HAROLD A TAYLOR JR

DBA: WOOD COUNTY WASTE

DOT# 676390 Parkersburg, WV Authorized For-Hire
(304) 863-8700 wcw@casinternet.net 173 Cumberland Road, Parkersburg WV 26101-7721
9 power units · all owned 9 drivers
Strong
FRED Score 84.3 / 100
Low confidence
29 yrs history · 17 roadside inspections

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Fleet & equipment

Power units
9
Drivers · CDL
9 · 5
Annual miles
92k unreliable
Type Own Term Trip Total
Trucks 9 0 0 9
Tractors 0 0 0 0
Trailers 1 0 0 1

Registration

Organization
INDIVIDUAL
Registered
02-12-1997 (29 yrs)
MCS-150 Update
10-14-2025 (Biennial Update)
FRED Score Date
Nov 08, 2026
Officer
HAROLD A TAYLOR JR

Cargo

Garbage/Refuse
Advisory Grade — Outside the Ranked Book

Fleets under 10 power units are graded against their size cohort (pu6_9) for reference, but sit outside the 10+ power-unit underwriting book the FRED rank covers.

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 probably lower than similar fleets (about an 80% chance), but the record is too thin to say by how much.

Similar fleets: interstate fleets of 6–9 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 0.66×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.MarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
0.2 vs 0.4 for similar fleets
Likely 0–1 crashes
This motor carrier
0.2
Similar fleets
0.4
Chance of a fatal crash, next 12 months
<1%
Below similar fleets.
What's driving the grade
Crash history
betterworse
Leans better, not yet proven. 0 crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months; similar fleets have about 0.4 a year.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Much better than peers. Violations 0.25×, unsafe-driving and hours-of-service violations 0.45× and out-of-service orders 0.58× the rate expected for its inspections. Together they move its crash estimate -21%. It's inspected more often than most fleets its size.

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.

  • Driver qualification
    2 out-of-service violations against drivers: 2 no valid CDL (May 2026).
    Ask: driver qualification files and hiring standards.
Strengths
  • No reportable crashes in 24 months.
  • Vehicle out-of-service rate 0.0% vs 22.3% national.
  • No FMCSA BASIC alerts.
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.

Track record

FMCSA record, Feb 2025 – May 2026 · grade scored on Oct 1, 2023 → Oct 31, 2026
Crashes
0
0 fatalities · 0 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
17
94% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
0.0%
0 of 16
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
10.0%
1 of 10
National avg 6.7%
Violations
2
2 out-of-service

Inspected about as often as interstate fleets of 6–9 trucks in West Virginia (about 13 in 24 months would be typical).

Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q1 '25: 1 inspections, 0 out of service 1 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 7 inspections, 0 out of service 7 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 0 inspections, 0 out of service 0 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 0 inspections, 0 out of service 0 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 8 inspections, 0 out of service 8 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 1 inspections, 1 out of service 1 Q2 '26
vs 1,623 peer fleets
This motor carrierPeers
Crashes 0.000 0.036
Inspections 1.50 1.05
Violations 0.11 0.87
Critical violations 0.06 0.14

Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: interstate fleets, Small (advisory) power units, minimal-risk cargo.

What they get cited for

2 violations · 24 months
  • Driver fitness No alert
    2 · 2 OOS
    No valid CDL 2
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    0
  • Hours of service No alert
    0
  • Vehicle maintenance 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

No reportable crashes on the FMCSA record in the last 24 months.

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
  • West Virginia (HQ) 17