Fleet typeIdentity
Small fleet
6 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
Carrier profile · USDOT 1093043
KNIFE RIVER MATERIALS
DBA GRANITE CITY READY MIX INC
6 power unitsSAUK RAPIDS, MN
CARRIER ACTIVE
Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily
6Power 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 23 yearsNo inspection history despite active fleet
Operating authority2323 yr active
since 2003Insurance (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
23 yr unchanged
Same registration since 2003 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
AI readFull read
Is KNIFE RIVER MATERIALS safe to work with?
Is KNIFE RIVER MATERIALS safe to load? KNIFE RIVER MATERIALS (USDOT 1093043) is an active small-fleet motor carrier based in SAUK RAPIDS, MN, operating 6 power units and 15 drivers. Operating authority has been active 23 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: no inspection history despite active fleet. Source: FMCSA SAFER/MCMIS, last updated 2026-06-13.
FMCSA fields + Vektor analysis · updated 2026-06-13
KRKNIFE RIVER MATERIALS 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.
02
Authority & insurance
Can they legally + adequately haul your load?
Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses
No insurance filing history on record.
03
Equipment & fleet
VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC
Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed
- Registered power units (MCS-150)
- 6
- Observed power (24 mo)
- —
- Trailers (towed)
- —
Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.
04
Operations & lanes
Revealed by inspection density · 24 mo
Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo
Home base
SAUK RAPIDS, MN
Density
fewermore
05
Network & fraud
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
Shares a registration email domain with other carriers
@kniferiver.com — 24 carriers: USDOT 4019USDOT 75545USDOT 264823USDOT 271939USDOT 281308USDOT 324020USDOT 474284USDOT 561380
Shares a company officer with other carriers
jeremy stover — 3 carriers: USDOT 241971USDOT 4137665
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Identity & contact
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
Location
- Physical address
- 4787 SHADOW WOOD DR NE, SAUK RAPIDS, MN, 56379
- Mailing address
- PO BOX 1306, ST CLOUD, MN, 56302
- Operation
- Intrastate (Non-Hazmat)
Contact
- Phone
- (320) 654-7186
- Fax
- (320) 251-0011
- Web domain
- kniferiver.com
Registration
- Officer
- Jeremy Stover
- USDOT / docket
- 1093043
- First registered
- 02/03/2003
- Last MCS-150
- 03/11/2026 · 37,573 mi (2025)
- 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
Verified broker, shipper & driver reviews — moderated
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Frequently asked
What is KNIFE RIVER MATERIALS's USDOT number?
KNIFE RIVER MATERIALS's USDOT number is 1093043.
Is KNIFE RIVER MATERIALS authorized to operate?
As of 2026-06-13, KNIFE RIVER MATERIALS is active in the FMCSA register.
How big is KNIFE RIVER MATERIALS's fleet?
KNIFE RIVER MATERIALS operates 6 power units and 15 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
Where is KNIFE RIVER MATERIALS based?
KNIFE RIVER MATERIALS is based in SAUK RAPIDS, MN.