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Company CheckNORTHERN TREE SERVICE LLC · DOT 295546

Private carrier, runs its own trucks and hauls its own freight

1290 PARK STREET, PALMER, MA, 01069

DOT# 295546 Palmer, Massachusetts

PRIVATE CARRIER

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209

Power Units

160

Drivers

Crashes (24-Month)

Not reported

Insurance

Conditional

Safety Rating

Inspections

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Public record

7 events tracked · latest Aug 26, 2026 ↓ Show details ↓

Safety & compliance 7

Aug 26, 2026
Roadside inspection, 1 violation (no OOS).
Aug 5, 2026
Roadside inspection, 1 violation (no OOS).
Jul 2, 2026
Crash reported (no fatalities).
Jun 29, 2026
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Jun 18, 2026
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Apr 10, 2026
Crash reported (no fatalities).
Dec 17, 2025
Crash reported (no fatalities).

Public FMCSA record · blue clean · orange change · red risk.

Contact Details

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Physical Address1290 PARK STREET, PALMER, MA, 01069

Mailing AddressPO BOX 790, PALMER, MA, 01069

Other Companies at This Address

Address1290 PARK STREET, PALMER, MA 01069

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Company	DOT	Phone	Status
NORTHERN TREE SERVICE LLC this company	295546	Sign in	Active
NEW ENGLAND WASTE DISPOSAL	989469	Sign in	Inactive
NORTHERN CONSTRUCTION SERVICE INC	700070	Sign in	Inactive

Note: sharing an address is legal and common (registered agents, virtual offices, business centers). A shared address never reduces the Trust Score.

Operating Authorities

Authority TypePRIVATE PROPERTY

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

CommonNot Active

ContractNot Active

BrokerNot Active

Cargo Transported

Logs, Poles, Beams, LumberConstructionWood Chips, Brush

Operation Classification

Private (Property)Private Only

SMS BASIC Scores

FMCSA safety categories, last 24 months. Above Cutoff = FMCSA flags a problem · Below cutoff = within limits · Clean = no violations.

Unsafe Driving

measure .71 · 11 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Hours-of-Service Compliance

measure .06 · 1 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Driver Fitness

measure .94 · 7 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Controlled Substances / Alcohol

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Vehicle Maintenance

measure 4.53 · 12 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Source: FMCSA SMS, updated monthly.

Mileage

Annual Mileage1,327,804 miles

Mileage Year2023

VMT SourceMCS-150 Form

Drivers

160

Interstate

Intrastate

CDL

160

Total

Interstate >100mi0

Interstate <100mi0

Intrastate >100mi0

Intrastate <100mi0

Equipment

No equipment breakdown on file with FMCSA.

HazMatYes

Safety Summary

Safety RatingConditional

Total Crashes (24-mo)2

Fatal0

Driver OOS12.5% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS11.1% avg 20.7%

SmartWay PartnerNo

Last Review06/12/2018

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypePrivate Carrier

Fleet209 units

Drivers160

Mileage1,327,804 mi

MCS-15006/2026

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)2

Fatal0

Injury1

Tow-Away1

Safety RatingConditional

Driver Inspections

Total40

Out of Service5

OOS Rate12.5%

National Avg5.5%

Above National Average

Vehicle Inspections

Total18

Out of Service2

OOS Rate11.1%

National Avg20.7%

Below National Average

HazMat Inspections

Total2

OOS0

OOS Rate0.0% (avg 4.5%)

Last FMCSA Review: 06/12/2018 | Rated: 08/18/2018

Safety Trends by Year

Roadside inspections and crashes on file, year over year. The red portion of each inspection bar is the out-of-service share; ▲/▼ compares to the prior year.

Inspections · red = OOS

2023

4 · 1 OOS -

2024

26 · 4 OOS ▲

2025

17 · 3 OOS ▼

2026

18 · 3 OOS =

Crashes

2023

1 crash -

2024

1 crash =

2025

1 crash =

2026

2 crashes ▲

Based on FMCSA crash and roadside inspection records (rolling 3-year window). The latest year may be partial.

