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KNIGHT TRANSPORTATION INC

USDOT 428823 MC227271 2002 WEST WAHALLA LANE, PHOENIX AZ 85027

USDOT Active Authority Active
3200 Power units
3200 Drivers
6673 Inspections
2000+ Violations (at least)
1 BASICs over threshold

This carrier is over FMCSA's alert threshold in Hours-of-Service Compliance.

Carrier details

Legal name
KNIGHT TRANSPORTATION INC
USDOT number
428823
MC docket
MC227271
Phone
6239077231
Physical address
2002 WEST WAHALLA LANE, PHOENIX AZ 85027
Operation
Interstate
Authority held
Broker (property), Carrier (property)
Last MCS-150 filing
11/03/2025

Contact email and company-officer names are on the public FMCSA record but are not republished here, to keep this page from being harvested for carrier identity fraud.

Insurance

Liability required $1,000,000
Liability on file $5,000,000
Cargo filing Not filed
Surety bond On file

Active policies

InsurerPolicyCoverageFormEffective
Travelers Casualty & Surety Co. Of America 106495181 — 84 04/05/2016
Red Rock Risk Retention Group RRG428823 $1,000,000 91X 03/01/2018
Lexington Insurance Company 66095698 — 34 02/01/2011
Ace American Insurance Company XSA H25546179 $4,000,000 91X 03/01/2021

Safety performance

Driver out-of-service rate 1.0%

64 of 6664 driver inspections · national average 5.5%

Vehicle out-of-service rate 18.8%

795 of 4220 vehicle inspections · national average 22.2%

CSA BASIC scores

The percentile ranks this carrier against others with a similar number of inspections — higher is worse. FMCSA prioritises intervention at the alert threshold shown on each row.

Unsafe Driving 59.2th

Measure 1.29 · 438 inspections with violations · alert at 65th

Hours-of-Service Compliance 76.7th

Measure 0.27 · 455 inspections with violations · alert at 65th

Driver Fitness 31.1th

Measure 0.04 · 41 inspections with violations · alert at 80th

Controlled Substances / Alcohol 0.0th

Measure 0.0 · 1 inspection with violations · alert at 80th

Vehicle Maintenance 54.7th

Measure 2.98 · 1534 inspections with violations · alert at 80th

Crash Indicator Not publicly scored

FMCSA does not publish the underlying measure for this BASIC.

Hazardous Materials Not publicly scored

FMCSA does not publish the underlying measure for this BASIC.

Roadside inspections

Showing the 25 most recent of 300+ we retrieved. 546+ violations placed a driver or vehicle out of service. This carrier has more records than FMCSA returns in a single request, so the totals above are a floor, not a full count.

Sep 22, 2026 CA Level 2 · CAUEWW001220 Clean
Sep 22, 2026 Sisseton SD Level 1 · SD5140002398 Clean
Sep 22, 2026 Wyeth OR Level 3 · ORAW36680277 Clean
Sep 22, 2026 NM Level 2 · NM3858Q7DQ93 Clean
Sep 22, 2026 Hendersonville NC Level 3 · NC0006916523 Clean
Sep 22, 2026 WY Level 3 · WYTJWN000033 Clean
Sep 22, 2026 Steele MO Level 3 · MOW211006578 Clean
Sep 22, 2026 WY Level 3 · WYTBMT000155 Clean
Sep 22, 2026 Terre Haute IN Level 2 · IN8283000608 Clean
Sep 22, 2026 CA Level 1 · CANFVU000281 Clean
Sep 22, 2026 Great Falls MT Level 1 · MTU529701545 Clean
Sep 21, 2026 College Park MD Level 3 · MD2463C00038 Clean
Sep 21, 2026 Chandler AZ Level 3 · AZ1084400092 Clean
Sep 21, 2026 Osyka Scale I-55 North MS Level 1 · MS7639002948 Clean
Sep 21, 2026 NM Level 3 · NM6214Q7C9J2 Clean
Sep 21, 2026 CA Level 2 · CAN9PH007817 Clean
Sep 21, 2026 Lebanon MO Level 3 · MOW160001118 Clean
Sep 21, 2026 CA Level 2 · CANF8B003668 Clean
Sep 21, 2026 CA Level 1 · CANFVU000274 Clean
Sep 21, 2026 CA Level 2 · CAUEU4000411 Clean
Sep 20, 2026 CA Level 1 · CANCT2009295 Clean
Sep 20, 2026 Charleston MO Level 3 · MOW051004810 Clean
Sep 20, 2026 CA Level 1 · CANCT2009296 Clean
Sep 20, 2026 NM Level 2 · NM3064Q7BM32 Clean
Sep 20, 2026 CA Level 2 · CANETE004773 Clean

Company history

Operating-authority actions and insurance filings, newest first. A liability filing that is cancelled without a replacement is what revokes an authority, usually about 30 days later.

