Downes Tree Service — USDOT 504283 Carrier Profile
HAWTHORNE, NJ 07506 · Data last refreshed August 30, 2026
Fleet Summary
Safety Snapshot
Inspections & Out-of-Service
Driver out-of-service rate 17.6% — the national median across carriers with at least 5 inspections is 0.0%.
Vehicle out-of-service rate 29.4% — the national median across carriers with at least 5 inspections is 14.3%.
Crash History
| Date | Location | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away | Weather | Road surface |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-22 | LINDEN, NJ | 0 | 1 | Yes | 4 | 4 |
| 2025-05-24 | WOODCLIFF LAKE BORO, NJ | 0 | 1 | Yes | 1 | 1 |
| 2024-03-04 | SADDLE RIVER BORO, NJ | 0 | 0 | Yes | 1 | 1 |
| 2023-01-23 | HAINESPORT TWP, NJ | 0 | 1 | Yes | 1 | 1 |
| 2022-03-18 | IA | 0 | 0 | Yes | 1 | 1 |
| 2022-01-28 | FRANKLIN LAKES BORO, NJ | 0 | 0 | Yes | 4 | 2 |
| 2016-09-26 | NY | 0 | 0 | Yes | 1 | 1 |
| 2016-07-27 | HANOVER TWP, NJ | 0 | 1 | Yes | 1 | 1 |
| 2015-09-23 | ALLENDALE BORO, NJ | 0 | 1 | Yes | 1 | 1 |
| 2015-05-12 | GALLOWAY TWP, NJ | 0 | 0 | Yes | 1 | 1 |
| 2011-07-09 | Paterson City, NJ | 0 | 0 | Yes | 1 | 1 |
| 2010-12-10 | Paterson City, NJ | 0 | 1 | Yes | 1 | 1 |
| 2010-07-24 | LOWER SAUCON TOWNSHIP, PA | 0 | 0 | Yes | 1 | 1 |
| 2009-07-02 | Hasbrouck Heights Boro, NJ | 0 | 0 | Yes | 2 | 2 |
| 2004-10-08 | Hawthorne Boro, NJ | 0 | 1 | Yes | 1 | 1 |
| 2004-05-01 | Ramsey Boro, NJ | 0 | 1 | Yes | 1 | 1 |
| 2004-03-04 | Emerson Boro, NJ | 0 | 1 | Yes | 1 | 1 |
| 2003-06-10 | Fair Lawn Boro, NJ | 0 | 0 | Yes | 1 | 1 |
| 2001-06-30 | Rochelle Park Twp, NJ | 0 | 1 | Yes | 1 | 1 |
These records report that a commercial vehicle registered to this carrier was involved in a crash meeting FMCSA's reporting threshold. The FMCSA Crash File does not assign fault and does not determine preventability: a crash caused entirely by another road user appears here on the same terms as one caused by this carrier's driver. See how FMCSA crash reporting works for what these records do and do not establish.
Operating Authority & Insurance
- Authority status
- Active
- MC number
- 1629765
- Insurance on file
- Yes
- Insurer
- ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY
- Coverage amount
- $750,000
- Effective date
- April 1, 2024
- BIPD coverage
- On file
Cargo & Operation
Classification: PRIVATE PROPERTY;AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE.
Similar Carriers
| Carrier | Power units | Vehicle OOS rate | Crashes / 100 units |
|---|---|---|---|
| Downes & Son Land Clearing | 12 | 75.0% | 0.0 |
Data & Sources
Registration, fleet, and cargo data from the FMCSA Company Census File. Crash history from the FMCSA Crash File. Inspection and out-of-service data from the FMCSA Vehicle Inspection File. Safety percentiles from the FMCSA Safety Measurement System. Operating authority and insurance from FMCSA Motus (Licensing & Insurance). See Data Sources for refresh cadence and dataset IDs. Data on this page last refreshed August 30, 2026.
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