KNIFE RIVER CORPORATION - SOUTH
244 power units
172 drivers
mileage unreliable
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Hazmat
Intrastate only
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FRED Score 30.0 / 100
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Low confidence
27 yrs history · 46 roadside inspections in 24 months
Scored Nov 8, 2026
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- Expected crashes over the next 12 months, against similar fleets
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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
- 244 all owned
- Drivers · CDL
- 172 · 172
- Annual miles
- 5M unreliable
| Type | Own | Term | Trip | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trucks | 166 | 0 | 0 | 166 |
| Tractors | 67 | 0 | 0 | 67 |
| Trailers | 116 | 0 | 0 | 116 |
Registration
- Organization
- CORPORATION
- Operation
- Intrastate (non-hazmat)
- Authority type
- Authorized For-Hire / Private Property
- Registered
- Jun 23, 1999 (27 yrs)
- MCS-150 update
- Dec 31, 2025 (Biennial Update)
- DUNS
- 783856227
- Officers
- JOHN BERGER · ROBERT VANTIL RODNEY MCCARN
- Phone
- (979) 361-2948
- martha.salsgiver@kniferiver.com
- Address
- 6310 State Highway 21 West, Bryan TX 77807
Cargo
Cargo risk score
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Machinery/Large ObjectsLiquids/GasesGeneral FreightBuilding MaterialsOther: READY MIXConstruction
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Roadside and crash record
FMCSA record, Oct 2024 – Sep 2026Crashes
9
1 fatal (1 death) · 4 injury · 6 people hurt in all
Inspections
46
65% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
6.8%
3 of 44 vehicle inspections
Driver out-of-service
0.0%
0 of 46 driver inspections
Violations
25
3 out-of-service violations
Inspections per quarter
With an out-of-service order
How it compares with similar fleets
Crashes, inspections and violations per power unit and per mile, against fleets like this one
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Violations
25 on the FMCSA record, Oct 2024 – Sep 2026-
Vehicle maintenance No alert19 · 3 out-of-serviceBrakes 8 · Lights 6 · Cargo securement 1 · Steering & suspension 1 · Tires 1 · 2 more
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Unsafe driving No alert0
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Hours of service No alert0
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Driver fitness No alert0
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Drugs & alcohol No alert0
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Hazmat6 · 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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FMCSA record, Oct 2024 – Sep 2026 · crash reports through Sep 15, 2026-
Mar272026Mar 27, 2026 · TexasProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Dec262025Dec 26, 2025 · TexasInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Citation issued.
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Dec162025Dec 16, 2025 · TexasProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Citation issued.
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Dec52025Dec 5, 2025 · TexasFatal · 1 deathDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Aug82025Aug 8, 2025 · TexasInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Aug62025Aug 6, 2025 · TexasInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Jul242025Jul 24, 2025 · TexasProperty damage onlyDark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Jun32025Jun 3, 2025 · TexasInjury · 2 people hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
News reports linked to these crashes
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1 more on the FMCSA record.
1 of the 9 crashes was fatal.
4 of the 9 crashes hurt someone but killed no one.
Insurance filed with FMCSA
FMCSA record through May 14, 2026 · no change recorded by FMCSA sinceToday · live FMCSA check
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On FMCSA's filing record
- Last on FMCSA's record (May 14, 2026)
- $750,000 · STARR INDEMNITY & LIABILITY INSURANCE COMPANYon record since Jan 1, 2026 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Jun 2001
- 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)
- No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required
Authority events and every filing
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FMCSA filings only, not a policy audit. Not part of the FRED grade. Wrong or out of date?
Where it operates
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Map: inspections and crashes from FMCSA's weekly files over 24 months.
Inspections by state
- Texas (HQ) 46
Mostly inspected in its home state (100%).
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FMCSA records
BASIC measures and every inspection, violation and crash, sortable and filterable.
FMCSA records
BASIC measures and every inspection, violation and crash, sortable and filterable.
| BASIC | Inspections with violations | Measure | Alert |
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| Vehicle maintenance | 15 | 1.92 | No alert |
| Unsafe driving | 0 | 0.00 | No alert |
| Hours of service | 0 | 0.00 | No alert |
| Driver fitness | 0 | 0.00 | No alert |
| Drugs & alcohol | 0 | 0.00 | No alert |
| Hazmat | — | — | — |
46 driver inspections · 44 vehicle inspections
These records come from FMCSA's Safety Measurement System, Oct 2024 – Sep 2026; the grade counts crashes Oct 1, 2023 – Sep 30, 2026 and inspections Nov 1, 2024 – Oct 31, 2026 from FMCSA's weekly files, so counts can differ.
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