Waste Connections of Texas LLC
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
156 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jul '25 · 17
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
- 211
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 158
- Annualized
- ≈79 / 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.
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance41 · 8 OOS
- 392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving36 · 0 OOS
- 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance26 · 1 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance24 · 10 OOS
- 396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance21 · 0 OOS
- 393.78 Windshield wipersVehicle Maintenance21 · 0 OOS
- 393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance15 · 0 OOS
- 393.134 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance13 · 13 OOS
- 390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving12 · 0 OOS
- 396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance11 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
No hours-of-service or ELD violations on record across 277 inspections — a clean logging history.
Crash history· 86 total · 7 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2025 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2024 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2023 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 7 | |
| 2022 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 7 | |
| 2021 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 6 | |
| 2020 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 5 | |
| 2019 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
| 2018 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 7 | |
| 2017 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 8 | |
| 2016 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2015 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2014 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2013 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 4 | |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2011 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| 2010 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 15, 2026 | TX | 0 | 3 | Yes |
| Jun 3, 2026 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Apr 9, 2026 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 7, 2025 | TX | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| May 23, 2025 | TX | 1 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 24, 2025 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 23, 2024 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 23, 2024 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jan 23, 2024 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Dec 11, 2023 | TX | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Dec 1, 2023 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 1, 2023 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 26, 2023 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Aug 7, 2023 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Aug 3, 2023 | TX | 0 | 1 | No |
| May 25, 2023 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jan 2, 2023 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 5, 2022 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Nov 16, 2022 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 30, 2022 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 8, 2022 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jun 2, 2022 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Feb 24, 2022 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 4, 2022 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 17, 2021 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |