WASTE MANAGEMENT OF VIRGINIA INC
DBA: WM
FMCSA Live Status
Fleet & equipment
- Power units
- 290
- Drivers · CDL
- 258 · 258
- Annual miles
- 9.3M
| Type | Own | Term | Trip | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trucks | 288 | 0 | 0 | 288 |
| Tractors | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Trailers | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
Registration
- Organization
- CORPORATION
- Registered
- 11-29-1988 (38 yrs)
- MCS-150 Update
- 07-08-2026 (Biennial Update)
- FRED Score Date
- Nov 07, 2026
- Officer
- RONALD WARD
- Officer
- RONALD WARD
Cargo
- High-Risk Cargo
- General Freight
Note: "General Freight" is a catch-all; the actual cargo mix and its risk may differ.
Estimated from the commodity types reported to FMCSA, not from loss history or the true cargo mix.
Its risk relativity (0.75× similar fleets) would put it in Strong; this rule holds it at Satisfactory:
- Strong withheld: the posterior is not confident enough that risk sits below 0.76× class
The downside is never capped.
Expected crash rate is probably lower than similar fleets (about a 90% chance), but the record is too thin to say by how much.
Similar fleets: interstate fleets of 200–499 trucks with the same kind of operation, years in business and amount of road activity. Compared using its own crash record and roadside inspections.
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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Injury crashes4 crashes with 4 people hurt in 24 months.Ask: claim status and driver history for these crashes.
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Driver qualification1 out-of-service violation against drivers: 1 no valid CDL (Jun 2026).Ask: driver qualification files and hiring standards.
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Lights and brakesLights are 43 of 158 violations (27%). Light or brake defects led to 5 out-of-service orders.Ask: the preventive-maintenance schedule and shop records.
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Vehicle out-of-service rate33.3% of vehicle inspections end out of service vs 22.3% nationally (27 of 81), but across all its inspections out-of-service orders are 0.95× what's expected for where and how it's inspected, the measure the grade uses.
- Driver out-of-service rate 0.6% vs 6.7% national.
- No FMCSA BASIC alerts.
Track record
Inspected about as often as interstate fleets of 200–499 trucks in Virginia (about 203 in 24 months would be typical).
| This motor carrier | Peers | |
|---|---|---|
| Crashes | 0.019 | 0.023 |
| Inspections | 0.38 | 0.77 |
| Violations | 0.27 | 0.33 |
| Critical violations | 0.04 | 0.07 |
Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: interstate fleets, 200–499 power units, medium-risk cargo.
What they get cited for
158 violations · 24 months-
Vehicle maintenance No alert156 · 29 OOSLights 43 · Brakes 35 · Cargo securement 29 · Steering & suspension 2 · Other parts 47
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Driver fitness No alert2 · 1 OOSMedical certificate 1 · No valid CDL 1
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Unsafe driving No alert0
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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-
Jul232026VirginiaProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Citation issued.
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Feb192026VirginiaInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Feb42026VirginiaInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Dec102025VirginiaProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Oct102025VirginiaProperty damage onlyDark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Sep172025VirginiaProperty damage onlyWet road, daylight, rain, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Citation issued.
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Sep162025VirginiaInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Apr172025VirginiaInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier. Citation issued.
3 more in the FMCSA records below.
4 of the 11 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
- Virginia (HQ) 143
- District of Columbia 14
- North Carolina 8
- Maryland 2
Mostly inspected in its home state (86%).
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 (290 power units: 290 filed, 104 seen roadside in 24 months).
We'd expect a typical fleet of 290 power units this active to have about 7.8 crashes a year. This motor carrier recorded 19 in its scoring window (Sep 1, 2023 → Aug 31, 2026, about 6.3 a year) — fewer than a typical fleet. Factoring in its inspection and violation record inside that window and the credibility of its own experience, the model projects about 5.9 over the next 12 — below a 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.
- Strong withheld: the posterior is not confident enough that risk sits below 0.76× class
FMCSA records
BASIC measures and every inspection, violation and crash, sortable and filterable.
FMCSA BASIC Scores
AB Property| BASIC | Insp w/ Viol | Measure | Alert |
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| Unsafe Driving | 0 | 0.00 | |
| HOS Compliance | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Driver Fitness | 2 | 0.11 | |
| Controlled Substances | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 65 | 7.83 |
SMS record data is sourced from FMCSA's Safety Measurement System (01-APR-25 – 31-OCT-25) and may cover a different time window than the scoring window used for the FRED grade (Sep 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026). Counts here may differ from the grade's in-window counts.