Best Way of Indiana Inc
DBA BEST WAY DISPOSAL
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
83 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Nov '24 · 8
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
- 418
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 85
- Annualized
- ≈43 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.1 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.
- 392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving37 · 0 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance19 · 1 OOS
- 393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance13 · 0 OOS
- 393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance9 · 0 OOS
- 392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving9 · 0 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance6 · 6 OOS
- 393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance6 · 0 OOS
- 393.134 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance6 · 6 OOS
- 393.78 Windshield wipersVehicle Maintenance6 · 0 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
No hours-of-service or ELD violations on record across 116 inspections — a clean logging history.
Crash history· 272 total · 15 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2025 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 9 | |
| 2024 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 10 | |
| 2023 | 13 | 0 | 9 | 13 | |
| 2022 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 13 | |
| 2021 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 14 | |
| 2020 | 19 | 1 | 4 | 18 | |
| 2019 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 14 | |
| 2018 | 22 | 0 | 9 | 21 | |
| 2017 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 11 | |
| 2016 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 12 | |
| 2015 | 17 | 0 | 10 | 17 | |
| 2014 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 16 | |
| 2013 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 12 | |
| 2012 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2011 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 6 | |
| 2010 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 6 | |
| 2009 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 8 | |
| 2008 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 9 | |
| 2007 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 12 | |
| 2006 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 7 | |
| 2005 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2004 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 5 | |
| 2003 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 6 | |
| 2002 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 3 | |
| 2001 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | |
| 2000 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 1999 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| 1998 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 1997 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 12, 2026 | KY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 29, 2026 | KY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 2, 2025 | KY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 7, 2025 | OH | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Mar 25, 2025 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 20, 2025 | IN | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Feb 17, 2025 | KY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 29, 2025 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 23, 2025 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 7, 2025 | KY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 7, 2025 | IN | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Dec 18, 2024 | IN | 1 | 1 | Yes |
| Nov 26, 2024 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 7, 2024 | KY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 13, 2024 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 3, 2024 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 14, 2024 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 11, 2024 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 3, 2024 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 24, 2024 | IN | 0 | 1 | No |
| Mar 12, 2024 | IN | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Feb 27, 2024 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 29, 2023 | OH | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Nov 6, 2023 | OH | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Nov 3, 2023 | KY | 0 | 2 | Yes |