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ROAD KNIGHTS INC

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Company CheckROAD KNIGHTS INC · DOT 2131755

4741 25TH AVE, SCHILLER PARK, IL, 60176

DOT# 2131755 MC# 788589 Schiller Park, Illinois 12 years

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Power Units

Drivers

Crashes (24-Month)

$750,000

Insurance

Not Rated

Safety Rating

168

Inspections

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Public record

9 events tracked · latest Sep 10, 2026 ↓ Show details ↓

Safety & compliance 8

Aug 6, 2026
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Jul 31, 2026
Roadside inspection, 1 out-of-service violation.
Jul 25, 2026
Roadside inspection, 2 violations (no OOS).
Jul 25, 2026
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Dec 29, 2025
Crash reported (no fatalities).
Dec 8, 2025
Crash reported (no fatalities).
Sep 25, 2025
Crash reported (no fatalities).
Sep 13, 2024
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION COMMON.

Insurance 1

Current
Active insurance on file ($750,000).

Public FMCSA record · blue clean · orange change · red risk.

Contact Details

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Physical Address4741 25TH AVE, SCHILLER PARK, IL, 60176

Mailing Address4741 25TH AVE, SCHILLER PARK, IL, 60176

Operating Authorities

Authority TypeAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

DocketMC788589

CommonActive

ContractNot Active

BrokerNot Active

Operating12 years

All Docket Numbers

MC788589

Cargo Transported

General FreightMetal; Sheets, Coils, RollsLogs, Poles, Beams, LumberBuilding MaterialsMachinery, Large ObjectsFresh ProduceOil Field EquipmentGrain, Feed, HayMeatU.S. MailCommodities Dry BulkRefrigerated FoodBeveragesPaper ProductsFarm SuppliesConstruction

Operation Classification

Authorized For Hire

SMS BASIC Scores

FMCSA safety categories, last 24 months. Above Cutoff = FMCSA flags a problem · Below cutoff = within limits · Clean = no violations.

Unsafe Driving

measure 4.2 · 43 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Hours-of-Service Compliance

measure .3 · 8 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Driver Fitness

measure .03 · 1 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Controlled Substances / Alcohol

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Vehicle Maintenance

measure 6.11 · 24 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Source: FMCSA SMS, updated monthly.

Mileage

Annual Mileage6,925,699 miles

Mileage Year2022

VMT SourceMCS-150 Form

Drivers

Interstate

Intrastate

CDL

Total

Interstate >100mi0

Interstate <100mi0

Intrastate >100mi0

Intrastate <100mi0

Safety Summary

Safety RatingNot Rated

Total Crashes (24-mo)7

Fatal0

Driver OOS0.8% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS31.6% avg 20.7%

SmartWay PartnerNo

Insurance

Amount$750,000

Type91X

VerifiedFMCSA · 08/27/2026

CompanyINCLINE CASUALTY COMPANY

Policy #ICC-E4208-112172

Last checked09/09/2026

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier

Fleet76 units

Drivers73

Mileage6,925,699 mi

Operating12 years

MCS-15011/2025

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)7

Fatal0

Injury1

Tow-Away6

Driver Inspections

Total130

Out of Service1

OOS Rate0.8%

National Avg5.5%

Below National Average

Vehicle Inspections

Total38

Out of Service12

OOS Rate31.6%

National Avg20.7%

Above National Average

Safety Trends by Year

Roadside inspections and crashes on file, year over year. The red portion of each inspection bar is the out-of-service share; ▲/▼ compares to the prior year.

Inspections · red = OOS

2023

35 · 3 OOS -

2024

77 · 7 OOS ▲

2025

60 · 6 OOS ▼

2026

35 · 5 OOS ▼

Crashes

2023

2 crashes -

2024

2 crashes =

2025

5 crashes ▲

2026

0 crashes ▼

Based on FMCSA crash and roadside inspection records (rolling 3-year window). The latest year may be partial.

Out-of-Service Summary Last 24 months

Live FMCSA roadside inspections through Aug 2026, 121 inspections, 12 resulted in out-of-service (9.9% OOS rate).

Driver Out-of-Service 1 OOS

Vehicle Out-of-Service 14 OOS

Live FMCSA roadside inspection records, refreshed monthly.

Crash Records (9)

Full crash history on file (all years), newest first. This list may show more than the headline Crashes figure above, because that figure follows the official FMCSA 24-month SMS window used for the Trust Score, older crashes still appear here for transparency.

Date	Location	State	Injuries	Tow	Vehicles	Weather	Road	Light
12/29/2025	SHELBY TWP	MI	0	1	1	Freezing Rain	Water	Daylight
12/08/2025	HENRICO	VA	0	1	2	Fog/Smog	Ice	Daylight
09/25/2025	CENTERVILLE(WAYNE)	IN	0	1	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight
07/29/2025	NORTON SHORES	MI	0	1	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight
06/04/2025	NOT LISTED	TX	0	1	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight
10/03/2024	CHARLOTTE	NC	0	1	2	Clear	Dry	Dawn
08/10/2024	LONGWOOD	FL	1	1	2	Clear	Dry	Dark - Not Lighted
12/17/2023	Proviso Twp	IL	0	1	2	Sleet/Hail	Wet	Dark - Not Lighted
12/17/2023	Proviso Twp	IL	0	1	2	Sleet/Hail	Wet	Dark - Not Lighted

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

132 roadside violations across 121 inspections, grouped into FMCSA safety-behavior categories. The shaded portion shows how many were serious enough to result in an out-of-service order.

ViolationsOut-of-service

Unsafe Driving 70 violations · 0 OOS

Vehicle Maintenance 47 violations · 15 OOS

Hours-of-Service (HOS) Compliance 12 violations · 0 OOS

Driver Fitness 1 violation · 1 OOS

Other (General) 2 violations · 0 OOS

Categories follow FMCSR violation parts (Part 393/396 = Vehicle Maintenance, Part 395 = HOS; "Other" = general/administrative parts such as 390). Raw violation counts and out-of-service results, not FMCSA percentile rankings, which are not published for property carriers.

