PENN WASTE INC
DBA: PENN WASTE
FMCSA Live Status
Fleet & equipment
- Power units
- 197
- Drivers · CDL
- 182 · 163
- Annual miles
- 4.1M unreliable
| Type | Own | Term | Trip | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trucks | 197 | 0 | 0 | 197 |
| Tractors | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Trailers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Registration
- Registered
- 08-30-2010 (16 yrs)
- MCS-150 Update
- 08-18-2025
- FRED Score Date
- Nov 08, 2026
- Officer
- MARK AVEY
Cargo
Estimated from the commodity types reported to FMCSA, not from loss history or the true cargo mix.
MCS-150 annual mileage appears too low for fleet size given observed activity. The per-100k-mile rate benchmarks on this page are excluded; the FRED grade does not use mileage (crash exposure is power-unit-years, violation exposure is inspection counts).
Runs within Pennsylvania only. Intrastate fleets in Pennsylvania are inspected about 1 a year for every 8 trucks; interstate fleets, about 1 a year for every 2 trucks. So this record rests mainly on crash reports, which states file for intrastate trucks too, and few inspections are ordinary here.
Expected crash rate is about 1.9× that of similar fleets.
Similar fleets: intrastate fleets of 100–199 trucks with the same kind of operation, years in business and amount of road activity. Compared using its own crash record and roadside inspections.
Per truck, fleets like this one are expected to crash about 0.4× as often as the median active fleet of 100–199 trucks.
Worth a closer look
From the FMCSA record. The grade already counts the safety items; insurance filings and links to other motor carriers are not in it.
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Fatal crash1 crash with 1 fatality in 24 months (most recent Jul 23, 2025).Ask: the accident register and loss runs for these crashes.
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Injury crashes2 crashes with 2 people hurt in 24 months.Ask: claim status and driver history for these crashes.
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Driver qualification5 out-of-service violations against drivers: 5 no valid CDL (Aug 2025 – Apr 2026).Ask: driver qualification files and hiring standards.
- Driver out-of-service rate 5.6% vs 8.5% for intrastate motor carriers.
- No FMCSA BASIC alerts.
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Dangerous driving: 3
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Unreliable reported mileageThe motor carrier's self-reported annual mileage (MCS-150) looks implausible, so exposure- and mileage-based figures may be distorted.
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Estimated mileageNo usable mileage was reported, so exposure was estimated from similar motor carriers. Mileage-based metrics here are approximate.
Track record
Inspected more often than intrastate fleets of 100–199 trucks in Pennsylvania (about 21 in 24 months would be typical; 55% of them had none).
| This motor carrier | Peers | |
|---|---|---|
| Crashes | 0.041 | 0.013 |
| Inspections | 0.30 | 0.22 |
| Violations | 0.14 | 0.12 |
| Critical violations | 0.03 | 0.01 |
Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: intrastate fleets, 100–199 power units, low-risk cargo.
What they get cited for
55 violations · 24 months-
Vehicle maintenance No alert47 · 12 OOSLights 14 · Brakes 10 · Cargo securement 7 · Tires 3 · Other parts 13
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Driver fitness No alert5 · 5 OOSNo valid CDL 5
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Unsafe driving No alert3 · 0 OOSReckless / lane 1 · Other 2
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Hours of service No alert0
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Drugs & alcohol No alert0
Violations by quarter
Tap a category to show or hide itCrashes
24 months-
Aug112026PennsylvaniaProperty damage onlyWet road, daylight.
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Jul72026PennsylvaniaProperty damage onlyWet road, dusk, rain.
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Jun172026PennsylvaniaProperty damage onlyDaylight.
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Mar272026MarylandProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Mar272026PennsylvaniaProperty damage onlyWet road, daylight, rain.
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Feb202026PennsylvaniaProperty damage onlyWet road, daylight, rain, one-way trafficway not divided.
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Jan62026PennsylvaniaProperty damage onlyDaylight.
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Oct222025PennsylvaniaProperty damage onlyDaylight.
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Jul232025PennsylvaniaFatal · 1 deathDark - lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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May212025PennsylvaniaInjury · 1 person hurtWet road, daylight.
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Sep302024PennsylvaniaInjury · 1 person hurtWet road, daylight, rain.
9 more in the FMCSA records below.
1 of the 17 crashes was fatal.
2 of the 17 crashes hurt someone but killed no one.
Insurance filed with FMCSA
No MC, FF or MX docket on FMCSA's registration for this motor carrier, so there are no insurance filings to show. FMCSA collects filings only from registered for-hire authorities; other motor carriers keep proof of insurance (MCS-90) at their place of business.
FMCSA filings only, not a policy audit. Not part of the FRED grade. Wrong or out of date?
Where it happens
- Pennsylvania (HQ) 72
- Virginia 1
Mostly inspected in its home state (99%).
How this grade is calculated
The model, its inputs, the window it scored and its confidence. For actuaries and anyone checking the work.
Forward 12-Month Risk Outlook
The FRED Score predicts this motor carrier's crash risk over the next 12 months — how often they're likely to crash and how severe those crashes tend to be — versus a typical fleet of its size (197 power units: 197 filed, 66 seen roadside in 24 months).
We'd expect a typical fleet of 197 power units this active to have about 2.9 crashes a year. This motor carrier recorded 24 in its scoring window (Oct 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026, about 8.0 a year) — about 2.7× a typical fleet. Factoring in its inspection and violation record inside that window and the credibility of its own experience, the model projects about 5.4 over the next 12 — about 1.9× the typical fleet. When this motor carrier does crash, those crashes tend to be substantially more severe than average — roughly 3.2× the injury/fatal weight of a typical crash.
- 1 inspection with no out-of-service result
FRED multiplies three factors: the class rate a fleet of this size, class and activity is expected to run, a violation relativity from its roadside record, and its own crash experience over 36 months weighted by how much exposure stands behind it. The grade is the band of the resulting relativity to class, then the screens.
FMCSA records
BASIC measures and every inspection, violation and crash, sortable and filterable.
FMCSA BASIC Scores
C Property| BASIC | Insp w/ Viol | Measure | Alert |
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| Unsafe Driving | 3 | 0.16 | |
| HOS Compliance | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Driver Fitness | 4 | 0.69 | |
| Controlled Substances | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 23 | 5.24 |
SMS record data is sourced from FMCSA's Safety Measurement System (03-AUG-26 – 30-JUL-26) and may cover a different time window than the scoring window used for the FRED grade (Oct 1, 2023 → Oct 31, 2026). Counts here may differ from the grade's in-window counts.