Carrier profile · USDOT 75545 · Updated Aug 20, 2026

Northstar Materials Inc

DBA KNIFE RIVER MATERIALS

107 power unitsavg 9.2 yrRegional · 3 statesBEMIDJI, MN86/100
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.

Last 12 months: 1 truck also ran under 1 other carrier

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 1089044Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.
Show all-time history (4 trucks · 3 carriers)
Across all inspections on record: USDOT 119773USDOT 2898116USDOT 1089044

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@kniferiver.com — 24 carriers: USDOT 4019USDOT 264823USDOT 271939USDOT 281308USDOT 324020USDOT 474284USDOT 561380USDOT 607349

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)107
Observed (24 mo)18
Shared w/ other carriers4

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
1XKDD49X9FJ435216View sourced platform decode23Sep 5, 2024Jul 14, 2026
1FD0X4HT6MED57544View sourced platform decode23Apr 25, 2024Jul 3, 2026
5FTFA5332G1003034View sourced platform decode22Mar 12, 2026Mar 12, 2026
1E1D2M489YRC29390View sourced platform decode22Sep 5, 2024Jun 30, 2025

Owner / group view· confidence: email domain

Owner / group view

Affiliated authorities

Collapses 24 related authorities · joined by email domain

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-NORTHWESTJTL GROUP INCKNIFE RIVER CORPORATION - SOUTHSWEETMAN CONST COKNIFE RIVER MIDWEST LLCJTL GROUP INCCONCRETE INC