Carrier profile · USDOT 281308 · MC-247827 · FMCSA profile data as of Nov 3, 2026

JTL Group Inc

DBA KNIFE RIVER

106 power unitsavg 12.2 yrLocal · 2 statesCASPER, WY100/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-247827 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

106Power units

7 observed · MCS-150

3Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

12.2Avg age (yr)

2002–2025 · vPIC

Call dispatch(406) 651-2500 Email dispatch[email protected]

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Load decision · FMCSA profile data as of Nov 3, 2026

Clear to load

Active authority and a clean federal record. No blocking issues found.

Watch · 0

Nothing flagged.

In good standing · 5

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 40 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1986.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 20 inspections.No BASIC safety alertsNo FMCSA intervention thresholds are currently exceeded.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo16.7%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

106 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersOlder

12.2 yr

Model years 2002–2025 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

40 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1986 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Cross-border activity

No border inspections on record

A named inspection location does not confirm a border transit or operating authority. Counts cover retained inspection records.

Safety

7 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

FMCSA safety data as of Nov 4, 2026

Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative · vs national

Vehicle OOS 16.7%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 6 vehicle and 7 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

14.3% · latest 6-mo window▲ Rising

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending up 12.7 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

7 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Mar '25 · 3

Vehicle-levelDriver-levelAny OOS

Monthly FMCSA roadside inspections across the 24 charted calendar months. Bars show level-qualified vehicle and driver populations; one inspection can qualify for both. The line shows inspections with any out-of-service result.

Inspection coverage· expected vs observed · the fraud signal

Inspection coverage

How heavily FMCSA inspects this fleet for its size — it tells you how much to trust the safety signals above. Thin coverage on a young authority is a fraud signal nobody else surfaces.

Thin coverage

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.0 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Few roadside inspections for a 106-unit fleet — the out-of-service and violation signals above rest on a small sample, so weight them cautiously. Thin coverage on a young authority is itself a flag.

Registered power units: 106
Inspections · 24 mo: 7
Annualized: ≈4 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.0 inspections / unit · yr

Violation themes· decoded · grouped by BASIC

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

393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance7 · 2 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance6 · 1 OOS
393.100 Cargo securement (general)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 3 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance3 · 2 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving2 · 0 OOS
393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.201 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

FMCSA authority & insurance data as of Nov 3, 2026

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: None
Contract: Active
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$1,000,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

Insurance adequacy· filed BIPD vs the $750K federal floor

$1M in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $1M meets or exceeds the $750K federal minimum for general freight (49 CFR 387.9). Some commodities (hazmat, larger vehicles) require $1M–$5M — confirm against your load.

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$750K BIPD last filed ’14 · 2 insurers · 0 lapsesContinuous

St Paul’92–’05

Liberty Fire’05–now

1992200120102019now

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · LIBERTY MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE CO. · since Jan 2014

All 2 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
LIBERTY MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE CO.	Dec 2005 → Jan 2014	$750K	1
ST. PAUL FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.	Jan 1992 → Dec 2005	$750K	2

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

FMCSA equipment data as of Nov 4, 2026

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 106
Observed power (24 mo): 7
Trailers (towed): 3

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

12.2 yr

Average age

2025

Newest model yr

2002

Oldest model yr

30.0%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 2 states · 24 mo

FMCSA operations & lanes data as of Nov 4, 2026

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusLocal

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

WY busiest

Inspections by state· roadside inspections, last 24 mo

Wyoming: 6 inspections
Montana: 1 inspections

Home base

CASPER, WY

1461 BRYAN STOCK TRAIL

Most inspections: WY

6 inspections

WY 6 · MT 1

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Network & Fraud

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

FMCSA network & fraud data as of Nov 4, 2026

No shared-VIN flow in the last 12 months

None of this carrier's trucks were inspected under another USDOT in the last 12 months — any shared equipment is historical, not active.

Show all-time history (3 trucks · 2 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 2087208 USDOT 474284

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@kniferiver.com — 24 carriers: USDOT 4019 USDOT 75545 USDOT 264823 USDOT 271939 USDOT 324020 USDOT 474284 USDOT 561380 USDOT 607349

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

106

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Registered capacity materially exceeds what is observed roadside — the MCS-150 may be stale or the fleet under-utilized.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

FMCSA identity & federal data as of Nov 4, 2026

Location

Physical address: 1461 BRYAN STOCK TRAIL, CASPER, WY, 82601
Mailing address: POST OFFICE BOX 30238, BILLINGS, MT, 59107
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (406) 651-2500
Email: [email protected]
Web domain: kniferiver.com

Registration

Officers: Malcolm D Long · Calvin R Dewall
USDOT / docket: 281308 · MC-247827
First registered: Oct 30, 1986
Last MCS-150: Dec 9, 2025 · 704,439 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Dec 22, 2025
D-U-N-S: 830293465

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

106

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

704,439

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

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

FMCSA federal activity data as of Nov 4, 2026

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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17%

vehicle out-of-service rate

Safety and violations

1 of 6 eligible vehicle inspections had a vehicle OOS finding.

FMCSA roadside inspections, Nov 2024 to Nov 2026.

3violation records

1OOS-tagged records

1 of 6inspections with OOS

What the violations were

FMCSA BASIC themes in plain language: vehicle maintenance, driver fitness, hours of service and unsafe driving. Roadside records grouped without double counting.

Brakes

10%0 / 1

Other vehicle maintenance

1100%1 / 1

Unsafe driving

10%0 / 1

Bar = record count; % = OOS share.

Vehicle OOS over time

Eligible vehicle inspections in six-month windows; no national comparison.

30%

15%

30%

20%Nov 24 to May 251 / 5

n/aMay 25 to Nov 250 / 0

n/aNov 25 to May 260 / 0

0%May 26 to Nov 260 / 1

Top 3 codes (3 of 3 records)

392.2-SLLTL State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
393.100B-C Cargo securement (general)1
393.45D-B Brake tubing / hose defects1

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Brakes

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Other vehicle maintenance

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Unsafe driving

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Safety and violations

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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for JTL GROUP INC.

JTL GROUP INC (USDOT 281308) has a Vektor safety score of 100/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record. FMCSA profile data as of Nov 3, 2026.

The carrier holds active contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I. FMCSA authority data as of Nov 4, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from LIBERTY MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE CO. effective Jan 1, 2014 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot. FMCSA insurance data as of Nov 3, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 16.7% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA safety data as of Nov 4, 2026.

The carrier received 7 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 6 vehicle-level and 7 driver-level — across 2 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA operations data as of Nov 4, 2026.

The carrier has 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 1 fatal crash across the full FMCSA crash record available. FMCSA safety data as of Nov 4, 2026.

It reports 106 power units and 63 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Dec 9, 2025. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 4, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Dec 22, 2025 in the federal record. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is JTL GROUP INC's USDOT number?

JTL GROUP INC's USDOT number is 281308, and its motor carrier number is MC-247827.

Is JTL GROUP INC authorized to operate?

FMCSA authority data as of Nov 4, 2026. JTL GROUP INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is JTL GROUP INC's safety record?

JTL GROUP INC has a 16.7% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 20 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 100/100 (tier: clear).