Knight Forestry Transport Inc
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
30 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Mar '25 · 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
- 9
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 31
- Annualized
- ≈16 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈1.7 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 Driving30 · 0 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
- 392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving4 · 0 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
- 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 2 OOS
- 393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance2 · 2 OOS
- 391.41 No / expired medical certificateDriver Fitness2 · 2 OOS
- 393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
No hours-of-service or ELD violations on record across 56 inspections — a clean logging history.
Crash history· 19 total · 2 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2005 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2002 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 5, 2025 | GA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 29, 2025 | GA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 22, 2023 | GA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 23, 2022 | GA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Apr 6, 2020 | GA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 3, 2019 | GA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 3, 2017 | GA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Mar 8, 2017 | GA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Feb 12, 2016 | GA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 25, 2014 | GA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 5, 2005 | GA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jun 16, 2005 | FL | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| May 18, 2005 | GA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jan 10, 2005 | GA | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Oct 1, 2004 | GA | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Jun 27, 2003 | GA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Sep 6, 2002 | AL | 0 | 4 | Yes |
| Feb 20, 2002 | GA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 12, 2001 | GA | 0 | 1 | No |