Waste Management of Arkansas
DBA WM
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
64 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jul '26 · 33
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
- 172
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 65
- Annualized
- ≈33 / 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 Driving23 · 0 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance6 · 1 OOS
- 393.134 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 4 OOS
- 393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
- 396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
- 393.100 Cargo securement (general)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 2 OOS
- 393.78 Windshield wipersVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 393.207 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
- 393.203 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 391.15 Driver qualificationsDriver Fitness1 · 1 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
No hours-of-service or ELD violations on record across 91 inspections — a clean logging history.
Crash history· 167 total · 9 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2025 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 5 | |
| 2024 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 7 | |
| 2023 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2022 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 7 | |
| 2021 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 12 | |
| 2020 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2019 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 13 | |
| 2018 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| 2017 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 11 | |
| 2016 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 8 | |
| 2015 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| 2014 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 5 | |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2012 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2011 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 7 | |
| 2010 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 5 | |
| 2009 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2008 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 6 | |
| 2007 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | |
| 2006 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2005 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 2004 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2003 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 6 | |
| 2002 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2000 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1998 | 13 | 0 | 10 | 8 | |
| 1997 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 5 | |
| 1996 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 1993 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1992 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 25, 2026 | MO | 1 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 29, 2025 | AR | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Nov 21, 2025 | AR | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jun 13, 2025 | AR | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Feb 21, 2025 | AR | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 21, 2025 | AR | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 12, 2024 | AR | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Nov 20, 2024 | AR | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 2, 2024 | AR | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 31, 2024 | AR | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 1, 2024 | AR | 1 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 26, 2024 | AL | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jan 8, 2024 | AR | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 5, 2023 | KY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 6, 2023 | AR | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 24, 2023 | AR | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jul 3, 2023 | AR | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 9, 2022 | AR | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 9, 2022 | AR | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 15, 2022 | AR | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jun 3, 2022 | AR | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 15, 2022 | AR | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 8, 2022 | AR | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 17, 2022 | AR | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Dec 30, 2021 | AR | 0 | 2 | Yes |