Carrier profile · USDOT 172646 · MC-138624 · Updated Aug 21, 2026

Cliff Reed Inc

6 power unitsavg 7.5 yrRegional · 3 statesCORVALLIS, MT65/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-138624 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

6Power units

3 observed · MCS-150

3Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

7.5Avg age (yr)

2012–2025 · vPIC

Call dispatch(406) 961-4671 Email dispatchreedtruck@montana.com

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Operating, but with flags a broker should weigh before tendering freight.

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No insurance on fileActive authority but no BIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Vehicle out-of-service rate above average33.3% vs the 22.26% national average.MCS-150 update dueThe biennial MCS-150 update is overdue.Multiple injury crashes17 crashes involving injuries are on record.

In good standing · 2

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Established 52 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1974.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo33.3%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

2 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo33.3%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

2 in 24 mo

Vektor intelligence · beyond the federal recordProprietary signals computed from VIN-decoded inspections & daily FMCSA snapshots

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

6 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

7.5 yr

Model years 2012–2025 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

52 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1974 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

7 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative · vs national

Vehicle OOS 33.3%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 6 vehicle and 7 driver inspections over 24 months.

Vehicle OOS rate· vehicle OOS · vehicle-level inspections · 6-month trailing

33.3% · latest 6-mo window▼ Falling

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending down 33.3 pts across the window. The national vehicle benchmark uses the same metric and is shown on the chart.

Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay

7 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jun '25 · 2

Vehicle-levelDriver-levelAny OOS

Monthly FMCSA roadside inspections across the 24 charted calendar months. Bars show level-qualified vehicle and driver populations; one inspection can qualify for both. The line shows inspections with any out-of-service result.

Inspection coverage· expected vs observed · the fraud signal

Inspection coverage

How heavily FMCSA inspects this fleet for its size — it tells you how much to trust the safety signals above. Thin coverage on a young authority is a fraud signal nobody else surfaces.

Expected band

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.6 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 6-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 6
Inspections · 24 mo: 7
Annualized: ≈4 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.6 inspections / unit · yr

Violation themes· decoded · grouped by BASIC

What this carrier actually gets cited for — FMCSA violation codes decoded into plain English, ranked by frequency.

393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.104 Cargo securement — tiedownsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.106 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
393.87 Warning flags on projecting loadsVehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance1 · 0 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance1 · 0 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving1 · 0 OOS
395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance1 · 0 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: None
Contract: Active
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$1,000,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

Insurance adequacy· filed BIPD vs the $750K federal floor

$1M in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $1M meets or exceeds the $750K federal minimum for general freight (49 CFR 387.9). Some commodities (hazmat, larger vehicles) require $1M–$5M — confirm against your load.

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$750K BIPD last filed ’20 · 5 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

Firemans Fund’81–’89

Continental Western’96–’15

beyond this history

1981199320052017now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 5 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. · since Mar 2020

All 5 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	Sep 2018 → Mar 2020	$750K	1
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2015 → Sep 2018	$750K	1
CONTINENTAL WESTERN INSURANCE CO.	Sep 1996 → Sep 2015	$750K	4
CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	Sep 1993 → Nov 1996	$750K	1
FIREMAN'S FUND INSURANCE CO.	Sep 1981 → Jun 1989	$750K	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 6
Observed power (24 mo): 3
Trailers (towed): 3

Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

7.5 yr

Average age

2025

Newest model yr

2012

Oldest model yr

33.3%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 3 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

MT busiest

Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo

Home base

CORVALLIS, MT

656 WILLOW CREEK RD

Top corridor

MT 4 · WA 2 · ID 1

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & Fraud

Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@montana.com — 45 carriers: USDOT 30102 USDOT 191816 USDOT 387884 USDOT 480851 USDOT 577077 USDOT 582406 USDOT 605228 USDOT 645815

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Registered capacity materially exceeds what is observed roadside — the MCS-150 may be stale or the fleet under-utilized.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 656 WILLOW CREEK RD, CORVALLIS, MT, 59828-9717
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (406) 961-4671
Fax: (406) 961-4722
Email: reedtruck@montana.com
Web domain: montana.com

Registration

Officers: Terry Lee Reed · Clifton Reed
USDOT / docket: 172646 · MC-138624
First registered: Jun 1, 1974
Last MCS-150: Jun 20, 2024 · 449,337 mi (2023)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Aug 3, 2006
D-U-N-S: 96203385

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

449,337

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

Daily-captured FMCSA licensing & insurance changes — monitored by Vektor

Federal record activity· monitored daily by Vektor

No licensing or insurance changes captured since Vektor began monitoring this carrier (June 2026). Quiet is usually good.

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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for CLIFF REED INC.

CLIFF REED INC (USDOT 172646) has a Vektor safety score of 65/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Aug 21, 2026.

The carrier holds active contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Aug 21, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. effective Mar 20, 2020 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 21, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 33.3% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 21, 2026.

The carrier received 7 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 6 vehicle-level and 7 driver-level — across 3 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 21, 2026.

The carrier has 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Aug 21, 2026.

It reports 6 power units and 5 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jun 20, 2024.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Aug 3, 2006 in the federal record refreshed Aug 21, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is CLIFF REED INC's USDOT number?

CLIFF REED INC's USDOT number is 172646, and its motor carrier number is MC-138624.

Is CLIFF REED INC authorized to operate?

As of Aug 21, 2026, CLIFF REED INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is CLIFF REED INC's safety record?

CLIFF REED INC has a 33.3% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 8 roadside inspections, with 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 65/100 (tier: review).

How big is CLIFF REED INC's fleet?

CLIFF REED INC operates 6 power units and 5 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is CLIFF REED INC based?

CLIFF REED INC is based in CORVALLIS, MT, with roadside inspections recorded across 3 states.

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