Carrier profile · USDOT 1554042 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

Almstead Tree and Shrub Care Company LLC

78 power unitsLocal · 2 statesNORTH HALEDON, NJ74/100

AUTHORITY STATUS UNKNOWN

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

78Power units

10 observed · MCS-150

1Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

8.2Avg age (yr)

2004–2024 · vPIC

Call dispatch(914) 576-0193 Email dispatchPVALLE@ALMSTEAD.COM

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

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Vehicle out-of-service rate well above average63.6% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% national average.Driver out-of-service rate well above average16.7% of driver inspections were placed out of service vs the 6.7% national average.

In good standing · 1

Established 20 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2006.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Authority not on file

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo63.6%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Authority not on file

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo63.6%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

78 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersDecoding

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Not yet decoded

Identity stabilityStable

19 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2006 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

12 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 63.6%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 16.7%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 11 vehicle and 12 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

66.7% · latest 6-mo window▲ Rising

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending up 60.9 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

12 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Dec '24 · 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.

Thin coverage

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.1 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Few roadside inspections for a 78-unit fleet — the out-of-service and violation signals above rest on a small sample, so weight them cautiously. Thin coverage on a young authority is itself a flag.

Registered power units: 78
Inspections · 24 mo: 12
Annualized: ≈6 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.1 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.

393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance23 · 3 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving14 · 0 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance6 · 0 OOS
391.41 No / expired medical certificateDriver Fitness6 · 1 OOS
393.207 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance5 · 3 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
393.78 Windshield wipersVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
393.43 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 2 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

No insurance filing history on record.

This timeline is the FMCSA filing history, and it ends at the most recent superseded filing — current policy status is not tracked here. Request a certificate of insurance to confirm active coverage before tendering.

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 78
Observed power (24 mo): 10
Trailers (towed): 1

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

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 2 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusLocal

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

NY busiest

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

Home base

NORTH HALEDON, NJ

504 HIGH MOUNTAIN ROAD

Top corridor

NY ⇄ NJ

NY 11 · CT 1

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & Fraud

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

No shared-VIN flow in the last 12 months

None of this carrier's trucks were inspected under another USDOT in the last 12 months — any shared equipment is historical, not active.

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Across all inspections on record: USDOT 1750848

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@almstead.com — 2 carriers: USDOT 1258311

Shares a company officer with other carriers

michael almstead — 2 carriers: USDOT 1258311

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

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: 504 HIGH MOUNTAIN ROAD, NORTH HALEDON, NJ, 07508
Mailing address: 58 BEECHWWOD AVE, NEW ROCHELLE, NY, 10801
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (914) 576-0193
Cell: (914) 513-6287
Fax: (914) 576-1117
Email: pvalle@almstead.com
Web domain: almstead.com

Registration

Officers: Michael Almstead · Richard Almstead
USDOT / docket: 1554042
First registered: Sep 14, 2006
Last MCS-150: Mar 19, 2026 · 70,000 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

70,000

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 ALMSTEAD TREE AND SHRUB CARE COMPANY LLC.

ALMSTEAD TREE AND SHRUB CARE COMPANY LLC (USDOT 1554042) has a Vektor safety score of 74/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has an unknown current for-hire authority status because no FMCSA L&I authority row is available as of Jun 13, 2026.

It has an unknown current BIPD insurance status because no FMCSA L&I active-filing snapshot is available as of Jun 13, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 63.6% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 12 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 11 vehicle-level and 12 driver-level — across 2 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 13, 2026.

It reports 78 power units and 59 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Mar 19, 2026.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is ALMSTEAD TREE AND SHRUB CARE COMPANY LLC's USDOT number?

ALMSTEAD TREE AND SHRUB CARE COMPANY LLC's USDOT number is 1554042.

Is ALMSTEAD TREE AND SHRUB CARE COMPANY LLC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 13, 2026, ALMSTEAD TREE AND SHRUB CARE COMPANY LLC is active in the FMCSA register.

What is ALMSTEAD TREE AND SHRUB CARE COMPANY LLC's safety record?

ALMSTEAD TREE AND SHRUB CARE COMPANY LLC has a 63.6% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 26 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 74/100 (tier: review).

How big is ALMSTEAD TREE AND SHRUB CARE COMPANY LLC's fleet?

ALMSTEAD TREE AND SHRUB CARE COMPANY LLC operates 78 power units and 59 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is ALMSTEAD TREE AND SHRUB CARE COMPANY LLC based?

ALMSTEAD TREE AND SHRUB CARE COMPANY LLC is based in NORTH HALEDON, NJ, with roadside inspections recorded across 2 states.

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