Waste Away Group Inc
DBA WASTE MANAGEMENT OF ALABAMA
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
272 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Apr '25 · 18
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
- 330
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 282
- Annualized
- ≈141 / 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.
- 392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving81 · 0 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance56 · 10 OOS
- 393.134 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance26 · 26 OOS
- 393.78 Windshield wipersVehicle Maintenance20 · 0 OOS
- 393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance16 · 0 OOS
- 393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance14 · 0 OOS
- 396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance12 · 0 OOS
- 396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance12 · 0 OOS
- 393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance11 · 0 OOS
- 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance9 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
No hours-of-service or ELD violations on record across 529 inspections — a clean logging history.
Crash history· 234 total · 23 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 10 | |
| 2025 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 8 | |
| 2024 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 11 | |
| 2023 | 21 | 0 | 5 | 21 | |
| 2022 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
| 2021 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 12 | |
| 2020 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2019 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 7 | |
| 2018 | 13 | 1 | 6 | 10 | |
| 2017 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 8 | |
| 2016 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | |
| 2015 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 9 | |
| 2014 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 9 | |
| 2013 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | |
| 2012 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 5 | |
| 2011 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| 2010 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 4 | |
| 2009 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 7 | |
| 2008 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2007 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| 2006 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2005 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 5 | |
| 2004 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 4 | |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2000 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 6 | |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1998 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 5 | |
| 1997 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 5 | |
| 1996 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 8 | |
| 1995 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 5 | |
| 1994 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 1993 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 8 | |
| 1992 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | |
| 1990 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 3, 2026 | AL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 1, 2026 | AL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 19, 2026 | AL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 21, 2026 | AL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 17, 2026 | AL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 26, 2026 | AL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 24, 2026 | AL | 0 | 3 | Yes |
| Feb 5, 2026 | AL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 19, 2026 | AL | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jan 5, 2026 | AL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 15, 2025 | AL | 0 | 1 | No |
| Dec 8, 2025 | AL | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Oct 30, 2025 | AL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 26, 2025 | AL | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jul 23, 2025 | FL | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jul 22, 2025 | AL | 0 | 1 | No |
| Jun 5, 2025 | AL | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jan 29, 2025 | AL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 22, 2025 | AL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 8, 2025 | AL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 16, 2024 | AL | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Sep 30, 2024 | AL | 0 | 1 | No |
| Aug 15, 2024 | AL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 24, 2024 | AL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 25, 2024 | AL | 0 | 0 | Yes |