Inspection Records (100)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS	Driver Viol	Driver OOS	Vehicle Viol	Vehicle OOS	HazMat
08/06/2026	OH	Walk-Around (Level II)	GALLIPOLIS OH	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/31/2026	SD	Walk-Around (Level II)	VALLEY SPRINGS SD	2	1	1	0	1	1	-	▲Detail
07/25/2026	FL	Walk-Around (Level II)	YULEE FL	2	0	0	0	2	0	-	▲Detail
07/25/2026	IL	Driver-Only (Level III)	I24	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/21/2026	NM	Driver-Only (Level III)	NM	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/21/2026	WV	Walk-Around (Level II)	FLAT TOP WV	2	0	1	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
07/21/2026	NM	Driver-Only (Level III)	NM	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/15/2026	SC	Driver-Only (Level III)	BLYTHEWOOD SC	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/09/2026	TN	Walk-Around (Level II)	ARDMORE TN	2	2	0	0	2	2	-	▲Detail
07/02/2026	IN	Walk-Around (Level II)	KOKOMO IN	3	0	1	0	2	0	-	▲Detail
06/29/2026	SD	Driver-Only (Level III)	JEFFERSON SD	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/12/2026	SD	Walk-Around (Level II)	MIDWAY SD	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/08/2026	MI	Walk-Around (Level II)	MI	1	0	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
05/26/2026	VA	Driver-Only (Level III)	DUMFRIES VA	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/20/2026	PA	Walk-Around (Level II)	MIFFLIN TWP PA	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/19/2026	NY	Driver-Only (Level III)	SLATE HILL NY	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/29/2026	NY	Walk-Around (Level II)	HASTINGS NY	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/28/2026	IA	Walk-Around (Level II)	02 - I80 EB MM 115 VAN METER	3	1	0	0	3	1	-	▲Detail
04/15/2026	CA	Driver-Only (Level III)	MOUNTAIN PASS CVEF	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/15/2026	KS	Driver-Only (Level III)	OLATHE KS	2	0	0	0	2	0	-	▲Detail
04/14/2026	NE	Full (Level I)	WAVERLY WEST BOUND	1	1	0	0	0	1	-	▲Detail
03/31/2026	LA	Driver-Only (Level III)	HAUGHTON LA	2	0	2	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/30/2026	NE	Driver-Only (Level III)	HEBRON 81 SCALE	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/29/2026	GA	Driver-Only (Level III)	ADEL GA	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/23/2026	OH	Driver-Only (Level III)	FINDLAY OH	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/18/2026	MA	Driver-Only (Level III)	H-BERLIN	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/17/2026	OH	Driver-Only (Level III)	BROADVIEW HEIGHTS OH	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/06/2026	OH	Walk-Around (Level II)	XENIA OH	1	1	0	0	1	1	-	▲Detail
03/04/2026	TN	Full (Level I)	KNOXVILLE TN	2	0	0	0	2	0	-	▲Detail
02/20/2026	LA	Driver-Only (Level III)	HAUGHTON LA	2	0	2	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/11/2026	IN	Driver-Only (Level III)	TERRE HAUTE IN	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/11/2026	TN	Driver-Only (Level III)	STANTON TN	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/29/2026	MN	Driver-Only (Level III)	MAPLE GROVE MN	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/20/2026	NM	Walk-Around (Level II)	OROGRANDE PORT OF ENTRY	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/11/2026	SD	Driver-Only (Level III)	VALLEY SPRINGS SD	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/30/2025	LA	Driver-Only (Level III)	LAKE CHARLES LA	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/24/2025	NY	Driver-Only (Level III)	PERU NY	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/23/2025	WV	Driver-Only (Level III)	BRUCETON MILLS WV	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/12/2025	AR	Walk-Around (Level II)	KNOXVILLE AR	1	1	0	0	1	1	-	▲Detail
12/10/2025	TN	Driver-Only (Level III)	STANTON TN	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/20/2025	IN	Driver-Only (Level III)	GARY IN	6	0	5	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
11/12/2025	CA	Driver-Only (Level III)	SR-60 WB E/ OF ARCHIBALD	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/12/2025	OR	Full (Level I)	ASHLAND OR	10	3	0	0	0	3	-	▲Detail
11/08/2025	AZ	Walk-Around (Level II)	LITCHFIELD PARK AZ	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/05/2025	OH	Driver-Only (Level III)	LORDSTOWN OH	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/04/2025	MO	Full (Level I)	EAGLEVILLE MO	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/29/2025	MI	Driver-Only (Level III)	I 75 SB 20MM	3	0	3	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/29/2025	MI	Walk-Around (Level II)	US-23 NB AT MM 24	3	1	2	0	1	1	-	▲Detail
10/29/2025	IL	Driver-Only (Level III)	020 - MARION - I-57 S/B	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/22/2025	KY	Driver-Only (Level III)	LEXINGTON	2	0	2	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/20/2025	TN	Full (Level I)	STANTON TN	3	1	0	0	0	1	-	▲Detail
10/20/2025	IL	Walk-Around (Level II)	033 - WILLIAMSVILLE - I-55 S/B	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/08/2025	NC	Full (Level I)	I40	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/07/2025	IN	Walk-Around (Level II)	LA PORTE IN	2	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/05/2025	IN	Driver-Only (Level III)	LAFAYETTE IN	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/05/2025	MS	Walk-Around (Level II)	LEE COUNTY	2	1	0	0	2	1	-	▲Detail
09/30/2025	OH	Walk-Around (Level II)	CONCORD TOWNSHIP OH	3	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/26/2025	MI	Driver-Only (Level III)	US-23 NB AT MM 24	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/24/2025	PA	Driver-Only (Level III)	ON STATE ROUTE 309 NORTH OF I-	1	1	1	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/20/2025	IN	Driver-Only (Level III)	GARY IN	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/16/2025	NJ	Walk-Around (Level II)	KNOWLTON SCALE	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/13/2025	TN	Full (Level I)	STANTON TN	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/08/2025	NC	Driver-Only (Level III)	HERTFORD WEIGH STATION, HWY 17	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/28/2025	PA	Driver-Only (Level III)	I80 E AT MM 281.1	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/28/2025	IL	Driver-Only (Level III)	I-88	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/27/2025	IN	Driver-Only (Level III)	LAFAYETTE IN	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/27/2025	SC	Full (Level I)	LIBERTY SC	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/22/2025	IL	Driver-Only (Level III)	022 - PITTSFIELD - US36 & US54	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/20/2025	WV	Driver-Only (Level III)	WINFIELD WV	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/20/2025	AR	Driver-Only (Level III)	PROCTOR AR	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/11/2025	WV	Driver-Only (Level III)	MEADOW BRIDGE WV	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/11/2025	IL	Driver-Only (Level III)	I-55	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/03/2025	WI	Driver-Only (Level III)	ROBERTS WI	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/31/2025	IN	Driver-Only (Level III)	MICHIGAN CITY IN	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/31/2025	MI	Driver-Only (Level III)	NB I-75 @ SCALE	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/25/2025	GA	Driver-Only (Level III)	PEMBROKE GA	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/24/2025	KY	Driver-Only (Level III)	EDDYVILLE	1	0	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
07/16/2025	OH	Full (Level I)	MAUMEE OH	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/01/2025	AR	Driver-Only (Level III)	HOPE AR	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/01/2025	DE	Driver-Only (Level III)	NEWARK DE	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/18/2025	KY	Full (Level I)	HENDERSON	2	0	0	0	2	0	-	▲Detail
06/18/2025	SD	Driver-Only (Level III)	JEFFERSON SD	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/10/2025	IN	Driver-Only (Level III)	FREMONT IN	3	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/28/2025	IL	Driver-Only (Level III)	I-80	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/22/2025	MI	Walk-Around (Level II)	NEW BUFFALO SCALE E/B	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/07/2025	WI	Walk-Around (Level II)	OCONOMOWOC WI	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/02/2025	OH	Driver-Only (Level III)	VICKERY OH	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/01/2025	WV	Driver-Only (Level III)	CHARLESTON WV	2	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/13/2025	OH	Driver-Only (Level III)	HOPEWELL OH	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/01/2025	WV	Driver-Only (Level III)	MOUNT HOPE WV	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/01/2025	IA	Driver-Only (Level III)	I-35 NB CLEAR LAKE	2	0	2	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/30/2025	IL	Driver-Only (Level III)	I-80	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/27/2025	MD	Driver-Only (Level III)	ALLEGANY COUNTY	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/22/2025	TN	Walk-Around (Level II)	ROAD SIDE	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/17/2025	MI	Driver-Only (Level III)	I-94 E/B @ ELM RD	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/22/2024	IA	Driver-Only (Level III)	01 - I80 WB MM 151 MITCHELLVIL	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/17/2024	AR	Driver-Only (Level III)	HOPE AR	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/13/2024	IA	Driver-Only (Level III)	IA 17 SB 57 MM	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/10/2024	NY	Walk-Around (Level II)	BATH NY	3	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/10/2024	OH	Driver-Only (Level III)	PIKETON OH	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail

