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USDOT 227709MC221152

Rk Transportation — compliance record

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Vetting summary

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Authority age

35 years (granted 1991)

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Liability filing

$750K BIPD — meets the $750K federal minimum

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Inspections

763 on file

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Out-of-service

Within normal range vs national averages

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Email identity

Company domain, matches website

Federal identity

Registration snapshot

Legal name

Red Knight Transportation Llc

DBA

Rk Transportation

Entity type

Carrier

Physical address

4216 Dewitt Avenue, Mattoon, IL 61938

Phone

(217) 235-7102

Power units

200

Drivers

220

First on record

—

Last MCS-150 filing

—

Hazmat flag

No

Operating authority

Dockets & filings

MC221152

Common: None · Contract: Active · Broker: None

Property: ✓ · Passenger: — · HHG: — · BIPD filed: ✓ · Cargo: — · Bond: —

Authority history

  • Involuntary Revocation — Contract
  • Involuntary Revocation — Contract
  • Involuntary Revocation — Contract
  • Involuntary Revocation — Contract
  • Involuntary Revocation — Contract
  • Involuntary Revocation — Contract
  • Involuntary Revocation — Contract
  • Reinstated — Motor Property Contract Carrier
  • Involuntary Revocation — Contract
  • Granted — Motor Property Contract Carrier
  • Reinstated — Motor Property Contract Carrier
  • Involuntary Revocation — Contract

Revocation records

  • type license: CONTRACT · order1 serve date: 05/14/2018 · order2 type desc: INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION · order2 effective date: 06/18/2018

Insurance filings

91X — Safety National Casualty Corporation · coverage $750K (as filed)

Out-of-service rates

Driver OOS

0.5%

National average ≈ 5.9% · 763 inspections on record

Vehicle OOS

6.2%

National average ≈ 20.9% · 763 inspections on record

Email & web forensics

✓

On-file email

tread@ruralking.com — company domain

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Mail host

Self-hosted / other

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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

15

Reportable crashes

15

Tow-aways

5

With injuries

0

With fatalities

Most recent: AL 06/2026 · VA 04/2026 · IL 01/2026 — from the federal crash file; recordable crashes regardless of fault.

Safety record

Inspection history

2026: 1102025: 2982024: 2522023: 103
Level III — Driver-only: 390Level I — Full: 246Level II — Walk-around: 127
DateStateLevel
Jul 7, 2026KYLevel III — Driver-only
Jul 6, 2026KYLevel I — Full
Jul 1, 2026INLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 29, 2026NCLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 28, 2026KYLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 24, 2026ILLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 22, 2026INLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 22, 2026TNLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 18, 2026OHLevel I — Full
Jun 17, 2026NCLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 17, 2026GALevel III — Driver-only
Jun 15, 2026MSLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 12, 2026NCLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 9, 2026OHLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 8, 2026KYLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 8, 2026OHLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 8, 2026INLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 4, 2026FLLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 3, 2026OHLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 3, 2026INLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 1, 2026ALLevel I — Full
May 28, 2026INLevel I — Full
May 28, 2026INLevel III — Driver-only
May 28, 2026OHLevel III — Driver-only
May 28, 2026KYLevel I — Full
May 27, 2026KYLevel I — Full
May 27, 2026MDLevel I — Full
May 26, 2026OHLevel III — Driver-only
May 20, 2026MDLevel II — Walk-around
May 20, 2026NCLevel III — Driver-only
May 20, 2026KYLevel I — Full
May 19, 2026ALLevel III — Driver-only
May 12, 2026OHLevel I — Full
May 11, 2026KYLevel I — Full
May 11, 2026OHLevel II — Walk-around
May 8, 2026MDLevel II — Walk-around
May 7, 2026INLevel I — Full
May 7, 2026TNLevel I — Full
May 7, 2026KYLevel I — Full
May 5, 2026KYLevel I — Full
May 5, 2026KYLevel I — Full
May 5, 2026FLLevel II — Walk-around
May 4, 2026KYLevel I — Full
May 1, 2026KYLevel II — Walk-around
May 1, 2026OHLevel II — Walk-around
Apr 29, 2026ILLevel III — Driver-only
Apr 28, 2026VALevel III — Driver-only
Apr 28, 2026KYLevel I — Full
Apr 27, 2026INLevel I — Full
Apr 23, 2026OHLevel III — Driver-only
Apr 23, 2026OHLevel II — Walk-around
Apr 21, 2026NCLevel III — Driver-only
Apr 14, 2026GALevel III — Driver-only
Apr 14, 2026KYLevel I — Full
Apr 13, 2026KYLevel I — Full
Apr 10, 2026OHLevel III — Driver-only
Apr 9, 2026KYLevel I — Full
Apr 8, 2026NCLevel I — Full
Apr 8, 2026TNLevel I — Full
Apr 6, 2026KYLevel I — Full
Apr 2, 2026ILLevel I — Full
Apr 2, 2026OHLevel I — Full
Mar 30, 2026ILLevel III — Driver-only
Mar 25, 2026NCLevel III — Driver-only
Mar 25, 2026KYLevel I — Full
Mar 24, 2026MDLevel I — Full
Mar 23, 2026WVLevel III — Driver-only
Mar 20, 2026INLevel I — Full
Mar 19, 2026OHLevel III — Driver-only
Mar 18, 2026KYLevel III — Driver-only
Mar 18, 2026MDLevel I — Full
Mar 18, 2026KYLevel I — Full
Mar 16, 2026OHLevel III — Driver-only
Mar 5, 2026WVLevel III — Driver-only
Mar 5, 2026NCLevel I — Full
Mar 3, 2026KYLevel I — Full
Mar 2, 2026WVLevel II — Walk-around
Mar 1, 2026KYLevel I — Full
Mar 1, 2026KYLevel I — Full
Feb 26, 2026KYLevel I — Full
Feb 26, 2026MDLevel I — Full
Feb 25, 2026MDLevel II — Walk-around
Feb 24, 2026WVLevel II — Walk-around
Feb 20, 2026OHLevel III — Driver-only
Feb 17, 2026OHLevel III — Driver-only
Feb 17, 2026OHLevel I — Full
Feb 17, 2026WVLevel III — Driver-only
Feb 17, 2026TNLevel I — Full
Feb 13, 2026TNLevel III — Driver-only
Feb 12, 2026GALevel III — Driver-only
Feb 11, 2026GALevel III — Driver-only
Feb 10, 2026OHLevel III — Driver-only
Feb 10, 2026NCLevel III — Driver-only
Feb 4, 2026ILLevel III — Driver-only
Feb 3, 2026ALLevel II — Walk-around
Feb 2, 2026OHLevel III — Driver-only
Jan 23, 2026MDLevel II — Walk-around
Jan 21, 2026KYLevel I — Full
Jan 20, 2026ILLevel III — Driver-only
Jan 20, 2026KYLevel II — Walk-around

Most recent 100 of 763 inspections on file.

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Record changes

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