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NORTHERN CLEARING INC

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Company CheckNORTHERN CLEARING INC · DOT 48457
28190 STATE HIGHWAY 137, ASHLAND, WI, 54806-4601
DOT# 48457 MC# 403575 Ashland, Wisconsin 25 years
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67
Power Units
174
Drivers
2
Crashes (24-Month)
$1,000,000
Insurance
Satisfactory
Safety Rating
93
Inspections
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Public record

6 events tracked · latest Sep 9, 2026 Show details
Safety & compliance 5
  • Jul 31, 2026
    Roadside inspection, 6 violations (no OOS).
  • Jul 30, 2026
    Roadside inspection, 4 violations (no OOS).
  • Jul 13, 2026
    Roadside inspection, 1 violation (no OOS).
  • Jun 23, 2026
    Roadside inspection, 5 violations (no OOS).
  • Jan 20, 2025
    Crash reported (no fatalities).
Insurance 1
  • Current
    Active insurance on file ($1,000,000).
Public FMCSA record · blue clean · orange change · red risk.

Company Information

Legal NameNORTHERN CLEARING INC
DOT Number48457
MC Number403575
Entity TypeCarrier
Operating StatusA - Active
LocationAshland, Wisconsin
Added06/01/1974
MCS-15007/22/2025

Contact Details

Physical Address28190 STATE HIGHWAY 137, ASHLAND, WI, 54806-4601
Mailing Address28190 STATE HIGHWAY 137, ASHLAND, WI, 54806

Other Companies at This Address

Address28190 STATE HIGHWAY 137, ASHLAND, WI 54806-4601
This looks like a commercial registered-agent / virtual office address. Sharing such an address is legal and common, many legitimate carriers use a registered agent for mail, insurance and compliance. It is not by itself a sign of any problem.
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Distinct phones
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CompanyDOTPhoneStatus
NORTHERN CLEARING INC this company48457Sign inActive
TRUE NORTH TENT RENTALS LLC3280633Sign inInactive
Note: sharing an address is legal and common (registered agents, virtual offices, business centers). A shared address never reduces the Trust Score.

Operating Authorities

Authority TypePRIVATE PROPERTY;AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Carrier OperationA - Interstate
DocketMC403575
CommonNot Active
ContractActive
BrokerNot Active
Operating25 years

All Docket Numbers

MC403575

Cargo Transported

General FreightMetal; Sheets, Coils, RollsMotor VehiclesDrive Away/TowawayLogs, Poles, Beams, LumberMachinery, Large ObjectsLiquids/GasesIntermodal ContainersGrain, Feed, HayUtilityFarm Supplies

Operation Classification

Authorized For HirePrivate (Property)

SMS BASIC Scores

FMCSA safety categories, last 24 months. Above Cutoff = FMCSA flags a problem · Below cutoff = within limits · Clean = no violations.
Unsafe Driving
measure .83 · 5 insp with violations
Below cutoff
Hours-of-Service Compliance
measure 0 · 0 insp with violations
Clean
Driver Fitness
measure .31 · 3 insp with violations
Below cutoff
Controlled Substances / Alcohol
measure 0 · 0 insp with violations
Clean
Vehicle Maintenance
measure 4.42 · 17 insp with violations
Below cutoff
Source: FMCSA SMS, updated monthly.

Mileage

Annual Mileage613,003 miles
Mileage Year2024
VMT SourceMCS-150 Form

Drivers

174
Interstate
0
Intrastate
0
CDL
174
Total
Interstate >100mi0
Interstate <100mi0
Intrastate >100mi0
Intrastate <100mi0

Equipment

No equipment breakdown on file with FMCSA.

HazMatYes

Safety Summary

Safety RatingSatisfactory
Total Crashes (24-mo)2
Fatal0
Driver OOS5.1% avg 5.5%
Vehicle OOS8.8% avg 20.7%
SmartWay PartnerNo
Last Review10/04/2006

Insurance

Amount$1,000,000
Type91X
VerifiedFMCSA · 08/05/2026
CompanyZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY
Policy #BAP 4819451
Last checked09/08/2026

Quick Facts

StatusActive
TypeCarrier
Fleet67 units
Drivers174
Mileage613,003 mi
Operating25 years
MCS-15007/2025

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary
Total Crashes (24-mo)2
Fatal0
Injury1
Tow-Away1
Safety RatingSatisfactory
Driver Inspections
Total59
Out of Service3
OOS Rate5.1%
National Avg5.5%
Below National Average
Vehicle Inspections
Total34
Out of Service3
OOS Rate8.8%
National Avg20.7%
Below National Average
HazMat Inspections
Total1
OOS0
OOS Rate0.0% (avg 4.5%)
Last FMCSA Review: 10/04/2006 | Rated: 10/10/2006

Safety Trends by Year

Roadside inspections and crashes on file, year over year. The red portion of each inspection bar is the out-of-service share; ▲/▼ compares to the prior year.

