KNIFE RIVER CORPORATION-NORTHWEST
USDOT 271939 · Doing business as KNIFE RIVER
Active, interstate carrier, large fleet (425 power units) — safety rating: satisfactory.
Vetting summary
At a glance
- Out-of-service rate15.8% vs 19.1% national avg
- Crashes (24 months)6 reported — involvement does not imply fault
- Linked registrations1 share this carrier's phone or address
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Registration
Carrier identity
| USDOT Number | 271939 |
|---|---|
| MC Number | MC-193621 |
| Legal Name | KNIFE RIVER CORPORATION-NORTHWEST |
| DBA Name | KNIFE RIVER |
| Entity Type | CORPORATION |
| Phone | 5419185100 |
| Address | 32260 OLD HWY 34, Tangent, OR, 97389 |
Status
Authority & safety
| Operating Status | Active |
|---|---|
| Operation Type | Interstate |
| Safety Rating | S — Satisfactory (rated 20250818) |
| 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 | 78 / 100 |
|---|---|
| Hours-of-Service Compliance | 0 / 100 |
| Driver Fitness | 0 / 100 |
| Controlled Substances & Alcohol | 0 / 100 |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 69 / 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 | 15.8% vs 19.1% national average |
| Crashes | 6 total (0 fatal, 1 with injuries, 6 towaway) |
- 2025-10-08 — ND — towaway
- 2025-10-02 — OR — 1 injured, towaway
- 2025-09-30 — OR — towaway
- 2025-08-29 — OR — towaway
- 2025-01-13 — OR — towaway
Most frequent violation categories: 47 (9), 25 (4), 12 (3).
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) | 425 |
|---|---|
| Drivers | 433 |
| Recent Annual Mileage | 9,000,000 |
| Last MCS-150 Filing | 19-SEP-25 |
KNIFE RIVER CORPORATION-NORTHWEST operates 425 power units — a larger fleet than 100% of carriers registered in OR.
Nearby
Other carriers in Tangent, OR
- JONES TRUCK LINE INC — USDOT 74795, 63 power units
- FISHER IMPLEMENT CO — USDOT 528859, 35 power units
- JIM FRUITT TRUCKING INC — USDOT 167401, 24 power units
- BOSHART TRUCKING INC — USDOT 184305, 20 power units
- GEORGE VAN DYKE TRUCKING INC — USDOT 192473, 19 power units
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