EXTREME MATERIALS INC
DBA KNIGHTS TRUCKING
Safety
Roadside out-of-service rates versus the national benchmark, inspection and crash trends, decoded violation themes, and ELD / hours-of-service integrity — the full safety picture behind the verdict.
Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative · vs national
Vehicle OOS rate· vehicle OOS · vehicle-level inspections · 6-month trailing
Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay
95 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Nov '24 · 8
Inspection coverage· expected vs observed · the fraud signal
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.
- Registered power units
- 38
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 99
- Annualized
- ≈50 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈1.3 inspections / unit · yr
BASIC categories· CSA SMS · Aug 2026
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 Driving122 · 0 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance9 · 9 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance9 · 1 OOS
- 393.78 Windshield wipersVehicle Maintenance7 · 0 OOS
- 396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
- 393.60 Windshield / glazingVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
- 393.100 Cargo securement (general)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 4 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 393.203 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
No hours-of-service or ELD violations on record across 153 inspections — a clean logging history.
Crash history· 23 total · 3 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2019 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2017 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 6, 2026 | SC | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jun 26, 2025 | SC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 19, 2024 | SC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 19, 2023 | GA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 15, 2023 | SC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 9, 2023 | SC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 22, 2022 | SC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 18, 2022 | SC | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Apr 23, 2021 | SC | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Mar 2, 2021 | SC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 12, 2020 | SC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 12, 2020 | SC | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jun 3, 2019 | SC | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Mar 13, 2019 | SC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 4, 2019 | SC | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Sep 19, 2017 | SC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 14, 2017 | SC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 10, 2017 | SC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 26, 2015 | SC | 0 | 3 | Yes |
| Aug 5, 2015 | SC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 1, 2014 | SC | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Oct 19, 2010 | SC | 0 | 1 | No |
| Mar 12, 2009 | SC | 0 | 1 | No |