Waste Management of Delaware Inc
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
75 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Sep '25 · 7
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
- 116
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 77
- Annualized
- ≈39 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.3 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 Driving32 · 0 OOS
- 393.134 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance26 · 26 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance8 · 1 OOS
- 393.78 Windshield wipersVehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
- 393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 2 OOS
- 393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 391.11 Driver not qualifiedDriver Fitness1 · 1 OOS
- 391.41 No / expired medical certificateDriver Fitness1 · 0 OOS
- 393.209 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
No hours-of-service or ELD violations on record across 137 inspections — a clean logging history.
Crash history· 187 total · 8 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2025 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2024 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2022 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2021 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 4 | |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2019 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 5 | |
| 2018 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 10 | |
| 2017 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 8 | |
| 2016 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 8 | |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2014 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 5 | |
| 2013 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2012 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 5 | |
| 2011 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2010 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| 2009 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2007 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2006 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 2005 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 7 | |
| 2004 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2003 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 7 | |
| 2002 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 11 | |
| 2001 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 5 | |
| 2000 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 8 | |
| 1999 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 4 | |
| 1998 | 14 | 0 | 8 | 13 | |
| 1997 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 11 | |
| 1996 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 8 | |
| 1995 | 14 | 0 | 9 | 12 | |
| 1994 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 11, 2026 | DE | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 8, 2025 | DE | 0 | 1 | No |
| Jul 21, 2025 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 18, 2025 | DE | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 23, 2025 | DE | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 18, 2024 | DE | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 30, 2024 | DE | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 29, 2024 | DE | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 28, 2024 | MD | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 12, 2024 | DE | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 24, 2023 | DE | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 19, 2023 | DE | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 22, 2022 | DE | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 25, 2022 | DE | 0 | 3 | Yes |
| Feb 11, 2022 | DE | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 14, 2021 | MD | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 6, 2021 | DE | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| May 7, 2021 | DE | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jan 25, 2021 | MD | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jul 28, 2020 | DE | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jun 18, 2020 | DE | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 5, 2019 | DE | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 29, 2019 | DE | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 25, 2019 | DE | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 15, 2019 | DE | 0 | 1 | Yes |