SYNAGRO SOUTH LLC
DBA SYNAGRO
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
16 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Oct '24 · 2
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
- 61
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 17
- Annualized
- ≈9 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.1 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 Driving10 · 0 OOS
- 393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance7 · 1 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance6 · 2 OOS
- 393.48 Brakes inoperativeVehicle Maintenance5 · 3 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 2 OOS
- 390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving2 · 0 OOS
- 393.60 Windshield / glazingVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance2 · 1 OOS
- 393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
No hours-of-service or ELD violations on record across 28 inspections — a clean logging history.
Crash history· 53 total · 1 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2012 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2011 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2008 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2006 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2005 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2004 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2003 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2002 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1998 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 1997 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 7 | |
| 1996 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1995 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| 1994 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1993 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1992 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 1991 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1990 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 29, 2025 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 19, 2024 | AL | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Apr 18, 2024 | OK | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jun 13, 2023 | AL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 8, 2018 | OK | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 27, 2012 | TN | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Oct 31, 2012 | TX | 0 | 4 | Yes |
| Mar 21, 2011 | TN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 16, 2011 | AL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 26, 2010 | GA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| May 24, 2009 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 14, 2008 | AL | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| May 3, 2008 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Feb 4, 2008 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 10, 2007 | FL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 3, 2006 | SC | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jan 18, 2006 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 11, 2005 | AL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 12, 2005 | TX | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Apr 12, 2005 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Apr 8, 2004 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Mar 8, 2004 | TX | 1 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 17, 2003 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 5, 2003 | TX | 0 | 1 | No |
| May 3, 2003 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |