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Motor carrier · USDOT 1042955

KNIGHT ENTERPRISES INC, Bakersfield, CA: USDOT 1042955 safety record, inspections, out-of-service, crashes

Fleet and drivers are as KNIGHT ENTERPRISES INC filed them on its MCS-150, last updated August 21, 2026. The carrier has been on the FMCSA register since July 22, 2002. Inspections and crashes are the reports in Velarion’s copy of FMCSA’s inspection and crash files, which hold the reports filed by some states, not every state; FMCSA’s free SAFER snapshot carries the carrier’s national 24-month inspection and out-of-service figures.

Identity

Legal name as filedKNIGHT ENTERPRISES INC
USDOT number1042955
Status on the censusActive
AddressBakersfield, CA 93308
CountyKern County
Operating authorityInterstate Carriers
Hazardous materialsDoes not carry hazardous materials
Safety ratingSatisfactory
Power units7 (7 trucks)
Drivers7 (5 with a CDL)
On the register sinceJuly 22, 2002
MCS-150 last filedAugust 21, 2026
MCS-150 annual mileage575,000 miles (2025)
Cargo carriedChemicals; Building Materials; Oilfield Equipment; Other; Construction; General Freight

Cited to the FMCSA Company Census File.

Roadside inspections

DateFiled byLevelViolationsOut-of-serviceDriver OOSVehicle OOS
September 26, 2024CALevel II, walk-around3000
August 5, 2024CALevel II, walk-around4110
July 17, 2024CALevel III, driver only0000
July 17, 2024CALevel II, walk-around1110
May 27, 2024CALevel II, walk-around4000
February 13, 2024CALevel II, walk-around2000
November 28, 2023CALevel II, walk-around4000

Cited to the FMCSA Vehicle Inspection File; up to 50 rows shown, newest first.

Crashes

DateFiled byCityFatalitiesInjuriesTowed awayHazmat released
October 24, 2019CAUnincorporated00YesNo
February 28, 2019CABakersfield00YesNo
February 17, 2017CAUnincorporated00YesNo
May 9, 2016CAUnincorporated00YesNo
December 7, 2009CABurbank01Yes
October 6, 2006CALos Angeles01YesNo
October 14, 2005CAUnincorporated00YesNo
September 13, 2005CAUnincorporated01Yes
March 15, 2005CAUnincorporated01Yes

Cited to the FMCSA Crash File; up to 50 rows shown, newest first.

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This page of the Velarion Records public-records register covers the motor carrier KNIGHT ENTERPRISES INC, USDOT 1042955, in Bakersfield, CA. It lists 7 power units (7 trucks), 7 drivers (5 with a CDL), 7 roadside inspections, 2 with an out-of-service order, and 9 crashes on file. The carrier has been on the FMCSA register since July 22, 2002, with the MCS-150 last filed August 21, 2026 and annual mileage of 575,000 miles (2025).