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Book with caution — review signals below

No hard OOS / revoked / uninsured blocker, but elevated risk signals need a human look before booking.

Caution
Policy effective · Jan 3, 2026
Review these
  • OOS rate worse than size peers Driver 40.0% vs peer 0.00% · Vehicle 33.3% vs peer 0.00% Details →
On file
  • 1 active operating authority
  • Insurance on file · $750,000 UNIVERSAL CASUALTY RISK RETENTION GROUP, INC · 91X Details →
  • BOC-3 process agent on file Truck Process Agents of America, Inc. Details →
Built for brokers and shippers deciding whether to tender. Always confirm on FMCSA SAFER and L&I before booking — TruckCodex mirrors public filings and can lag by up to a day.
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TruckCodex risk summary — KNIGHT RIDERS TRANS LLC (USDOT 2791430)
Verdict: CAUTION
Book with caution — review signals below
No hard OOS / revoked / uninsured blocker, but elevated risk signals need a human look before booking.

Authority / census status: Active
Active BIPD limit: $750,000

Blockers:
  (none)

Cautions:
  • OOS rate worse than size peers — Driver 40.0% vs peer 0.00% · Vehicle 33.3% vs peer 0.00%

On file:
  • 1 active operating authority
  • Insurance on file · $750,000 — UNIVERSAL CASUALTY RISK RETENTION GROUP, INC · 91X
  • BOC-3 process agent on file — Truck Process Agents of America, Inc.

Source: https://truckcodex.com/usdot/2791430/
As of: Aug 28, 2026
Always confirm on FMCSA SAFER and L&I before tendering — TruckCodex mirrors public filings and can lag by up to a day.
USDOT 2791430 Active AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE Company officer: MELVIN B CLASSEN General Freight Produce Meat Cold Food Based in DAYTON, OH

FMCSA census as of Aug 28, 2026 · Sources · Freshness

TruckCodex · filing & peer scorecard

TruckCodex filing & peer scorecard · B

Composite of 4/5 scored components (mean 79/100). Separate from booking triage on this page. Expand for per-signal evidence. Heuristic — not an FMCSA rating or legal advice.

B confidence 80% · 4/5 signals · expand
Authority / census
Active · 100/100

Active census status with no OOS order or revoked authority on file.

Insurance / BIPD
BIPD active · 100/100

Active BIPD/Primary-like policy on file in our insurance history.

OOS vs peers
Riskier than peers · 15/100

Driver OOS 40% vs peer median 0% (worse). Vehicle OOS 33.3% vs peer median 0% (worse). n=325818 same-size ACTIVE peers.

FMCSA safety rating
Unrated

FMCSA has not assigned this carrier a formal safety rating. We do not invent one.

NR reason: No published FMCSA safety_rating.

Insurance-watch tier
Not on watch · 100/100

No BMC-91 insurance-lapse watch classification on file for this USDOT.

TruckCodex filing & peer scorecard from authority, BIPD, peer OOS, FMCSA safety rating, and insurance-watch signals. Not a booking verdict and not legal advice. See methodology. Booking triage on this page: Caution.

Field change history →
Operating authority
Insurance

1 active liability filing

BOC-3 agent

Truck Process Agents of America, Inc.

Company profile

Company details
USDOT 2791430
In FMCSA records since Aug 18, 2015 (~11y)
MC / docket MC931162
Company officer MELVIN B CLASSEN
Operation AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Cargo carried
General Freight, Produce, Meat, Cold Food
Fleet size 3 units
Drivers 3
Annual mileage 438,001 mi
Contact & address
Phone: (812) 481-5263
Email: [email protected]
Physical
7178 CLAYBECK DR
DAYTON, OH 45424
Mailing address matches physical.
Registration & safety rating
USDOT 2791430
In FMCSA records since Aug 18, 2015 (~11y)
Operation AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Annual mileage (MCS-150) 438,001 mi
vs. National Average
Vehicle OOS Rate 33.3% vs 23.4% +9.9 pts
Driver OOS Rate 40.0% vs 6.7% +33.3 pts
Violations per Inspection 5.00 vs 1.80 +3.20
Peer tier (small fleets (≤10 power units)) median OOS rate: 50%
Active liability insurance
FMCSA cargo filing (BMC-34/83)

No active FMCSA cargo filing on file.

FMCSA L&I filing evidence — not a shipper certificate of insurance (COI). Cargo (BMC-34) is primarily an HHG / household-goods requirement; general freight carriers often have none.

Broker bond / trust (BMC-84/85)

No active broker surety bond or trust fund on file.

BMC-84 is a surety bond; BMC-85 is a trust-fund agreement. Required for property brokers / freight forwarders — not motor-carrier BIPD liability insurance.

Related filings

Fleet details (MCS-150)

Vehicle type Owned Term leased Trip leased
Truck tractors 3 0 0
Trailers 3 0 0

Self-reported on the carrier’s Form MCS-150 (FMCSA Company Census).

