Carrier profile · USDOT 1971577 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

KNIGHT WASTE SERVICES LTD

31 power unitsFORT WORTH, TX50/100

AUTHORITY STATUS UNKNOWN

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

31Power units

Self-reported · MCS-150

—Trailers seen

None observed · 24 mo

—Avg age (yr)

Not yet decoded

Call dispatch(817) 332-8333 Email dispatchmarcus@knightwaste.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026

Limited record

Not enough federal record to assess. Verify authority and insurance directly.

Established 17 yearsOut-of-service rates below national averageMCS-150 census data outdated

Watch · 3

MCS-150 census data outdatedThe biennial MCS-150 update is 3.4 years old; fleet/mileage figures may be unreliable.Multiple injury crashes11 crashes involving injuries are on record.Not enough inspection history to rateNo federal roadside inspections in the last 24 months. There is no recent safety record to judge this carrier on — verify authority, insurance and references directly before tendering.

In good standing · 2

Established 17 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2009.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 9 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Authority not on file

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Authority not on file

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

Vektor intelligence · beyond the federal recordProprietary signals computed from VIN-decoded inspections & daily FMCSA snapshots

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

31 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersDecoding

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Not yet decoded

Identity stabilityStable

16 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2009 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

Roadside inspections, BASICs & crash history

Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative

Vehicle OOS —24-mo cumulative

050%

Driver OOS —24-mo cumulative

030%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 0 vehicle and 0 driver inspections over 24 months.

Vehicle OOS rate· vehicle OOS · vehicle-level inspections · 6-month trailing

22.2% · latest 6-mo window▼ Falling

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending down 27.8 pts across the window. The national vehicle benchmark uses the same metric and is shown on the chart.

Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay

No roadside inspections on the FMCSA record in this window

Violation themes· decoded · grouped by BASIC

What this carrier actually gets cited for — FMCSA violation codes decoded into plain English, ranked by frequency.

392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving12 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance9 · 0 OOS
393.78 Windshield wipersVehicle Maintenance8 · 0 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving3 · 0 OOS
393.51 Brake warning devicesVehicle Maintenance2 · 2 OOS
390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving2 · 0 OOS
383.23 Operating without a valid CDLDriver Fitness2 · 2 OOS

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Authority & insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

No insurance filing history on record.

This timeline is the FMCSA filing history, and it ends at the most recent superseded filing — current policy status is not tracked here. Request a certificate of insurance to confirm active coverage before tendering.

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 31
Observed power (24 mo): —
Trailers (towed): —

Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density · 24 mo

Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo

Home base

FORT WORTH, TX

4901 PARKER HENDERSON RD

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & fraud

Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict

Shares a company officer with other carriers

marcus knight — 5 carriers: USDOT 2494508 USDOT 4273556 USDOT 4320798 USDOT 4558076

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Identity & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 4901 PARKER HENDERSON RD, FORT WORTH, TX, 76119
Operation: Intrastate (Non-Hazmat)

Contact

Phone: (817) 332-8333
Email: marcus@knightwaste.com
Web domain: knightwaste.com

Registration

Officer: Marcus Knight
USDOT / docket: 1971577
First registered: Dec 1, 2009
Last MCS-150: Feb 8, 2023 · 25,000 mi (2022)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

—CDL drivers

25,000

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

Daily-captured FMCSA licensing & insurance changes — monitored by Vektor

Federal record activity· monitored daily by Vektor

No licensing or insurance changes captured since Vektor began monitoring this carrier (June 2026). Quiet is usually good.

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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for KNIGHT WASTE SERVICES LTD.

KNIGHT WASTE SERVICES LTD (USDOT 1971577) is unrated by Vektor because the carrier's FMCSA record does not contain enough evidence for a safety score as of Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has an unknown current for-hire authority status because no FMCSA L&I authority row is available as of Jun 13, 2026.

It has an unknown current BIPD insurance status because no FMCSA L&I active-filing snapshot is available as of Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 0 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 0 vehicle-level and 0 driver-level, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 13, 2026.

It reports 31 power units and 28 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Feb 8, 2023.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is KNIGHT WASTE SERVICES LTD's USDOT number?

KNIGHT WASTE SERVICES LTD's USDOT number is 1971577.

Is KNIGHT WASTE SERVICES LTD authorized to operate?

As of Jun 13, 2026, KNIGHT WASTE SERVICES LTD is active in the FMCSA register.

What is KNIGHT WASTE SERVICES LTD's safety record?

KNIGHT WASTE SERVICES LTD has a — vehicle out-of-service rate across 9 roadside inspections, with 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor does not assign this carrier a safety score: No federal roadside inspections in the last 24 months. There is no recent safety record to judge this carrier on — verify authority, insurance and references directly before tendering.