NORTHSTAR MATERIALS INC
DBA: KNIFE RIVER MATERIALS
DOT 75545
C
Medium Risk
Authority
✓ Active
Insurance
No MC#
Safety Rating
Satisfactory
OOS Rate
28.9%
13/45 inspections
Crash Rate
—
Fleet Size
110 trucks · 107 drivers
Location
BEMIDJI, MN
Est.
1974
Recent Inspections (45)
| Date | LevelLevel 1 is the most thorough inspection (full vehicle and driver review). Level 2 is a walk-around. Level 3 is driver-only. Level 5 is vehicle-only without driver present. | State | ViolationsThe total number of violations found during this roadside inspection, including both driver and vehicle issues. | StatusOut-of-Service (OOS) means the violation was serious enough that the vehicle or driver was ordered off the road until the issue is corrected. | Expand |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5/12/2026 | Level 2 | SD | 2 | OOS Violation | |
| 4/23/2026 | Level 3 | MN | 0 | Passed | |
| 3/27/2026 | Level 3 | MN | 2 | Passed | |
| 3/24/2026 | Level 2 | MN | 1 | Passed | |
| 3/12/2026 | Level 2 | MN | 3 | OOS Violation | |
| 2/26/2026 | Level 2 | SD | 2 | OOS Violation | |
| 10/28/2025 | Level 2 | ND | 0 | Passed | |
| 10/27/2025 | Level 3 | MN | 1 | Passed | |
| 10/27/2025 | Level 2 | ND | 4 | Passed | |
| 9/25/2025 | Level 2 | ND | 3 | Passed | |
| 9/12/2025 | Level 3 | MN | 1 | Passed | |
| 9/5/2025 | Level 1 | MN | 3 | OOS Violation | |
| 9/4/2025 | Level 1 | ND | 15 | OOS Violation | |
| 6/30/2025 | Level 3 | MN | 2 | Passed | |
| 6/27/2025 | Level 1 | MN | 5 | Passed | |
| 5/27/2025 | Level 3 | MN | 3 | Passed | |
| 5/20/2025 | Level 3 | MN | 0 | Passed | |
| 5/18/2025 | Level 3 | ND | 0 | Passed | |
| 5/9/2025 | Level 2 | MN | 1 | OOS Violation | |
| 5/6/2025 | Level 3 | MN | 1 | Passed | |
| 4/29/2025 | Level 3 | MN | 1 | Passed | |
| 10/15/2024 | Level 2 | ND | 7 | OOS Violation | |
| 9/26/2024 | Level 2 | MN | 2 | Passed | |
| 9/25/2024 | Level 1 | MN | 0 | Passed | |
| 9/10/2024 | Level 3 | MN | 0 | Passed | |
| 8/28/2024 | Level 3 | MN | 0 | Passed | |
| 8/21/2024 | Level 2 | MN | 5 | OOS Violation | |
| 8/21/2024 | Level 2 | MN | 1 | OOS Violation | |
| 8/19/2024 | Level 3 | MN | 1 | Passed | |
| 8/19/2024 | Level 3 | MN | 1 | Passed | |
| 7/11/2024 | Level 3 | MN | 0 | Passed | |
| 6/27/2024 | Level 2 | MN | 2 | OOS Violation | |
| 6/27/2024 | Level 2 | MN | 3 | Passed | |
| 6/25/2024 | Level 3 | MN | 1 | Passed | |
| 6/25/2024 | Level 2 | MN | 1 | Passed | |
| 6/24/2024 | Level 1 | MN | 2 | OOS Violation | |
| 6/21/2024 | Level 2 | MN | 1 | Passed | |
| 6/4/2024 | Level 3 | ND | 1 | Passed | |
| 6/3/2024 | Level 3 | MN | 0 | Passed | |
| 4/25/2024 | Level 1 | MN | 1 | Passed | |
| 4/12/2024 | Level 1 | MN | 2 | OOS Violation | |
| 11/14/2023 | Level 3 | ND | 2 | OOS Violation | |
| 11/3/2023 | Level 1 | ND | 0 | Passed | |
| 9/27/2023 | Level 3 | ND | 0 | Passed | |
| 8/28/2023 | Level 3 | MN | 1 | Passed |
Insurance note: Insurance status is inferred from MC authority status — FMCSA requires active insurance to maintain active MC authority. For real-time certificate verification, check FMCSA SAFER Web ↗.
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