Knight Waste Services Ltd
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
Vehicle OOS rate· vehicle OOS · vehicle-level inspections · 6-month trailing
Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay
No roadside inspections on the FMCSA record in this window
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 Driving12 · 0 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance9 · 0 OOS
- 393.78 Windshield wipersVehicle Maintenance8 · 0 OOS
- 393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
- 396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
- 396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
- 392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving3 · 0 OOS
- 393.51 Brake warning devicesVehicle Maintenance2 · 2 OOS
- 390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving2 · 0 OOS
- 383.23 Operating without a valid CDLDriver Fitness2 · 2 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
No hours-of-service or ELD violations on record across 9 inspections — a clean logging history.
Crash history· 24 total · 1 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2019 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2017 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 10, 2024 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 17, 2023 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 14, 2022 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 1, 2022 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 12, 2022 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Apr 19, 2022 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 30, 2021 | TX | 0 | 1 | No |
| Jul 6, 2020 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 9, 2020 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Dec 12, 2019 | TX | 0 | 3 | Yes |
| Nov 25, 2019 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 22, 2019 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 3, 2019 | TX | 0 | 1 | No |
| Apr 9, 2018 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Aug 25, 2017 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Aug 3, 2017 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 17, 2017 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Mar 23, 2015 | TX | 0 | 2 | No |
| Jul 21, 2014 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 1, 2013 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 5, 2013 | TX | 0 | 1 | No |
| Jul 10, 2012 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 23, 2011 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jun 25, 2010 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |