SOUTHWEST SANITATION COMPANY INC

DOT# 763394 MC# 581939 DUNS# 194268744 Tazewell, VA Authorized For-Hire
(276) 988-8110 tj@swsanitation.com 122 Crosstie Lane, Tazewell VA 24651
8 power units · all owned 5 drivers 425k mi/yr · ~53k per unit
Satisfactory
FRED Score 72.6 / 100
Low confidence
28 yrs history · 12 roadside inspections

FMCSA Live Status

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Fleet & equipment

Power units
8
Drivers · CDL
5 · 5
Annual miles
425k
Type Own Term Trip Total
Trucks 2 0 0 2
Tractors 6 0 0 6
Trailers 85 0 0 85

Registration

Organization
CORPORATION
Cargo Operation
Interstate
Scope
Interstate (Beyond 100 miles)
Registered
08-05-1998 (28 yrs)
MCS-150 Update
06-10-2025 (Address Change)
FRED Score Date
Nov 07, 2026
Officer
W ARNOLD BOOTHE

Cargo

14.0
minimal risk
Paper Products Garbage/Refuse

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

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.

Expected crash rate is probably lower than similar fleets (about a 70% 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 0.78×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.MarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
0.2 vs 0.3 for similar fleets
Likely 0–1 crashes
This motor carrier
0.2
Similar fleets
0.3
Chance of a fatal crash, next 12 months
<1%
About typical for similar fleets.
What's driving the grade
Crash history
betterworse
About typical. 0 crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months; similar fleets have about 0.3 a year. The grade counts 1 crash in its 36-month scoring window, recent ones weighted most.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Better than peers. Unsafe-driving and hours-of-service violations 0.45× the rate expected for its inspections. Together they move its crash estimate -9%: 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.

  • Driver qualification
    1 out-of-service violation against drivers: 1 no valid CDL (Apr 2026).
    Ask: driver qualification files and hiring standards.
  • Lights and brakes
    Lights are 7 of 16 violations (44%). Light or brake defects led to 1 out-of-service order.
    Ask: the preventive-maintenance schedule and shop records.
Strengths
  • No reportable crashes in 24 months.
  • No FMCSA BASIC alerts.

Track record

FMCSA record, Oct 2024 – Aug 2026 · grade scored on Sep 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026
Crashes
0
0 fatalities · 0 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
12
50% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
14.3%
1 of 7
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
8.3%
1 of 12
National avg 6.7%
Violations
16
3 out-of-service

Inspected more often than interstate fleets of 6–9 trucks in Virginia (about 8 in 24 months would be typical; 22% of them had none).

Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q4 '24: 2 inspections, 0 out of service 2 Q4 '24 Q1 '25: 0 inspections, 0 out of service 0 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 0 inspections, 0 out of service 0 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 3 inspections, 1 out of service 3 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 3 inspections, 0 out of service 3 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 0 inspections, 0 out of service 0 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 1 inspections, 1 out of service 1 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 3 inspections, 0 out of service 3 Q3 '26
vs 1,623 peer fleets
This motor carrierPeers
Crashes 0.000 0.035
Inspections 0.94 1.06
Violations 1.00 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

16 violations · 24 months
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    15 · 2 OOS
    Lights 7 · Brakes 3 · Wheels & hubs 2 · Other parts 3
  • Driver fitness No alert
    1 · 1 OOS
    No valid CDL 1
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    0
  • Hours of service 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

FMCSA record through May 14, 2026 · no change recorded by FMCSA since
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Last on FMCSA's record (May 14, 2026)
$750,000 · ACUITY, A MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY
on record since Mar 31, 2024 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Aug 2006
Cargo filing
not required by FMCSA (household-goods motor carriers only); the cargo policy is not on FMCSA's record
36 months to May 14, 2026
  • 2 liability insurers on FMCSA's record, 1 change: CHEROKEE INSURANCE COMPANY → ACUITY, A MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY (Mar 2024)
  • 1 cancellation notice filed by an insurer; 1 took effect (the last Mar 31, 2024, replaced the same day)
  • No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required
Authority
  • FMCSA notice resolved in time: 1

Operating authority active (FMCSA's L&I record of May 14, 2026, status since Apr 5, 2024)

Who insures fleets like this →

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
  • Virginia (HQ) 8
  • West Virginia 2
  • Kentucky 1
  • Tennessee 1