Carrier profile · USDOT 474284 · FMCSA profile data as of Nov 3, 2026

JTL Group Inc

444 power unitsavg 11.3 yrRegional · 4 statesBILLINGS, MT74/100

AUTHORITY STATUS UNKNOWNRATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

444Power units

54 observed · MCS-150

15Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

11.3Avg age (yr)

1997–2026 · vPIC

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

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

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Operating, but with flags a broker should weigh before tendering freight.

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Vehicle out-of-service rate well above average35.1% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% national average.Fatal crash on record1 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's record.

In good standing · 1

Established 35 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1992.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Authority not on file

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo35.1%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

4 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

444 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

11.3 yr

Model years 1997–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

34 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1992 — 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.

Before you tender

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CheckAsk for the last annual inspection and brake and equipment maintenance records
Vehicle OOS 35.14% on 37 vehicle inspections in 24 months, above the 22.26% CVSA national average.

Safety

64 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

FMCSA safety data as of Nov 3, 2026

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

Vehicle OOS 35.1%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 — 37 vehicle and 64 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

50.0% · 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 5.8 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

64 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Apr '26 · 8

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

≈0.1 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Few roadside inspections for a 444-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: 444
Inspections · 24 mo: 64
Annualized: ≈32 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.1 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 Maintenance21 · 3 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance17 · 2 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance17 · 14 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving13 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance8 · 8 OOS
393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance6 · 0 OOS
396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance6 · 5 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
393.100 Cargo securement (general)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 4 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance4 · 1 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

FMCSA authority & insurance data as of Nov 3, 2026

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

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

FMCSA equipment data as of Nov 3, 2026

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 444
Observed power (24 mo): 54
Trailers (towed): 15

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

11.3 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

29.0%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 4 states · 24 mo

FMCSA operations & lanes data as of Nov 3, 2026

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

MT busiest

Inspections by state· roadside inspections, last 24 mo

Montana: 55 inspections
Wyoming: 6 inspections
Washington: 2 inspections

Home base

BILLINGS, MT

4014 HESPER ROAD

Most inspections: MT

55 inspections

MT 55 · WY 6 · WA 2

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Network & Fraud

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

FMCSA network & fraud data as of Nov 3, 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.

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Across all inspections on record: USDOT 1368305 USDOT 437462 USDOT 1628410 USDOT 12358 USDOT 281308

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@kniferiver.com — 24 carriers: USDOT 4019 USDOT 75545 USDOT 264823 USDOT 271939 USDOT 281308 USDOT 324020 USDOT 561380 USDOT 607349

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

444

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 3, 2026

Location

Physical address: 4014 HESPER ROAD, BILLINGS, MT, 59106-3352
Mailing address: POST OFFICE BOX 30238, BILLINGS, MT, 59107-0238
Operation: Interstate

Contact

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

Registration

Officers: Malcolm D Long · Calvin R Dewall
USDOT / docket: 474284
First registered: Mar 17, 1992
Last MCS-150: Dec 1, 2025 · 3,526,373 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Jul 5, 2000
D-U-N-S: 810465363

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

444

Power units

149

Drivers

149

CDL drivers

3,526,373

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

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

FMCSA federal activity data as of Nov 3, 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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35%

vehicle out-of-service rate

Safety and violations

13 of 37 eligible vehicle inspections had a vehicle OOS finding.

FMCSA roadside inspections, Nov 2024 to Nov 2026.

57violation records

16OOS-tagged records

13 of 37inspections 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

190%0 / 19

Other vehicle maintenance

1968%13 / 19

Unsafe driving

1118%2 / 11

Other / unclassified

50%0 / 5

Lights

333%1 / 3

Bar = record count; % = OOS share.

Vehicle OOS over time

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

70%

15%

30%

67%Nov 24 to May 252 / 3

18%May 25 to Nov 252 / 11

14%Nov 25 to May 261 / 7

50%May 26 to Nov 268 / 16

Top 3 codes (20 of 57 records)

393.75A3-TAOL Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)8
393.47E Brake actuators / linings / components7
392.2-SLL State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)5

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393.53B-B Automatic brake adjusters / indicators5
393.45D-B Brake tubing / hose defects3
396.3A1-BOS Inspection / repair / maintenance not performed3
392.9A2-C Failure to secure load / cargo not secured2
393.45B2-B-AIR Brake tubing / hose defects2
393.95F Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)2
172.202A1-HMSPS Other violation1
172.516C6-HMPMC Other violation1
172.519D1-HMPMC Other violation1
172.602A2-HMER Other violation1
177.817A-HMRSPMC Other violation1
392.2-SLLEWA2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLEWA3 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2SLTRS State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2WG State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
393.104F3-C Cargo securement — tiedowns1
393.11A1-LCHL Required lamps/reflectors missing1
393.205C-WRAWFLMIB Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.43DBMA Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.47A-BCFSAD Brake actuators / linings / components1
393.55E-B Antilock brake system (ABS)1
393.95A1 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)1
393.95A4-EEUS Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)1
393.9A-LIL Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LTSI Inoperative required lamps1
396.5B-HWSL Oil and/or grease leak1

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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 474284) has a Vektor safety score of 74/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record. FMCSA profile data as of Nov 3, 2026.

The carrier has an unknown current for-hire authority status because no FMCSA L&I authority row is available. FMCSA authority data as of Nov 3, 2026.

It has an unknown current BIPD insurance status because no FMCSA L&I active-filing snapshot is available. FMCSA insurance data as of Nov 3, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 35.1% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA safety data as of Nov 3, 2026.

The carrier received 64 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 37 vehicle-level and 64 driver-level — across 4 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA operations data as of Nov 3, 2026.

The carrier has 4 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 1 fatal crash across the full FMCSA crash record available. FMCSA safety data as of Nov 3, 2026.

It reports 444 power units and 149 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Dec 1, 2025. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 3, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Jul 5, 2000 in the federal record. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 3, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is JTL GROUP INC's USDOT number?

JTL GROUP INC's USDOT number is 474284.

Is JTL GROUP INC authorized to operate?

FMCSA authority data as of Nov 3, 2026. JTL GROUP INC is active in the FMCSA register.

What is JTL GROUP INC's safety record?

JTL GROUP INC has a 35.1% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 118 roadside inspections, with 4 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 74/100 (tier: review).

How big is JTL GROUP INC's fleet?

JTL GROUP INC operates 444 power units and 149 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is JTL GROUP INC based?

JTL GROUP INC is based in BILLINGS, MT, with roadside inspections recorded across 4 states.

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