Federal Safety Dossier
Lewis Tree Service Inc
d/b/a Carolina Tree Care Inc · West Henrietta, NY · USDOT 324411 · 2,525 power units · large fleet
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27
Crashes · 24 mo
2
Fatal · 24 mo
1.2×
Vehicle OOS vs nat'l avg
Out-of-service inspection record
Out-of-Service (OOS) Rate — how often federal inspectors pulled this carrier's trucks or drivers off the road for safety violations.
Vehicle Out-of-Service (OOS) Rate
CARRIER: 16.8% | NATL AVG: 14.4%
ABOVE NATIONAL AVERAGE. Approximately 1 in every 6 federal inspections resulted in a direct order to remove this carrier's vehicle from the road.
Driver Out-of-Service (OOS) Rate
CARRIER: 4.7% | NATL AVG: 6.0%
At or below the national average (▸ marker).
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Federal crash record · trailing 24 months
Per-unit Out-of-Service (OOS) rates shown above.
Crashes: ~1 every 27 days
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Liability Insurance Status
This carrier operates as a private fleet. Federal regulators do not require private carriers to file liability insurance, so no filing is expected here — insurance held privately is not disclosed in federal records.
Filed Liability Limit
Filing not required
Primary Insurer
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ACTIVE FILINGS (ALL TYPES): 0 | SELF-INSURED: No
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USDOT 324411 · Lewis Tree Service Inc
FMCSA snapshot 2026-05-01 · metrics recomputed 2026-06-28
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Trailing 24-month federal record
Recent severe & fatal incidents — Lewis Tree Service Inc
This carrier's trailing 24-month federal crash record. The cards below surface the most severe incidents; the full record of individual incidents follows. This is a records list, not a total.
Individual incident record
| Date | State | County | Severity | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-Away | FMCSA Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 29, 2026 | TX | — | Property damage | 0 | 0 | Yes | SAFER → |
| Apr 15, 2026 | TN | — | Property damage | 0 | 0 | Yes | SAFER → |
| Apr 3, 2026 | SC | — | Property damage | 0 | 0 | Yes | SAFER → |
| Mar 26, 2026 | FL | — | Property damage | 0 | 0 | Yes | SAFER → |
| Jan 25, 2026 | TX | — | Property damage | 0 | 0 | Yes | SAFER → |
| Jan 19, 2026 | TX | — | Property damage | 0 | 0 | Yes | SAFER → |
| Dec 9, 2025 | NY | — | Injury | 0 | 1 | Yes | SAFER → |
| Dec 3, 2025 | NC | — | Injury | 0 | 1 | Yes | SAFER → |
| Oct 7, 2025 | VA | — | Property damage | 0 | 0 | Yes | SAFER → |
| Aug 21, 2025 | MI | — | Property damage | 0 | 0 | Yes | SAFER → |
| Jul 30, 2025 | NH | — | Injury | 0 | 1 | Yes | SAFER → |
| Jul 10, 2025 | SC | — | Injury | 0 | 1 | Yes | SAFER → |
| May 8, 2025 | NY | — | Property damage | 0 | 0 | Yes | SAFER → |
| Mar 25, 2025 | FL | — | Property damage | 0 | 0 | Yes | SAFER → |
| Feb 12, 2025 | SC | — | Property damage | 0 | 0 | Yes | SAFER → |
| Feb 5, 2025 | MD | — | Property damage | 0 | 0 | Yes | SAFER → |
| Feb 3, 2025 | NY | — | Property damage | 0 | 0 | Yes | SAFER → |
| Jan 22, 2025 | FL | — | Property damage | 0 | 0 | Yes | SAFER → |
| Jan 13, 2025 | MD | — | Property damage | 0 | 0 | Yes | SAFER → |
| Dec 3, 2024 | PA | — | Property damage | 0 | 0 | Yes | SAFER → |
| Nov 2, 2024 | FL | — | Injury | 0 | 1 | Yes | SAFER → |
| Oct 18, 2024 | TX | — | Injury | 0 | 1 | Yes | SAFER → |
| Oct 17, 2024 | FL | — | Property damage | 0 | 0 | Yes | SAFER → |
| Jul 16, 2024 | TX | — | Injury | 0 | 1 | Yes | SAFER → |
Apr 29, 2026
- State
- TX
- County
- —
- Severity
- Property damage
- Fatalities
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Tow-Away
- Yes
Apr 15, 2026
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- TN
- County
- —
- Severity
- Property damage
- Fatalities
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Tow-Away
- Yes
Apr 3, 2026
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- SC
- County
- —
- Severity
- Property damage
- Fatalities
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Tow-Away
- Yes
Mar 26, 2026
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- FL
- County
- —
- Severity
- Property damage
- Fatalities
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Tow-Away
- Yes
Jan 25, 2026
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- TX
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- —
- Severity
- Property damage
- Fatalities
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Tow-Away
- Yes
Jan 19, 2026
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- —
- Severity
- Property damage
- Fatalities
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Tow-Away
- Yes
Dec 9, 2025
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- NY
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- —
- Severity
- Injury
- Fatalities
- 0
- Injuries
- 1
- Tow-Away
- Yes
Dec 3, 2025
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- NC
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- —
- Severity
- Injury
- Fatalities
- 0
- Injuries
- 1
- Tow-Away
- Yes
Oct 7, 2025
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- VA
- County
- —
- Severity
- Property damage
- Fatalities
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Tow-Away
- Yes
Aug 21, 2025
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- MI
- County
- —
- Severity
- Property damage
- Fatalities
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Tow-Away
- Yes
Jul 30, 2025
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- NH
- County
- —
- Severity
- Injury
- Fatalities
- 0
- Injuries
- 1
- Tow-Away
- Yes
Jul 10, 2025
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- SC
- County
- —
- Severity
- Injury
- Fatalities
- 0
- Injuries
- 1
- Tow-Away
- Yes
May 8, 2025
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- NY
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- —
- Severity
- Property damage
- Fatalities
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Tow-Away
- Yes
Mar 25, 2025
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- FL
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- —
- Severity
- Property damage
- Fatalities
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Tow-Away
- Yes
Feb 12, 2025
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- SC
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- —
- Severity
- Property damage
- Fatalities
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Tow-Away
- Yes
Feb 5, 2025
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- MD
- County
- —
- Severity
- Property damage
- Fatalities
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Tow-Away
- Yes
Feb 3, 2025
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- NY
- County
- —
- Severity
- Property damage
- Fatalities
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Tow-Away
- Yes
Jan 22, 2025
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- FL
- County
- —
- Severity
- Property damage
- Fatalities
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Tow-Away
- Yes
Jan 13, 2025
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- MD
- County
- —
- Severity
- Property damage
- Fatalities
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Tow-Away
- Yes
Dec 3, 2024
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- PA
- County
- —
- Severity
- Property damage
- Fatalities
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Tow-Away
- Yes
Nov 2, 2024
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- FL
- County
- —
- Severity
- Injury
- Fatalities
- 0
- Injuries
- 1
- Tow-Away
- Yes
Oct 18, 2024
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- TX
- County
- —
- Severity
- Injury
- Fatalities
- 0
- Injuries
- 1
- Tow-Away
- Yes
Oct 17, 2024
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- FL
- County
- —
- Severity
- Property damage
- Fatalities
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Tow-Away
- Yes
Jul 16, 2024
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- TX
- County
- —
- Severity
- Injury
- Fatalities
- 0
- Injuries
- 1
- Tow-Away
- Yes
Source: FMCSA Motor Carrier Crash File (github-actions-monthly) · Data snapshot Jun 16, 2026. Each crash record is individually verifiable via FMCSA SAFER.
Federal violation record — 52 violations recorded in the trailing 24-month inspection window; categories at or above the 80th percentile: driver fitness. Source: FMCSA SMS BASIC.
Night-driving crash pattern
The SafeNY Night-Driving Pattern: Of 24 documented crashes in the past 5 years, 2 occurred in dark conditions. This represents a 8.3% dark-condition share, which is not statistically distinct (p=0.05) from the national FMCSA baseline of 25.7%.
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Verified federal extraction · 2026-06-28 06:08:10 UTC