  1. Mar 01, 2019 BIPD/Excess replaced Ace American Insurance Company
  2. Mar 01, 2019 BIPD/Primary replaced Ace American Insurance Company
  3. Mar 01, 2019 BIPD/Primary filed Ace American Insurance Company
  4. Mar 01, 2019 BIPD/Primary replaced Ace American Insurance Company
  5. Mar 29, 2018 BIPD/Excess cancelled Old Republic Insurance Company
  6. Mar 01, 2018 BIPD/Excess replaced Old Republic Insurance Company
  7. Mar 01, 2018 BIPD/Primary replaced Self-Insured
  8. Mar 01, 2018 BIPD/Excess filed Ace American Insurance Company
  9. Mar 01, 2018 BIPD/Excess replaced Ace American Insurance Company
  10. Mar 01, 2018 BIPD/Primary replaced Self-Insured
  11. Mar 01, 2018 BIPD/Excess filed Ace American Insurance Company
  12. Mar 01, 2018 BIPD/Primary filed Ace American Insurance Company
Show 28 older events
  1. Apr 21, 2017 BIPD/Excess cancelled Ace American Insurance Company
  2. Mar 01, 2017 BIPD/Excess filed Old Republic Insurance Company
  3. Mar 01, 2017 BIPD/Excess filed Old Republic Insurance Company
  4. Apr 08, 2016 Reinstated Property Broker authority
  5. Mar 28, 2016 Discontinued Revocation Common authority
  6. Mar 28, 2016 Discontinued Revocation Contract authority
  7. Mar 21, 2016 Involuntary Revocation Common authority
  8. Mar 21, 2016 Involuntary Revocation Contract authority
  9. Mar 01, 2016 BIPD/Excess filed Ace American Insurance Company
  10. Mar 01, 2016 BIPD/Excess replaced Ace American Insurance Company
  11. Mar 01, 2016 BIPD/Excess filed Ace American Insurance Company
  12. Mar 01, 2016 BIPD/Excess replaced Ace American Insurance Company
  13. Mar 01, 2016 BIPD/Excess filed Ace American Insurance Company
  14. Dec 02, 2013 Revoked Property Broker authority
  15. Oct 03, 2013 SURETY cancelled American Alternative Insurance Corporation
  16. Dec 03, 2011 SURETY filed American Alternative Insurance Corporation
  17. Dec 03, 2011 SURETY cancelled Navigators Insurance Company
  18. Feb 01, 2011 BIPD/Excess replaced National Union Fire Ins. Co. Of Pitsbgh. Pa
  19. Feb 23, 2010 Discontinued Revocation Common authority
  20. Feb 23, 2010 Discontinued Revocation Contract authority
  21. Feb 05, 2010 Involuntary Revocation Common authority
  22. Feb 05, 2010 Involuntary Revocation Contract authority
  23. Feb 01, 2010 BIPD/Excess filed National Union Fire Ins. Co. Of Pitsbgh. Pa
  24. Sep 01, 2009 BIPD/Primary filed Self-Insured
  25. Sep 01, 2009 BIPD/Primary replaced National Union Fire Ins. Co. Of Pitsbgh. Pa
  26. Sep 01, 2009 CARGO replaced Continental Casualty Co.
  27. Sep 01, 2009 BIPD/Primary filed Self-Insured
  28. May 13, 2009 CARGO filed Continental Casualty Co.

Source: FMCSA public records (Company Census, MCMIS inspections and violations, SMS BASIC measures, Licensing & Insurance). Retrieved 2026-09-25. Figures are FMCSA's, reproduced here — not our assessment of this carrier.

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