Inspections · red = OOS
2023
7 · 2 OOS -
2024
36 · 2 OOS =
2025
34 · 4 OOS
2026
20 · 2 OOS
Crashes
2023
0 crashes -
2024
1 crash
2025
1 crash =
2026
0 crashes
Based on FMCSA crash and roadside inspection records (rolling 3-year window). The latest year may be partial.

Out-of-Service Summary Last 24 months

Live FMCSA roadside inspections through Jul 2026, 57 inspections, 6 resulted in out-of-service (10.5% OOS rate).

Driver Out-of-Service 3 OOS
Vehicle Out-of-Service 4 OOS
Live FMCSA roadside inspection records, refreshed monthly.

Crash Records (2)

Full crash history on file (all years), newest first. This list may show more than the headline Crashes figure above, because that figure follows the official FMCSA 24-month SMS window used for the Trust Score, older crashes still appear here for transparency.
DateLocationStateFatalInjuriesTowVehiclesWeatherRoadLight
01/20/2025 Ref Marker: NY 0 1 1 1 Severe Crosswinds Ice Daylight
06/12/2024 SAINT PAUL MN 0 0 1 2 Clear Dry Daylight

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

72 roadside violations across 57 inspections, grouped into FMCSA safety-behavior categories. The shaded portion shows how many were serious enough to result in an out-of-service order.

ViolationsOut-of-service
Vehicle Maintenance 38 violations · 3 OOS
Unsafe Driving 26 violations · 1 OOS
Driver Fitness 3 violations · 3 OOS
Other (General) 5 violations · 0 OOS
Categories follow FMCSR violation parts (Part 393/396 = Vehicle Maintenance, Part 395 = HOS; "Other" = general/administrative parts such as 390). Raw violation counts and out-of-service results, not FMCSA percentile rankings, which are not published for property carriers.

Inspection Records (97)

DateStateLevelLocationViolationsOOSDriver ViolDriver OOSVehicle ViolVehicle OOSHazMat
07/31/2026 NY Walk-Around (Level II) MANCHESTER NY 6 0 0 0 6 0 - Detail
07/30/2026 NY Walk-Around (Level II) RUSH NY 4 0 0 0 4 0 - Detail
07/13/2026 NY Driver-Only (Level III) HASTINGS NY 1 0 0 0 1 0 - Detail
06/23/2026 NY Walk-Around (Level II) DANSVILLE NY 5 0 1 0 4 0 - Detail
06/23/2026 NY Driver-Only (Level III) HASTINGS NY 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
06/22/2026 KY Walk-Around (Level II) MOUNT VERNON 2 1 0 0 2 1 - Detail
06/17/2026 WI Walk-Around (Level II) HANCOCK WI 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
06/09/2026 NY Driver-Only (Level III) ALLEGANY NY 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
05/08/2026 NY Walk-Around (Level II) MASSENA NY 3 0 0 0 3 0 - Detail
05/07/2026 NY Driver-Only (Level III) MANCHESTER NY 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
05/04/2026 NY Walk-Around (Level II) VERONA NY 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
04/26/2026 NC Driver-Only (Level III) MCDOWELL COUNTY, I-40, E 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
04/15/2026 WI Walk-Around (Level II) TRIPOLI WI 2 0 1 0 1 0 - Detail
04/07/2026 SD Driver-Only (Level III) JEFFERSON SD 1 0 1 0 0 0 - Detail
03/30/2026 NE Full (Level I) FREMONT SCALE 3 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
03/30/2026 SD Full (Level I) JEFFERSON SD 3 1 1 1 2 0 - Detail
03/27/2026 NY Walk-Around (Level II) WEEDSPORT NY 3 0 2 0 1 0 - Detail
03/03/2026 NY Driver-Only (Level III) NORTH LAWRENCE NY 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
02/24/2026 TN Driver-Only (Level III) MONTEREY TN 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
01/23/2026 NY Driver-Only (Level III) EAST AMHERST NY 1 0 0 0 1 0 - Detail
12/22/2025 NY Driver-Only (Level III) BEMUS POINT NY 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
12/15/2025 NC Walk-Around (Level II) I-40 NEAR OLD MTN. RD. 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
11/11/2025 WI Walk-Around (Level II) HURLEY WI 4 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
11/03/2025 WI Walk-Around (Level II) ASHLAND WI 7 1 0 1 0 0 - Detail
10/29/2025 WI Walk-Around (Level II) RICE LAKE WI 2 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
10/17/2025 NY Walk-Around (Level II) BEMUS POINT NY 3 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
10/14/2025 NY Walk-Around (Level II) IRVING NY 1 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
09/29/2025 MN Driver-Only (Level III) GILBERT MN 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
09/18/2025 NY Walk-Around (Level II) ANTWERP NY 2 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
09/18/2025 MN Driver-Only (Level III) CLOQUET MN 2 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
09/05/2025 NY Driver-Only (Level III) HASTINGS NY 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
09/05/2025 NY Driver-Only (Level III) HASTINGS NY 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
09/02/2025 NY Driver-Only (Level III) HASTINGS NY 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
08/26/2025 MN Driver-Only (Level III) HERMANTOWN MN 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
07/15/2025 NY Walk-Around (Level II) HASTINGS NY 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
07/09/2025 NY Walk-Around (Level II) HAMBURG NY 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
07/08/2025 NY Walk-Around (Level II) WATERTOWN NY 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
07/08/2025 NY Walk-Around (Level II) WATERTOWN NY 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
06/17/2025 NY Walk-Around (Level II) BATAVIA NY 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
06/04/2025 NY Driver-Only (Level III) BURKE NY 2 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
05/13/2025 NY Walk-Around (Level II) HASTINGS NY 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
04/12/2025 WI Walk-Around (Level II) SUPERIOR WI 1 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
03/28/2025 NY Driver-Only (Level III) HERKIMER NY 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
03/13/2025 NY Driver-Only (Level III) MANCHESTER NY 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
03/13/2025 NC Walk-Around (Level II) STATESVILLE WEIGH STATION, I-4 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
03/11/2025 NC Driver-Only (Level III) HILLSBOROUGH WEIGH STATION, I- 1 0 1 0 0 0 - Detail
02/27/2025 NC Driver-Only (Level III) MADISON COUNTY WEL CTR, I-26, 1 0 1 0 0 0 - Detail
02/15/2025 NY Driver-Only (Level III) BUFFALO NY 1 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
02/07/2025 MN Walk-Around (Level II) CLOQUET MN 5 2 0 0 0 2 - Detail
01/10/2025 NY Walk-Around (Level II) CANAJOHARIE NY 1 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
01/09/2025 MN Walk-Around (Level II) IRON JUNCTION MN 3 1 0 0 0 1 - Detail
01/09/2025 NY Walk-Around (Level II) GROVELAND NY 1 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
01/07/2025 NY Driver-Only (Level III) BATAVIA NY 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
01/07/2025 NY Walk-Around (Level II) HASTINGS NY 1 1 0 1 0 0 - Detail
12/17/2024 NY Full (Level I) DUANESBURG NY 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
12/05/2024 MN Driver-Only (Level III) CLOQUET MN 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
09/23/2024 NY Walk-Around (Level II) BUFFALO NY 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
08/29/2024 NY Full (Level I) BRUTUS (EXIT 40) 2 1 0 0 2 1 - Detail
07/19/2024 NY Driver-Only (Level III) HASTINGS (SB) 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
07/19/2024 NY Driver-Only (Level III) HASTINGS (SB) 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
07/19/2024 NY Driver-Only (Level III) HASTINGS (SB) 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
07/18/2024 MN Driver-Only (Level III) HIBBING MN 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
07/18/2024 NY Walk-Around (Level II) QUEENSBURY (NB) 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
07/10/2024 NY Driver-Only (Level III) HASTINGS (SB) 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
07/01/2024 US Full (Level I) DUNKIRK NY 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
06/20/2024 NY Walk-Around (Level II) ROSSIE 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
06/20/2024 MI Walk-Around (Level II) I75@ MM336 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
06/19/2024 NY Walk-Around (Level II) QUEENSBURY (NB) 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
05/17/2024 NY Driver-Only (Level III) EXIT 29 INTERCHANGE 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
05/09/2024 NY Walk-Around (Level II) ROADSIDE T/BURKE 4 0 0 0 4 0 - Detail
04/26/2024 NY Walk-Around (Level II) BEMUS POINT NY 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
04/12/2024 NY Driver-Only (Level III) I-90 EB EXIT 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
04/10/2024 NY Walk-Around (Level II) HENRIETTA 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
04/02/2024 WI Full (Level I) SOUTH RANGE WI 3 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
04/02/2024 NY Walk-Around (Level II) HAMBURG (EXIT 57) 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
03/27/2024 NY Walk-Around (Level II) BREWERTON 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
03/22/2024 NY Walk-Around (Level II) MASSENA ROADSIDE 1 0 1 0 0 0 - Detail
03/12/2024 NY Walk-Around (Level II) WATERTOWN NY 1 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
02/23/2024 NY Walk-Around (Level II) HASTINGS NY 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
02/16/2024 NY Walk-Around (Level II) HASTINGS (SB) 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
02/14/2024 NY Walk-Around (Level II) HAMBURG (EXIT 57) 1 0 0 0 1 0 - Detail
02/09/2024 MN Full (Level I) SAGINAW WEIGH SCALE 2 1 0 0 2 1 - Detail
02/08/2024 NY Driver-Only (Level III) MANCHESTER 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
02/08/2024 NY Driver-Only (Level III) ALBANY NB 1 0 1 0 0 0 - Detail
02/08/2024 NY Walk-Around (Level II) ROADSIDE T/BOMBAY 2 0 1 0 1 0 - Detail
01/18/2024 NY Walk-Around (Level II) LOUISVILLE 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
01/17/2024 NY Driver-Only (Level III) MASSENA 1 0 0 0 1 0 - Detail
01/05/2024 NY Driver-Only (Level III) SPRINGVILLE NY 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
01/02/2024 NY Walk-Around (Level II) QUEENSBURY (NB) 1 0 0 0 1 0 - Detail
01/02/2024 NY Walk-Around (Level II) LOCKPORT DOT 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
12/13/2023 NY Walk-Around (Level II) FULTON NY 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
11/30/2023 MN Driver-Only (Level III) GRAND LAKE 2 0 0 0 2 0 - Detail
11/08/2023 NY Walk-Around (Level II) BUFFALO NY 4 1 0 0 0 1 - Detail
11/07/2023 NY Driver-Only (Level III) FULTON NY 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
10/10/2023 NY Walk-Around (Level II) DUNKIRK (EXIT 59) 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Detail
09/26/2023 NY Full (Level I) WEST SENECA 2 1 0 0 2 1 - Detail
09/25/2023 NY Walk-Around (Level II) ROSSIE 1 0 0 0 1 0 - Detail
Detailed Inspection Report

