MIDWEST WASTE SOLUTIONS INC
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
9 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Sep '24 · 1
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
- 30
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 10
- Annualized
- ≈5 / 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.
- 393.134 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance12 · 12 OOS
- 392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving12 · 0 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance9 · 0 OOS
- 393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance2 · 1 OOS
- 393.100 Cargo securement (general)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 1 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 393.78 Windshield wipersVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
No hours-of-service or ELD violations on record across 20 inspections — a clean logging history.
Crash history· 18 total · 3 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2013 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 12, 2026 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 13, 2025 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 22, 2024 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 21, 2022 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 7, 2021 | IN | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jul 19, 2021 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 24, 2018 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 31, 2017 | IN | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Mar 9, 2017 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 15, 2016 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 6, 2013 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 25, 2013 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 11, 2013 | IN | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Nov 2, 2012 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 21, 2007 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 21, 2005 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 25, 2003 | MI | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Oct 25, 2001 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |