Carrier profile · USDOT 281308 · MC-247827 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

JTL Group Inc

DBA KNIFE RIVER

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

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-247827 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORYHAZMAT

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 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▼ Falling

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending down 43.7 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 91-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: 91
Inspections · 24 mo: 7
Annualized: ≈4 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.0 inspections / unit · yr

BASIC categories· CSA SMS · Aug 2026

Unsafe Driving

0violations

official FMCSA

Hours-of-Service

0violations

official FMCSA

Driver Fitness

0violations

official FMCSA

Controlled Substances

0violations

official FMCSA

23%

Vehicle Maintenance

Vektor peer est.

Percentile = standing among same-exposure peers (higher = worse). FMCSA publishes percentiles for only some carriers (shown official); elsewhere we show a Vektor peer-percentile estimate, or the absolute SMS measure when there are too few inspections to rank.

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

ELD & hours-of-service

No hours-of-service or ELD violations on record across 20 inspections — a clean logging history.

Crash history· 21 total · 0 in 24 mo

Total crashes

In last 24 mo

Fatal

Injury

Year	Crashes	Fatal	Injury	Tow
2023	2	0	2	2
2022	2	0	1	2
2017	1	0	1	1
2015	1	0	1	1
2012	1	0	1	1
2010	2	0	1	1
2009	1	0	1	1
2008	2	0	0	2
2007	1	0	0	1
2005	1	0	1	1
2004	1	0	1	1
2003	3	0	3	3
2002	1	0	1	1
1999	2	1	0	2

Date	State	Fatalities	Injuries	Tow-away
Nov 7, 2023	WY	0	1	Yes
Sep 5, 2023	WY	0	1	Yes
Jul 9, 2022	WY	0	1	Yes
Apr 4, 2022	WY	0	0	Yes
Apr 14, 2017	WY	0	2	Yes
Oct 29, 2015	WY	0	1	Yes
Oct 22, 2012	WY	0	1	Yes
Oct 4, 2010	WY	0	1	No
Aug 16, 2010	WY	0	0	Yes
Jul 22, 2009	WY	0	2	Yes
May 12, 2008	WY	0	0	Yes
Mar 10, 2008	WY	0	0	Yes
Sep 12, 2007	WY	0	0	Yes
Jul 26, 2005	MT	0	1	Yes
Apr 12, 2004	WY	0	1	Yes
Jul 2, 2003	WY	0	2	Yes
Jul 1, 2003	WY	0	2	Yes
May 29, 2003	MT	0	1	Yes
Jun 24, 2002	WY	0	2	Yes
Jul 6, 1999	WY	1	0	Yes
Mar 18, 1999	WY	0	0	Yes