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LEMONS BACKHOE & LOADER SERVICE INC
Carrierintel Safety Score: 73/100. 8 inspection violations in 12 months. Last inspected Sep 2026.
DOT 483220MC 258980ActiveMotor CarrierInterstateTHE CINCINNATI INSURANCE CO. · $1,000,000 · 1 policyTROY, NC
COMPANY
Authority since
2023-02-07
MCS-150
2026-01-20 · 700,000 mi (2025)
Fleet
15 units · 21 trailers · 11 drivers
Annual mileage (VMT)
700,000 mi (2025)
ADDRESS
Physical
350 GUILFORD ST
TROY, NC 27371
TROY, NC 27371
Mailing
PO BOX 422
TROY, NC 27371
TROY, NC 27371
CONTACT
Phone
9105723576
Email
trucking@lemonsbackhoe.com
OFFICERS
Primary Officer
THOMAS H LEMONS
Title
PRESIDENT
OPERATION & CARGO
Operation classification
Authorized For Hire
Specialty
Towing & Recovery / Driveaway
Cargo types
16
General FreightHousehold GoodsMetal: Sheets, Coils, RollsDriveaway / TowawayLogs, Poles, Beams, LumberBuilding MaterialsMachinery, Large ObjectsFresh ProduceGrain, Feed, HayMeatRefrigerated FoodBeveragesPaper ProductsFarm SuppliesConstructionOther: STONE, SAND, DIRT, MULCH
Self-reported by the company on its latest MCS-150 filing (FMCSA census). Reflects what the carrier is authorized and equipped to haul, not actual recent loads. Specialty is our summary of the declared cargo mix.
AUTHORITY
403 mo
Active authority
INSURANCE
1 active
THE CINCINNATI INSURANCE CO.
RISK GRADE
Minimal Risk
0 risk factors · 4 strengths
OOS RATE
15.0%
6 / 40 inspections
Carrierintel Safety Score
Rolling 12-month heuristic based on inspections, OOS, violations, crashes & fatalities. Not the official FMCSA SMS score.
73
out of 100
Good
Markers: OOS inspection Crash Fatality
Fleet vs Reality
last 12 months · power-unit VINs from roadside inspectionsDeclared (MCS-150)
15 power units
Unique power units seen
7
+ 5 trailer VINs
Inspections
8
Discrepancy
0.5x
Minimal Risk
0 risk factors · 4 strengths · 5 data pointsSAFETY PERFORMANCE
Crash Record
51 crashes · 4 fatal · 30 with injuries · 50 tow-away
Clean Inspection Rate
85% — 34 clean of 40 inspections
Out-of-Service Rate
15.0% — driver OOS 3 insp., vehicle OOS 3 insp.
COMPLIANCE & AUTHORITY
USDOT Registration
Status: Active
Operating Authority
Active: Motor Carrier
Out-of-service orders
None on record
Authority Events
46 historical event(s) on file
MCS-150 Filing
Last filed 2026-01-20
INSURANCE
Active Coverage
1 policy(ies) on file · total max coverage $1,000,000
SUMMARY
No crashes in the last 24 months
85% clean inspections
Active insurance on file
Coverage $1.0M
INDUSTRY REPORTS
- ELD Tampering — Carriers cited for ELD tampering under 49 CFR § 395.8(e), by carrier and state.
- Top Violations — The ten most-cited FMCSA violation codes of the last 30 days.
- Phantom Fleets — Declared power units against the vehicles seen at roadside inspections.
- English Proficiency — Carriers whose drivers were cited under 49 CFR § 391.11(b)(2), by carrier and state.
- Methodology — Where the data comes from and how the Safety Score and Risk Grade are built.
