Wright Tree Service IncUSDOT 170146VR 75/100WEST DES MOINES, IA

Carrier profileFMCSA profile data as of Nov 12, 2026

Wright Tree Service Inc

USDOT: 170146
MC: Not listed

Inspected in 32 jurisdictionsWEST DES MOINES, IA

AUTHORITY STATUS UNKNOWNRATED SATISFACTORYHAZMAT

Fleet snapshot24-mo observations

2,426Reported power

146 seen in inspections

76Trailers seen

Inspection records

5.5Avg age (yr)

1997–2026 · vPIC

Call company(515) 531-9490 Email company[email protected]

Assessment evidence · FMCSA profile data as of Nov 12, 2026

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Operating, but with flags a broker should weigh before tendering freight.29.5% of vehicle inspections out of service · 8.4% of driver inspections out of service · Fatal crash on record

Vehicle out-of-service rate above average

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29.5% of vehicle inspections out of serviceCarrier29.5%Benchmark22.3%7.2 percentage points above benchmark.8.4% of driver inspections out of serviceCarrier8.4%Benchmark6.7%1.7 percentage points above benchmark.Fatal crash on record2 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's record.

In good standing · 1

52 years since first USDOT registrationFMCSA registration record dates to 1974.

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

USDOT registration yr registered

Authority not on file

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo29.5%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

17 in 24 mo

Fleet snapshot24-mo observations

2,426Reported power

146 seen in inspections

76Trailers seen

Inspection records

5.5Avg age (yr)

1997–2026 · vPIC

Call company(515) 531-9490 Email company[email protected]

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

2,426 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Observed fleet ageObserved

5.5 yr

Model years 1997–2026. No peer comparison available.

Registration historyOn record

52 yr registered

USDOT record added in 1974. Registration age does not establish unchanged ownership or continuous authority.

Cross-border activity

No border inspections on record

26 other inspections in border states, with no named crossing match.

A named inspection location does not confirm a border transit or operating authority. Counts cover retained inspection records.

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CheckAsk for the last annual inspection and brake and equipment maintenance records
Vehicle OOS 29.46% on 112 vehicle inspections in 24 months, above the 22.26% CVSA national average.
CheckConfirm ELD provider and check recent HOS violations dates
18 hours-of-service violations on record, most recent Jan 28, 2026.

Available records

About these records

Counts reflect returned source records. No observations does not mean no activity; additional access does not guarantee more records.

Historical filings do not establish current coverage. Observed units are a sample, not a complete fleet inventory. Shared vehicle matches are research leads, not proof of ownership or fraud.

Safety

167 inspections · rolling 24 months · vs national benchmarks

FMCSA safety data as of Nov 13, 2026

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

Vehicle OOS 29.5%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 8.4%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

24-mo population · 112 vehicle / 166 driver checks

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

36.0% · latest 6-mo window▲ Rising

How to read this trend

Vehicle-level inspections resulting in a vehicle OOS order, pooled over each trailing six-month window. Trending up 3.0 pts across the window. The national vehicle benchmark measures the same population.

Roadside inspection history· 24 calendar months · current month partial

163 inspections · Dec '24–Nov '26

Vehicle-levelDriver-levelAny OOS

How to read monthly counts

Monthly FMCSA records across 24 calendar months, including the current partial month. This calendar window differs from the rolling day-level inspection summary. Vehicle and driver populations can overlap within one inspection. The line shows inspections with any OOS result.

Inspection coverage· annual inspections / registered power unit

Annual inspections per registered power unit.

Thin coverage

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.0 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Few roadside inspections for a 2,426-unit fleet — the out-of-service and violation signals above rest on a small sample, so weight them cautiously.

Registered power units: 2,426
Inspections · 24 mo: 167
Annualized: ≈84 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.0 inspections / unit · yr

Violation themes· decoded · grouped by BASIC

Recorded violations · ranked by frequency

392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving78 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance76 · 25 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance25 · 0 OOS
393.43 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance19 · 18 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance17 · 0 OOS
392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving15 · 0 OOS
391.11 Driver not qualifiedDriver Fitness13 · 11 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance12 · 8 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance12 · 11 OOS
393.48 Brakes inoperativeVehicle Maintenance11 · 1 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

FMCSA authority & insurance data as of Nov 12, 2026

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

FMCSA equipment data as of Nov 13, 2026

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 2,426
Observed power (24 mo): 146
Trailers (towed): 76

Power units define capacity; trailers stay separate.

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

31.8%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 32 jurisdictions · 24 mo

FMCSA operations & lanes data as of Nov 13, 2026

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusNational

revealed

Jurisdictions observed

31 US states · 1 US territory

Mapped inspections · 24 mo

KY busiest

US inspection map· US states and DC · roadside inspections, last 24 mo

US map; all recognized jurisdiction counts below.

Inspection counts by jurisdiction

Kentucky: 20 inspections
Florida: 19 inspections
Missouri: 18 inspections
California: 12 inspections
Kansas: 10 inspections
Minnesota: 7 inspections
Colorado: 6 inspections
Iowa: 6 inspections
Texas: 6 inspections
Montana: 5 inspections
North Carolina: 5 inspections
Illinois: 4 inspections
Indiana: 4 inspections
Nebraska: 4 inspections
Pennsylvania: 4 inspections
Washington: 4 inspections
West Virginia: 4 inspections
Idaho: 3 inspections
Michigan: 3 inspections
Oklahoma: 3 inspections
Oregon: 3 inspections
South Carolina: 3 inspections
Utah: 3 inspections
Ohio: 2 inspections
South Dakota: 2 inspections
Arkansas: 1 inspections
Georgia: 1 inspections
Massachusetts: 1 inspections
Maryland: 1 inspections
New York: 1 inspections
Puerto Rico: 1 inspections
Tennessee: 1 inspections

Home base

WEST DES MOINES, IA

5930 GRAND AVE

Most inspections: KY

20 inspections

KY 20 · FL 19 · MO 18

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Network & connections

Shared vehicles & matching records · not a fraud finding

FMCSA network & connections data as of Nov 13, 2026

Connection records are not fraud findings. Shared vehicles or business details alone do not establish ownership, common management or wrongdoing.

Last 12 months: 2 vehicles observed under 1 other carrier

The same VINs appear in inspection records under more than one USDOT: USDOT 2353631Leases, equipment sales and owner-operators changing carriers can explain overlaps. A match alone is not evidence of double brokering or fraud.

Show all-time history (5 vehicles · 2 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: 2353631 4338113

Matching registration email domain

@wrightservicecorp.com — 5 carriers: 548407 2353631 2724627 2912123

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

FMCSA identity & federal data as of Nov 13, 2026

Location

Physical address: 5930 GRAND AVE, WEST DES MOINES, IA, 50266
Mailing address: PO BOX 1718, DES MOINES, IA, 50306
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (515) 531-9490
Fax: (866) 489-0661
Email: [email protected]
Web domain: wrightservicecorp.com

Registration

Officers: Austin Kennedy · Brandon Gunther
USDOT / docket: 170146
First registered: Jun 1, 1974
Last MCS-150: May 13, 2026 · 51,230,000 mi (2023)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · May 14, 2008
D-U-N-S: 790523385

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

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

FMCSA federal activity data as of Nov 13, 2026

Federal record activity· monitored daily by Vektor

No licensing or insurance changes are available in this activity feed. This does not establish an unchanged record or complete historical coverage.

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29%

vehicle out-of-service rate

Safety and violations

33 of 112 eligible vehicle inspections had a vehicle OOS finding.

FMCSA roadside inspections, Nov 2024 to Nov 2026.

232violation records

75OOS-tagged records

33 of 112inspections with OOS

What the violations were

FMCSA BASIC themes in plain language: vehicle maintenance, driver fitness, hours of service and unsafe driving. Roadside records grouped without double counting.

Other vehicle maintenance

7742%32 / 77

Unsafe driving

605%3 / 60

Lights

5435%19 / 54

Driver fitness

2171%15 / 21

Brakes

1414%2 / 14

Hours of service

667%4 / 6

Bar = record count; % = OOS share.

Vehicle OOS over time

Eligible vehicle inspections in six-month windows; no national comparison.

40%

15%

30%

22%Nov 24 to May 255 / 23

24%May 25 to Nov 257 / 29

36%Nov 25 to May 2612 / 33

33%May 26 to Nov 269 / 27

Top 3 codes (34 of 232 records)

392.2-SLLSR State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)14
393.9A-LTSI Inoperative required lamps11
391.11B2-Q Driver not qualified9

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393.43D-B Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)8
396.17C-PI Periodic (annual) inspection8
393.48A-BIHE Brakes inoperative6
393.95A4-EEUS Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)6
392.16-D Failure to use seat belt5
392.2RG State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)5
393.9A-LHLI Inoperative required lamps5
393.9A-LIL Inoperative required lamps5
396.17C Periodic (annual) inspection5
392.2-SLLTCD State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)4
393.43DBMA Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)4
393.9A-LSLI Inoperative required lamps4
393.9A-LSML Inoperative required lamps4
396.3A1-HCM Inspection / repair / maintenance not performed4
390.21TB1-MC USDOT number marking on vehicle3
391.41A-MCPC No / expired medical certificate3
392.2-SLL State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)3
392.2-SLLIRP State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)3
392.9A2-C Failure to secure load / cargo not secured3
393.78 Windshield wipers3
393.95A Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)3
395.8A1-HOSP Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missing3
383.23A2-LCDLN Operating without a valid CDL2
392.16B-DPASS Failure to use seat belt2
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2
392.2-SLLED State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2
392.2-SLLIFTA State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2
393.130C-CHVE Cargo securement — heavy vehicles/equipment2
393.205C-WRAWFLMIB Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)2
393.23-LEU Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)2
393.45D-B Brake tubing / hose defects2
393.48A Brakes inoperative2
393.60D Windshield / glazing2
393.75A3-TAOL Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)2
393.75C-TAOTD-LT2/32 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)2
393.81-H Horn2
393.95A1 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)2
393.95F Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)2
393.9A-LCL Inoperative required lamps2
393.9A-LFTSI Inoperative required lamps2
393.9A-LHWS Inoperative required lamps2
393.9A-LLPL Inoperative required lamps2
393.9A-LRLI Inoperative required lamps2
393.9A-LRLIWR Inoperative required lamps2
393.9TS Inoperative required lamps2
383.23A2 Operating without a valid CDL1
383.51A-NSIN Commercial Driver's License (CDL)1
383.95A Commercial Driver's License (CDL)1
391.11B1 Driver not qualified1
391.11B2 Driver not qualified1
391.41(a) No / expired medical certificate1
391.41APC No / expired medical certificate1
392.16 Failure to use seat belt1
392.2-SLLEWA1 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLEWA3 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLEWG2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLMF State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLS1 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLS2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2IRP State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2MI State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2SLSCR State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.7A Driving of commercial motor vehicles1
392.7A-D Driving of commercial motor vehicles1
393.100B-C Cargo securement (general)1
393.100C-C Cargo securement (general)1
393.11A1-LSLM Required lamps/reflectors missing1
393.11B-CSLRR Required lamps/reflectors missing1
393.11B-CSSRR Required lamps/reflectors missing1
393.207C-SLSB Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.25F Lighting device requirements1
393.40A-B Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.40B-BPR Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.43D Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.45B2 Brake tubing / hose defects1
393.45B2-B-AIR Brake tubing / hose defects1
393.45B2-BHTD Brake tubing / hose defects1
393.55E-B Antilock brake system (ABS)1
393.60C Windshield / glazing1
393.70D-CDTSDNS Coupling devices / fifth wheel1
393.75C-TAOTD-LT1/32 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)1
393.78A-WS Windshield wipers1
393.9 Inoperative required lamps1
393.95A4-EENA Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)1
393.95B Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)1
393.9A-LBL Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LSLIWR Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LTSIR Inoperative required lamps1
393.9B-LRLIWR Inoperative required lamps1
393.9H Inoperative required lamps1
393.9T Inoperative required lamps1
395.22H4-ELDBRODS ELD — provider/registration/malfunction1
395.8A Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missing1
395.8F01 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missing1
396.3A1-ALBV Inspection / repair / maintenance not performed1
396.3A1-BOS Inspection / repair / maintenance not performed1
396.3A1-CDHSLMII Inspection / repair / maintenance not performed1
396.3A1BOS Inspection / repair / maintenance not performed1
396.5-HL Oil and/or grease leak1
396.5B-HWSL Oil and/or grease leak1

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Lights

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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for WRIGHT TREE SERVICE INC.

WRIGHT TREE SERVICE INC (USDOT 170146) has a Vektor safety score of 75/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record. FMCSA profile data as of Nov 12, 2026.

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

It has an unknown current BIPD insurance status because no FMCSA L&I active-filing snapshot is available. FMCSA insurance data as of Nov 12, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 29.5% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA safety data as of Nov 13, 2026.

The carrier received 167 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 112 vehicle-level and 166 driver-level — across 32 jurisdictions, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA operations data as of Nov 13, 2026.

The carrier has 17 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 2 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available. FMCSA safety data as of Nov 13, 2026.

It reports 2,426 power units and 2,515 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated May 13, 2026. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 13, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned May 14, 2008 in the federal record. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 13, 2026.

What is WRIGHT TREE SERVICE INC's USDOT number?

WRIGHT TREE SERVICE INC's USDOT number is 170146.

Is WRIGHT TREE SERVICE INC authorized to operate?

FMCSA authority data as of Nov 13, 2026. WRIGHT TREE SERVICE INC is active in the FMCSA register. Operating authority status is unknown.

What is WRIGHT TREE SERVICE INC's safety record?

WRIGHT TREE SERVICE INC has a 29.5% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 280 roadside inspections, with 17 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 75/100 (tier: review).

How big is WRIGHT TREE SERVICE INC's fleet?

WRIGHT TREE SERVICE INC operates 2,426 power units and 2,515 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is WRIGHT TREE SERVICE INC based?

WRIGHT TREE SERVICE INC is based in WEST DES MOINES, IA, with roadside inspections recorded across 32 jurisdictions.

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