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Company CheckKNIGHT RYDERS TRANSPORT INC · DOT 2944258

DBA: KNIGHT RYDERS

4424 EAST OBSERVATORY, WEST CHESTER, OH, 45069

DOT# 2944258 MC# 996312 West Chester, Ohio 9 years

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Power Units

Drivers

Crashes (24-Month)

None on file

Insurance

Conditional

Safety Rating

Inspections

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Public record

2 events tracked · latest Sep 30, 2026 ↓ Show details ↓

Safety & compliance 1

Jun 30, 2025
Crash reported (no fatalities).

Insurance 1

Current
No active insurance on file.

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

Contact Details

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Physical Address4424 EAST OBSERVATORY, WEST CHESTER, OH, 45069

Mailing Address4424 EAST OBSERVATORY, WEST CHESTER, OH, 45069

Operating Authorities

Authority TypeAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

DocketMC996312

CommonActive

ContractNot Active

BrokerNot Active

Operating9 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 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Hours-of-Service Compliance

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Driver Fitness

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Controlled Substances / Alcohol

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Vehicle Maintenance

measure 13 · 1 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Source: FMCSA SMS, updated monthly.

Mileage

Annual Mileage146,717 miles

Mileage Year2024

VMT SourceActual

Drivers

Interstate

Intrastate

CDL

Total

Interstate >100mi0

Interstate <100mi0

Intrastate >100mi0

Intrastate <100mi0

Safety Summary

Safety RatingConditional

Total Crashes (24-mo)1

Fatal0

Driver OOS0.0% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS100.0% avg 20.7%

SmartWay PartnerNo

Last Review07/30/2024

Insurance

AmountNone on file

Type91X

VerifiedFMCSA · 07/16/2026

CompanyCENTRAL MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY

Policy #8996104

Last checked09/30/2026

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier

Fleet2 units

Drivers2

Mileage146,717 mi

Operating9 years

MCS-15010/2025

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)1

Fatal0

Injury0

Tow-Away1

Safety RatingConditional

Driver Inspections

Total1

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg5.5%

Below National Average

Vehicle Inspections

Total1

Out of Service1

OOS Rate100.0%

National Avg20.7%

Above National Average

Last FMCSA Review: 07/30/2024 | Rated: 09/30/2024

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

3 · 1 OOS -

2024

4 · 2 OOS ▲

2025

0 · 0 OOS ▼

Crashes

2023

0 crashes -

2024

0 crashes =

2025

1 crash ▲

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

Crash Records (1)

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
06/30/2025	LIBERTY (TOWNSHIP OF)	OH	0	0	1	2	Rain	Wet	Daylight

Inspection Records (7)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS	Driver Viol	Driver OOS	Vehicle Viol	Vehicle OOS	HazMat
09/18/2024	PA	Walk-Around (Level II)	ELIZABETH PA	3	1	0	0	0	1	-	▲Detail
04/24/2024	IL	Walk-Around (Level II)	I-70	4	1	0	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/19/2024	WA	Walk-Around (Level II)	PLYMOUTH WA	4	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/29/2024	MO	Walk-Around (Level II)	SAINT ROBERT MO	3	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/06/2023	PA	Full (Level I)	I70 EB E PROVIDENCE TWP - BREE	7	2	2	0	5	2	-	▲Detail
09/20/2023	IN	Walk-Around (Level II)	INTERSTATE 70 8 MM EB	3	0	3	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/12/2023	WV	Driver-Only (Level III)	MARTINSBURG	4	0	2	0	2	0	-	▲Detail

Safety Performance Percentiles

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

Total Inspections1

Vehicle Maintenance 1 viols

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
91X	BIPD/Primary	GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	MCP29772A	$1,000,000	10/05/2017	03/23/2020	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	CENTRAL MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	8996104	$1,000,000	08/21/2024	04/01/2024	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	CENTRAL MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	8996104	$1,000,000	04/01/2024	08/21/2024	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	CENTRAL MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	8996104	$1,000,000	04/01/2024	10/09/2024	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	MCP29772A	$1,000,000	04/01/2017	10/05/2017	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	MCP29772A	$1,000,000	03/23/2020	04/01/2024	Replaced

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC996312	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	09/12/2024	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	09/16/2024
MC996312	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	04/06/2017	-	-

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75/100

Good

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 75

−12

−8

Starts at 100−25 totalFinal 75

Conditional safety rating−12

Crashes on record (rate-adjusted)−8

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

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

Active for-hire authority on file, FMCSA requires insurance to keep it active.

Safety rating not Unsatisfactory

Conditional rating (acceptable, but not Unsatisfactory).

What's lowering this score

-12

Conditional safety rating

FMCSA assigned a Conditional safety rating.

-8

Crashes on record (rate-adjusted)

Crash rate: 1 crash(es) across 2 vehicles (~0.5 per vehicle); none fatal. Scaled to fleet size and fatal severity.

-5

Vehicle out-of-service rate above national average

Vehicle OOS 100% vs national avg 20.72%.

Where this company lands, risk scales

Crash history (rate-adjusted)−8 of 28

0 pts · low risk−28 pts · high risk

Crash rate: 1 crash(es) across 2 vehicles (~0.5 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 100% 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.

KNIGHT RYDERS TRANSPORT INC

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SMS BASIC Scores

Mileage

Drivers

Safety Summary

Insurance

Quick Facts

Safety & Inspection Data

Safety Trends by Year

Crash Records (1)

Inspection Records (7)

Safety Performance Percentiles

Licensing & Insurance

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