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2024-07-0910:29CANDOR, NC2vehicles
EXIT 41 RAMP· County 123
Clear · Daylight · Dry
Two-way, not divided · No access control
Sequence: 1:20:COLLISION INVOLVING OTHER MOVABLE OBJECT
Reported by NC State Highway Patrol
Tow-away
2024-06-1713:31MOUNT GILEAD, NC1vehicle
109· County 123
Sequence: 3:18:COLLISION INVOLVING FIXED OBJECT;1:6:NONCOLLISION:EXPLOSION OR FIRE;2:17:COLLISION INVOLVING ANIMAL
Reported by NC State Highway Patrol
Tow-away
2024-01-1811:19ROCKINGHAM, NC2vehicles
220· County 153
Sequence: 1:11:NONCOLLISION:UNKNOWN
Reported by Rockingham Police Department
Tow-away
2023-05-1407:40LONDONDERRY, NH1vehicle
I 93 N MM 11.4 2 mile s of Exit 4· County 015
Sequence: 1:6:NONCOLLISION:EXPLOSION OR FIRE;2:18:COLLISION INVOLVING FIXED OBJECT
Reported by State Police Troop B
Tow-away
2022-08-3010:28ELLERBE, NC1vehicle
109· County 153
Sequence: 1:6:NONCOLLISION:EXPLOSION OR FIRE;2:17:COLLISION INVOLVING ANIMAL
Reported by NC State Highway Patrol
Tow-away
2022-08-1609:12CANDOR, NC3vehicles
73· County 123
Sequence: 1:20:COLLISION INVOLVING OTHER MOVABLE OBJECT;2:6:NONCOLLISION:EXPLOSION OR FIRE
Reported by NC State Highway Patrol
1 injured
Tow-away
2022-05-1212:24MOUNT GILEAD, NC3vehicles
SOUTH WADESBORO BLVD· County 123
Sequence: 1:20:COLLISION INVOLVING OTHER MOVABLE OBJECT
Reported by Mount Gilead Police Department
2 injured
Tow-away
2020-04-0310:17WADESBORO, NC2vehicles
109· County 007
Sequence: 1:20:COLLISION INVOLVING OTHER MOVABLE OBJECT;3:18:COLLISION INVOLVING FIXED OBJECT;2:6:NONCOLLISION:EXPLOSION OR FIRE
Reported by NC State Highway Patrol
2 injured
Tow-away
2019-02-2806:50DENTON, NC1vehicle
109· County 057
Sequence: 4:3:NONCOLLISION:OVERTURN (ROLLOVER);2:8:NONCOLLISION:CROSS MEDIAN/CENTERLINE;3:1:NONCOLLISION:RAN OFF ROAD;1:1:NONCOLLISION:RAN OFF ROAD
Reported by NC State Highway Patrol
1 injured
Tow-away
2017-11-0811:05ROCKINGHAM, NC2vehicles
220· County 153
Sequence: 1:13:COLLISION INVOLVING MOTOR VEHICLE IN TRANSPORT
Reported by Rockingham Police Department
Tow-away
2016-08-1215:31TROY, NC1vehicle
24· County 123
Sequence: 3:3:NONCOLLISION:OVERTURN (ROLLOVER);2:18:COLLISION INVOLVING FIXED OBJECT;1:1:NONCOLLISION:RAN OFF ROAD
Reported by NC State Highway Patrol
1 injured
Tow-away
2016-01-1412:41ELLERBE, NC1vehicle
1450· County 153
Sequence: 2:1:NONCOLLISION:RAN OFF ROAD;1:3:NONCOLLISION:OVERTURN (ROLLOVER)
Reported by NC State Highway Patrol
1 injured
Tow-away
2015-10-3010:06TROY, NC1vehicle
1005· County 123
Sequence: 4:3:NONCOLLISION:OVERTURN (ROLLOVER);2:8:NONCOLLISION:CROSS MEDIAN/CENTERLINE;3:1:NONCOLLISION:RAN OFF ROAD;1:1:NONCOLLISION:RAN OFF ROAD
Reported by NC State Highway Patrol
Tow-away
2015-04-0208:45TROY, NC1vehicle
1005· County 123
Sequence: 1:8:NONCOLLISION:CROSS MEDIAN/CENTERLINE;2:3:NONCOLLISION:OVERTURN (ROLLOVER)
Reported by NC State Highway Patrol
Tow-away
2014-12-1511:11NEW SALEM, NC1vehicle
