Knife River Materials — compliance record
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Vetting summary
Inspections
45 on file
Out-of-service
Within normal range vs national averages
Email identity
Company domain, matches website
Federal identity
Registration snapshot
Legal name
Northstar Materials Inc
DBA
Knife River Materials
Entity type
Carrier
Physical address
4101 Bemidji Avenue N, Bemidji, MN 56601
Phone
(218) 751-5413
Power units
110
Drivers
107
First on record
—
Last MCS-150 filing
—
Hazmat flag
No
Operating authority
Dockets & filings
No L&I dockets on file for this DOT number.
Out-of-service rates
Driver OOS
6.7%
National average ≈ 5.9% · 45 inspections on record
Vehicle OOS
24.4%
National average ≈ 20.9% · 45 inspections on record
Email & web forensics
On-file email
troy.eck@kniferiver.com — company domain
Mail host
Microsoft 365
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
0
Reportable crashes
0
Tow-aways
0
With injuries
0
With fatalities
Most recent: MN 10/2022 · ND 08/2022 · MN 07/2022 — from the federal crash file; recordable crashes regardless of fault.
Safety record
Inspection history
| Date | State | Level |
|---|---|---|
| May 12, 2026 | SD | Level II — Walk-around |
| Apr 23, 2026 | MN | Level III — Driver-only |
| Mar 27, 2026 | MN | Level III — Driver-only |
| Mar 24, 2026 | MN | Level II — Walk-around |
| Mar 12, 2026 | MN | Level II — Walk-around |
| Feb 26, 2026 | SD | Level II — Walk-around |
| Oct 28, 2025 | ND | Level II — Walk-around |
| Oct 27, 2025 | ND | Level II — Walk-around |
| Oct 27, 2025 | MN | Level III — Driver-only |
| Sep 25, 2025 | ND | Level II — Walk-around |
| Sep 12, 2025 | MN | Level III — Driver-only |
| Sep 5, 2025 | MN | Level I — Full |
| Sep 4, 2025 | ND | Level I — Full |
| Jun 30, 2025 | MN | Level III — Driver-only |
| Jun 27, 2025 | MN | Level I — Full |
| May 27, 2025 | MN | Level III — Driver-only |
| May 20, 2025 | MN | Level III — Driver-only |
| May 18, 2025 | ND | Level III — Driver-only |
| May 9, 2025 | MN | Level II — Walk-around |
| May 6, 2025 | MN | Level III — Driver-only |
| Apr 29, 2025 | MN | Level III — Driver-only |
| Oct 15, 2024 | ND | Level II — Walk-around |
| Sep 26, 2024 | MN | Level II — Walk-around |
| Sep 25, 2024 | MN | Level I — Full |
| Sep 10, 2024 | MN | Level III — Driver-only |
| Aug 28, 2024 | MN | Level III — Driver-only |
| Aug 21, 2024 | MN | Level II — Walk-around |
| Aug 21, 2024 | MN | Level II — Walk-around |
| Aug 19, 2024 | MN | Level III — Driver-only |
| Aug 19, 2024 | MN | Level III — Driver-only |
| Jul 11, 2024 | MN | Level III — Driver-only |
| Jun 27, 2024 | MN | Level II — Walk-around |
| Jun 27, 2024 | MN | Level II — Walk-around |
| Jun 25, 2024 | MN | Level II — Walk-around |
| Jun 25, 2024 | MN | Level III — Driver-only |
| Jun 24, 2024 | MN | Level I — Full |
| Jun 21, 2024 | MN | Level II — Walk-around |
| Jun 4, 2024 | ND | Level III — Driver-only |
| Jun 3, 2024 | MN | Level III — Driver-only |
| Apr 25, 2024 | MN | Level I — Full |
| Apr 12, 2024 | MN | Level I — Full |
| Nov 14, 2023 | ND | Level III — Driver-only |
| Nov 3, 2023 | ND | Level I — Full |
| Sep 27, 2023 | ND | Level III — Driver-only |
| Aug 28, 2023 | MN | Level III — Driver-only |
Most recent 45 of 45 inspections on file.
Activity log
Record changes
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No changes recorded since TenFourHQ began tracking this company.
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