425
power units
Knife River Corporation-Northwest is a freight carrier based in Tangent, Oregon with 425 power units and 433 drivers as reported, the 1,193rd largest trucking fleet in the US and the 15th largest in Oregon. In the 24 months to Sep 30, 2026 it had 8 reportable crashes (1.88 per 100 power units vs 2.98 for all carriers). It belongs to Knife River Corporation (KNF).
Updated Oct 11, 2026 · crashes and inspections to Sep 30, 2026
Power units
425
#15 in OR
Drivers
433
355 with commercial license
Crashes, 24 mo
8
0 fatal
Per 100 trucks
1.88
All carriers: 2.98
Vehicles out of service
20.0%
All inspections: 22.8%
Inspections, 24 mo
39
64% with no violation
Compared with other carriers
Crash rate over 24 months per 100 power units, and the share of roadside inspections that took the vehicle or driver off the road
| Crashes / 100 trucks | Vehicles OOS | Drivers OOS | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Knife River Corporation-Northwest | 1.88 | 20.0% | 0.0% |
| Carriers with 10+ trucks in OR | 2.04 | 19.7% | 3.4% |
| Carriers with 10+ trucks, US | 2.98 | 19.3% | 3.6% |
| All roadside inspections | - | 22.8% | 6.4% |
Lower is better. Carriers that drive more miles per truck can have more crashes per truck.
Crashes, 24 months
0 people killed and 1 injured
- Fatal0
- Injury1
- Tow-away7
Roadside inspections, 24 months
Inspections and how many ended out of service
| Kind | Inspections | Out of service | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Driver | 39 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Vehicle | 35 | 7 | 20.0% |
Carrier facts
- Carrier number
- 271939
- Based in
- Tangent, Oregon
- Registered
- Apr 22, 1986
- Operation
- Across state lines
- Carries
- Freight
- Authority for hire
- Active
- Safety rating
- Satisfactory (Aug 18, 2025)
- Miles driven
- 9.00 million (2025)
- Type
- For hire, Private property
- Cargo
- Building materials, Construction, Drive tow, Dry bulk, Garbage refuse, Liquids gases, Logs poles, Machinery
- Last update filed
- Sep 19, 2025
- Listed company
- Knife River Corporation (KNF)
Questions and answers
How many trucks does Knife River Corporation-Northwest have?
Knife River Corporation-Northwest reports 425 power units (trucks, tractors and buses) and 433 drivers, 355 of them with a commercial license. That is the 1,193rd largest fleet among US trucking carriers. Its trucks drove 9.00 million miles in 2025.
Is Knife River Corporation-Northwest a safe carrier?
In 24 months Knife River Corporation-Northwest had 8 reportable crashes, 1.88 per 100 power units (below the 2.98 of all carriers with 10+ trucks). 20.0% of its vehicle inspections took the truck off the road (all inspections: 22.8%). Its latest official safety rating is Satisfactory (Aug 18, 2025). A crash record does not say who caused the crash.
Who owns Knife River Corporation-Northwest?
Knife River Corporation-Northwest belongs to Knife River Corporation, listed under the ticker KNF.
Reportable crashes of trucks and buses: a death, an injury or a vehicle towed away. A crash record does not say who caused the crash. Recent months can still grow as late reports arrive. Out-of-service rate: the percent of roadside inspections that took the driver or the vehicle off the road until a serious problem was fixed. Carriers with few inspections have rates that swing a lot. Fleet, drivers and miles as the carrier reported them. Official public data, updated daily.