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UnknownUSDOT 1274039· CARRIER· EIN 59-2738807
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CRITTER RIDGE LANDSCAPE CONTRACTORS

Legal: CRITTER RIDGE LANDSCAPING

7660 FRUITVILLE ROAD, SARASOTA, FL, 34240(941) 379-6658critterridgelds@gmail.comSTEVE NIELSEN
Vetting snapshot
Authority
Unknown
per SAFER
Insurance
No active filing
not required
Vehicle OOS
—
no inspections
Driver OOS
—
no inspections
Crashes 24mo
0
clean
Red flags
1 flag
see details below
80
/ 100

Risk factors

Low riskVioCodes score
Possible reincarnation pattern — tied to an older inactive carrier

A weighted read of the public FMCSA signals below — authority, insurance, out-of-service, crashes, roadside OOS rates, and carrier connections. A starting point for vetting, not a guarantee.

Roadside inspection performance

Out-of-service rate vs national average. Lower is better.

Vehicle0 inspections · 0% OOS · National 22%
Driver0 inspections · 0% OOS · National 6.7%

CSA performance breakdown

FMCSA · August 28, 2026

0 inspections · 0 violations (0 OOS) · —% of inspections had an OOS finding.

0
Inspections
0
Violations
0
OOS violations
0
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Company profile

FMCSA census

PRIVATE PROPERTY;AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE;EXEMPT FOR HIRE

Power units
2
on file (MCS-150)
Drivers
6
2 hold a CDL
Annual mileage
0.1M mi
reported 2026
Recordable crash rate
—
per million miles
How far they run · drivers by operating lane
  • Intrastate · <100 mi6 drivers
Company officer
STEVE NIELSEN
Operation
Intrastate (Non-Hazmat)
Registered since
2004-08-09
Last MCS-150 update
2026-05-01
Census status
Active

Fleet: 2 trucks · 6 owned trailers.

Source: FMCSA Company Census File (data.transportation.gov). Fleet and driver counts are self-reported on the carrier’s most recent MCS-150 filing.

Connections

carrier graph

This carrier shares officers with 2 other carriers — review the connections below as part of your vetting.

2
Connected carriers
0
Fleet-transfer links
0
Most shared VINs
2
Strong links
Possible reincarnation pattern: U S AG CENTER INC (USDOT 585449, registered 1994) is inactive, shares this carrier’s officer, and predates it — worth checking whether this carrier re-registered to shed a prior record.
Strong· 2
1
STEVE NIELSEN
USDOT 1292956Active· DENVER, CO
Strong
Officer
2
U S AG CENTER INC
USDOT 585449Inactive· ELDORA, IA
Strong
Officer

Shared VINs come from FMCSA roadside-inspection records — a vehicle inspected under more than one carrier, often a fleet transfer or trailer interchange. Other links come from the FMCSA census. Shared identifiers are common and often legitimate — treat these as leads to investigate, not proof of wrongdoing.

Activity history

2 events
  1. 05/01/2026MCS-150 update filed

    0.1M mi reported (2026)

  2. 08/09/2004Registered with FMCSA

    PRIVATE PROPERTY;AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE;EXEMPT FOR HIRE

Merged from FMCSA authority, insurance, out-of-service, and census records.

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Operations

Classification

  • PRIVATE PROPERTY;AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE;EXEMPT FOR HIRE

Area served

  • Intrastate (Non-Hazmat)
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FMCSA safety rating

Rating
Not rated
Type
—
Rated
—
Last review
—
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MCS-150 registration

Form date
2026-05-01
Reported mileage
80,000 mi (2026)
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Changes on file

FMCSA census history

  1. September, 2021

    • Moved to SARASOTA, FL
    • Fleet shrank to 2 power units
    • Drivers shrank to 6

  2. June, 2021

    • Fleet grew to 5 power units

  3. January, 2021

    First on-record entry — CRITTER RIDGE LANDSCAPING, ,

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Data sourced from public FMCSA records via safer.fmcsa.dot.gov · Latest FMCSA update: Sep 2026 · Page refreshed: Sep 21, 2026, 11:50 AM. VioCodes is not affiliated with FMCSA. To dispute incorrect data, file a DataQs Request for Data Review.