Safety Performance Percentiles

FMCSA SMS percentile rankings. Higher percentile = worse performance relative to peers.

Total Inspections131

Unsafe Driving 43 viols

HOS Compliance 8 viols

Driver Fitness 1 viols

Vehicle Maintenance 24 viols

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
91X	BIPD/Primary	INCLINE CASUALTY COMPANY	ICC-E4208-111134	$750,000	10/02/2024	09/01/2025	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY HOMESTATE INSURANCE COMPAN	02TRM007537-03	$750,000	07/11/2016	03/23/2017	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY HOMESTATE INSURANCE COMPAN	02TRM007537-02	$750,000	07/11/2015	07/11/2016	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY HOMESTATE INSURANCE COMPAN	02TRM007537-01	$750,000	07/11/2014	07/11/2015	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	INCLINE CASUALTY COMPANY	ICC-E4208-111134	$750,000	05/30/2024	10/02/2024	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	SPIRIT COMMERCIAL AUTO RR GROUP, INC	CAC 00001-06611-18	$750,000	03/23/2018	03/20/2019	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	SPIRIT COMMERCIAL AUTO RR GROUP, INC	CAC 00001-06611-18	$750,000	03/23/2018	03/23/2019	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	SPIRIT COMMERCIAL AUTO RR GROUP, INC	CAC 00001-06611-17	$750,000	03/23/2017	03/23/2018	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	INCLINE CASUALTY COMPANY	ICC-E4208-111134	$750,000	03/20/2024	05/30/2024	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	KCA 2600489	$750,000	03/20/2022	03/20/2024	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	PROTECTIVE INSURANCE CO.	MF-005019	$750,000	03/20/2021	03/20/2022	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	PROTECTIVE INSURANCE CO.	MF000265	$750,000	03/20/2020	03/20/2021	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	PROTECTIVE INSURANCE CO.	MF000265	$750,000	03/20/2020	04/16/2021	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	STATE NATIONALSPECIALTY INSCO/NATIONAL SPECIA	JNG000131-00	$750,000	03/20/2019	03/20/2020	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY	CA 1332176	$750,000	01/28/2014	07/11/2014	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY	CA 1332176	$750,000	01/28/2014	07/22/2014	Cancelled

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC788589	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	09/05/2024	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	09/13/2024
MC788589	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	DISMISSED	07/06/2012	-	-
MC788589	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	06/25/2014	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	07/09/2014
MC788589	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	06/15/2015	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	07/09/2015
MC788589	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	06/14/2016	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	07/08/2016
MC788589	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	02/25/2019	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	03/20/2019
MC788589	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	02/24/2020	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	03/16/2020
MC788589	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	02/24/2017	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	03/23/2017
MC788589	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	02/05/2014	-	-

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93/100

Excellent

VERIFIED

Every carrier starts at 100. We subtract points for each missing requirement or risk factor below. Verified means all four core requirements pass.

