Waste Connections of Oregon Inc
DBA ARROW SANITARY SERVICE COUNTY TRANSFER & RECYCLING SWEET HOME SANITATION SERVICE THE DALLES DISPOSAL HOOD RIVER GARBAGE
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
25 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Sep '24 · 6
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
- 244
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 25
- Annualized
- ≈13 / 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.
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance12 · 3 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance9 · 2 OOS
- 390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving4 · 0 OOS
- 393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
- 396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance4 · 1 OOS
- 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
- 393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
- 392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving3 · 0 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 3 OOS
- 393.134 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 2 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
No hours-of-service or ELD violations on record across 31 inspections — a clean logging history.
Crash history· 26 total · 2 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2016 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2012 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2008 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2007 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2006 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 5 | |
| 2005 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 16, 2026 | OR | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Aug 29, 2024 | OR | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 22, 2022 | OR | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 6, 2021 | OR | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 20, 2020 | OR | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 20, 2018 | OR | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Apr 14, 2016 | OR | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Mar 1, 2016 | OR | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 6, 2016 | OR | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| May 30, 2014 | OR | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Dec 15, 2012 | OR | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 25, 2012 | OR | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 27, 2010 | OR | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jul 3, 2008 | OR | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 22, 2008 | OR | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 27, 2007 | OR | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 10, 2007 | OR | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 6, 2006 | OR | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Mar 31, 2006 | OR | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 23, 2006 | OR | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 2, 2006 | OR | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 2, 2006 | OR | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 7, 2005 | OR | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| May 28, 2005 | OR | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 2, 2005 | OR | 0 | 0 | Yes |