Waste Management of New Jersey 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
89 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jan '25 · 8
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
- 477
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 90
- Annualized
- ≈45 / 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 Driving50 · 0 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance26 · 2 OOS
- 390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving20 · 0 OOS
- 393.134 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance17 · 17 OOS
- 396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance12 · 0 OOS
- 393.78 Windshield wipersVehicle Maintenance10 · 0 OOS
- 393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance9 · 0 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance7 · 7 OOS
- 393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance6 · 0 OOS
- 393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
No hours-of-service or ELD violations on record across 154 inspections — a clean logging history.
Crash history· 744 total · 21 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 7 | |
| 2025 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 11 | |
| 2024 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 10 | |
| 2023 | 16 | 0 | 6 | 16 | |
| 2022 | 20 | 0 | 11 | 19 | |
| 2021 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 10 | |
| 2020 | 16 | 0 | 8 | 15 | |
| 2019 | 18 | 0 | 8 | 17 | |
| 2018 | 18 | 0 | 7 | 17 | |
| 2017 | 19 | 2 | 6 | 19 | |
| 2016 | 19 | 0 | 9 | 19 | |
| 2015 | 21 | 0 | 11 | 20 | |
| 2014 | 33 | 0 | 7 | 31 | |
| 2013 | 20 | 2 | 12 | 17 | |
| 2012 | 26 | 0 | 14 | 22 | |
| 2011 | 30 | 0 | 16 | 28 | |
| 2010 | 17 | 0 | 8 | 16 | |
| 2009 | 20 | 0 | 6 | 18 | |
| 2008 | 29 | 0 | 11 | 29 | |
| 2007 | 38 | 0 | 20 | 34 | |
| 2006 | 13 | 0 | 6 | 12 | |
| 2005 | 36 | 0 | 11 | 34 | |
| 2004 | 68 | 1 | 23 | 64 | |
| 2003 | 59 | 0 | 23 | 56 | |
| 2002 | 70 | 0 | 35 | 62 | |
| 2001 | 42 | 2 | 23 | 39 | |
| 2000 | 26 | 1 | 13 | 23 | |
| 1999 | 15 | 0 | 9 | 9 | |
| 1998 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 1997 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 1996 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 1995 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 1994 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 4, 2026 | NJ | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 24, 2026 | NJ | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 21, 2026 | NJ | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 7, 2026 | NJ | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 6, 2026 | NJ | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 14, 2026 | NJ | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 30, 2026 | NJ | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Dec 12, 2025 | NJ | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Oct 28, 2025 | NJ | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 12, 2025 | NJ | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 24, 2025 | NJ | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jun 5, 2025 | NJ | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| May 30, 2025 | NJ | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 28, 2025 | NJ | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Apr 8, 2025 | NJ | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 8, 2025 | NJ | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 3, 2025 | NJ | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 17, 2025 | NJ | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 22, 2024 | NJ | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Nov 18, 2024 | NJ | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 5, 2024 | NJ | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Aug 7, 2024 | NJ | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 2, 2024 | NJ | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 17, 2024 | NJ | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| May 29, 2024 | NJ | 1 | 5 | Yes |