AREA DISPOSAL SERVICE INC Safety Record
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· trailing 24 months vs national benchmark
OOS trajectory· trailing 6-mo vehicle-OOS rate vs national
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
- 329
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 44
- Annualized
- ≈22 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.1 inspections / unit · yr
BASIC categories· CSA SMS · 2026-07-01
Violation themes· decoded · grouped by BASIC
What this carrier actually gets cited for — FMCSA violation codes decoded into plain English, ranked by frequency.
- 392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving41
- 393.134 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance8 · 8 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance7 · 1 OOS
- 393.25 Lighting device requirementsVehicle Maintenance4
- 395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance3 · 1 OOS
- 390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving2
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance2
- 393.60 Windshield / glazingVehicle Maintenance2
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 1 OOS
- 396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance2
ELD & hours-of-service
4 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent 02/12/2026. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.
Crash history· 81 total · 13 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2025 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 6 | |
| 2024 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 5 | |
| 2023 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 5 | |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2021 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2020 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2018 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
| 2017 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2015 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 6 | |
| 2014 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| 2013 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2010 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2008 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2005 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 7 | |
| 2003 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 5 | |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1998 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 1996 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05/13/2026 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| 03/16/2026 | IL | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| 12/30/2025 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| 12/23/2025 | IL | 0 | 1 | No |
| 12/10/2025 | WI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| 10/20/2025 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| 10/08/2025 | IL | 0 | 1 | No |
| 09/22/2025 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| 07/16/2025 | IL | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| 02/12/2025 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| 12/27/2024 | IL | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| 09/09/2024 | IL | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| 08/26/2024 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| 07/09/2024 | IL | 0 | 1 | No |
| 06/04/2024 | IL | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| 01/04/2024 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| 06/29/2023 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| 06/05/2023 | MO | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| 05/12/2023 | IL | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| 04/18/2023 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| 01/25/2023 | MO | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| 10/17/2022 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| 09/12/2022 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| 12/21/2021 | IL | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| 05/20/2021 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |