Carrier profile · USDOT 474284 · Updated Aug 20, 2026

JTL Group Inc

DBA KNIFE RIVER

393 power unitsavg 10.6 yrLocal · 2 statesBILLINGS, MT81/100
AUTHORITY STATUS UNKNOWNRATED SATISFACTORYHAZMAT
Verified linkskniferiver.comFMCSA SAFER

Network & Fraud

Reincarnation chains, shared-VIN links, common domains and officers, and owner-group affiliations — the chameleon / double-broker signals that name-and-USDOT lookups miss.

No shared-VIN flow in the last 12 months

None of this carrier's trucks were inspected under another USDOT in the last 12 months — any shared equipment is historical, not active.
Show all-time history (7 trucks · 5 carriers)
Across all inspections on record: USDOT 1368305USDOT 437462USDOT 1628410USDOT 12358USDOT 281308

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@kniferiver.com — 24 carriers: USDOT 4019USDOT 75545USDOT 264823USDOT 271939USDOT 281308USDOT 324020USDOT 561380USDOT 607349

Shares a company officer with other carriers

calvin r dewall — 2 carriers: USDOT 281308

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)393
Observed (24 mo)50
Shared w/ other carriers7

Registered capacity materially exceeds what is observed roadside — the MCS-150 may be stale or the fleet under-utilized.

Shared-VIN cross-links· units inspected under more than one USDOT

VINCarriersInspectionsFirst seenLast seen
1NKWL90X2TS729529View sourced platform decode22Jul 5, 2023Jul 13, 2026
1NKWL29X5DS312384View sourced platform decode22Jan 3, 2024Apr 8, 2026
1NKDXUEX87R193819View sourced platform decode23Aug 14, 2024Mar 26, 2026
1P98D4623SS075103View sourced platform decode22Sep 18, 2023Oct 27, 2025
1XKZP4EX5RJ381646View sourced platform decode22Dec 27, 2023Oct 20, 2025
1NPCLP9X8JD458322View sourced platform decode22Aug 17, 2023Apr 25, 2025
1NPCLP9X6JD458321View sourced platform decode23Aug 17, 2023Mar 12, 2025

Owner / group view· confidence: email domain + officer

Owner / group view

Affiliated authorities

Collapses 24 related authorities · joined by email domain + officer

Authorities
24
Combined power
2,435
States
11
Oldest authority
Jun 1, 1974
Active now
16

Affiliated entities· hover to preview

KNIFE RIVER CORPORATION-NORTH CENTRALKNIFE RIVER CORPORATION-NORTHWESTKNIFE RIVER CORPORATION - SOUTHSWEETMAN CONST CONORTHSTAR MATERIALS INCKNIFE RIVER MIDWEST LLCJTL GROUP INCCONCRETE INC