GFL Plant Services LP
DBA GFL ENVIRONMENTAL
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
289 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jul '26 · 23
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
- 312
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 294
- Annualized
- ≈147 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.5 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 Maintenance40 · 12 OOS
- 392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving26 · 0 OOS
- 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance19 · 2 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance15 · 2 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance14 · 5 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance13 · 12 OOS
- 393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance11 · 0 OOS
- 393.134 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance10 · 10 OOS
- 393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance10 · 0 OOS
- 393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance9 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
9 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent Jun 7, 2026. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.
Trending worse — 75% of ELD violations are in the last 24 months.
Crash history· 110 total · 8 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2025 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2022 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2021 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| 2020 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 5 | |
| 2019 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 6 | |
| 2018 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 11 | |
| 2017 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 8 | |
| 2016 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 10 | |
| 2015 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 5 | |
| 2014 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 13 | |
| 2013 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 8 | |
| 2012 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 7 | |
| 2011 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 5 | |
| 2010 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 5 | |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 7, 2026 | TX | 0 | 1 | No |
| Mar 25, 2026 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 29, 2025 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 8, 2025 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 15, 2025 | TX | 0 | 1 | No |
| Feb 25, 2025 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 19, 2024 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Sep 16, 2024 | TX | 0 | 1 | No |
| Dec 21, 2023 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Aug 11, 2023 | TX | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Mar 23, 2023 | LA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 30, 2022 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Aug 17, 2022 | KY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 16, 2022 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Nov 16, 2021 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 27, 2021 | LA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 19, 2021 | TX | 0 | 1 | No |
| Apr 21, 2021 | LA | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Jan 25, 2021 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 22, 2020 | TX | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Dec 19, 2020 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 6, 2020 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Oct 23, 2020 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 20, 2020 | TX | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Jan 16, 2020 | TX | 0 | 1 | No |