STRATA CORPORATION

Doing business as KNIFE RIVER MARINER CONST CONCRETE SERV STAR ENT

Grand Forks, ND · Interstate · 807 power units · Safety rating: Satisfactory · USDOT since Jun 1, 1974 (52 years)

No risk signals in the last-known data

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Operating authority
Last known: Active
MC277344: Contract carrier active
Last known · FMCSA snapshot May 14, 2026
Liability insurance (BI&PD)
$750,000
Required minimum: $750,000
No cargo cover filed with FMCSA
Last known · FMCSA snapshot May 14, 2026
Vehicle out-of-service rate
31.3%
10 of 32 vehicle inspections · North Dakota avg 27.7%
FMCSA inspections · Oct 19, 2024 – Oct 19, 2026

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Operating authority

MC277344 Last known · FMCSA snapshot May 14, 2026

Contract carrier
Contract Carrier
Active
Liability insurance on file$750,000 (required: $750,000)

Last known status. This authority record comes from the FMCSA snapshot of May 14, 2026, the last one published before FMCSA moved registration to Motus. It may have changed since. Confirm current authority: Motus record for USDOT 119773 ↗

Insurance on file

Liability (BI&PD) pays for injury and damage to other people and property; it does not cover the freight. Cargo insurance covers the freight. FMCSA only requires cargo filings from household goods carriers and freight forwarders, so most carriers file none: ask for a cargo certificate that fits your load. No cargo cover filed with FMCSA.

TypeDocketLayerInsurerCoverageEffectiveStatus
Liability (BI&PD)MC277344PrimarySTARR INDEMNITY & LIABILITY INSURANCE COMPANY
Policy 1000673139261 · 91X
$750,000Jan 1, 2026Active

Source: Last known · FMCSA snapshot May 14, 2026. Identical filings repeated in the FMCSA data are shown once; a filing listed under two dockets is one policy, not extra coverage. Coverage is the maximum amount filed with FMCSA, not the full policy.

Last known filings. Insurance for this carrier comes from the FMCSA snapshot of May 14, 2026. Policies may have been cancelled or replaced since. Confirm current filings: Motus record ↗ and ask the insurer for a certificate naming you as holder.

Roadside inspections Oct 19, 2024 – Oct 19, 2026

68inspections
31.3%vehicle out-of-service
10 of 32 · North Dakota avg 27.7%
0.0%driver out-of-service
0 of 68 · North Dakota avg 3.1%
121violations written on inspection reports
10 most recent inspections
DateStateLevelViolationsOut of service
Oct 9, 2026ND20No
Sep 10, 2026MN21No
Aug 20, 2026ND11No
Aug 11, 2026MN19Yes
Jul 14, 2026MN31No
Jul 8, 2026ND30No
Jun 29, 2026MN30No
Jun 24, 2026ND31No
Jun 24, 2026ND31No
Jun 22, 2026ND20No
How these rates are calculated

Period: Oct 19, 2024 – Oct 19, 2026. Vehicle rate = vehicle inspections with a vehicle out-of-service order ÷ vehicle inspections (levels 1, 2, 5 and 6). Driver rate uses levels 1, 2, 3 and 6. The North Dakota average covers 8,356 vehicle and 15,697 driver inspections of all North Dakota-based carriers in this period. It mixes every type of operation, so compare with care; rates based on a handful of inspections say little. FMCSA's own SMS measures are weighted differently: SMS profile ↗ · SAFER snapshot ↗

Violations in FMCSA's SMS last 24 months

75 violations counted in FMCSA's Safety Measurement System (SMS), 16 of them serious enough to put the driver or vehicle out of service.

Why is this different from the 121 violations above?

The inspections section's number counts every violation written on the inspection reports in our Oct 19, 2024 – Oct 19, 2026 window. The SMS count comes from FMCSA's own monthly SMS snapshot, which uses its own 24-month window and only the violations it scores. Both are FMCSA figures; they measure different things.

Category (FMCSA BASIC)ViolationsOut of serviceShareNorth Dakota share
Vehicle Maintenance621682.7%77.1%
Unsafe Driving13017.3%10.5%
10 most frequent violations
ViolationTimesOut of service
Air Brake - Hose/tubing damaged or not secured
Brakes All Others · Vehicle Maintenance · code 39345B2BAIR
80
State/Local Laws - Speeding 6-10 miles per hour over the speed limit
Speeding 2 · Unsafe Driving · code 3922SLLS2
70
Air Brake - Audible air leak at a proper connection
Brakes All Others · Vehicle Maintenance · code 39345DB
60
Tires - All others leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS
Tires · Vehicle Maintenance · code 39375A3TAOL
55
Lubrication - Oil or grease leak
Other Vehicle Defect · Vehicle Maintenance · code 3965BL
40
Air Brake - CMV manufactured on or after 10/20/1994 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate for wear
Brakes All Others · Vehicle Maintenance · code 39353BB
30
Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto Clamp (Short & Long) DD-3 or Bolt
Brakes Out of Adjustment · Vehicle Maintenance · code 39347E
30
Air Brake - Audible air leak at other than a proper connection
Brakes All Others · Vehicle Maintenance · code 39345DBAAL
22
Driver - Failed to use seat belt while operating a CMV
Seat Belt · Unsafe Driving · code 39216D
20
Air Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on truck-tractor manufactured on or after March 1 2001 for towed vehicle.
Brakes All Others · Vehicle Maintenance · code 39355D2B
20

Source: FMCSA SMS violation file, inspections in the last 24 months, published Oct 19, 2026. "Share" is this company's mix of violations; the North Dakota column is the mix across all North Dakota-based carriers, so you can see which kinds of problems stand out. A high count partly reflects fleet size and how often trucks are inspected.

Crashes Oct 19, 2024 – Oct 19, 2026

4crashes
1fatal
1injury
2tow-away
4 most recent crashes
DateLocationFatalitiesInjuries
Jun 30, 2026Bergen, ND00
Sep 2, 2025Not Reported, ND01
Aug 28, 2025Grand Forks, ND00
Jun 5, 2025Not Reported, ND11

Reportable crashes do not imply the carrier was at fault.

Company details FMCSA census · Oct 19, 2026

USDOT number119773
MC / docketMC277344
Legal nameSTRATA CORPORATION
DBA nameKNIFE RIVER MARINER CONST CONCRETE SERV STAR ENT
OperationInterstate
Business typeCorporation
Power units807
Drivers314
Annual mileage12,901,628 (2024)
HazmatYes
Safety ratingSatisfactory (Apr 26, 2012)
USDOT number addedJun 1, 1974 · 52 years ago
Last MCS-150 updateJul 1, 2025

Cargo carried

General FreightMotor VehiclesDrive/Tow AwayLogs, Poles, Beams, LumberBuilding MaterialsMachinery, Large ObjectsLiquids/GasesPassengersOilfield EquipmentGrain, Feed, HayCommodities Dry BulkConstructionOtherGravel Sand

Change history

No changes to name, contact details, authority or insurance since we started tracking on Oct 18, 2026. We compare every company's FMCSA record each day.

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Questions about STRATA CORPORATION

What does STRATA CORPORATION's operating authority allow?

MC277344: Contract carrier (may haul regulated property for hire under continuing contracts with specific shippers).

Which information about STRATA CORPORATION is old or missing?

Operating authority is the last known status from the FMCSA snapshot of May 14, 2026, not a current check. Insurance filings are from the same May 14, 2026 snapshot.

What should I verify before booking STRATA CORPORATION?

Confirm the authority and insurance on the Motus record for USDOT 119773. Call the company back on the phone number on file, (701) 746-7491, not a number from an email or load board message. Check that the MC number the dispatcher gave you matches MC277344, and ask the insurer for a certificate of insurance naming you as holder, with cargo coverage that fits your load.

Company details from the FMCSA Company Census File (Oct 19, 2026). Inspections and crashes from FMCSA MCMIS files. About our data · Report an error on this page (how corrections work).

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