Waste Connections of Arkansas Inc
DBA WASTE CONNECTIONS
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 Mar '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
- 81
- 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 Driving11 · 0 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
- 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance2 · 1 OOS
- 393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
- 393.78 Windshield wipersVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 383.23 Operating without a valid CDLDriver Fitness1 · 1 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 34 inspections — a clean logging history.
Crash history· 36 total · 3 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2017 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2016 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2015 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2008 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2007 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2001 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 2, 2025 | AR | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Oct 15, 2024 | AR | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Sep 26, 2024 | AR | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jul 25, 2024 | AR | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 16, 2023 | AR | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jun 7, 2022 | MO | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 13, 2021 | AR | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jul 27, 2021 | MO | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 19, 2021 | AR | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Mar 2, 2021 | AR | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 22, 2020 | MO | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 12, 2018 | AR | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 13, 2018 | MO | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 22, 2017 | AR | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Aug 9, 2017 | AR | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 22, 2017 | AR | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 4, 2016 | AR | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 4, 2016 | AR | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Mar 7, 2016 | AR | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Dec 21, 2015 | AR | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Nov 10, 2015 | AR | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 27, 2015 | AR | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 28, 2014 | AR | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Nov 6, 2013 | MO | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 15, 2011 | AR | 0 | 0 | Yes |