Carrier profile · USDOT 324411 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

LEWIS TREE SERVICE INC

DBA CAROLINA TREE CARE INC

2,525 power unitsavg 7.3 yrNational · 17 statesWEST HENRIETTA, NY81/100

AUTHORITY STATUS UNKNOWNRATED CONDITIONALHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

2,525Power units

89 observed · MCS-150

31Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

7.3Avg age (yr)

2007–2025 · vPIC

Call dispatch(585) 490-8628 Email dispatchTHOMAS.DARNELLJR@LEWISTREE.COM

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

Established 38 yearsVehicle out-of-service rate above average

Watch · 2

Vehicle out-of-service rate above average29.0% vs the 22.26% national average.Fatal crash on record6 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's record.

In good standing · 1

Established 38 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1988.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Authority not on file

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo29.0%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

30 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Authority not on file

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo29.0%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

30 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

2,525 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

7.3 yr

Model years 2007–2025 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

37 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1988 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

100 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 29.0%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 5.0%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 69 vehicle and 100 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

88.9% · 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 9.2 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

98 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Aug '25 · 11

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

≈0.0 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Few roadside inspections for a 2,525-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: 2,525
Inspections · 24 mo: 100
Annualized: ≈50 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.0 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.

392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving56 · 1 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance54 · 11 OOS
393.48 Brakes inoperativeVehicle Maintenance20 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance10 · 10 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance9 · 0 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance8 · 0 OOS
392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving8 · 0 OOS
393.43 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance6 · 6 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance5 · 2 OOS
383.23 Operating without a valid CDLDriver Fitness5 · 5 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 & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 2,525
Observed power (24 mo): 89
Trailers (towed): 31

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

7.3 yr

Average age

2025

Newest model yr

2007

Oldest model yr

0.8%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 17 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusNational

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

WEST HENRIETTA, NY

300 LUCIUS GORDON DRIVE

Top corridor

NY 37 · MD 10 · TX 9

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 618451

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@lewistree.com — 4 carriers: USDOT 561682 USDOT 1814598 USDOT 2640010

Shares a company officer with other carriers

chad fay — 2 carriers: USDOT 1814598

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

2,525

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 & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 300 LUCIUS GORDON DRIVE, WEST HENRIETTA, NY, 14586
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (585) 490-8628
Fax: (585) 235-5864
Email: thomas.darnelljr@lewistree.com
Web domain: lewistree.com

Registration

Officers: Chad Fay · Thomas David Darnell
USDOT / docket: 324411
First registered: Aug 8, 1988
Last MCS-150: Jan 29, 2025 · 28,500,000 mi (2022)
FMCSA safety rating: Conditional · Feb 9, 2015
D-U-N-S: 67921775

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

2,525

Power units

2,350

Drivers

1,047

CDL drivers

28,500,000

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 LEWIS TREE SERVICE INC.

LEWIS TREE SERVICE INC (USDOT 324411) has a Vektor safety score of 81/100 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 29.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 100 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 69 vehicle-level and 100 driver-level — across 17 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has 30 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 6 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 13, 2026.

It reports 2,525 power units and 2,350 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jan 29, 2025.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Conditional assigned Feb 9, 2015 in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is LEWIS TREE SERVICE INC's USDOT number?

LEWIS TREE SERVICE INC's USDOT number is 324411.

Is LEWIS TREE SERVICE INC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 13, 2026, LEWIS TREE SERVICE INC is active in the FMCSA register.

What is LEWIS TREE SERVICE INC's safety record?

LEWIS TREE SERVICE INC has a 29.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 174 roadside inspections, with 30 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Conditional" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 81/100 (tier: review).