Carrier profile · USDOT 447101 · MC-243365 · Updated Aug 20, 2026

Knight Transport LLC

70 power unitsavg 9.8 yrMulti-region · 10 statesAUBURN, WA81/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-243365 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORYHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

70Power units

42 observed · MCS-150

50Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

9.8Avg age (yr)

1997–2025 · vPIC

Call dispatch(253) 536-6840 Email dispatchscottyb@knighttransport.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Aug 20, 2026

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Operating, but with flags a broker should weigh before tendering freight.

Watch · 2

Vehicle out-of-service rate above average24.6% vs the 22.26% national average.Fatal crash on record3 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's record.

In good standing · 3

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 35 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1991.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo24.6%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

5 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo24.6%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

5 in 24 mo

Vektor intelligence · beyond the federal recordProprietary signals computed from VIN-decoded inspections & daily FMCSA snapshots

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

70 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

9.8 yr

Model years 1997–2025 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

35 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1991 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

101 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative · vs national

Vehicle OOS 24.6%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 1.0%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 57 vehicle and 101 driver inspections over 24 months.

Vehicle OOS rate· vehicle OOS · vehicle-level inspections · 6-month trailing

16.7% · latest 6-mo window▼ Falling

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending down 8.8 pts across the window. The national vehicle benchmark uses the same metric and is shown on the chart.

Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay

94 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jul '25 · 8

Vehicle-levelDriver-levelAny OOS

Monthly FMCSA roadside inspections across the 24 charted calendar months. Bars show level-qualified vehicle and driver populations; one inspection can qualify for both. The line shows inspections with any out-of-service result.

Inspection coverage· expected vs observed · the fraud signal

Inspection coverage

How heavily FMCSA inspects this fleet for its size — it tells you how much to trust the safety signals above. Thin coverage on a young authority is a fraud signal nobody else surfaces.

Expected band

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.7 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 70-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 70
Inspections · 24 mo: 101
Annualized: ≈51 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.7 inspections / unit · yr

Violation themes· decoded · grouped by BASIC

What this carrier actually gets cited for — FMCSA violation codes decoded into plain English, ranked by frequency.

392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving23 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance20 · 17 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance8 · 2 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance7 · 1 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance4 · 1 OOS
393.207 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 4 OOS
393.100 Cargo securement (general)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 3 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: Active
Contract: Active
Broker: Active

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$1,000,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Recorded per census

Insurance adequacy· filed BIPD vs the $750K federal floor

$1M in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $1M meets or exceeds the $750K federal minimum for general freight (49 CFR 387.9). Some commodities (hazmat, larger vehicles) require $1M–$5M — confirm against your load.

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$750K BIPD last filed ’12 · 2 insurers · 0 lapsesContinuous

Great West’94–’14

beyond this history

1994200220102018now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 2 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. · since Mar 2014

All 2 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
PACIFIC FINANCIAL ASSOCIATION, INC.	May 2009 → Apr 2012	$750K	2
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Aug 1994 → Apr 2014	$750K	2

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 70
Observed power (24 mo): 42
Trailers (towed): 50

Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

9.8 yr

Average age

2025

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

65.2%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 10 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusMulti-region

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

101

WA busiest

Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo

Home base

AUBURN, WA

1016 W MAIN ST

Top corridor

WA 48 · CA 23 · MT 15

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & Fraud

Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict

Last 12 months: 2 trucks also ran under 3 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 4021744 USDOT 4315726 USDOT 4491879Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (13 trucks · 11 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 1467586 USDOT 2390282 USDOT 59556 USDOT 723895 USDOT 3286499 USDOT 4491879 USDOT 688143 USDOT 4315726

Shares a company officer with other carriers

joshua williams — 43 carriers: USDOT 222729 USDOT 545228 USDOT 993809 USDOT 1218825 USDOT 1700302 USDOT 1931677 USDOT 1932124 USDOT 2052928

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

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

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 1016 W MAIN ST, AUBURN, WA, 98001
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (253) 536-6840
Fax: (253) 536-8442
Email: scottyb@knighttransport.com
Web domain: knighttransport.com

Registration

Officers: Joshua Williams · Scotty B White
USDOT / docket: 447101 · MC-243365
First registered: May 29, 1991
Last MCS-150: Mar 20, 2026 · 2,537,589 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · May 23, 2002
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

—CDL drivers

2,537,589

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

Daily-captured FMCSA licensing & insurance changes — monitored by Vektor

Federal record activity· monitored daily by Vektor

No licensing or insurance changes captured since Vektor began monitoring this carrier (June 2026). Quiet is usually good.

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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for KNIGHT TRANSPORT LLC.

KNIGHT TRANSPORT LLC (USDOT 447101) has a Vektor safety score of 81/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier holds active common and contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Aug 20, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. effective Mar 4, 2014 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 20, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 24.6% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier received 101 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 57 vehicle-level and 101 driver-level — across 10 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier has 5 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 3 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Aug 20, 2026.

It reports 70 power units and 66 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Mar 20, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned May 23, 2002 in the federal record refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is KNIGHT TRANSPORT LLC's USDOT number?

KNIGHT TRANSPORT LLC's USDOT number is 447101, and its motor carrier number is MC-243365.

Is KNIGHT TRANSPORT LLC authorized to operate?

As of Aug 20, 2026, KNIGHT TRANSPORT LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is KNIGHT TRANSPORT LLC's safety record?

KNIGHT TRANSPORT LLC has a 24.6% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 147 roadside inspections, with 5 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 81/100 (tier: review).

How big is KNIGHT TRANSPORT LLC's fleet?

KNIGHT TRANSPORT LLC operates 70 power units and 66 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is KNIGHT TRANSPORT LLC based?

KNIGHT TRANSPORT LLC is based in AUBURN, WA, with roadside inspections recorded across 10 states.

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