John Lucas Tree Expert Company
DBA LUCAS TREE EXPERTS
Safety
Roadside out-of-service rates versus the national benchmark, inspection and crash trends, decoded violation themes, and ELD / hours-of-service integrity — the full safety picture behind the verdict.
Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative · vs national
Vehicle OOS rate· vehicle OOS · vehicle-level inspections · 6-month trailing
Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay
37 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Nov '25 · 5
Inspection coverage· expected vs observed · the fraud signal
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.
- Registered power units
- 263
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 41
- Annualized
- ≈21 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.1 inspections / unit · yr
BASIC categories· CSA SMS · Aug 2026
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 Maintenance10 · 1 OOS
- 392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving9 · 0 OOS
- 392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving3 · 0 OOS
- 383.23 Operating without a valid CDLDriver Fitness3 · 2 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 1 OOS
- 393.43 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 393.81 HornVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
No hours-of-service or ELD violations on record across 66 inspections — a clean logging history.
Crash history· 62 total · 5 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 5 | |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2017 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2014 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 5 | |
| 2013 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2012 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2010 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2006 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2005 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| 2004 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2003 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1996 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1995 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1994 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1993 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1992 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 1990 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 19, 2025 | SC | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Oct 30, 2025 | CT | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 29, 2025 | CT | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Feb 20, 2025 | ME | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 19, 2025 | ME | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 5, 2024 | ME | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jun 24, 2022 | ME | 1 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 4, 2022 | ME | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 4, 2022 | ME | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 17, 2021 | CT | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 8, 2021 | ME | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 26, 2020 | ME | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Dec 14, 2019 | ME | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 4, 2019 | ME | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 22, 2019 | VA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Feb 5, 2018 | ME | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jan 5, 2018 | CT | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 29, 2017 | CT | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 27, 2017 | GA | 1 | 1 | No |
| Jun 3, 2016 | VA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| May 12, 2016 | MA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 23, 2015 | SC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 24, 2014 | SC | 0 | 4 | Yes |
| Jul 17, 2014 | SC | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Apr 3, 2014 | NC | 0 | 1 | Yes |