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DEKNIGHT ENTERPRISES INC

DBA: DEKNIGHT TRUCKING

Joins 20 roadside inspections (24 mo), 1 authority docket, BIPD on file (INCLINE CASUALTY COMPANY) from FMCSA public filings. Data as of Oct 1, 2026. Booking triage is above; confirm on SAFER before tendering.

Brokers & shippers · booking check

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 · May 10, 2024
Review these
  • OOS rate worse than size peers Driver 4.50% vs peer 0.00% · Vehicle 23.1% vs peer 10.0% Details →
On file
  • 2 active operating authorities
  • Insurance on file · $750,000 INCLINE CASUALTY COMPANY · 91X Details →
  • BOC-3 process agent on file OWNER OPERATOR SERVICES, 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.
Plain-text risk summary (print / paste)
TruckCodex risk summary — DEKNIGHT ENTERPRISES INC (USDOT 875440)
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 4.50% vs peer 0.00% · Vehicle 23.1% vs peer 10.0%

On file:
  • 2 active operating authorities
  • Insurance on file · $750,000 — INCLINE CASUALTY COMPANY · 91X
  • BOC-3 process agent on file — OWNER OPERATOR SERVICES, INC.

Source: https://truckcodex.com/usdot/875440/
As of: Oct 1, 2026
Always confirm on FMCSA SAFER and L&I before tendering — TruckCodex mirrors public filings and can lag by up to a day.
USDOT 875440 Active INDIVIDUAL AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE Owner: PHIL DEKNIGHT General Freight Produce U.S. Mail Beverages Paper Products Construction +1 more Based in EAST STROUDSBURG, PA

FMCSA census as of Oct 1, 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 4.5% vs peer median 0% (worse). Vehicle OOS 23.1% vs peer median 10% (worse). n=93496 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.

  • Power Units +1 (10 → 11) · Jul 9, 2026 · FMCSA Company Census
  • Power Units +2 (8 → 10) · Jun 26, 2026 · FMCSA Company Census
  • Drivers +1 (7 → 8) · Jun 26, 2026 · FMCSA Company Census
  • Physical city MARSHALLS CREEK → EAST STROUDSBURG · Jun 26, 2026 · FMCSA Company Census
Operating authority
Insurance

2 active liability filings

Company profile

Company details
USDOT 875440
In FMCSA records since Apr 25, 2000 (~26y)
MC / docket MC784457
Entity INDIVIDUAL
Owner PHIL DEKNIGHT
Operation AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Cargo carried
General Freight, Produce, U.S. Mail, Beverages, Paper Products, Construction, Other (ALCOHOL, BEER, WINE)
Fleet size 11 units
Drivers 8
Annual mileage 339,554 mi
Contact & address
Physical
3218 POCONO DR
EAST STROUDSBURG, PA 18302-8053
Mailing
PO BOX 152
MARSHALLS CREEK, PA 18335
Registration & safety rating
USDOT 875440
In FMCSA records since Apr 25, 2000 (~26y)
Entity INDIVIDUAL
Operation AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Annual mileage (MCS-150) 339,554 mi
vs. National Average
Vehicle OOS Rate 23.1% vs 23.4% -0.3 pts
Driver OOS Rate 4.5% vs 6.7% -2.2 pts
Violations per Inspection 0.95 vs 1.80 -0.85
Peer tier (mid-sized fleets (11-100 power units)) median OOS rate: 27.6%
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.

Broker setup by MC age
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Based on FMCSA authority grant of 2012-05-16 (2,000+ days). Published gates only — not a guarantee they will accept. Confirm with the broker.

Related filings

Fleet details (MCS-150)

Vehicle type Owned Term leased Trip leased
Truck tractors 9 0 0
Trailers 10 0 0

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

Inspections (24 months)

All 29 inspections →
Driver Vehicle Hazmat
Inspections 20 20 0
OOS inspections 0 3 0
OOS percentage 0% 15% —
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
11
Drivers
8
Inspections
29
FMCSA roadside history on file
OOS Rate (peak)
23.1%
driver or vehicle, whichever higher
Crashes
1
None in last 24 months · all-time on file
Authorities
2
2 active

Risk Signals

High OOS rate
Peak OOS rate of 23.1% 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 93,496 ACTIVE carriers operating 5–17 power units (±50% of this carrier's 11 unit fleet).

This carrier — Driver OOS
4.5%
Drivers placed out-of-service at roadside inspections
Peer median
0%
Median across 93,496 same-size peers
Verdict
Riskier than peers
Delta +4.5 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)
This carrier — Vehicle OOS
23.1%
Vehicles placed out-of-service at roadside inspections
Peer median
10%
Median across 93,496 same-size peers
Verdict
Riskier than peers
Delta +13.1 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)

Fleet History

Field change history →

Sourced from FMCSA daily imports; field-level change log. 4 tracked changes on record. · 1 driver-count change · 1 address change

Record Changes

  1. As-of snapshot →
    • Power Units 10 11
      FMCSA Company Census
  2. As-of snapshot →
    • Physical city MARSHALLS CREEK EAST STROUDSBURG
      FMCSA Company Census
    • Drivers 7 8
      FMCSA Company Census
    • Power Units 8 10
      Not reflected on current profile FMCSA Company Census

Power Units Over Time

Jun 26, 2026 Jul 9, 2026

Bar height reflects reported power-unit count after each FMCSA filing update.

