Waste Connections of Tennessee Inc
DBA QUEEN CITY DISPOSAL
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
107 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Dec '25 · 13
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
- 475
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 109
- Annualized
- ≈55 / 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.
- 393.134 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance32 · 30 OOS
- 392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving30 · 0 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance14 · 14 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance14 · 8 OOS
- 390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving7 · 0 OOS
- 393.100 Cargo securement (general)Vehicle Maintenance7 · 6 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance7 · 5 OOS
- 393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
- 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
- 393.203 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
No hours-of-service or ELD violations on record across 139 inspections — a clean logging history.
Crash history· 169 total · 10 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2025 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | |
| 2024 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 7 | |
| 2023 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | |
| 2022 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 8 | |
| 2021 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 6 | |
| 2020 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2019 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 12 | |
| 2018 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
| 2017 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 9 | |
| 2016 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 7 | |
| 2015 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 9 | |
| 2014 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 7 | |
| 2013 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2012 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 8 | |
| 2011 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 7 | |
| 2010 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 8 | |
| 2009 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7 | |
| 2008 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 5 | |
| 2007 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 8 | |
| 2006 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 5 | |
| 2005 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 7 | |
| 2004 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 8 | |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2002 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2001 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 10, 2026 | TN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 20, 2026 | TN | 0 | 1 | No |
| Feb 16, 2026 | TN | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Aug 22, 2025 | TN | 1 | 2 | Yes |
| Jul 22, 2025 | TN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 4, 2025 | TN | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Apr 9, 2025 | TN | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Mar 13, 2025 | TN | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Dec 9, 2024 | TN | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Oct 25, 2024 | TN | 1 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 17, 2024 | TN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 21, 2024 | TN | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Apr 9, 2024 | TN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 31, 2024 | TN | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jan 27, 2024 | TN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 13, 2023 | MS | 0 | 1 | No |
| Oct 12, 2023 | TN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 3, 2023 | TN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 31, 2023 | TN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 9, 2023 | TN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 24, 2023 | TN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 10, 2023 | TN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 16, 2022 | TN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 19, 2022 | TN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 15, 2022 | TN | 0 | 0 | Yes |