Waste Management of Kentucky LLC
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
14 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Sep '24 · 2
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
- 87
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 14
- Annualized
- ≈7 / 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.
- 392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving20 · 0 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance9 · 2 OOS
- 393.134 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 4 OOS
- 392.9 Failure to secure load / cargo not securedUnsafe Driving2 · 0 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 393.25 Lighting device requirementsVehicle Maintenance2 · 1 OOS
- 396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving1 · 0 OOS
- 397.3 Hazardous materials transportHM Compliance1 · 0 OOS
- 393.100 Cargo securement (general)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
No hours-of-service or ELD violations on record across 28 inspections — a clean logging history.
Crash history· 203 total · 9 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2024 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 5 | |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| 2021 | 12 | 0 | 7 | 12 | |
| 2020 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 6 | |
| 2019 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2018 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 2017 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 8 | |
| 2016 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2015 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2014 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| 2013 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 6 | |
| 2012 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2011 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 4 | |
| 2010 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 6 | |
| 2009 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |
| 2008 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 6 | |
| 2007 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 7 | |
| 2006 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 8 | |
| 2005 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 10 | |
| 2004 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 9 | |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2002 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 9 | |
| 2001 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 5 | |
| 2000 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 11 | |
| 1999 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 7 | |
| 1998 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 6 | |
| 1997 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 8 | |
| 1996 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 7 | |
| 1995 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 5 | |
| 1994 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 6 | |
| 1993 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 28, 2026 | KY | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Apr 13, 2026 | KY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 26, 2026 | KY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 9, 2025 | KY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 21, 2025 | KY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 10, 2024 | KY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 11, 2024 | KY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 5, 2024 | KY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 4, 2024 | KY | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jan 24, 2024 | KY | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Sep 22, 2023 | KY | 0 | 1 | No |
| Jan 13, 2023 | KY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 4, 2022 | KY | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Aug 16, 2022 | KY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 5, 2022 | KY | 0 | 1 | No |
| Feb 18, 2022 | KY | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Nov 1, 2021 | KY | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Sep 28, 2021 | KY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 1, 2021 | KY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 23, 2021 | KY | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jun 16, 2021 | KY | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jun 9, 2021 | KY | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jun 2, 2021 | KY | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Apr 16, 2021 | KY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 28, 2021 | KY | 0 | 1 | Yes |