Waste Management of Maryland 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
322 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Mar '26 · 30
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
- 333
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 331
- Annualized
- ≈166 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.5 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 Driving99 · 0 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance73 · 16 OOS
- 393.134 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance33 · 33 OOS
- 396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance26 · 0 OOS
- 393.78 Windshield wipersVehicle Maintenance25 · 0 OOS
- 393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance15 · 0 OOS
- 390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving12 · 0 OOS
- 393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance10 · 0 OOS
- 396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance8 · 2 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance6 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
No hours-of-service or ELD violations on record across 496 inspections — a clean logging history.
Crash history· 143 total · 11 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2025 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 5 | |
| 2024 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 6 | |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 6 | |
| 2021 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 7 | |
| 2020 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 8 | |
| 2019 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 6 | |
| 2018 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 5 | |
| 2017 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2016 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 4 | |
| 2015 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2014 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 5 | |
| 2013 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2012 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2011 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2010 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2009 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2008 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2007 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 5 | |
| 2006 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2005 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 7 | |
| 2004 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2003 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 5 | |
| 2002 | 9 | 0 | 8 | 7 | |
| 2001 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 5 | |
| 2000 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1998 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 4 | |
| 1997 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 4 | |
| 1996 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 1995 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| 1994 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1990 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 2, 2026 | MD | 0 | 1 | No |
| Feb 13, 2026 | MD | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 9, 2025 | MD | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 7, 2025 | MD | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 15, 2025 | DC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 17, 2025 | VA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Mar 27, 2025 | MD | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 30, 2024 | MD | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 1, 2024 | MD | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 30, 2024 | MD | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 16, 2024 | MD | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Feb 7, 2024 | WV | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 8, 2024 | MD | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 19, 2023 | MD | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Dec 23, 2022 | DC | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Nov 14, 2022 | MD | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 6, 2022 | MD | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Sep 7, 2022 | MD | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Jul 25, 2022 | MD | 0 | 1 | No |
| Jun 8, 2022 | MD | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 19, 2022 | MD | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 5, 2022 | MD | 0 | 1 | No |
| Dec 8, 2021 | MD | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 7, 2021 | VA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Oct 6, 2021 | MD | 0 | 0 | Yes |