KNIGHTS USA VAN LINES INC
USDOT 1977907 · Doing business as AMERICAN KNIGHTS MOVING
Active, interstate carrier, mid-size fleet (20 power units) — no FMCSA safety rating on record (common).
Vetting summary
At a glance
- Insurance on fileCorePointe Insurance Company- NAIC 10499
- Out-of-service rate23.7% vs 19.1% national avg
- Crashes (24 months)1 reported — involvement does not imply fault
- Linked registrations2 share this carrier's phone or address
These signals summarize the records shown below — they are a starting point for your own checks, not a judgment of the carrier.
Registration
Carrier identity
| USDOT Number | 1977907 |
|---|---|
| MC Number | MC-940017 |
| Legal Name | KNIGHTS USA VAN LINES INC |
| DBA Name | AMERICAN KNIGHTS MOVING |
| Entity Type | — |
| Phone | 2813452695 |
| Address | 5824 WALTRIP ST, Houston, TX, 77087 |
Status
Authority & safety
| Operating Status | Active |
|---|---|
| Operation Type | Interstate |
| Safety Rating | None on record — most carriers have not received a formal FMCSA safety rating. |
| Hazmat Flag | false |
Safety ratings: S = Satisfactory, C = Conditional, U = Unsatisfactory. A carrier with no rating has not been through a full FMCSA compliance review — this is common and not itself a red flag.
Filings
Insurance
| Current Insurer | CorePointe Insurance Company- NAIC 10499 |
|---|---|
| Coverage on File | $750,000 |
| Insurance on File Since | 2025-01-22 |
| Insurer | Coverage | Form | Effective | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SECURITY NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY | $5,000 | BMC-34 | 2025-01-22 | — |
| CorePointe Insurance Company- NAIC 10499 | $750,000 | BMC-91X | 2025-01-22 | — |
Timeline
Authority history
| Authority Events on Record | 1 |
|---|
- 2024-12-23 — Reinstated — Motor Carrier of Household Goods Active REINSTATED
Our scoring
Safety scores
| Unsafe Driving | 92 / 100 |
|---|---|
| Hours-of-Service Compliance | 91 / 100 |
| Driver Fitness | 89 / 100 |
| Controlled Substances & Alcohol | 0 / 100 |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 77 / 100 |
Scores are 0-100 rankings computed by us from public FMCSA inspection measures; higher = worse relative to peers. Not official CSA/BASIC percentiles. How these scores are computed.
Safety events
Inspections & crashes (last 24 months)
| Inspections | 38 |
|---|---|
| Out-of-Service Rate | 23.7% vs 19.1% national average |
| Crashes | 1 total (0 fatal, 0 with injuries, 1 towaway) |
- 2025-11-30 — AL — towaway
Most frequent violation categories: 20 (12), 50 (9), 2 (7).
Crash involvement does not imply fault. FMCSA crash records list all reportable crashes involving a carrier, regardless of who caused them.
Signals
Linked registrations
2 other active carrier registrations share this carrier's phone or address in FMCSA records.
Shared contact details can have many ordinary explanations, such as a shared dispatch service, registration agent, or office address.
Equipment
Fleet & operations
| Power Units (trucks) | 20 |
|---|---|
| Drivers | 6 |
| Recent Annual Mileage | 250,000 |
| Last MCS-150 Filing | 19-MAR-26 |
KNIGHTS USA VAN LINES INC operates 20 power units — a larger fleet than 98% of carriers registered in TX.
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