Fleet typeIdentity
Small fleet
11 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
Carrier profile · USDOT 520212
IOWA WASTE SERVICES LLC
11 power unitsMALVERN, IA
CARRIER ACTIVE
Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily
11Power units
Self-reported · MCS-150
—Trailers seen
None observed · 24 mo
—Avg age (yr)
Awaiting decode
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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · 2026-06-13
Clear to load
Active authority and a clean federal record. No blocking issues found.
Established 33 years
Watch · 0
Nothing flagged.
In good standing · 1
Operating authority3333 yr active
since 1993Insurance (BIPD)Unknown
FMCSA L&IVehicle OOS · 24mo—%
▼ 22.26% nat'lCrashes · fatal11
clean 24 moVektor intelligence · beyond the federal recordProprietary signals computed from VIN-decoded inspections & daily FMCSA snapshots
Fleet age vs peersDecoding
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Awaiting VIN decode
Identity stabilityStable
33 yr unchanged
Same registration since 1993 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
AI readFull read
Is IOWA WASTE SERVICES LLC safe to work with?
Is IOWA WASTE SERVICES LLC safe to load? IOWA WASTE SERVICES LLC (USDOT 520212) is an active small-fleet motor carrier based in MALVERN, IA, operating 11 power units and 8 drivers. Operating authority has been active 33 years (past the 24-month broker-confidence threshold). Across 4 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months. FMCSA has not assigned a safety rating. Vektor rates it clear to load (100/100). Source: FMCSA SAFER/MCMIS, last updated 2026-06-13.
FMCSA fields + Vektor analysis · updated 2026-06-13
IWIOWA WASTE SERVICES LLC 100
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Safety
4 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks
Out-of-service rate· trailing 24 months vs national benchmark
Vehicle OOS —% (24-mo)0 veh insp · 24-mo · nat'l 22.26%
050%nat'l 22.26%
Driver OOS —% (24-mo)0 drv insp · 24-mo · nat'l 6.67%
030%nat'l 6.67%
OOS trajectory· trailing 6-mo vehicle-OOS rate vs national
25.0% now
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 Driving6
- 396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance2
- 390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving1
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance1
- 393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance1
- 393.205 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
- 393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance1
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Authority & insurance
Can they legally + adequately haul your load?
Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses
No insurance filing history on record.
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Equipment & fleet
VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC
Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed
- Registered power units (MCS-150)
- 11
- Observed power (24 mo)
- —
- Trailers (towed)
- —
Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.
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Operations & lanes
Revealed by inspection density · 24 mo
Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo
Home base
MALVERN, IA
Density
fewermore
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Network & fraud
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
No shared-VIN flow in the last 12 months
None of this carrier's trucks were inspected under another USDOT in the last 12 months — any shared equipment is historical, not active.
Show all-time history (3 trucks · 2 carriers)
Across all inspections on record: USDOT 893654USDOT 3133859
Shares a registration email domain with other carriers
@wasteconnections.com — 79 carriers: USDOT 319920USDOT 348032USDOT 375916USDOT 427913USDOT 438419USDOT 469475USDOT 504877USDOT 542963
Shares a company officer with other carriers
michael johnston — 16 carriers: USDOT 162583USDOT 476917USDOT 586411USDOT 857775USDOT 893654USDOT 1242932USDOT 1315003USDOT 1541840
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Identity & contact
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
Location
- Physical address
- 59722 290TH STREET, MALVERN, IA, 51551
- Operation
- Interstate
Contact
- Phone
- (402) 346-7800
- Web domain
- wasteconnections.com
Registration
- Officer
- Michael Johnston
- USDOT / docket
- 520212
- First registered
- 04/21/1993
- Last MCS-150
- 09/16/2025 · 340,500 mi (2024)
- FMCSA safety rating
- Not rated
- D-U-N-S
- —
Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)
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Federal activity
Daily-captured FMCSA licensing & insurance changes — monitored by Vektor
Federal record activity· monitored daily by Vektor
No licensing or insurance changes captured since Vektor began monitoring this carrier (June 2026). Quiet is usually good.
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Frequently asked
What is IOWA WASTE SERVICES LLC's USDOT number?
IOWA WASTE SERVICES LLC's USDOT number is 520212.
Is IOWA WASTE SERVICES LLC authorized to operate?
As of 2026-06-13, IOWA WASTE SERVICES LLC is active in the FMCSA register.
What is IOWA WASTE SERVICES LLC's safety record?
IOWA WASTE SERVICES LLC has a —% vehicle out-of-service rate across 4 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 100/100 (tier: clear).
How big is IOWA WASTE SERVICES LLC's fleet?
IOWA WASTE SERVICES LLC operates 11 power units and 8 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
Where is IOWA WASTE SERVICES LLC based?
IOWA WASTE SERVICES LLC is based in MALVERN, IA.