Safety Performance Percentiles

FMCSA SMS percentile rankings. Higher percentile = worse performance relative to peers.

Total Inspections56
Unsafe Driving 5 viols
Driver Fitness 3 viols
Vehicle Maintenance 17 viols

Licensing & Insurance

FormTypeInsurance CompanyPolicyCoverageEffectiveCancel DateMethod
91XBIPD/PrimaryNATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANYCTO0035052$1,000,00004/02/200101/01/2002Cancelled
91XBIPD/PrimaryBITCO GENERAL INSURANCE CORPORATIONCAP 3 546 878$1,000,00004/01/201101/01/2016Replaced
91XBIPD/PrimaryTHE INSURANCE CO OF THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA5775894$1,000,00001/01/201601/01/2017Replaced
91XBIPD/PrimaryBITCO GENERAL INSURANCE CORPORATIONCAP 3 179 761$1,000,00001/01/200402/01/2007Cancelled
91XBIPD/PrimaryZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANYBAP9307996$1,000,00001/01/200302/05/2004Cancelled
91XBIPD/PrimaryNORTHERN INSURANCE COMPANY OF NEW YORKCON50538827$1,000,00001/01/200207/18/2003Cancelled

No active insurance policies.

DocketTypeActionServedDispositionDisp Date
MC403575CONTRACTINVOLUNTARY REVOCATION08/13/2003DISCONTINUED REVOCATION09/09/2003
MC403575MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIERREINSTATED05/12/2011--
MC403575MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIERGRANTED04/12/2001REVOKED03/21/2002
MC403575MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIERREINSTATED04/11/2002REVOKED03/18/2004

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