Inspection Analytics Monthly activity · BASIC mix · state map

Monthly Inspection Activity (21 months)

2024-02 2026-09

Violations by BASIC Category

Federal BASIC buckets for every citation issued against this carrier over the past 24 months.

Activity by State

States this carrier has been inspected in over the past 24 months.
State Inspections OOS OOS % Last Inspection
Pennsylvania (PA) 14 1 7.1% Sep 24, 2026
Maryland (MD) 3 0 0.0% Nov 12, 2025
New Jersey (NJ) 2 1 50.0% May 7, 2026
Connecticut (CT) 1 1 100.0% Jul 21, 2025
Vehicle Fleet Top makes and models observed in roadside inspections
Make Model Inspections
Freightliner 24
Wabash National 17
Great Dane 4
Utility 2
Hyundai Translead 2
International 1
SMS BASIC Scores FMCSA Safety Measurement System per-BASIC scores
BASIC Inspections Serious Measure Percentile Alert As Of
Driver Fitness 0 — 0.00 0 — Sep 28, 2026
Controlled Substances / Alcohol 0 — 0.00 0 — Sep 28, 2026
Hours of Service 0 — 0.00 0 — Sep 28, 2026
Unsafe Driving 1 — 1.87 2 — Sep 28, 2026
Vehicle Maintenance 9 — 8.58 9 — Sep 28, 2026

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

Recent Inspections (29 rows) View all 29 →
Inspection # Date ▼ State Level Station Vehicle Violations Top Codes OOS
89090582 Sep 24, 2026 PA 2 PITTSTON TOWNSHIP PA
INTERNATIONAL TRUCK TRACTOR
0 — No
88637692 Aug 7, 2026 PA 3 — — 0 — No
88493809 Jul 22, 2026 PA 1 —
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
3 393.207A-STBW, 393.9A-LIL, 393.207A-SAPPCBLM Yes
88444813 Jul 17, 2026 PA 3 —
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
0 — No
87785147 May 7, 2026 NJ 2 KNOWLTON SCALE
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
2 392.9A2-C, 393.55C1-B Yes
87636004 Apr 21, 2026 PA 3 HANOVER TOWNSHIP PA
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
2 2-SLLTCD, 2-SLLTR No
86947764 Feb 2, 2026 PA 2 PA
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
1 393.95A1 No
86779268 Jan 10, 2026 PA 3 PA
VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR
1 392.2-SLLIRP No
86519344 Dec 8, 2025 PA 3 pa-sr0015-tioga-twp---pa-welcome
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
0 — No
86356546 Nov 12, 2025 MD 2 PERRYVILLE MD
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
0 — No
85267434 Jul 21, 2025 CT 1 DANBURY SCALE
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
8 396.5B-HWSL, 393.48A-BI-SA, 393.9A-LSLIWR Yes
84995539 Jun 18, 2025 PA 3 pa-i476-off-ramp-@-penndot
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
0 — No
84950311 Jun 13, 2025 PA 2 476 OF RAMP AT DUPONT SALT SHE
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
1 393.9A-LCL No
84851350 Jun 2, 2025 NJ 3 GREENWICH SCALE EB
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
0 — No
84612514 May 6, 2025 MD 3 COLLEGE PARK MD
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
0 — No
84592864 May 2, 2025 PA 2 I-81 SOUTHBOUND WEIGH STATION
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
2 393.78A-WS, 392.2-SLLIRP No
84480312 Apr 22, 2025 PA 2 —
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
0 — No
84274593 Mar 28, 2025 PA 3 ON KUTZTOWN RD AT ITS INTERSEC
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
0 — No
83451662 Dec 19, 2024 PA 2 US22 E AT AIRPORT RD N
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
5 393.9A-LTSIR, 393.11A1-LTSM, 393.11A1-LIL No
83202959 Nov 19, 2024 MD 2 I-95 NORTHBOUND SCALE FACILITY
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
1 393.9A-LHLI No
82532193 Aug 28, 2024 NY 1 WALLKILL NY
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
1 393.75(a)(3) Yes
82106846 Jul 11, 2024 PA 2 MAIN STREET AT ITS INTERSECTIO
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
2 393.75(a)(4), 392.2 No
81726993 May 25, 2024 PA 3 —
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
1 392.2 No
81475163 Apr 26, 2024 PA 3 I81 NORTH AT DORRANCE WEIGH ST
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
0 — No
81668031 Apr 22, 2024 PA 1 MOUNTAIN TOP PA
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
2 393.45(b)(2) No
Recent Crashes (1 row)
Report # Date ▼ State Fatalities Injuries Tow Hazmat Severity
NJ0024705160 Feb 22, 2024 NJ 0 1 Yes No Injury
Authority Records (2 dockets)
MC Certificate Documents (2 letters, 1 PDF available)

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.