Score breakdown, from 100 to 93

Starts at 100−7 totalFinal 93

Vehicle out-of-service rate above national average−5

Crashes on record (rate-adjusted)−2

Verification, 4 core requirements

Active operating authority

FMCSA shows the USDOT registration and authority are active.

Authorized for hire

Holds active for-hire (common or contract) authority.

Active insurance on file

FMCSA shows active coverage on file as of 8/27/2026.

Safety rating not Unsatisfactory

No Unsatisfactory rating on file.

What's lowering this score

-5

Vehicle out-of-service rate above national average

Vehicle OOS 31.5789% vs national avg 20.72%.

-2

Crashes on record (rate-adjusted)

Crash rate: 7 crash(es) across 76 vehicles (~0.09 per vehicle); none fatal. Scaled to fleet size and fatal severity.

Where this company lands, risk scales

Crash history (rate-adjusted)−2 of 28

0 pts · low risk−28 pts · high risk

Crash rate: 7 crash(es) across 76 vehicles (~0.09 per vehicle); none fatal. Scaled to fleet size and fatal severity.

Vehicle out-of-service rate−5 of 5

0 pts · low risk−5 pts · high risk

Vehicle OOS 31.5789% vs national avg 20.72%.

How we calculate the Trust Score

Every company starts at 100

We subtract points for each missing requirement or risk factor. Verified means all the core requirements for that company's type pass. Nothing is added back, the score is a deduction model built only on public FMCSA data. No pay-to-play, no opinions.

Requirements differ by company type

Each company is judged fairly on its own FMCSA obligations. Anything that doesn't apply shows as a grey N/A, not required, never a penalty.

Carrier (for-hire)

Operating authority, authorized-for-hire, insurance on file, safety rating.

Broker

Broker authority + $75k surety bond (BMC-84/85). MCS-150 not required (no fleet).

Freight forwarder

FF authority + $75k bond + BOC-3. MCS-150 not required (no trucks).

Private carrier

Active USDOT + MCS-150 + safety. No operating authority / for-hire / insurance filing required (hauls its own goods).

Crashes are scaled, not flat

Crash history is proportional. We don't apply a flat penalty, we scale it to (a) crashes per vehicle in the fleet and (b) the share of those crashes that were fatal. So a big, safe fleet barely moves; a small fleet with many (and fatal) crashes takes a large hit.

0 pts deductedscaled by rate & severityup to −28 pts

Low end

50,000 vehicles + 1 crash → ~0 pts. A huge fleet with very few crashes per vehicle is almost untouched.

High end

5 vehicles + 3 crashes incl. fatal → large deduction (near the −28 cap). Many crashes per truck, fatal-heavy.

Mechanics: deduction is capped at 28 points, weighted roughly 60% on crashes-per-vehicle and 40% on the fatal ratio. Zero crashes = zero deduction. If fleet size is unknown, only crash severity can move the score (conservative).

Out-of-service rate vs. the national average

Driver and vehicle out-of-service rates are measured against the FMCSA national average, not a flat number. A company only takes the deduction when it sits above the national benchmark, for example “Vehicle OOS 37% vs national avg 20.7%”.

Point reference, the full menu

Every factor and exactly how many points it can remove. Knockout factors (they also fail Verification) are marked.

Factor	Points
USDOT / authority not active with FMCSA knockout	−25
Missing operating authority (when required) knockout	−15
No insurance or surety bond on file (when required) knockout	−25
Unsatisfactory safety rating knockout	−30
Conditional safety rating	−12
MCS-150 biennial update overdue (carriers)	−10
Crashes, rate-adjusted (per-vehicle & fatal share)	0 to −28
Driver OOS rate above national average	−5
Vehicle OOS rate above national average	−5
Very new carrier (under 1 year)	−10
Limited operating history (1-3 years)	−6
Moderate operating history (3-5 years)	−3
Operating history unknown	−3
No public phone number	−3
No public email address	−2

All inputs come from public FMCSA records (operating authority, insurance/bond filings, the SAFER/SMS safety profile, crash & inspection reports). If FMCSA updates a record, the score updates with it. For the full deduction table, see the methodology page.

ROAD KNIGHTS INC

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Safety Trends by Year

Out-of-Service Summary Last 24 months

Crash Records (9)

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

Inspection Records (100)

Safety Performance Percentiles

Licensing & Insurance

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