Knife River — compliance record
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Vetting summary
Inspections
94 on file
Out-of-service
Within normal range vs national averages
Email identity
Company domain, matches website
Federal identity
Registration snapshot
Legal name
Jtl Group Inc
DBA
Knife River
Entity type
Carrier
Physical address
4014 Hesper Road, Billings, MT 59106-3352
Phone
(406) 651-2500
Power units
397
Drivers
149
First on record
—
Last MCS-150 filing
—
Hazmat flag
No
Operating authority
Dockets & filings
No L&I dockets on file for this DOT number.
Out-of-service rates
Driver OOS
2.1%
National average ≈ 5.9% · 94 inspections on record
Vehicle OOS
18.1%
National average ≈ 20.9% · 94 inspections on record
Email & web forensics
On-file email
mack.long@kniferiver.com — company domain
Mail host
Microsoft 365
Domain match
Email domain matches the company website
From the FMCSA on-file contact, public domain registration (RDAP), and live DNS.
Crash record — last 24 months
3
Reportable crashes
3
Tow-aways
1
With injuries
0
With fatalities
Most recent: MT 06/2026 · WY 05/2026 · MT 05/2026 — from the federal crash file; recordable crashes regardless of fault.
Safety record
Inspection history
| Date | State | Level |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 3, 2026 | MT | Level II — Walk-around |
| Aug 26, 2026 | MT | Level II — Walk-around |
| Aug 18, 2026 | MT | Level III — Driver-only |
| Aug 17, 2026 | MT | Level II — Walk-around |
| Aug 4, 2026 | WY | Level I — Full |
| Jul 14, 2026 | MT | Level I — Full |
| Jul 14, 2026 | MT | Level I — Full |
| Jul 14, 2026 | MT | Level III — Driver-only |
| Jul 13, 2026 | MT | Level II — Walk-around |
| Jun 12, 2026 | MT | Level III — Driver-only |
| May 13, 2026 | MT | Level III — Driver-only |
| May 12, 2026 | MT | Level II — Walk-around |
| May 5, 2026 | MT | Level II — Walk-around |
| Apr 23, 2026 | MT | Level III — Driver-only |
| Apr 21, 2026 | MT | Level I — Full |
| Apr 21, 2026 | MT | Level III — Driver-only |
| Apr 14, 2026 | MT | Level II — Walk-around |
| Apr 14, 2026 | MT | Level I — Full |
| Apr 8, 2026 | MT | Level III — Driver-only |
| Apr 6, 2026 | MT | Level III — Driver-only |
| Apr 2, 2026 | MT | Level III — Driver-only |
| Mar 26, 2026 | MT | Level III — Driver-only |
| Mar 23, 2026 | MT | Level III — Driver-only |
| Mar 10, 2026 | MT | Level III — Driver-only |
| Jan 20, 2026 | MT | Level III — Driver-only |
| Jan 20, 2026 | MT | Level III — Driver-only |
| Dec 23, 2025 | MT | Level III — Driver-only |
| Nov 25, 2025 | MT | Level II — Walk-around |
| Nov 19, 2025 | MT | Level II — Walk-around |
| Nov 13, 2025 | MT | Level II — Walk-around |
| Nov 12, 2025 | MT | Level II — Walk-around |
| Nov 6, 2025 | MT | Level III — Driver-only |
| Oct 20, 2025 | MT | Level III — Driver-only |
| Sep 19, 2025 | MT | Level I — Full |
| Sep 18, 2025 | MT | Level I — Full |
| Sep 17, 2025 | MT | Level II — Walk-around |
| Sep 3, 2025 | WY | Level I — Full |
| Sep 2, 2025 | MT | Level II — Walk-around |
| Aug 18, 2025 | MT | Level III — Driver-only |
| Aug 15, 2025 | MT | Level III — Driver-only |
| Aug 14, 2025 | MT | Level I — Full |
| Aug 12, 2025 | MT | Level III — Driver-only |
| Jul 16, 2025 | WY | Level I — Full |
| Jun 11, 2025 | MT | Level II — Walk-around |
| Jun 4, 2025 | MT | Level II — Walk-around |
| Jun 2, 2025 | MT | Level II — Walk-around |
| Jun 2, 2025 | MT | Level III — Driver-only |
| May 7, 2025 | MT | Level I — Full |
| Apr 17, 2025 | MT | Level II — Walk-around |
| Mar 27, 2025 | MT | Level III — Driver-only |
| Mar 25, 2025 | MT | Level III — Driver-only |
| Mar 24, 2025 | WY | Level I — Full |
| Jan 29, 2025 | MT | Level III — Driver-only |
| Jan 14, 2025 | WY | Level II — Walk-around |
| Dec 11, 2024 | MT | Level III — Driver-only |
| Oct 25, 2024 | MT | Level II — Walk-around |
| Oct 23, 2024 | MT | Level III — Driver-only |
| Oct 23, 2024 | MT | Level III — Driver-only |
| Oct 21, 2024 | MT | Level II — Walk-around |
| Sep 11, 2024 | MT | Level I — Full |
| Aug 28, 2024 | MT | Level III — Driver-only |
| Aug 28, 2024 | MT | Level III — Driver-only |
| Aug 19, 2024 | MT | Level II — Walk-around |
| Jul 16, 2024 | MT | Level II — Walk-around |
| Jul 8, 2024 | MT | Level III — Driver-only |
| Jul 8, 2024 | MT | Level II — Walk-around |
| Jul 3, 2024 | MT | Level II — Walk-around |
| Jul 1, 2024 | MT | Level II — Walk-around |
| Jun 3, 2024 | MT | Level II — Walk-around |
| Jun 3, 2024 | MT | Level II — Walk-around |
| May 9, 2024 | MT | Level II — Walk-around |
| Apr 19, 2024 | MT | Level III — Driver-only |
| Mar 20, 2024 | WY | Level I — Full |
| Mar 11, 2024 | MT | Level I — Full |
| Nov 28, 2023 | MT | Level III — Driver-only |
| Nov 8, 2023 | MT | Level III — Driver-only |
| Nov 8, 2023 | MT | Level III — Driver-only |
| Nov 6, 2023 | WY | Level I — Full |
| Nov 3, 2023 | WY | Level I — Full |
| Nov 1, 2023 | WY | Level I — Full |
| Oct 26, 2023 | WY | Level II — Walk-around |
| Oct 24, 2023 | WY | Level I — Full |
| Oct 17, 2023 | WY | Level I — Full |
| Oct 17, 2023 | MT | Level I — Full |
| Oct 16, 2023 | WY | Level II — Walk-around |
| Oct 16, 2023 | WY | Level I — Full |
| Oct 16, 2023 | WY | Level I — Full |
| Oct 16, 2023 | WY | Level I — Full |
| Sep 28, 2023 | MT | Level III — Driver-only |
| Sep 18, 2023 | WY | Level III — Driver-only |
| Sep 18, 2023 | MT | Level III — Driver-only |
| Sep 15, 2023 | MT | Level II — Walk-around |
| Sep 11, 2023 | MT | Level II — Walk-around |
| Sep 6, 2023 | MT | Level III — Driver-only |
Most recent 94 of 94 inspections on file.
Activity log
Record changes
TenFourHQ re-syncs the federal record daily and logs every field that changes — address moves, fleet-size jumps, authority flips. Sudden changes are a classic fraud tell.
No changes recorded since TenFourHQ began tracking this company.
In the news
Recent coverage
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