Carrier profile · USDOT 335299 · MC-247191 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

Knight Trucking Inc

4 power unitsLocal · 1 statesELIZABETH, IN50/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-247191 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

4Power units

3 observed · MCS-150

—Trailers seen

None observed · 24 mo

14.3Avg age (yr)

2002–2017 · vPIC

Call dispatch(812) 945-3072 Email dispatchknighttrucking1972@gmail.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026

Limited record

Not enough federal record to assess. Verify authority and insurance directly.

Watch · 1

Not enough inspection history to rate4 federal roadside inspections in the last 24 months. FMCSA itself will not score a carrier's vehicle or driver record on fewer than 5, and neither will we — verify authority, insurance and references directly before tendering.

In good standing · 3

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 38 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1988.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo50.0%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo50.0%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

Vektor intelligence · beyond the federal recordProprietary signals computed from VIN-decoded inspections & daily FMCSA snapshots

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

4 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersDecoding

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Not yet decoded

Identity stabilityStable

37 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1988 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

4 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative · vs national

Vehicle OOS 50.0%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 — 4 vehicle and 4 driver inspections over 24 months.

Vehicle OOS rate· vehicle OOS · vehicle-level inspections · 6-month trailing

50.0% · latest 6-mo window

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. More resolved windows are needed to establish a trend. 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

4 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Nov '24 · 1

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.

Expected band

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.5 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 4-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 4
Inspections · 24 mo: 4
Annualized: ≈2 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.5 inspections / unit · yr

Violation themes· decoded · grouped by BASIC

What this carrier actually gets cited for — FMCSA violation codes decoded into plain English, ranked by frequency.

392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving2 · 0 OOS
393.100 Cargo securement (general)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: Active
Contract: None
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$1,000,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

Insurance adequacy· filed BIPD vs the $750K federal floor

$1M in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $1M meets or exceeds the $750K federal minimum for general freight (49 CFR 387.9). Some commodities (hazmat, larger vehicles) require $1M–$5M — confirm against your load.

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$750K BIPD last filed · 10 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

Acuity A’99–’02

National’02–now

Pekin’13–’17

Pekin’22–now

1994200220102018now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 13 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · PEKIN INSURANCE CO. · since Feb 2022

All 13 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
PEKIN INSURANCE CO.	Jan 2022 → Mar 2022	$750K	4
AUTO OWNERS INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2021 → Jan 2022	$750K	1
ACUITY, A MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2019 → Jan 2021	$750K	1
PROGRESSIVE SOUTHEASTERN INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2017 → Jan 2019	$750K	1
PEKIN INSURANCE CO.	Jan 2013 → Jan 2017	$750K	1
ACUITY, A MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2010 → Jan 2013	$750K	1
GRANGE INSURANCE COMPANY.	Jan 2005 → Jan 2005	$750K	2
SAGAMORE INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 2003 → Jan 2005	$750K	2
NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	Jan 2002 → current	$750K	2
ACUITY, A MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 1999 → Jan 2002	$750K	1
HANOVER INSURANCE CO.	Jan 1997 → Jan 1999	$750K	1
CONTINENTAL CASUALTY CO.	Jan 1995 → Jan 1997	$750K	1
AMERISURE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 1994 → Jan 1995	$750K	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 4
Observed power (24 mo): 3
Trailers (towed): 0

Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 1 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusLocal

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

IN busiest

Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo

Home base

ELIZABETH, IN

3475 OBANNON RD SE

Top corridor

IN 4

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & Fraud

Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict

No shared-identity links detected — no reincarnation flag, shared trucks, registration domain, or officer overlap with other carriers.

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 3475 OBANNON RD SE, ELIZABETH, IN, 47117
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (812) 945-3072
Email: knighttrucking1972@gmail.com

Registration

Officer: Roger Mcaleese
USDOT / docket: 335299 · MC-247191
First registered: Dec 6, 1988
Last MCS-150: Nov 25, 2025 · 132,282 mi (2023)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Jul 9, 1999
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

132,282

Annual mileage

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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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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for KNIGHT TRUCKING INC.

KNIGHT TRUCKING INC (USDOT 335299) is unrated by Vektor because the carrier's FMCSA record does not contain enough evidence for a safety score as of Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 13, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from PEKIN INSURANCE CO. effective Feb 22, 2022 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 50.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 4 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 4 vehicle-level and 4 driver-level — across 1 state, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 1 fatal crash across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 13, 2026.

It reports 4 power units and 8 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Nov 25, 2025.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Jul 9, 1999 in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is KNIGHT TRUCKING INC's USDOT number?

KNIGHT TRUCKING INC's USDOT number is 335299, and its motor carrier number is MC-247191.

Is KNIGHT TRUCKING INC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 13, 2026, KNIGHT TRUCKING INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is KNIGHT TRUCKING INC's safety record?

KNIGHT TRUCKING INC has a 50.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 5 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor does not assign this carrier a safety score: 4 federal roadside inspections in the last 24 months. FMCSA itself will not score a carrier's vehicle or driver record on fewer than 5, and neither will we — verify authority, insurance and references directly before tendering.

How big is KNIGHT TRUCKING INC's fleet?

KNIGHT TRUCKING INC operates 4 power units and 8 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is KNIGHT TRUCKING INC based?

KNIGHT TRUCKING INC is based in ELIZABETH, IN, with roadside inspections recorded across 1 state.

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