205· County 179
Sequence: 1:3:NONCOLLISION:OVERTURN (ROLLOVER)
Reported by NC State Highway Patrol
1 injured
Tow-away
2014-09-2614:08CANDOR, NC1vehicle
731· County 123
Sequence: 2:18:COLLISION INVOLVING FIXED OBJECT;1:1:NONCOLLISION:RAN OFF ROAD
Reported by NC State Highway Patrol
Tow-away
2014-08-0610:57CANDOR, NC2vehicles
1003· County 123
Sequence: 2:1:NONCOLLISION:RAN OFF ROAD;1:13:COLLISION INVOLVING MOTOR VEHICLE IN TRANSPORT;3:3:NONCOLLISION:OVERTURN (ROLLOVER)
Reported by NC State Highway Patrol
2 injured
Tow-away
2014-02-1212:00TROY, NC1vehicle
1340· County 123
Sequence: 2:3:NONCOLLISION:OVERTURN (ROLLOVER);1:1:NONCOLLISION:RAN OFF ROAD
Reported by North Carolina State Highway Patrol
1 injured
Tow-away
2013-10-2411:04TROY, NC1vehicle
1005· County 123
Sequence: 4:3:NONCOLLISION:OVERTURN (ROLLOVER);3:18:COLLISION INVOLVING FIXED OBJECT;2:18:COLLISION INVOLVING FIXED OBJECT;1:1:NONCOLLISION:RAN OFF ROAD
Reported by North Carolina State Highway Patrol
1 injured
Tow-away
2013-03-1409:38TROY, NC1vehicle
109· County 123
Sequence: 1:3:NONCOLLISION:OVERTURN (ROLLOVER)
Reported by North Carolina State Highway Patrol
Tow-away
2013-02-2606:18ELLERBE, NC2vehicles
220· County 153
Sequence: 1:9:NONCOLL:EQP FAILURE(BRAKE FAILURE,BLOWN TIRE, ETC)
Reported by North Carolina State Highway Patrol
Tow-away
2013-02-2606:23ELLERBE, NC2vehicles
220· County 153
Sequence: 1:9:NONCOLL:EQP FAILURE(BRAKE FAILURE,BLOWN TIRE, ETC)
Reported by North Carolina State Highway Patrol
Tow-away
2012-03-2106:35ROCKINGHAM, NC4vehicles
74· County 153
Sequence: 1:13:COLLISION INVOLVING MOTOR VEHICLE IN TRANSPORT
Reported by Rockingham County Sheriff's Office
1 injured
Tow-away
2011-11-0919:39BISCOE, NC2vehicles
1560· County 123
Sequence: 1:14:COLLISION INVOLVING PARKED MOTOR VEHICLE
Reported by North Carolina State Highway Patrol
1 injured
Tow-away
2010-04-0812:10TROY, NC2vehicles
24· County 123
Sequence: 2:13:COLLISION INVOLVING MOTOR VEHICLE IN TRANSPORT;1:1:NONCOLLISION:RAN OFF ROAD
Reported by North Carolina State Highway Patrol
Tow-away
Showing latest 25 of 51 crashes
Current policies
(1)THE CINCINNATI INSURANCE CO.
91X · 1 · #EBA 065 91 05
Coverage: $0 – $1,000,000
Effective 2025-07-01 → —
Active
Insurance history
Snapshot 2026-09-25
Estimated measures · FMCSA SMS v3.21 method · data through 2026-10-15 · calculated 2026-10-18
Unsafe Driving
interstate
Measure
0.06
↓ avg 2.31
Percentile
—
28 insp · 1 viol
Hours-of-Service Compliance
interstate
Measure
0.40
est.
↓ avg 0.58
Snapshot 2026-09-25: 0.4
Percentile
—
28 insp · 3 viol
Driver Fitness
interstate
Measure
1.25
est.
↑ avg 0.85
Snapshot 2026-09-25: 1.25
Percentile
—
28 insp · 3 viol
Controlled Substances/Alcohol
interstate
Measure
0.00
est.
↓ avg 0.04
Snapshot 2026-09-25: 0
Percentile
—
28 insp · 0 viol
Vehicle Maintenance
interstate
Measure
4.00
est.
↓ avg 6.29
Snapshot 2026-09-25: 4
Percentile
—
28 insp · 6 viol
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