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USDOT 164259MC143831

Cliff Viessman Inc — compliance record

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Federal identity

Registration snapshot

Legal name

Cliff Viessman Inc

DBA

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Entity type

Carrier+broker

Physical address

215 1st Avenue, Gary, SD 57237

Phone

(605) 272-3203

Power units

323

Drivers

460

First on record

—

Last MCS-150 filing

—

Hazmat flag

No

Operating authority

Dockets & filings

MC143831

Common: Active · Contract: Active · Broker: Active

Property: ✓ · Passenger: — · HHG: — · BIPD filed: ✓ · Cargo: — · Bond: ✓

Authority history

  • Granted — Motor Property Contract Carrier
  • Granted — Motor Property Common Carrier
  • Granted — Property Broker
  • Involuntary Revocation — Common
  • Involuntary Revocation — Contract
  • Involuntary Revocation — Common
  • Involuntary Revocation — Common
  • Granted — Motor Property Contract Carrier
  • Involuntary Revocation — Common
  • Involuntary Revocation — Contract
  • Involuntary Revocation — Broker
  • Granted — Motor Property Contract Carrier
  • Granted — Motor Property Contract Carrier
  • Granted — Motor Property Contract Carrier
  • Granted — Motor Property Contract Carrier

Insurance filings

84 — Old Republic Surety Company
91X — Great West Casualty Co. · coverage $1M (as filed)

Out-of-service rates

Driver OOS

0.2%

National average ≈ 5.9% · 429 inspections on record

Vehicle OOS

11.4%

National average ≈ 20.9% · 429 inspections on record

Email & web forensics

✓

On-file email

timm@viessmantrucking.com — company domain

✓

Domain age

viessmantrucking.com registered 1999-09-28 (27 years)

✓

Mail host

Self-hosted / other

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Domain match

Email domain matches the company website

From the FMCSA on-file contact, public domain registration (RDAP), and live DNS.

Crash record — last 24 months

22

Reportable crashes

22

Tow-aways

8

With injuries

0

With fatalities

Most recent: AR 05/2026 · WI 02/2026 · MN 01/2026 — from the federal crash file; recordable crashes regardless of fault.

Safety record

Inspection history

2026: 732025: 1322024: 1432023: 81
Level III — Driver-only: 261Level II — Walk-around: 92Level I — Full: 76
DateStateLevel
Jul 2, 2026SDLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 29, 2026NELevel III — Driver-only
Jun 29, 2026NELevel III — Driver-only
Jun 29, 2026NDLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 25, 2026IALevel III — Driver-only
Jun 23, 2026NDLevel I — Full
Jun 18, 2026MNLevel I — Full
Jun 14, 2026NDLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 10, 2026NELevel III — Driver-only
Jun 9, 2026NELevel III — Driver-only
Jun 7, 2026NDLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 3, 2026SDLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 2, 2026SDLevel III — Driver-only
May 31, 2026TNLevel II — Walk-around
May 28, 2026SDLevel III — Driver-only
May 22, 2026MNLevel II — Walk-around
May 21, 2026MNLevel III — Driver-only
May 20, 2026NDLevel II — Walk-around
May 20, 2026ILLevel II — Walk-around
May 19, 2026NDLevel III — Driver-only
May 18, 2026NELevel III — Driver-only
May 18, 2026OHLevel I — Full
May 14, 2026IALevel III — Driver-only
May 13, 2026ILLevel I — Full
May 13, 2026ILLevel I — Full
May 6, 2026MNLevel I — Full
Apr 29, 2026NDLevel III — Driver-only
Apr 28, 2026MOLevel II — Walk-around
Apr 23, 2026SDLevel III — Driver-only
Apr 22, 2026MNLevel III — Driver-only
Apr 17, 2026MNLevel III — Driver-only
Apr 16, 2026MNLevel III — Driver-only
Apr 7, 2026MNLevel III — Driver-only
Apr 7, 2026MOLevel I — Full
Mar 31, 2026MNLevel III — Driver-only
Mar 26, 2026SDLevel III — Driver-only
Mar 25, 2026SDLevel II — Walk-around
Mar 25, 2026MNLevel III — Driver-only
Mar 24, 2026SDLevel II — Walk-around
Mar 16, 2026MNLevel III — Driver-only
Mar 12, 2026MNLevel III — Driver-only
Mar 11, 2026MNLevel III — Driver-only
Mar 3, 2026COLevel III — Driver-only
Feb 27, 2026TNLevel I — Full
Feb 27, 2026MILevel II — Walk-around
Feb 27, 2026SDLevel III — Driver-only
Feb 25, 2026WILevel I — Full
Feb 20, 2026SDLevel III — Driver-only
Feb 20, 2026WILevel III — Driver-only
Feb 19, 2026SDLevel II — Walk-around
Feb 15, 2026NDLevel II — Walk-around
Feb 12, 2026SDLevel III — Driver-only
Feb 12, 2026TXLevel I — Full
Feb 9, 2026IALevel III — Driver-only
Feb 8, 2026SDLevel III — Driver-only
Feb 4, 2026SDLevel II — Walk-around
Feb 4, 2026SDLevel II — Walk-around
Feb 3, 2026SDLevel I — Full
Jan 28, 2026MTLevel III — Driver-only
Jan 28, 2026SDLevel II — Walk-around
Jan 26, 2026MNLevel II — Walk-around
Jan 26, 2026MNLevel II — Walk-around
Jan 23, 2026MNLevel III — Driver-only
Jan 23, 2026COLevel III — Driver-only
Jan 20, 2026MNLevel III — Driver-only
Jan 16, 2026NCLevel III — Driver-only
Jan 16, 2026ARLevel III — Driver-only
Jan 13, 2026WILevel III — Driver-only
Jan 12, 2026MNLevel I — Full
Jan 11, 2026SDLevel II — Walk-around
Jan 5, 2026WILevel III — Driver-only
Jan 2, 2026SDLevel II — Walk-around
Jan 1, 2026SDLevel III — Driver-only
Dec 30, 2025WILevel II — Walk-around
Dec 30, 2025SDLevel I — Full
Dec 30, 2025UTLevel III — Driver-only
Dec 30, 2025NELevel III — Driver-only
Dec 30, 2025CALevel III — Driver-only
Dec 29, 2025WYLevel III — Driver-only
Dec 24, 2025NDLevel III — Driver-only
Dec 23, 2025MNLevel I — Full
Dec 18, 2025SDLevel II — Walk-around
Dec 15, 2025NMLevel II — Walk-around
Dec 14, 2025SDLevel II — Walk-around
Dec 4, 2025NDLevel III — Driver-only
Dec 3, 2025WILevel I — Full
Dec 2, 2025WILevel I — Full
Dec 1, 2025SDLevel III — Driver-only
Nov 30, 2025NDLevel III — Driver-only
Nov 29, 2025SDLevel III — Driver-only
Nov 28, 2025SDLevel II — Walk-around
Nov 26, 2025ILLevel II — Walk-around
Nov 23, 2025IALevel III — Driver-only
Nov 21, 2025TNLevel III — Driver-only
Nov 20, 2025MNLevel I — Full
Nov 19, 2025FLLevel III — Driver-only
Nov 13, 2025SDLevel II — Walk-around
Nov 11, 2025SDLevel III — Driver-only
Nov 8, 2025SDLevel III — Driver-only
Nov 4, 2025USLevel I — Full

Most recent 100 of 429 inspections on file.

Activity log

Record changes

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No changes recorded since TenFour began tracking this company.

In the news

Recent coverage

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