Inspections (24 months)

All 6 inspections →
Driver Vehicle Hazmat
Inspections 5 5 0
OOS inspections 1 0 0
OOS percentage 20% 0% —
National average 6.7% 23.4% 4.4%

Roadside inspections in the last 24 months. National averages are FMCSA MCSAP reference rates (driver ~6.7%, vehicle ~23.4%, hazmat ~4.4%).

Power Units
3
Drivers
3
Inspections
6
FMCSA roadside history on file
OOS Rate (peak)
40.0%
driver or vehicle, whichever higher
Crashes
1
None in last 24 months · all-time on file
Authorities
1
1 active
Carrier analysis & narrative context Status notes, risk intelligence, and safety profiles

Carrier is unrated

FMCSA has not assigned this carrier a formal safety rating. Use the inspection history and BASIC scores below to assess on-road performance.

Risk intelligence

KNIGHT RIDERS TRANS LLC had 5 roadside inspections over the past 24 months with an out-of-service rate of 20.0%, which is in line with the national average of 19.3%. Their highest FMCSA BASIC percentile is vehicle_maint at 9.0.

Inspection profile

5 roadside inspections over the last 24 months, concentrated in AR (1) and CT (1).

Violation profile

20.0% out-of-service rate, near the 19.3% national average; led by Vehicle Maintenance (0.0% of violations); top code 396.17(c) (Operating a CMV without proof of a periodic inspection) cited 2 times.

Fleet profile

The fleet comprises 3 power units (small fleet) and 3 drivers; Hyundai Translead, Freightliner, and Fre are the most-inspected makes.

Risk Signals

High OOS rate
Peak OOS rate of 40.0% is well above FMCSA MCSAP national averages (driver ~6.7%, vehicle ~23.4%).

Out-of-Service rate vs same-size peers FMCSA roadside inspections, % placed out-of-service

Compared against 325,818 ACTIVE carriers operating 1–5 power units (±50% of this carrier's 3 unit fleet).

This carrier — Driver OOS
40%
Drivers placed out-of-service at roadside inspections
Peer median
0%
Median across 325,818 same-size peers
Verdict
Riskier than peers
Delta +40 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)
This carrier — Vehicle OOS
33.3%
Vehicles placed out-of-service at roadside inspections
Peer median
0%
Median across 325,818 same-size peers
Verdict
Riskier than peers
Delta +33.3 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)
Inspection Analytics Monthly activity · BASIC mix · state map

Monthly Inspection Activity (6 months)

2024-03 2026-06

Violations by BASIC Category

Federal BASIC buckets for every citation issued against this carrier over the past 24 months.
Vehicle Maintenance
18 violations
Unsafe Driving
5 violations
Hours of Service
2 violations
1 OOS · 50.0%

Activity by State

States this carrier has been inspected in over the past 24 months.
State Inspections OOS OOS % Last Inspection
Arkansas (AR) 1 1 100.0% Feb 11, 2025
Connecticut (CT) 1 0 0.0% Nov 4, 2024
Massachusetts (MA) 1 0 0.0% Jun 11, 2025
Maine (ME) 1 0 0.0% Jun 11, 2026
South Carolina (SC) 1 0 0.0% Feb 25, 2026
Vehicle Fleet Top makes and models observed in roadside inspections
Make Model Inspections
Freightliner 3
Hyundai Translead 2
Fre 1
Great Dane 1
Kenworth 1
Utility 1
Volvo 1
Wabash National 1
SMS BASIC Scores FMCSA Safety Measurement System per-BASIC scores
BASIC Inspections Serious Measure Percentile Alert As Of
Driver Fitness 1 — 0.33 0 — Aug 24, 2026
Controlled Substances / Alcohol 0 — 0.00 0 — Aug 24, 2026
Hours of Service 2 — 1.55 2 — Aug 24, 2026
Unsafe Driving 3 — 7.80 8 — Aug 24, 2026
Vehicle Maintenance 3 — 9.40 9 — Aug 24, 2026

Higher percentiles indicate worse performance relative to peer carriers. Carriers at or above the FMCSA intervention threshold are marked ALERT.

Recent Inspections (6 rows) View all 6 →
Inspection # Date ▼ State Level Station Vehicle Violations Top Codes OOS
88110474 Jun 11, 2026 ME 2 SCARBOROUGH
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
NJ AW968F · 1FUJA6CK57LX52019
3 393.45D-B, 393.203B-CBP, 383.51A-NSOUT No
87147862 Feb 25, 2026 SC 3 TIMMONSVILLE SC
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
NJ AZ839E · 1FUJGLD59FLGH4458
1 392.2-SLLILC No
84922119 Jun 11, 2025 MA 2 H-NORTH ATTLEBORO
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
NJ AW968F · 1FUJA6CK57LX52019
5 393.75C-TAOTD-LT2/32, 392.82DUMT, 396.5B-L No
83875431 Feb 11, 2025 AR 3 PROCTOR AR
KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR
TX NO PLATE · 1XKAD49X89J250565
6 395.8A1-HOSP, 396.17C-PI, 392.2-SLLSR Yes
83066844 Nov 4, 2024 CT 1 MILFORD
HYUNDAI TRANSLEAD TRAILERS SEMI-TRAILER
NJ TMZ96S · 3H3V532C85T077017
13 393.45B2-B, 393.9A-LBL, 396.9D2-FTF No
81108141 Mar 13, 2024 PA 2 —
VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR
NJ AY614W · 4V4NC9TH8GN956587
8 396.5(b), 395.8(a)(1), 396.17(c) Yes
Recent Crashes (1 row)
Report # Date ▼ State Fatalities Injuries Tow Hazmat Severity
OH0193073016 Apr 25, 2019 OH 0 0 Yes No Tow
Authority Records (1 docket)
common
MC931162
Active
—
View full authority record →
MC Certificate Documents (2 PDFs)

Authority Records (above) are FMCSA docket status and lifecycle events. MC Certificate Documents here are the archived PDF letters for each action — grants, reinstatements, revocations, name changes, and transfers. They are related but not the same dataset: one row per PDF letter, not one file per docket.

Click a row to open that specific letter. Multiple letters per docket are listed separately by action type and date.

Date Docket Action Authority PDF
Sep 24, 2015 MC931162-C CPL CERTIFICATE CPL →
Sep 18, 2015 MC931162 NC REINSTATEMENT NC →
Insurance Coverage Timeline (9 rows)

Every insurance policy on file, newest effective date first. Amber rows mark BIPD/Primary coverage gaps.

Insurer Policy # Type Limit Effective Cancel Status
UNIVERSAL CASUALTY RISK RETENTION GROUP, INC URG-03096 91X $750,000 Jan 3, 2026 On file ACTIVE
PROGRESSIVE PREFERRED INSURANCE CO. CA864783583 BIPD/Primary — Oct 27, 2025 Jan 3, 2026 CANCELLED
SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY A0184573001 BIPD/Primary — Oct 27, 2021 Oct 27, 2025 CANCELLED
PROGRESSIVE PREFERRED INSURANCE CO. CA2803328 BIPD/Primary — Oct 27, 2020 Oct 27, 2021 REPLACED
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY WN248098 BIPD/Primary — Oct 27, 2018 Oct 27, 2020 CANCELLED
PROGRESSIVE PREFERRED INSURANCE CO. CA 2655032 BIPD/Primary — Oct 21, 2017 Oct 27, 2018 REPLACED
NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY LTO0059323 BIPD/Primary — Sep 4, 2017 Oct 27, 2017 CANCELLED
NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY LTO0059323 BIPD/Primary — Sep 4, 2017 Oct 21, 2017 REPLACED
PROGRESSIVE PREFERRED INSURANCE CO. CA 2655032 BIPD/Primary — Sep 18, 2015 Sep 4, 2017 REPLACED
Compliance Timeline Merged authority / insurance / enforcement events
  1. Jan 3, 2026
    insurance
    CANCEL — PROGRESSIVE PREFERRED INSURANCE CO.
  2. Dec 31, 2025
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  3. Oct 27, 2025
    insurance
    CANCEL — SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY
  4. Oct 24, 2025
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  5. Oct 27, 2021
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — PROGRESSIVE PREFERRED INSURANCE CO.
  6. Oct 27, 2020
    insurance
    CANCEL — NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY
  7. Oct 21, 2020
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  8. Oct 27, 2018
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — PROGRESSIVE PREFERRED INSURANCE CO.
  9. Oct 27, 2017
    insurance
    TERM/CANCL — NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY
  10. Oct 21, 2017
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY
  11. Oct 20, 2017
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  12. Sep 4, 2017
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — PROGRESSIVE PREFERRED INSURANCE CO.
  13. Sep 24, 2015
    authority
    GRANTED — MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER
    Details →
Top Stations & Violation Codes Where this carrier gets inspected and what they get cited for

Most-Inspected Stations

Station State Inspections OOS
PROCTOR AR AR 1 1
MILFORD CT 1 0
H-NORTH ATTLEBORO MA 1 0
SCARBOROUGH ME 1 0
TIMMONSVILLE SC SC 1 0

Top Violation Codes Cited

Code Description Category Cited OOS
396.17(c) Operating a CMV without proof of a periodic inspection Vehicle Maintenance 2 0
396.5(b) Oil and/or grease leak Vehicle Maintenance 2 2
392.22(b) Failure to place or improper placement of warning devices on the road surface Vehicle Maintenance 1 0
393.9(a) Inoperable required lamps Vehicle Maintenance 1 0
395.8(a)(1) Not using the appropriate method to record hours of service Hours of Service 1 1
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