NORTHERN CLEARING INC
USDOT 48457
Active, interstate carrier, mid-size fleet (67 power units) — safety rating: satisfactory.
Vetting summary
At a glance
- Out-of-service rate12.7% vs 19.1% national avg
- Crashes (24 months)1 reported — involvement does not imply fault
- Linked registrations4 share this carrier's phone or address
These signals summarize the records shown below — they are a starting point for your own checks, not a judgment of the carrier.
Registration
Carrier identity
| USDOT Number | 48457 |
|---|---|
| MC Number | MC-403575 |
| Legal Name | NORTHERN CLEARING INC |
| DBA Name | — |
| Entity Type | CORPORATION |
| Phone | 7156826646 |
| Address | 28190 STATE HIGHWAY 137, Ashland, WI, 54806 |
Status
Authority & safety
| Operating Status | Active |
|---|---|
| Operation Type | Interstate |
| Safety Rating | S — Satisfactory (rated 20061010) |
| Hazmat Flag | false |
Safety ratings: S = Satisfactory, C = Conditional, U = Unsatisfactory. A carrier with no rating has not been through a full FMCSA compliance review — this is common and not itself a red flag.
Our scoring
Safety scores
| Unsafe Driving | 80 / 100 |
|---|---|
| Hours-of-Service Compliance | 0 / 100 |
| Driver Fitness | 88 / 100 |
| Controlled Substances & Alcohol | 0 / 100 |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 74 / 100 |
Scores are 0-100 rankings computed by us from public FMCSA inspection measures; higher = worse relative to peers. Not official CSA/BASIC percentiles. How these scores are computed.
Safety events
Inspections & crashes (last 24 months)
| Inspections | 55 |
|---|---|
| Out-of-Service Rate | 12.7% vs 19.1% national average |
| Crashes | 1 total (0 fatal, 1 with injuries, 1 towaway) |
- 2025-01-20 — NY — 1 injured, towaway
- 2024-06-12 — MN — towaway
Most frequent violation categories: 20 (11), 16 (10), 51 (9).
Crash involvement does not imply fault. FMCSA crash records list all reportable crashes involving a carrier, regardless of who caused them.
Signals
Linked registrations
4 other active carrier registrations share this carrier's phone or address in FMCSA records.
USDOT 746388 · USDOT 1152910 · USDOT 2417474 · USDOT 3288339
Shared contact details can have many ordinary explanations, such as a shared dispatch service, registration agent, or office address.
Equipment
Fleet & operations
| Power Units (trucks) | 67 |
|---|---|
| Drivers | 174 |
| Recent Annual Mileage | 613,003 |
| Last MCS-150 Filing | 22-JUL-25 |
NORTHERN CLEARING INC operates 67 power units — a larger fleet than 99% of carriers registered in WI.
Nearby
Other carriers in Ashland, WI
- LAKE SHORE BUSES INC — USDOT 519293, 50 power units
- MIDLAND SERVICES INCORPORATED A COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION OF ASHLAND WISCONSIN — USDOT 226579, 32 power units
- ROFFERS CONSTRUCTION CO INC — USDOT 451623, 15 power units
- TOMLINSON'S INC — USDOT 47070, 11 power units
- NORTHERN CLEARING INC — USDOT 48547, 9 power units
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