Fleet typeIdentity
Owner-operator
1 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
Carrier profile · USDOT 946753 · MC-406084
JOHN KNIGHT
DBA KNIGHT TRUCKING
1 power unitsMINDEN, NV
CARRIER ACTIVEMC-406084 ACTIVE
Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily
1Power units
Self-reported · MCS-150
—Trailers seen
None observed · 24 mo
—Avg age (yr)
Awaiting decode
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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · 2026-06-13
Limited record
Not enough federal record to assess. Verify authority and insurance directly.
Established 25 yearsUSDOT registration inactive
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USDOT registration inactiveThe USDOT record is flagged inactive — the carrier may not be authorized to operate.No active operating authorityNo active common, contract, or broker authority is on file for a for-hire carrier.No inspection history despite active fleetAn established carrier reporting 1 power units has no roadside inspections — a common shell/paper-carrier signal.MCS-150 census data outdatedThe biennial MCS-150 update is 6.3 years old; fleet/mileage figures may be unreliable.
In good standing · 1
Operating authority2525 yr active
since 2001Insurance (BIPD)Unknown
FMCSA L&IVehicle OOS · 24mo—%
▼ 22.26% nat'lCrashes · fatal00
clean 24 moVektor intelligence · beyond the federal recordProprietary signals computed from VIN-decoded inspections & daily FMCSA snapshots
Fleet age vs peersDecoding
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Awaiting VIN decode
Identity stabilityStable
25 yr unchanged
Same registration since 2001 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
AI readFull read
Is JOHN KNIGHT safe to work with?
Is JOHN KNIGHT safe to load? JOHN KNIGHT (USDOT 946753, MC-406084) is an inactive owner-operator motor carrier based in MINDEN, NV, operating 1 power unit and 1 driver. Operating authority has been active 25 years (past the 24-month broker-confidence threshold). FMCSA has not assigned a safety rating. Vektor rates it unrated (50/100), with the leading concern: usdot registration inactive. Source: FMCSA SAFER/MCMIS, last updated 2026-06-13.
FMCSA fields + Vektor analysis · updated 2026-06-13
JKJOHN KNIGHT 50
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Safety
Roadside inspections, BASICs & crash history
Out-of-service rate· trailing 24 months vs national benchmark
No roadside inspections on record.
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Authority & insurance
Can they legally + adequately haul your load?
Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type
Operating authority
- Common
- None
- Contract
- Inactive
- Broker
- None
Insurance & bonds
BIPD / liability (required)Not on file
CargoNone
Surety bond (BMC-84)None
Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses
$750k BIPD · 3 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse
Great West · 01–04
Northland · 08–13
National · 13–15
Northland · 15–20
20012020
No BIPD policy is currently in force in the filing history. The authority record may still list one on file — request a COI to confirm current coverage.
4 insurer eras · collapsed from 11 filings
| Insurer | Period | Limit | Renewals |
|---|---|---|---|
| NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY | May 2015 → Jun 2020 | $750k | 1 |
| NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY | May 2013 → May 2015 | $750k | 1 |
| NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY | May 2008 → May 2013 | $750k | 3 |
| GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. | May 2001 → Jan 2004 | $750k | 6 |
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Equipment & fleet
VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC
Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed
- Registered power units (MCS-150)
- 1
- 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
MINDEN, NV
Density
fewermore
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Network & fraud
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
Shares a company officer with other carriers
john knight — 11 carriers: USDOT 1578267USDOT 1649010USDOT 1649020USDOT 1897247USDOT 2262991USDOT 2342252USDOT 2625372USDOT 2833739
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Identity & contact
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
Location
- Physical address
- 1394 STEPHANIE WAY, MINDEN, NV, 89423
- Operation
- Interstate
Contact
- Phone
- (775) 267-1366
- Cell
- (775) 233-8740
- Fax
- (775) 267-1345
- Web domain
- charter.net
Registration
- Officers
- John Knight · Barbara Knight
- USDOT / docket
- 946753 · MC-406084
- First registered
- 04/11/2001
- Last MCS-150
- 03/15/2020 · 1 mi (2019)
- FMCSA safety rating
- Not rated
- D-U-N-S
- —
Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)
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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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Reviews
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Frequently asked
What is JOHN KNIGHT's USDOT number?
JOHN KNIGHT's USDOT number is 946753, and its motor carrier number is MC-406084.
Is JOHN KNIGHT authorized to operate?
As of 2026-06-13, JOHN KNIGHT is inactive in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.
How big is JOHN KNIGHT's fleet?
JOHN KNIGHT operates 1 power unit and 1 driver per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
Where is JOHN KNIGHT based?
JOHN KNIGHT is based in MINDEN, NV.