Advisory findings (6)Recorded for context. They do not change a carrier’s verdict.
Identity
Legal name changed
The carrier's legal business name changed (after normalizing for entity-type suffixes).
Safety
A crash involving a fatality is on file
One crash in this window involved a fatality. Reported as a fact rather than a rate: a single event cannot establish that a carrier's fatal crash rate is above or below any benchmark, and most carriers with a fatal crash on file have exactly one. Read the crash record and the carrier's safety history rather than inferring a trend from it.
Identity
Corporate family of related entities
3 related entities share contact identifiers — consistent with corporate structure (subsidiaries, terminals, shared back-office) for an established carrier.
Identity
Directly related entity formerly held broker authority
A company sharing this carrier's phone, email, or address has held broker authority in the past, though it is not active now. That is history rather than a live re-brokering route, but it does mean a brokerage has operated inside this group before — worth a closer look at who arranges freight here and under which authority.
Safety
Crash history within typical range
36 crashes in 36 months — within the typical range for this fleet size.
Safety
Safety rating stale or missing
The carrier has no current safety rating on file with FMCSA.
RELATED COMPANIES (3)
3 linked companies on file — None of them appear to be the same operator under a second registration.
USDOTHiddenRelated company name and USDOT number hidden, available to signed-in users.
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FewerMoreNo recorded activityHome state: SD36-month window · inspection and crash records
Recorded activity by state
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FLEET & OPERATIONSInterstate · 323 power units · 460 drivers · 6 cargo classifications
Power units
323
Drivers
460
Hazmat
No
Annual mileage
25,467,311 (2024)
States operated in
33 (36-month window)
Home state
SD
Cargo carried
General Freight · Other · Dry Bulk · Grain/Feed/Hay · Refrigerated Food · Liquids/Gases
REGISTRATIONUSDOT 164259 · Active · registered Jun 1974
USDOT number
164259
Operating authority
MC143831
Status
Active
Allowed to operate
Yes
Registered
Jun 1974
Time registered
52 years
Entity type
Carrier · Broker
Classification
For-hire
Operation
Interstate
MCS-150 filed
Jul 2025
HOW THIS RECORD WAS CHECKED
Every carrier on FleetGen is evaluated against the federal record: operating authority status and the disposition of any revocation proceeding, liability, cargo and surety filings and whether this entity type is required to carry them, out-of-service orders and whether they were rescinded, inspection and crash history normalized to fleet size, out-of-service rates measured against FMCSA’s 24-month national averages, registration changes over time, and networks of companies sharing identifiers with this one.
Source: FMCSA SAFER / MCMIS via the FleetGen carrier database. Captured August 9, 2026. This record assists carrier vetting decisions and does not guarantee future performance.
See the full record for CLIFF VIESSMAN INC (A SOUTH DAKOTA CORPORATION)
Hidden on this page: 2 findings · 3 related companies · 2 company officers · 26 earlier crashes · 418 earlier inspections · coverage history · out-of-service rates vs national averages.