Waste Management Recycle America 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
12 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jul '26 · 3
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
- 42
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 12
- Annualized
- ≈6 / 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.
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance12 · 1 OOS
- 393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance2 · 1 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 393.60 Windshield / glazingVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 393.100 Cargo securement (general)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 2 OOS
- 392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving2 · 0 OOS
- 393.83 Exhaust systemVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 383.23 Operating without a valid CDLDriver Fitness1 · 1 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
No hours-of-service or ELD violations on record across 20 inspections — a clean logging history.
Crash history· 25 total · 0 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2010 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2009 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2006 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2000 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 24, 2024 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 20, 2024 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 28, 2023 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 9, 2022 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 27, 2019 | IL | 0 | 1 | No |
| Feb 15, 2019 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 31, 2017 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jan 25, 2013 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Dec 14, 2010 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 11, 2010 | LA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Mar 25, 2010 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 22, 2009 | TX | 0 | 1 | No |
| Jun 8, 2009 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 19, 2009 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 12, 2009 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 24, 2008 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 30, 2007 | TX | 0 | 2 | No |
| Nov 28, 2006 | TX | 0 | 1 | No |
| Nov 14, 2006 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jan 29, 2005 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 17, 2004 | TX | 0 | 3 | Yes |
| Aug 7, 2002 | TX | 0 | 1 | No |
| Jun 8, 2000 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 17, 2000 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 5, 2000 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |