RED KNIGHT TRANSPORTATION LLC
USDOT 227709 · Doing business as RK TRANSPORTATION
Active, interstate carrier, large fleet (200 power units) — safety rating: satisfactory.
Vetting summary
At a glance
- Out-of-service rate5.8% vs 19.1% national avg
- Crashes (24 months)15 reported — involvement does not imply fault
- Linked registrations1 share this carrier's phone or address
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Registration
Carrier identity
| USDOT Number | 227709 |
|---|---|
| MC Number | MC-221152 |
| Legal Name | RED KNIGHT TRANSPORTATION LLC |
| DBA Name | RK TRANSPORTATION |
| Entity Type | CORPORATION |
| Phone | 2172357102 |
| Address | 4216 DEWITT AVENUE, Mattoon, IL, 61938 |
Status
Authority & safety
| Operating Status | Active |
|---|---|
| Operation Type | Interstate |
| Safety Rating | S — Satisfactory (rated 20130614) |
| 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.
Our scoring
Safety scores
| Unsafe Driving | 83 / 100 |
|---|---|
| Hours-of-Service Compliance | 83 / 100 |
| Driver Fitness | 86 / 100 |
| Controlled Substances & Alcohol | 0 / 100 |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 67 / 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 | 549 |
|---|---|
| Out-of-Service Rate | 5.8% vs 19.1% national average |
| Crashes | 15 total (0 fatal, 5 with injuries, 15 towaway) |
- 2026-06-22 — AL — towaway
- 2026-04-28 — VA — towaway
- 2026-01-20 — IL — towaway
- 2025-12-23 — TN — 2 injured, towaway
- 2025-12-15 — IN — 2 injured, towaway
Most frequent violation categories: 12 (37), 16 (34), 23 (23).
Crash involvement does not imply fault. FMCSA crash records list all reportable crashes involving a carrier, regardless of who caused them.
Signals
Linked registrations
1 other active carrier registration 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) | 200 |
|---|---|
| Drivers | 220 |
| Recent Annual Mileage | 21,349,047 |
| Last MCS-150 Filing | 10-MAR-26 |
RED KNIGHT TRANSPORTATION LLC operates 200 power units — a larger fleet than 100% of carriers registered in IL.
Nearby
Other carriers in Mattoon, IL
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- LANMAN TRANSPORTATION INC — USDOT 583888, 17 power units
- SERVICE EQUIPMENT & TRUCKING INC — USDOT 169644, 15 power units
- H & F TRUCKING CO INC — USDOT 71250, 14 power units
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