Knife River Corporation-north Central
DBA KNIFE RIVER OR BAUERLY BROTHERS OR BUFFALO BITUMINOUS OR GRANITE CITY CONCRETE OF WATKINS
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
58 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Sep '24 · 7
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
- 600
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 60
- Annualized
- ≈30 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.1 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 Driving45 · 0 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance15 · 1 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance11 · 2 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance11 · 9 OOS
- 393.207 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance7 · 6 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance7 · 6 OOS
- 393.78 Windshield wipersVehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
- 393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
- 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
- 393.60 Windshield / glazingVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
2 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent Nov 13, 2023. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.
Crash history· 141 total · 7 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2024 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 5 | |
| 2023 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2022 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 2021 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 5 | |
| 2020 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 8 | |
| 2019 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 7 | |
| 2018 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 11 | |
| 2017 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 7 | |
| 2016 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 6 | |
| 2015 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 5 | |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2013 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | |
| 2012 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| 2011 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 6 | |
| 2010 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2009 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 5 | |
| 2008 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 5 | |
| 2007 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| 2006 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 7 | |
| 2005 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 9 | |
| 2004 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 10 | |
| 2003 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 5 | |
| 2002 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 6 | |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 22, 2026 | MN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 14, 2026 | MN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 23, 2026 | MN | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Aug 7, 2025 | MN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 22, 2025 | MN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 31, 2024 | MN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 25, 2024 | MN | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jul 12, 2024 | MN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 4, 2024 | MN | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jan 29, 2024 | ND | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Nov 1, 2023 | MN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 16, 2023 | MN | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jun 6, 2023 | MN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 26, 2022 | MN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 26, 2022 | MN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 9, 2022 | ND | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 7, 2022 | MN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 25, 2021 | MN | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Sep 21, 2021 | MN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 3, 2021 | MN | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Jul 27, 2021 | MN | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jun 23, 2021 | MN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 3, 2020 | ND | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Oct 27, 2020 | MN | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Sep 4, 2020 | MN | 0 | 0 | Yes |