%).

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