PINE TREE WASTE INC
DBA CASELLA WASTE SYSTEMS
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
167 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Apr '25 · 12
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
- 305
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 181
- Annualized
- ≈91 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.3 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.
- 392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving22 · 0 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance14 · 13 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance12 · 1 OOS
- 396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance7 · 0 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance6 · 4 OOS
- 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance6 · 0 OOS
- 393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance6 · 0 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance4 · 1 OOS
- 393.41 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 3 OOS
- 393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
No hours-of-service or ELD violations on record across 319 inspections — a clean logging history.
Crash history· 187 total · 25 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 5 | |
| 2025 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 9 | |
| 2024 | 15 | 0 | 8 | 12 | |
| 2023 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 9 | |
| 2022 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 11 | |
| 2021 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 8 | |
| 2020 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 11 | |
| 2019 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 5 | |
| 2018 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 11 | |
| 2017 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 5 | |
| 2016 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 4 | |
| 2015 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2014 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2013 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 8 | |
| 2012 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | |
| 2011 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2010 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 7 | |
| 2009 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| 2008 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2007 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| 2006 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
| 2005 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 8 | |
| 2004 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 4 | |
| 2003 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 8 | |
| 2002 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2001 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2000 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | |
| 1999 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 15, 2026 | ME | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| May 11, 2026 | ME | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 17, 2026 | ME | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 17, 2026 | ME | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 4, 2026 | ME | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 15, 2026 | ME | 0 | 1 | No |
| Dec 1, 2025 | ME | 0 | 1 | No |
| Oct 8, 2025 | ME | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 16, 2025 | ME | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jul 25, 2025 | ME | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 14, 2025 | ME | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 13, 2025 | ME | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 13, 2025 | ME | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Mar 25, 2025 | ME | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 7, 2025 | ME | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 5, 2025 | ME | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 24, 2024 | ME | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Dec 12, 2024 | ME | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 18, 2024 | ME | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 30, 2024 | ME | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Sep 30, 2024 | ME | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Sep 19, 2024 | ME | 0 | 1 | No |
| Sep 5, 2024 | ME | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Aug 28, 2024 | ME | 0 | 1 | No |
| Aug 9, 2024 | ME | 0 | 0 | Yes |