Out-of-Service Summary Last 24 months

Live FMCSA roadside inspections through Aug 2026, 42 inspections, 8 resulted in out-of-service (19% OOS rate).

Driver Out-of-Service 5 OOS

Vehicle Out-of-Service 7 OOS

Live FMCSA roadside inspection records, refreshed monthly.

Crash Records (5)

Full crash history on file (all years), newest first. This list may show more than the headline Crashes figure above, because that figure follows the official FMCSA 24-month SMS window used for the Trust Score, older crashes still appear here for transparency.

Date	Location	State	Injuries	Tow	Vehicles	Weather	Road	Light
07/02/2026	YARMOUTH	MA	1	1	1	Clear	Dry	Daylight
04/10/2026	NASHUA	NH	1	0	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight
12/17/2025	WILMINGTON	MA	1	1	2	Clear	Dry	Dark - Unknown
08/22/2024	SOUTH WINDSOR	CT	0	1	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight
10/27/2023	NASHUA	NH	0	1	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

61 roadside violations across 42 inspections, grouped into FMCSA safety-behavior categories. The shaded portion shows how many were serious enough to result in an out-of-service order.

ViolationsOut-of-service

Vehicle Maintenance 29 violations · 7 OOS

Unsafe Driving 24 violations · 0 OOS

Driver Fitness 6 violations · 5 OOS

Hours-of-Service (HOS) Compliance 1 violation · 0 OOS

Other (General) 1 violation · 0 OOS

Categories follow FMCSR violation parts (Part 393/396 = Vehicle Maintenance, Part 395 = HOS; "Other" = general/administrative parts such as 390). Raw violation counts and out-of-service results, not FMCSA percentile rankings, which are not published for property carriers.

Inspection Records (65)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS	Driver Viol	Driver OOS	Vehicle Viol	Vehicle OOS	HazMat
08/26/2026	MA	Driver-Only (Level III)	MA	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/05/2026	NY	Driver-Only (Level III)	ADAMS CENTER NY	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/29/2026	MA	Driver-Only (Level III)	MA	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/18/2026	NH	Full (Level I)	NH	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/17/2026	MA	Walk-Around (Level II)	MA	4	2	0	0	4	2	-	▲Detail
06/09/2026	NH	Driver-Only (Level III)	NH	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/09/2026	NH	Driver-Only (Level III)	NH	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/04/2026	NH	Driver-Only (Level III)	NH	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/14/2026	MA	Walk-Around (Level II)	MA	2	1	1	0	1	1	-	▲Detail
05/13/2026	NH	Walk-Around (Level II)	NH	2	0	0	0	2	0	-	▲Detail
04/09/2026	ME	Full (Level I)	SIDNEY - SCALES	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/23/2026	NH	Driver-Only (Level III)	NH	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/16/2026	MA	Walk-Around (Level II)	H-NORTHBORO	2	0	0	0	2	0	-	▲Detail
03/08/2026	ME	Walk-Around (Level II)	PITTSFIELD - SCALES NB	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/02/2026	NH	Walk-Around (Level II)	NH	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/23/2026	ME	Driver-Only (Level III)	OLD TOWN - SCALES SB	1	1	1	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/14/2026	MA	Driver-Only (Level III)	H-ROWLEY	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/02/2026	MA	Walk-Around (Level II)	H-SHREWSBURY	2	0	0	0	2	0	-	▲Detail
12/09/2025	MA	Walk-Around (Level II)	H-GEORGETOWN	3	1	1	1	2	0	-	▲Detail
09/14/2025	MA	Driver-Only (Level III)	H-WESTON	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/04/2025	NH	Full (Level I)	NH	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/04/2025	MA	Walk-Around (Level II)	H-LUDLOW	1	0	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
07/24/2025	NH	Driver-Only (Level III)	NH	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/02/2025	MA	Driver-Only (Level III)	H-PAXTON	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/30/2025	MA	Driver-Only (Level III)	H-WORCESTER	2	0	2	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/24/2025	NH	Driver-Only (Level III)	NH	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/17/2025	NH	Driver-Only (Level III)	WOLFEBORO	3	0	3	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/19/2025	NH	Driver-Only (Level III)	HOOKSETT	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/14/2025	MA	Walk-Around (Level II)	H-LYNN	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/13/2025	NH	Driver-Only (Level III)	WINDHAM	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/25/2025	MA	Driver-Only (Level III)	H-LUDLOW	1	0	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
03/11/2025	MA	Driver-Only (Level III)	H-GRAFTON	2	0	2	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/30/2025	NH	Driver-Only (Level III)	ROCHESTER	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/13/2025	NH	Full (Level I)	CANTERBURY	4	1	2	0	2	1	-	▲Detail
01/08/2025	NH	Driver-Only (Level III)	WINDHAM	2	2	2	2	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/17/2024	MA	Walk-Around (Level II)	H-PALMER	3	0	1	0	2	0	-	▲Detail
12/06/2024	NH	Driver-Only (Level III)	WOLFEBORO	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/19/2024	MA	Walk-Around (Level II)	H-NEWBURY	2	0	1	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
11/14/2024	MA	Full (Level I)	H-WESTON	2	0	0	0	2	0	-	▲Detail
11/04/2024	MA	Driver-Only (Level III)	H-NEWBURY	3	1	1	1	2	0	-	▲Detail
10/29/2024	CT	Full (Level I)	UNION	12	3	0	0	12	3	-	▲Detail
09/16/2024	NH	Full (Level I)	DURHAM WEIGH STATION	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/13/2024	NH	Driver-Only (Level III)	BARNSTEAD	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/13/2024	MA	Driver-Only (Level III)	H-TEWKSBURY	2	0	1	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
08/20/2024	MA	Driver-Only (Level III)	H-WESTWOOD	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/07/2024	NH	Walk-Around (Level II)	WINDHAM SCALES NORTHBOUND	6	1	3	1	3	0	-	▲Detail
08/06/2024	NH	Full (Level I)	CANTERBURY	1	0	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
06/25/2024	MA	Driver-Only (Level III)	H-FITCHBURG	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/17/2024	CT	Walk-Around (Level II)	UNION SCALE	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/14/2024	MA	Driver-Only (Level III)	H-BRIMFIELD	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/07/2024	MA	Walk-Around (Level II)	H-CHICOPEE	1	0	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
05/30/2024	MA	Driver-Only (Level III)	H-BOXBORO	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/23/2024	CT	Driver-Only (Level III)	WINDSOR	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/10/2024	NH	Driver-Only (Level III)	DURHAM WEIGH STATION	2	1	2	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/14/2024	MA	Driver-Only (Level III)	H-CHICOPEE	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/27/2024	NH	Driver-Only (Level III)	DURHAM WEIGH STATION	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/21/2024	MA	Driver-Only (Level III)	H-ROWLEY	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/06/2024	MA	Driver-Only (Level III)	H-LUDLOW	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/24/2024	MA	Driver-Only (Level III)	H-CHICOPEE	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/19/2024	NH	Driver-Only (Level III)	KEENE NB TRUCK LANES	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/17/2024	NH	Walk-Around (Level II)	BEDFORD	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/27/2023	NH	Full (Level I)	CONCORD	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/21/2023	MA	Driver-Only (Level III)	H-DANVERS	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/01/2023	MA	Full (Level I)	H-CHICOPEE	5	1	1	1	4	0	-	▲Detail
09/19/2023	NH	Driver-Only (Level III)	BEDFORD	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail

Safety Performance Percentiles

FMCSA SMS percentile rankings. Higher percentile = worse performance relative to peers.

Total Inspections45

Unsafe Driving 11 viols

HOS Compliance 1 viols

Driver Fitness 7 viols

Vehicle Maintenance 12 viols

Licensing & Insurance

No insurance history records.

No active insurance policies.

No authority history.

No revocation records.

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55/100

Fair

NOT VERIFIED

Every carrier starts at 100. We subtract points for each missing requirement or risk factor below. Verified means all four core requirements pass.

Score breakdown, from 100 to 55

−25

−12

Starts at 100−45 totalFinal 55

No insurance or bond on file−25

Conditional safety rating−12

Driver out-of-service rate above national average−5

Operating history unknown−3

Verification, 4 core requirements

Active operating authority

FMCSA shows the USDOT registration and authority are active.

Operating authority N/A

Not required for private carriers, a private carrier hauls its own goods and needs no for-hire operating authority (no MC number) under FMCSA.

Insurance on file with FMCSA

No active insurance / coverage amount on file.

Safety rating not Unsatisfactory

Conditional rating (acceptable, but not Unsatisfactory).

What's lowering this score

-25

No insurance or bond on file FAILS VERIFICATION

No active insurance or surety bond is recorded with FMCSA, and no active authority that would require it.

-12

Conditional safety rating

FMCSA assigned a Conditional safety rating.

-5

Driver out-of-service rate above national average

Driver OOS 12.5% vs national avg 5.51%.

-3

Operating history unknown

No authority grant date on file.

Where this company lands, risk scales

Driver out-of-service rate−5 of 5

0 pts · low risk−5 pts · high risk

Driver OOS 12.5% vs national avg 5.51%.

How we calculate the Trust Score

Every company starts at 100

We subtract points for each missing requirement or risk factor. Verified means all the core requirements for that company's type pass. Nothing is added back, the score is a deduction model built only on public FMCSA data. No pay-to-play, no opinions.

Requirements differ by company type

Each company is judged fairly on its own FMCSA obligations. Anything that doesn't apply shows as a grey N/A, not required, never a penalty.

Carrier (for-hire)

Operating authority, authorized-for-hire, insurance on file, safety rating.

Broker

Broker authority + $75k surety bond (BMC-84/85). MCS-150 not required (no fleet).

Freight forwarder

FF authority + $75k bond + BOC-3. MCS-150 not required (no trucks).

Private carrier

Active USDOT + MCS-150 + safety. No operating authority / for-hire / insurance filing required (hauls its own goods).

Crashes are scaled, not flat

Crash history is proportional. We don't apply a flat penalty, we scale it to (a) crashes per vehicle in the fleet and (b) the share of those crashes that were fatal. So a big, safe fleet barely moves; a small fleet with many (and fatal) crashes takes a large hit.

0 pts deductedscaled by rate & severityup to −28 pts

Low end

50,000 vehicles + 1 crash → ~0 pts. A huge fleet with very few crashes per vehicle is almost untouched.

High end

5 vehicles + 3 crashes incl. fatal → large deduction (near the −28 cap). Many crashes per truck, fatal-heavy.

Mechanics: deduction is capped at 28 points, weighted roughly 60% on crashes-per-vehicle and 40% on the fatal ratio. Zero crashes = zero deduction. If fleet size is unknown, only crash severity can move the score (conservative).

Out-of-service rate vs. the national average

Driver and vehicle out-of-service rates are measured against the FMCSA national average, not a flat number. A company only takes the deduction when it sits above the national benchmark, for example “Vehicle OOS 37% vs national avg 20.7%”.

Point reference, the full menu

Every factor and exactly how many points it can remove. Knockout factors (they also fail Verification) are marked.

Factor	Points
USDOT / authority not active with FMCSA knockout	−25
Missing operating authority (when required) knockout	−15
No insurance or surety bond on file (when required) knockout	−25
Unsatisfactory safety rating knockout	−30
Conditional safety rating	−12
MCS-150 biennial update overdue (carriers)	−10
Crashes, rate-adjusted (per-vehicle & fatal share)	0 to −28
Driver OOS rate above national average	−5
Vehicle OOS rate above national average	−5
Very new carrier (under 1 year)	−10
Limited operating history (1-3 years)	−6
Moderate operating history (3-5 years)	−3
Operating history unknown	−3
No public phone number	−3
No public email address	−2

All inputs come from public FMCSA records (operating authority, insurance/bond filings, the SAFER/SMS safety profile, crash & inspection reports). If FMCSA updates a record, the score updates with it. For the full deduction table, see the methodology page.

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Out-of-Service Summary Last 24 months

Crash Records (5)

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

Inspection Records (65)

Safety Performance Percentiles

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