Montana Waste Systems Inc
DBA REPUBLIC SERVICES
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
35 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Apr '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
- 44
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 37
- Annualized
- ≈19 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.4 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 Maintenance6 · 2 OOS
- 392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving6 · 0 OOS
- 393.78 Windshield wipersVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
- 390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving3 · 0 OOS
- 393.100 Cargo securement (general)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 3 OOS
- 383.23 Operating without a valid CDLDriver Fitness2 · 2 OOS
- 393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 393.60 Windshield / glazingVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
No hours-of-service or ELD violations on record across 50 inspections — a clean logging history.
Crash history· 18 total · 2 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2015 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2010 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 24, 2025 | MT | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Apr 9, 2025 | MT | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Feb 3, 2023 | MT | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 27, 2022 | MT | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 14, 2022 | MT | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Aug 10, 2020 | MT | 0 | 1 | No |
| Aug 27, 2019 | MT | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 12, 2018 | MT | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 30, 2017 | MT | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 16, 2015 | MT | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 2, 2015 | MT | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| May 13, 2015 | MT | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 7, 2013 | MT | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 30, 2013 | MT | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 23, 2010 | MT | 0 | 1 | No |
| Apr 1, 2010 | MT | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 18, 2004 | MT | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 8, 2002 | MT | 0 | 0 | Yes |