ECOLOGY SERVICES INC

DOT# 779901 MC# 1057090 DUNS# 608010419 Columbia, MD Authorized For-Hire
(301) 362-6700 mpatterson@ecologyservices.com 9135 Guilford Road, Columbia MD 21046
42 power units · all owned 43 drivers
HazMat
Satisfactory
FRED Score 50.0 / 100
Low confidence
28 yrs history · 21 roadside inspections

FMCSA Live Status

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Fleet & equipment

Power units
42
Drivers · CDL
43 · 43
Annual miles
470k unreliable
Type Own Term Trip Total
Trucks 42 0 0 42
Tractors 0 0 0 0
Trailers 0 0 0 0

Registration

FMCSA Rating
Satisfactory (02-03-2007) · 19 yr old
Registered
11-05-1998 (28 yrs)
MCS-150 Update
04-16-2026 (Biennial Update)
FRED Score Date
Nov 07, 2026
Officer
TIM OSBORNE
Officer
PETER F. OSBORNE

Cargo

54.6
medium risk
General Freight Other: RADIOACTIVE HAZARDOUS WASTE BROKER Garbage/Refuse
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.

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).

Too little record to tell how this motor carrier's crash rate compares with 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 1.18×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.MarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Leaning Marginal. Its estimate (1.18× similar fleets) is in the Marginal range, but the record isn't strong enough to be 60% sure it is above the Marginal line (1.06×), so the grade stays Satisfactory.
Expected crashes, next 12 months
1.2 vs 1.0 for similar fleets
Likely 0–3 crashes
This motor carrier
1.2
Similar fleets
1.0
Chance of a fatal crash, next 12 months
~3%
About typical for similar fleets.
What's driving the grade
Crash history
betterworse
About typical. 3 crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months (about 1.5 a year), including 1 with injuries; similar fleets have about 1 a year. The grade counts 5 crashes in its 36-month scoring window, recent ones weighted most.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Worse than peers. Out-of-service orders 1.31× the rate expected for its inspections. Together they move its crash estimate +3%.

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
    1 crash with 1 person hurt in 24 months.
    Ask: claim status and driver history for these crashes.
  • Lights and brakes
    Lights are 9 of 40 violations (22%). Light or brake defects led to 6 out-of-service orders.
    Ask: the preventive-maintenance schedule and shop records.
  • Vehicle out-of-service rate
    36.8% of vehicle inspections end out of service vs 22.3% nationally (7 of 19). Across all its inspections, out-of-service orders run 1.31× what's expected for where and how it's inspected.
Strengths
  • Driver out-of-service rate 0.0% vs 6.7% national.
  • No FMCSA BASIC alerts.
Data flags
  • Dangerous driving: 1
  • 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, Oct 2024 – Aug 2026 · grade scored on Sep 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026
Crashes
3
0 fatalities · 1 injury · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
21
43% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
36.8%
7 of 19
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
0.0%
0 of 21
National avg 6.7%
Violations
40
8 out-of-service

Inspected less often than interstate fleets of 20–49 trucks in Maryland (about 52 in 24 months would be typical).

Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q4 '24: 1 inspections, 0 out of service 1 Q4 '24 Q1 '25: 2 inspections, 0 out of service 2 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 1 inspections, 0 out of service 1 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 5 inspections, 2 out of service 5 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 2 inspections, 2 out of service 2 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 1 inspections, 1 out of service 1 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 4 inspections, 1 out of service 4 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 5 inspections, 1 out of service 5 Q3 '26
vs 10,544 peer fleets
This motor carrierPeers
Crashes 0.036 0.029
Inspections 0.43 1.11
Violations 0.48 0.77
Critical violations 0.10 0.15

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

What they get cited for

40 violations · 24 months
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    35 · 8 OOS
    Lights 9 · Brakes 7 · Tires 3 · Wheels & hubs 2 · Cargo securement 1 · 13 more
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    4 · 0 OOS
    Phone use 2 · Reckless / lane 1 · Seat belt 1
  • Hours of service No alert
    1 · 0 OOS
    False log 1
  • 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
  • Mar
    9
    2026
    Maryland
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Jan
    5
    2026
    Maryland
    Injury · 1 person hurt
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Feb
    24
    2025
    Maryland
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway not divided.

Insurance filed with FMCSA

FMCSA record through May 14, 2026 · no change recorded by FMCSA since
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$1,000,000 · GREAT DIVIDE INSURANCE COMPANY
on record since Jul 11, 2019 · FMCSA minimum $1,000,000
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
  • One liability insurer throughout
  • No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required

Operating authority active (FMCSA's L&I record of May 14, 2026, status since Sep 3, 2019)

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
  • Maryland (HQ) 13
  • Connecticut 1
  • Florida 1
  • Georgia 1
  • Illinois 1
  • Indiana 1
  • North Carolina 1
  • Ohio 1

62% of inspections were in its home state.