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JEFF KNOTT FREIGHTERS LLC

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Company CheckJEFF KNOTT FREIGHTERS LLC · DOT 2584261

20858 FLAVIN CIRCLE, ELKHORN, NE, 68022

DOT# 2584261 MC# 905342 Elkhorn, Nebraska 11 years

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Power Units

Drivers

Crashes (24-Month)

$1,000,000

Insurance

Not Rated

Safety Rating

Inspections

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Public record

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

Safety & compliance 4

Nov 25, 2025
Roadside inspection, 2 violations (no OOS).
Oct 4, 2025
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Jun 4, 2025
Roadside inspection, 1 violation (no OOS).
Jun 3, 2025
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.

Insurance 1

Current
Active insurance on file ($1,000,000).

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

Contact Details

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Physical Address20858 FLAVIN CIRCLE, ELKHORN, NE, 68022

Mailing AddressPO BOX 721, ELKHORN, NE, 68022

Operating Authorities

Authority TypeAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

DocketMC905342

CommonActive

ContractActive

BrokerInactive

Operating11 years

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 1.86 · 1 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Hours-of-Service Compliance

measure .16 · 1 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Driver Fitness

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Controlled Substances / Alcohol

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Vehicle Maintenance

measure 4 · 2 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Source: FMCSA SMS, updated monthly.

Mileage

Annual Mileage630,000 miles

Mileage Year2023

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)2

Fatal0

Driver OOS0.0% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS0.0% avg 20.7%

SmartWay PartnerNo

Insurance

Amount$1,000,000

Type91X

VerifiedFMCSA · 08/23/2026

CompanyGREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.

Policy #MCP38428A

Last checked09/09/2026

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier

Fleet3 units

Drivers3

Mileage630,000 mi

Operating11 years

MCS-15002/2026

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)2

Fatal0

Injury1

Tow-Away1

Driver Inspections

Total10

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg5.5%

Below National Average

Vehicle Inspections

Total3

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg20.7%

Below 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

2 · 0 OOS -

2024

10 · 1 OOS ▲

2025

5 · 0 OOS ▼

Crashes

2023

0 crashes -

2024

2 crashes ▲

2025

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 Nov 2025, 9 inspections, 0 resulted in out-of-service (0% OOS rate).

Clean, no out-of-service violations in the last 24 months.

Live FMCSA roadside inspection records, refreshed monthly.

Crash Records (2)

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	Fatal	Injuries	Tow	Vehicles	Weather	Road	Light
07/24/2024	JACKSONVILLE	FL	0	1	1	3	Clear	Dry	Daylight
07/10/2024	PHOENIX	AZ	0	0	1	1	Clear	Dry	Daylight

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

6 roadside violations across 9 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

Vehicle Maintenance 3 violations · 0 OOS

Unsafe Driving 2 violations · 0 OOS

Hours-of-Service (HOS) Compliance 1 violation · 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 (17)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS	Driver Viol	Vehicle Viol	Vehicle OOS	HazMat
11/25/2025	CO	Walk-Around (Level II)	DUMONT CO	2	0	1	1	0	-	▲Detail
10/04/2025	TN	Driver-Only (Level III)	JACKSON TN	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/04/2025	NE	Walk-Around (Level II)	WAVERLY EAST BOUND	1	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/03/2025	CO	Driver-Only (Level III)	DURANGO CO	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/29/2025	NE	Driver-Only (Level III)	ON UNNAMED STREET, 260 FEET WE	1	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/06/2024	OK	Driver-Only (Level III)	CTP/NORTH GATE	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/04/2024	NE	Walk-Around (Level II)	NORTH PLATTE WEST BOUND	1	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/19/2024	TN	Driver-Only (Level III)	I40 WEST	1	0	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/14/2024	UT	Driver-Only (Level III)	ST. GEORGE UT	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/12/2024	SD	Driver-Only (Level III)	JEFFERSON SD	1	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/14/2024	SD	Walk-Around (Level II)	JEFFERSON SD	1	1	0	0	1	-	▲Detail
02/09/2024	NE	Driver-Only (Level III)	ON I- 80, 2420 FEET EAST OF MI	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/01/2024	TX	Walk-Around (Level II)	SH 385 NB MM 514	6	0	1	5	0	-	▲Detail
01/29/2024	NM	Walk-Around (Level II)	RATON PORT OF ENTRY	2	0	0	2	0	-	▲Detail
01/09/2024	SD	Driver-Only (Level III)	RAPID CITY SD	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/16/2023	NE	Driver-Only (Level III)	ON I- 80, 2007 FEET WEST OF MI	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/11/2023	NM	Walk-Around (Level II)	RATON PORT OF ENTRY	2	0	0	2	0	-	▲Detail

Safety Performance Percentiles

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

Total Inspections10

Unsafe Driving 1 viols

HOS Compliance 1 viols

Vehicle Maintenance 2 viols

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
84	SURETY	NATIONWIDE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMP	7901078132	$0	09/03/2021	10/06/2023	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	MCP38428A	$1,000,000	03/23/2018	10/06/2020	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	PROGRESSIVE NORTHERN INSURANCE COMPANY	CA 3610901	$750,000	03/23/2015	03/23/2018	Replaced

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC905342	PROPERTY BROKER	GRANTED	10/01/2021	REVOKED	09/15/2023
MC905342	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	03/27/2015	-	-
MC905342	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	GRANTED	03/27/2015	-	-

No revocation records.

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89/100

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 89

−11

Starts at 100−11 totalFinal 89

Crashes on record (rate-adjusted)−11

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 8/23/2026.

Safety rating not Unsatisfactory

No Unsatisfactory rating on file.

What's lowering this score

-11

Crashes on record (rate-adjusted)

Crash rate: 2 crash(es) across 3 vehicles (~0.67 per vehicle); none fatal. Scaled to fleet size and fatal severity.

Where this company lands, risk scales

Crash history (rate-adjusted)−11 of 28

0 pts · low risk−28 pts · high risk

Crash rate: 2 crash(es) across 3 vehicles (~0.67 per vehicle); none fatal. Scaled to fleet size and fatal severity.

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.

JEFF KNOTT FREIGHTERS LLC

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Company Information

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Operating Authorities

Operation Classification

SMS BASIC Scores

Mileage

Drivers

Safety Summary

Insurance

Quick Facts

Safety & Inspection Data

Safety Trends by Year

Out-of-Service Summary Last 24 months

Crash Records (2)

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

Inspection Records (17)

Safety Performance Percentiles

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