American Waste Systems Inc
Safety
Roadside out-of-service rates versus the national benchmark, inspection and crash trends, decoded violation themes, and ELD / hours-of-service integrity — the full safety picture behind the verdict.
Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative · vs national
Vehicle OOS rate· vehicle OOS · vehicle-level inspections · 6-month trailing
Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay
9 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Aug '25 · 2
Inspection coverage· expected vs observed · the fraud signal
How heavily FMCSA inspects this fleet for its size — it tells you how much to trust the safety signals above. Thin coverage on a young authority is a fraud signal nobody else surfaces.
- Registered power units
- 8
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 9
- Annualized
- ≈5 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.6 inspections / unit · yr
BASIC categories· CSA SMS · Aug 2026
Violation themes· decoded · grouped by BASIC
What this carrier actually gets cited for — FMCSA violation codes decoded into plain English, ranked by frequency.
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance14 · 2 OOS
- 392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving4 · 0 OOS
- 393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 1 OOS
- 393.87 Warning flags on projecting loadsVehicle Maintenance3 · 3 OOS
- 392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving3 · 0 OOS
- 393.41 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 3 OOS
- 393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
- 393.78 Windshield wipersVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
- 393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
No hours-of-service or ELD violations on record across 16 inspections — a clean logging history.
Crash history· 23 total · 0 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2021 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2009 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 22, 2024 | MO | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 3, 2022 | MO | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 4, 2022 | MO | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 4, 2021 | MO | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 13, 2021 | MO | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 31, 2021 | MO | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jun 4, 2019 | KS | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 21, 2018 | MO | 0 | 1 | No |
| Sep 5, 2017 | MO | 0 | 1 | No |
| Aug 1, 2016 | MO | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 28, 2014 | MO | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 6, 2014 | KS | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Sep 19, 2013 | MO | 0 | 1 | No |
| Mar 29, 2013 | KS | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 18, 2012 | MO | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| May 26, 2010 | KS | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Nov 4, 2009 | MO | 1 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 30, 2009 | MO | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 18, 2009 | MO | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 24, 2007 | MO | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 4, 2006 | MO | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Sep 20, 2005 | MO | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Feb 23, 2004 | MO | 0 | 1 | Yes |