Waste Management Inc of Tennessee
DBA WASTE MANAGEMENT
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
203 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Mar '25 · 15
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
- 508
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 213
- Annualized
- ≈107 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.2 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 Driving33 · 0 OOS
- 393.134 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance25 · 24 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance20 · 6 OOS
- 392.9 Failure to secure load / cargo not securedUnsafe Driving18 · 18 OOS
- 393.78 Windshield wipersVehicle Maintenance6 · 0 OOS
- 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
- 391.11 Driver not qualifiedDriver Fitness5 · 5 OOS
- 396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
- 393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance4 · 1 OOS
- 391.41 No / expired medical certificateDriver Fitness3 · 2 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
No hours-of-service or ELD violations on record across 331 inspections — a clean logging history.
Crash history· 162 total · 8 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 5 | |
| 2024 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 5 | |
| 2023 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 9 | |
| 2022 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 6 | |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2020 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 7 | |
| 2019 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 6 | |
| 2018 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2017 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 8 | |
| 2016 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 10 | |
| 2015 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 9 | |
| 2014 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 8 | |
| 2013 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| 2012 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 6 | |
| 2011 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 15 | |
| 2010 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 9 | |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2008 | 13 | 0 | 7 | 12 | |
| 2007 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 8 | |
| 2006 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 6 | |
| 2005 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 5 | |
| 2004 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1998 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| 1997 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 1995 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1994 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2, 2025 | TN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 4, 2025 | AL | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Apr 2, 2025 | TN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 26, 2025 | TN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 14, 2025 | TN | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Nov 22, 2024 | KY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 20, 2024 | TN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 28, 2024 | TN | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| May 23, 2024 | AL | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Feb 5, 2024 | TN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 18, 2023 | TN | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Aug 15, 2023 | TN | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Aug 7, 2023 | TN | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jul 3, 2023 | TN | 1 | 1 | Yes |
| May 4, 2023 | TN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 3, 2023 | TN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 27, 2023 | TN | 1 | 2 | Yes |
| Feb 13, 2023 | TN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 26, 2023 | TN | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Dec 1, 2022 | TN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 18, 2022 | TN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 30, 2022 | TN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 27, 2022 | TN | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jun 27, 2022 | AL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 28, 2022 | VA | 0 | 0 | Yes |