Waste Management of La 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
125 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jul '26 · 10
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
- 232
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 127
- Annualized
- ≈64 / 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 Driving53 · 0 OOS
- 393.134 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance19 · 19 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance15 · 5 OOS
- 396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance6 · 0 OOS
- 396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance6 · 0 OOS
- 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
- 393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
- 390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving2 · 0 OOS
- 393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 392.9 Failure to secure load / cargo not securedUnsafe Driving2 · 2 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
No hours-of-service or ELD violations on record across 215 inspections — a clean logging history.
Crash history· 268 total · 17 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 6 | |
| 2025 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 6 | |
| 2024 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 8 | |
| 2023 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| 2022 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 10 | |
| 2021 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 6 | |
| 2020 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 6 | |
| 2019 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 6 | |
| 2018 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 8 | |
| 2017 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 5 | |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| 2015 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 3 | |
| 2014 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2013 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| 2012 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 5 | |
| 2011 | 9 | 0 | 8 | 8 | |
| 2010 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 2009 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 6 | |
| 2008 | 13 | 1 | 11 | 12 | |
| 2007 | 18 | 0 | 6 | 16 | |
| 2006 | 22 | 0 | 7 | 22 | |
| 2005 | 22 | 1 | 9 | 17 | |
| 2004 | 13 | 0 | 10 | 10 | |
| 2003 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 12 | |
| 2002 | 12 | 0 | 7 | 11 | |
| 2001 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 7 | |
| 2000 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | |
| 1999 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 5 | |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1997 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 8 | |
| 1996 | 16 | 0 | 11 | 15 | |
| 1995 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 4, 2026 | LA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 6, 2026 | LA | 0 | 1 | No |
| Apr 16, 2026 | LA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 13, 2026 | LA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 26, 2026 | LA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Mar 12, 2026 | MS | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 2, 2026 | LA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 28, 2025 | LA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 15, 2025 | LA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 25, 2025 | LA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| May 13, 2025 | LA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Apr 22, 2025 | LA | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Feb 17, 2025 | LA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 4, 2024 | LA | 0 | 1 | No |
| Sep 20, 2024 | LA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 13, 2024 | LA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 20, 2024 | LA | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| May 15, 2024 | LA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 2, 2024 | LA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 28, 2024 | LA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Mar 21, 2024 | LA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 3, 2024 | LA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 27, 2023 | LA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 31, 2023 | LA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 25, 2023 | LA | 0 | 0 | Yes |