Each row is a distinct FMCSA letter (grant, reinstatement, revocation, name change, transfer, etc.). When a PDF is archived, click the link to open that letter. Rows without a link still show the action type and date from our index. FMCSA stopped publishing new daily certificate PDFs after the May 2026 Motus cutover — rows below are historical archive only.

Some letters share the same legacy archived file path — we show one PDF link for the primary document and list the other actions as metadata (type + date) until per-letter PDFs are re-extracted.

Date Docket Action Authority PDF
Feb 11, 2015 MC784457 Name Change Revocation Metadata only
May 16, 2012 MC784457-C Original MC Certificate Revocation Original MC Certificate →
Insurance Coverage Timeline (15 rows)

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

Insurer Policy # Type Limit Effective Cancel Status
INCLINE CASUALTY COMPANY CA5005187 91X $750,000 May 10, 2024 On file ACTIVE
Incline Casualty Company CA5005187 BMC-91X — May 10, 2024 On file ACTIVE
BENCHMARK INSURANCE COMPANY CA5005187 BIPD/Primary — May 10, 2023 May 10, 2024 REPLACED
BENCHMARK INSURANCE COMPANY CA5005187 BIPD/Primary — May 10, 2023 Jun 6, 2024 CANCELLED
SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY A0152584001 BIPD/Primary — May 10, 2021 May 10, 2023 REPLACED
UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY CA2103365 BIPD/Primary — May 10, 2020 May 10, 2021 REPLACED
FALLS LAKE NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY FLTRK000000121 BIPD/Primary — May 10, 2019 May 10, 2020 REPLACED
ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY PRA0219384 BIPD/Primary — May 10, 2018 May 10, 2019 REPLACED
OOIDA RISK RETENTION GROUP, INC. PL199514266 BIPD — Feb 17, 2015 May 10, 2018 REPLACED
OOIDA RISK RETENTION GROUP, INC. PL199514266 BIPD — Feb 17, 2015 Jun 13, 2018 CANCELLED
OOIDA RISK RETENTION GROUP, INC. PL199514266 BIPD/Primary — Nov 8, 2013 Mar 16, 2015 NAME CHANGED
NATIONAL LIABILITY & FIRE INS CO. 73TRS026570 BIPD/Primary — Nov 8, 2013 Dec 8, 2013 CANCELLED
NATIONAL LIABILITY & FIRE INS CO. 73TRS026570 BIPD/Primary — Nov 8, 2013 Nov 8, 2013 REPLACED
OOIDA RISK RETENTION GROUP, INC. PL199514266 BIPD/Primary — Nov 8, 2013 Feb 17, 2015 REPLACED
OOIDA RISK RETENTION GROUP, INC. PL199514266 BIPD/Primary — May 10, 2012 Nov 8, 2013 REPLACED
Compliance Timeline Merged authority / insurance / enforcement events
  1. Jun 6, 2024
    insurance
    TERM/CANCL — BENCHMARK INSURANCE COMPANY
  2. May 10, 2024
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — BENCHMARK INSURANCE COMPANY
  3. May 10, 2023
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY
  4. May 10, 2021
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY
  5. May 10, 2020
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — FALLS LAKE NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY
  6. May 10, 2019
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY
  7. Jun 13, 2018
    insurance
    TERM/CANCL — OOIDA RISK RETENTION GROUP, INC.
  8. May 10, 2018
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — OOIDA RISK RETENTION GROUP, INC.
  9. Mar 16, 2015
    insurance
    TERM/CANCL — OOIDA RISK RETENTION GROUP, INC.
  10. Mar 12, 2015
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — CONTRACT
    Details →
  11. Feb 17, 2015
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — OOIDA RISK RETENTION GROUP, INC.
  12. Dec 8, 2013
    insurance
    TERM/CANCL — NATIONAL LIABILITY & FIRE INS CO.
  13. Nov 8, 2013
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — NATIONAL LIABILITY & FIRE INS CO.
  14. Nov 8, 2013
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — OOIDA RISK RETENTION GROUP, INC.
  15. May 16, 2012
    authority
    Active — Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods)
    Details →
Top Stations & Violation Codes Where this carrier gets inspected and what they get cited for

Top Violation Codes Cited

Code Description Category Cited OOS
392.2 Violation of Local Laws Unsafe Driving 3 0
393.9(a) Inoperable required lamps Vehicle Maintenance 3 1
393.45(b)(2) Brake hose or tubing chafing and/or kinking Vehicle Maintenance 2 0
393.75(a)(3) Tire-flat and/or audible air leak Vehicle Maintenance 1 1
393.75(a)(4) Tire-cut exposing ply and/or belt material Vehicle Maintenance 1 0
393.95(a) No/discharged/unsecured fire extinguisher Vehicle Maintenance 1 0
395.22(h)(1) Driver failing to maintain ELD user's manual Hours of Service 1 0
395.22(h)(4) Driver failed to maintain supply of blank drivers records of duty status graph-grids Hours of Service 1 0
395.8(e)(1) Making, or permitting a driver to make, a false report regarding duty status Hours of Service 1 1

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