CS TREE SERVICES INC

Joins 12 inspections on file from FMCSA public filings. Data as of Sep 28, 2026. Booking triage is above; confirm on SAFER before tendering.

Brokers & shippers · booking check

No hard blockers on file

Authority and insurance signals look clear in our data. Still verify live on FMCSA SAFER / L&I before tendering a load.

Clear to review

Built for brokers and shippers deciding whether to tender. Always confirm on FMCSA SAFER and L&I before booking — TruckCodex mirrors public filings and can lag by up to a day.

Plain-text risk summary (print / paste)

TruckCodex risk summary — CS TREE SERVICES INC (USDOT 2531189)
Verdict: CLEAR TO REVIEW
No hard blockers on file
Authority and insurance signals look clear in our data. Still verify live on FMCSA SAFER / L&I before tendering a load.

Authority / census status: Active

Blockers:
  (none)

Cautions:
  (none)

On file:
  (none)

Source: https://truckcodex.com/usdot/2531189/
As of: Sep 28, 2026
Always confirm on FMCSA SAFER and L&I before tendering — TruckCodex mirrors public filings and can lag by up to a day.

USDOT 2531189 Active PRIVATE PROPERTY Company officer: STEVEN L. KURTZ Company officer 2: CHRISTOPHER T BALEY Logs / Poles / Beams / Lumber Based in APEX, NC

FMCSA census as of Sep 28, 2026 · Sources · Freshness

TruckCodex · filing & peer scorecard

TruckCodex filing & peer scorecard · A

Composite of 2/5 scored components (mean 100/100). Separate from booking triage on this page. Expand for per-signal evidence. Heuristic — not an FMCSA rating or legal advice.

A confidence 40% · 2/5 signals · expand

Authority / census

Active · 100/100

Active census status with no OOS order or revoked authority on file.

Insurance / BIPD

Insurance/BIPD signal not resolved for this carrier.

NR reason: No active policies and no uninsured flag to score against.

OOS vs peers

Peer OOS benchmark unavailable (missing power units, OOS rates, or fewer than 5 same-size peers).

NR reason: Peer OOS benchmark not available for this carrier.

FMCSA safety rating

Unrated

FMCSA has not assigned this carrier a formal safety rating. We do not invent one.

NR reason: No published FMCSA safety_rating.

Insurance-watch tier

Not on watch · 100/100

No BMC-91 insurance-lapse watch classification on file for this USDOT.

TruckCodex filing & peer scorecard from authority, BIPD, peer OOS, FMCSA safety rating, and insurance-watch signals. Not a booking verdict and not legal advice. See methodology. Booking triage on this page: Clear to review.

Operating authority

No authority breakdown on file.

Insurance

No active policies on file.

BOC-3 agent

No BOC-3 filing on file.

Company profile

Company details

USDOT 2531189

In FMCSA records since Aug 8, 2014 (~12y)

Company officer STEVEN L. KURTZ

Company officer 2 CHRISTOPHER T BALEY

Operation PRIVATE PROPERTY

Cargo carried

Logs / Poles / Beams / Lumber

Fleet size 7 units

Drivers 8

Annual mileage 50,000 mi

Contact & address

Phone: (919) 355-8299

Email: [email protected]

Physical

1612 BURGESS HILL CT

APEX, NC 27539

Mailing address matches physical.

Registration & safety rating

USDOT 2531189

In FMCSA records since Aug 8, 2014 (~12y)

Operation PRIVATE PROPERTY

Annual mileage (MCS-150) 50,000 mi

FMCSA cargo filing (BMC-34/83)

No active FMCSA cargo filing on file.

FMCSA L&I filing evidence — not a shipper certificate of insurance (COI). Cargo (BMC-34) is primarily an HHG / household-goods requirement; general freight carriers often have none.

Broker bond / trust (BMC-84/85)

No active broker surety bond or trust fund on file.

BMC-84 is a surety bond; BMC-85 is a trust-fund agreement. Required for property brokers / freight forwarders — not motor-carrier BIPD liability insurance.

Fleet details (MCS-150)

Vehicle type	Owned	Term leased	Trip leased
Trucks	7	0	0

Self-reported on the carrier’s Form MCS-150 (FMCSA Company Census).

Power Units

Drivers

Inspections

FMCSA roadside history on file

OOS Rate (peak)

—

Crashes (24m)

Authorities

SMS BASIC Scores FMCSA Safety Measurement System per-BASIC scores

BASIC	Inspections	Serious	Measure	Percentile	Alert	As Of
Driver Fitness	0	—	0.00	0	—	Sep 21, 2026
Controlled Substances / Alcohol	0	—	0.00	0	—	Sep 21, 2026
Hours of Service	0	—	0.00	0	—	Sep 21, 2026
Unsafe Driving	0	—	0.00	0	—	Sep 21, 2026
Vehicle Maintenance	1	—	5.00	5	—	Sep 21, 2026

Higher percentiles indicate worse performance relative to peer carriers. Carriers at or above the FMCSA intervention threshold are marked ALERT.

Recent Inspections (12 rows) View all 12 →

Inspection #	Date ▼	State	Level	Station	Vehicle	Violations	Top Codes	OOS
89077140	Sep 23, 2026	NC	3	DURHAM NC	KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR NC TMEK · 1NKZX4EX0NJ489693	0	—	No
88675816	Aug 12, 2026	NC	2	—	FREIGHTLINER STRAIGHT TRUCK NC YA158432 · 3ALHG3DV2KDKB2768	1	393.75A3-TAOL	Yes
87901019	May 18, 2026	NC	2	—	INTERNATIONAL STRAIGHT TRUCK NC YA146536 · 1HTMMMMN2KH623811	0	—	No
86243998	Nov 4, 2025	NC	3	NC 540	PETERBILT STRAIGHT TRUCK NC TREEMEK · 1NPCX4EX5LD679694	0	—	No
84542872	Apr 29, 2025	NC	3	nc-hillsborough-weigh-station,-i-	PETERBILT STRAIGHT TRUCK NC TREEMEK · 1NPCX4EX5LD679694	2	392.2-SLLEWA2, 392.2	No
83506387	Dec 30, 2024	NC	3	nc-durham-county,-us-501-south	PETERBILT STRAIGHT TRUCK NC TREEMEK · 1NPCX4EX5LD679694	0	—	No
81280909	Apr 5, 2024	NC	3	—	FREIGHTLINER STRAIGHT TRUCK NC YA158432 · 3ALHG3DV2KDKB2768	2	396.17(c), 392.2	No
80225276	Nov 22, 2023	NC	3	—	PETERBILT STRAIGHT TRUCK IN TREEMEK · 1NPCX4EX5LD679694	0	—	No
79803961	Sep 29, 2023	NC	3	nc-hillsborough-weigh-station,-i-	PETERBILT STRAIGHT TRUCK NC TREEMEK · 1NPCX4EX5LD679694	0	—	No
79758842	Sep 26, 2023	NC	3	—	FREIGHTLINER STRAIGHT TRUCK NC YA158432 · 3ALHG3DV2KDKB2768	0	—	No
79517702	Aug 28, 2023	NC	3	nc-hillsborough-weigh-station,-i-	FREIGHTLINER STRAIGHT TRUCK NC YA158432 · 3ALHG3DV2KDKB2768	0	—	No
78955956	Jun 21, 2023	NC	3	I-40	KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR NC TMEK · 1NKZX4EX0NJ489693	0	—	No

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