Knife River Corporation - South
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
45 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jan '26 · 6
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
- 233
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 46
- Annualized
- ≈23 / 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 Driving17 · 0 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance7 · 1 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance4 · 1 OOS
- 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
- 396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
- 390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving2 · 0 OOS
- 392.9 Failure to secure load / cargo not securedUnsafe Driving1 · 1 OOS
- 393.207 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
No hours-of-service or ELD violations on record across 75 inspections — a clean logging history.
Crash history· 136 total · 11 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2025 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 7 | |
| 2024 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| 2021 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2020 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 6 | |
| 2019 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 4 | |
| 2018 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 6 | |
| 2017 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 9 | |
| 2016 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2015 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 4 | |
| 2014 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 5 | |
| 2013 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 6 | |
| 2012 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| 2011 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 7 | |
| 2010 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 10 | |
| 2009 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | |
| 2008 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 7 | |
| 2007 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2006 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2005 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 6 | |
| 2004 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2003 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 7 | |
| 2002 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 5 | |
| 2001 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2000 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 27, 2026 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 26, 2025 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Dec 16, 2025 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 5, 2025 | TX | 1 | 1 | Yes |
| Aug 8, 2025 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Aug 6, 2025 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jul 24, 2025 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 3, 2025 | TX | 0 | 2 | No |
| Jan 13, 2025 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 3, 2024 | TX | 1 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 21, 2024 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 11, 2023 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 20, 2022 | TX | 0 | 1 | No |
| Sep 22, 2022 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Aug 17, 2022 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 17, 2022 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jul 9, 2021 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 7, 2021 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 17, 2021 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 9, 2021 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Oct 23, 2020 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 16, 2020 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 28, 2020 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 23, 2020 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 22, 2020 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |