HOMETOWN WASTE LLC

DBA: SWEITZER WASTE REMOVAL

DOT# 640437 Clinton, CT Authorized For-Hire / Private Property
(860) 664-3811 kking@hometownwaste.com 40 Nod Rd, Clinton CT 06413
21 power units · all owned 21 drivers
Critical
FRED Score 6.6 / 100
Low confidence
30 yrs history · 1 roadside inspection

FMCSA Live Status

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Fleet & equipment

Power units
21
Drivers · CDL
21 · 8
Annual miles
4,783 unreliable
Type Own Term Trip Total
Trucks 21 0 0 21
Tractors 0 0 0 0
Trailers 0 0 0 0

Registration

Organization
CORPORATION
Registered
05-08-1996 (30 yrs)
MCS-150 Update
05-01-2026 (Address Change)
FRED Score Date
Nov 08, 2026
Officer
KYLE J KING

Cargo

28.9
low risk
Other: SOLID WASTE Garbage/Refuse

Estimated from the commodity types reported to FMCSA, not from loss history or the true cargo mix.

Exposure Unverified

The expected crashes behind this grade assume the filed fleet of 21 power units is real, but the roadside record corroborates little of it — 5 units seen in 24 months, 0.02 inspections per filed unit-year. The grade's relativity to class is unchanged; its confidence tier is cut to reflect the unverified exposure, and until the fleet is confirmed an Excellent grade shows as Strong and a Strong as Satisfactory. Verify the fleet size before relying on the crash expectation.

Mileage Unreliable

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).

Expected crash rate is about 2.8× that of similar fleets.

Similar fleets: interstate fleets of 20–49 trucks with the same kind of operation, years in business and amount of road activity. Compared using its own crash record and roadside inspections.

This motor carrier 2.82×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.MarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
0.8 vs 0.3 for similar fleets
Likely 0–2 crashes
This motor carrier
0.8
Similar fleets
0.3
Chance of a fatal crash, next 12 months
~2%
About 2.8× similar fleets.
What's driving the grade
Crash history
betterworse
Much worse than peers. 4 crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months (about 2 a year), including 2 with injuries; similar fleets have about 0.3 a year.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Worse than peers. Out-of-service orders 1.53× the rate expected for its inspections. Together they move its crash estimate +3%: roadside results weigh far less than crash history.

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.

  • Injury crashes
    2 crashes with 2 people hurt in 24 months.
    Ask: claim status and driver history for these crashes.
  • Filed fleet not seen on the road
    Only 5 of the 21 filed power units were seen at a roadside inspection in 24 months (1 inspection in all). The crash expectation behind the grade assumes all 21 are running.
    Ask: how many trucks are actually operating, with the vehicle schedule (the MCS-150 was last updated May 2026).
Data flags
  • Unreliable reported mileage
    The motor carrier's self-reported annual mileage (MCS-150) looks implausible, so exposure- and mileage-based figures may be distorted.
  • Estimated mileage
    No usable mileage was reported, so exposure was estimated from similar motor carriers. Mileage-based metrics here are approximate.
  • Limited inspection history
    Fewer than 5 roadside inspections on record, so there isn't enough data to score this motor carrier with high confidence — the score leans more on peers.

Track record

FMCSA record, Aug 2025 – Aug 2025 · grade scored on Oct 1, 2023 → Oct 31, 2026
Crashes
4
0 fatalities · 2 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
1
0% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
100.0%
1 of 1
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
0.0%
0 of 1
National avg 6.7%
Violations
2
1 out-of-service

Inspected less often than interstate fleets of 20–49 trucks in Connecticut (about 11 in 24 months would be typical; 20% of them had none).

Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q3 '25: 1 inspections, 1 out of service 1 Q3 '25
vs 489 peer fleets
This motor carrierPeers
Crashes 0.095 0.023
Inspections 0.10 0.64
Violations 0.05 0.31
Critical violations 0.00 0.06

Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: interstate fleets, 20–49 power units, low-risk cargo.

What they get cited for

2 violations · 24 months
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    2 · 1 OOS
    Brakes 2
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    0
  • Hours of service No alert
    0
  • Driver fitness No alert
    0
  • Drugs & alcohol No alert
    0
Out-of-service violations “No alert” = under FMCSA's BASIC intervention threshold

Violations by quarter

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No violation trend data

Crashes

24 months
  • Jul
    9
    2026
    Connecticut
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • May
    13
    2026
    Connecticut
    Injury · 1 person hurt
    Dark - lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Citation issued.
  • Oct
    29
    2025
    Connecticut
    Injury · 1 person hurt
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Dec
    9
    2024
    Connecticut
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway not divided.

Insurance filed with FMCSA

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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

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Inspections by state
  • Rhode Island 1