FRIEDMAN WASTE CONTROL SYSTEMS INC
DBA FRIEDMAN RECYCLING COMPANIES
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
13 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Feb '25 · 3
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
- 29
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 14
- Annualized
- ≈7 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.2 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 Maintenance16 · 0 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance12 · 2 OOS
- 393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance7 · 0 OOS
- 393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
- 393.134 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance5 · 5 OOS
- 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance5 · 4 OOS
- 396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
- 392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving4 · 0 OOS
- 390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving3 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
No hours-of-service or ELD violations on record across 21 inspections — a clean logging history.
Crash history· 18 total · 0 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2015 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 29, 2024 | AZ | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 22, 2022 | AZ | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 24, 2022 | AZ | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 15, 2021 | AZ | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 17, 2020 | AZ | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Nov 19, 2019 | AZ | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 2, 2019 | AZ | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 20, 2019 | AZ | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 28, 2018 | AZ | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 23, 2018 | AZ | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 9, 2017 | AZ | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 20, 2017 | AZ | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 6, 2016 | AZ | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 21, 2015 | AZ | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 27, 2015 | AZ | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 3, 2015 | AZ | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 6, 2004 | AZ | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jul 21, 2003 | AZ | 0 | 2 | Yes |