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Knife River — compliance record

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Vetting summary

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Inspections

98 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

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

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Last MCS-150 filing

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Hazmat flag

No

Operating authority

Dockets & filings

No L&I dockets on file for this DOT number.

Out-of-service rates

Driver OOS

2.0%

National average ≈ 5.9% · 98 inspections on record

Vehicle OOS

21.4%

National average ≈ 20.9% · 98 inspections on record

Email & web forensics

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On-file email

mack.long@kniferiver.com — company domain

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Domain age

kniferiver.com registered 1997-01-06 (30 years)

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Mail host

Microsoft 365

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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

2

Reportable crashes

2

Tow-aways

0

With injuries

0

With fatalities

Most recent: WY 05/2026 · MT 05/2026 · MT 10/2023 — from the federal crash file; recordable crashes regardless of fault.

Safety record

Inspection history

2026: 172025: 282024: 202023: 33
Level III — Driver-only: 37Level II — Walk-around: 32Level I — Full: 29
DateStateLevel
Jun 12, 2026MTLevel III — Driver-only
May 13, 2026MTLevel III — Driver-only
May 12, 2026MTLevel II — Walk-around
May 5, 2026MTLevel II — Walk-around
Apr 23, 2026MTLevel III — Driver-only
Apr 21, 2026MTLevel I — Full
Apr 21, 2026MTLevel III — Driver-only
Apr 14, 2026MTLevel II — Walk-around
Apr 14, 2026MTLevel I — Full
Apr 8, 2026MTLevel III — Driver-only
Apr 6, 2026MTLevel III — Driver-only
Apr 2, 2026MTLevel III — Driver-only
Mar 26, 2026MTLevel III — Driver-only
Mar 23, 2026MTLevel III — Driver-only
Mar 10, 2026MTLevel III — Driver-only
Jan 20, 2026MTLevel III — Driver-only
Jan 20, 2026MTLevel III — Driver-only
Dec 23, 2025MTLevel III — Driver-only
Nov 25, 2025MTLevel II — Walk-around
Nov 19, 2025MTLevel II — Walk-around
Nov 13, 2025MTLevel II — Walk-around
Nov 12, 2025MTLevel II — Walk-around
Nov 6, 2025MTLevel III — Driver-only
Oct 20, 2025MTLevel III — Driver-only
Sep 19, 2025MTLevel I — Full
Sep 18, 2025MTLevel I — Full
Sep 17, 2025MTLevel II — Walk-around
Sep 3, 2025WYLevel I — Full
Sep 2, 2025MTLevel II — Walk-around
Aug 18, 2025MTLevel III — Driver-only
Aug 15, 2025MTLevel III — Driver-only
Aug 14, 2025MTLevel I — Full
Aug 12, 2025MTLevel III — Driver-only
Jul 16, 2025WYLevel I — Full
Jun 11, 2025MTLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 4, 2025MTLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 2, 2025MTLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 2, 2025MTLevel III — Driver-only
May 7, 2025MTLevel I — Full
Apr 17, 2025MTLevel II — Walk-around
Mar 27, 2025MTLevel III — Driver-only
Mar 25, 2025MTLevel III — Driver-only
Mar 24, 2025WYLevel I — Full
Jan 29, 2025MTLevel III — Driver-only
Jan 14, 2025WYLevel II — Walk-around
Dec 11, 2024MTLevel III — Driver-only
Oct 25, 2024MTLevel II — Walk-around
Oct 23, 2024MTLevel III — Driver-only
Oct 23, 2024MTLevel III — Driver-only
Oct 21, 2024MTLevel II — Walk-around
Sep 11, 2024MTLevel I — Full
Aug 28, 2024MTLevel III — Driver-only
Aug 28, 2024MTLevel III — Driver-only
Aug 19, 2024MTLevel II — Walk-around
Jul 16, 2024MTLevel II — Walk-around
Jul 8, 2024MTLevel III — Driver-only
Jul 8, 2024MTLevel II — Walk-around
Jul 3, 2024MTLevel II — Walk-around
Jul 1, 2024MTLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 3, 2024MTLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 3, 2024MTLevel II — Walk-around
May 9, 2024MTLevel II — Walk-around
Apr 19, 2024MTLevel III — Driver-only
Mar 20, 2024WYLevel I — Full
Mar 11, 2024MTLevel I — Full
Nov 28, 2023MTLevel III — Driver-only
Nov 8, 2023MTLevel III — Driver-only
Nov 8, 2023MTLevel III — Driver-only
Nov 6, 2023WYLevel I — Full
Nov 3, 2023WYLevel I — Full
Nov 1, 2023WYLevel I — Full
Oct 26, 2023WYLevel II — Walk-around
Oct 24, 2023WYLevel I — Full
Oct 17, 2023MTLevel I — Full
Oct 17, 2023WYLevel I — Full
Oct 16, 2023WYLevel II — Walk-around
Oct 16, 2023WYLevel I — Full
Oct 16, 2023WYLevel I — Full
Oct 16, 2023WYLevel I — Full
Sep 28, 2023MTLevel III — Driver-only
Sep 18, 2023WYLevel III — Driver-only
Sep 18, 2023MTLevel III — Driver-only
Sep 15, 2023MTLevel II — Walk-around
Sep 11, 2023MTLevel II — Walk-around
Sep 6, 2023MTLevel III — Driver-only
Aug 22, 2023MTLevel III — Driver-only
Aug 17, 2023WYLevel I — Full
Aug 17, 2023WYLevel I — Full
Aug 17, 2023WYLevel I — Full
Aug 17, 2023WYLevel I — Full
Aug 17, 2023WYLevel I — Full
Aug 17, 2023MTLevel II — Walk-around
Jul 31, 2023MTLevel II — Walk-around
Jul 27, 2023WYLevel I — Full
Jul 27, 2023WYLevel II — Walk-around
Jul 27, 2023WYLevel I — Full
Jul 20, 2023MTLevel II — Walk-around
Jul 12, 2023MTLevel I — Full

Most recent 98 of 98 inspections on file.

Activity log

Record changes

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No changes recorded since TenFourHQ began tracking this company.

In the news

Recent coverage

RBC Trims Price Target on Knife River to $107 From $109, Keeps Outperform Rating - Moomoo

Moomoo · 6/30/2026

Knife River secures $112 million project in Texas - Pit & Quarry

Pit & Quarry · 12/5/2025

Knife River Corporation Reports Second Quarter 2025 Financial Results - Business Wire

Business Wire · 8/5/2025

Peterbilt Installs First Lightweight MX-11 Engine - Heavy Duty Trucking

Heavy Duty Trucking · 2/4/2026

Knife River Corporation acquired Kraemer Trucking & Excavating, Inc. - marketscreener.com

marketscreener.com · 8/5/2025

Knife River acquires operations in Minnesota, Oregon - Pit & Quarry

Pit & Quarry · 8/5/2025

Construction on I-90 over Bozeman Pass is pausing until 2026 - Montana.gov

Montana.gov · 11/25/2025

From rail to truck, transloading business sees record year with more room to grow - SiouxFalls.Business

SiouxFalls.Business · 2/28/2024

Via Google News — headlines may include similarly-named companies; verify before acting.

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