WASTE MANAGEMENT INC OF FLORIDA

DBA: WM

DOT# 856351 MC# 782859 DUNS# 99611782 Boca Raton, FL Authorized For-Hire
(941) 720-0564 tjacques@wm.com 1800 Military Trail Suite 201, Boca Raton FL 33431
2,430 power units · all owned 2,460 drivers
Marginal
FRED Score 43.1 / 100
Moderate confidence
26 yrs history · 870 roadside inspections

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Fleet & equipment

Power units
2,430
Drivers · CDL
2,460 · 2,460
Annual miles
51.6M unreliable
Type Own Term Trip Total
Trucks 2372 0 0 2372
Tractors 58 0 0 58
Trailers 91 0 0 91

Registration

Registered
02-18-2000 (26 yrs)
MCS-150 Update
05-08-2026 (Biennial Update)
FRED Score Date
Nov 07, 2026
Officer
DAVID MYHAN
Officer
R.THOMAS JACQUES

Cargo

Garbage/Refuse
Exposure Unverified

The expected crashes behind this grade assume the filed fleet of 2430 power units is real, but the roadside record corroborates little of it — 584 units seen in 24 months, 0.18 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 probably higher than similar fleets (about a 90% chance), but the record is too thin to say by how much.

Similar fleets: interstate fleets of 500+ 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 1.23×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.MarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
49.7 vs 40.3 for similar fleets
Likely 35–65 crashes
This motor carrier
49.7
Similar fleets
40.3
Chance of a fatal crash, next 12 months
~73%
About typical for similar fleets.
What's driving the grade
Crash history
betterworse
Much worse than peers. 93 crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months (about 46 a year), including 3 fatal (3 deaths) and 33 with injuries; similar fleets have about 40 a year. The grade counts 172 crashes in its 36-month scoring window, recent ones weighted most.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Much better than peers. Unsafe-driving and hours-of-service violations 0.07×, violations 0.48× and out-of-service orders 0.49× the rate expected for its inspections. Together they move its crash estimate -34%.

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.

  • Fatal crashes
    3 crashes with 3 fatalities in 24 months (most recent Jun 1, 2026).
    Ask: the accident register and loss runs for these crashes.
  • Injury crashes
    33 crashes with 36 people hurt in 24 months.
    Ask: claim status and driver history for these crashes.
  • Driver qualification
    6 out-of-service violations against drivers: 5 no valid CDL, 1 medical certificate (Feb 2025 – Aug 2026).
    Ask: driver qualification files and hiring standards.
  • Lights and cargo securement
    Lights are 78 of 253 violations (31%). Light or cargo securement defects led to 55 out-of-service orders.
    Ask: the preventive-maintenance schedule and shop records.
  • Filed fleet not seen on the road
    Only 584 of the 2430 filed power units were seen at a roadside inspection in 24 months (870 inspections in all). The crash expectation behind the grade assumes all 2430 are running.
    Ask: how many trucks are actually operating, with the vehicle schedule (the MCS-150 was last updated May 2026).
Strengths
  • Vehicle out-of-service rate 16.4% vs 22.3% national; driver 0.7% vs 6.7%.
  • No FMCSA BASIC alerts.
  • 84% of inspections found no violations.
Data flags
  • Dangerous driving: 5
  • 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, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026 · grade scored on Sep 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026
Crashes
93
3 fatalities · 39 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
870
84% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
16.4%
56 of 342
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
0.7%
6 of 870
National avg 6.7%
Violations
253
75 out-of-service

Inspected about as often as interstate fleets of 500+ trucks in Florida (about 1715 in 24 months would be typical).

Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q4 '24: 93 inspections, 7 out of service 93 Q4 '24 Q1 '25: 113 inspections, 9 out of service 113 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 129 inspections, 12 out of service 129 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 105 inspections, 10 out of service 105 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 100 inspections, 5 out of service 100 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 99 inspections, 8 out of service 99 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 123 inspections, 7 out of service 123 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 105 inspections, 4 out of service 105 Q3 '26
Sep 25–30, 2024 isn't charted (too little of that quarter is on file); the 24-month totals include its 3 inspections.
vs 16 peer fleets
This motor carrierPeers
Crashes 0.020 0.016
Inspections 0.27 0.44
Violations 0.05 0.12
Critical violations 0.01 0.02

Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: interstate fleets, 500+ power units, minimal-risk cargo.

What they get cited for

253 violations · 24 months
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    238 · 69 OOS
    Lights 78 · Cargo securement 50 · Brakes 30 · Tires 5 · Steering & suspension 4 · 71 more
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    8 · 0 OOS
    Reckless / lane 5 · Speeding 2 · Seat belt 1
  • Driver fitness No alert
    7 · 6 OOS
    No valid CDL 6 · Medical certificate 1
  • 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
  • Jul
    1
    2026
    Florida
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Jun
    3
    2026
    Florida
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Jun
    1
    2026
    Florida
    Fatal · 1 death
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
    In the news
    1 dead after crash involving garbage truck on Janes Scenic Dr in Collier County
    Gulf Coast News and Weather · Jun 1, 2026

    Why this link: FMCSA crash report FL2710029206 (FHP) lists WASTE MANAGEMENT INC OF FLORIDA’s truck in this crash. This third-party news report covers a crash with the same date, place and number of deaths, matched automatically. It may not name WASTE MANAGEMENT INC OF FLORIDA and doesn't establish fault. Wrong article?

  • May
    21
    2026
    Florida
    Injury · 1 person hurt
    Dawn, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • May
    14
    2026
    Florida
    Property damage only
    Dawn, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • May
    14
    2026
    Florida
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • May
    7
    2026
    Florida
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • May
    7
    2026
    Florida
    Injury · 1 person hurt
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Oct
    4
    2025
    Florida
    Fatal · 1 death
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
    In the news
    Scooter driver dead after crash with garbage truck in Fort Lauderdale
    NBC6 (NBC Miami) · Oct 4, 2025

    Why this link: FMCSA crash report FL2764275005 (SO) lists WASTE MANAGEMENT INC OF FLORIDA’s truck in this crash. This third-party news report covers a crash with the same date, place and number of deaths, matched automatically. It may not name WASTE MANAGEMENT INC OF FLORIDA and doesn't establish fault. Wrong article?

About “In the news”: these links go to third-party news reports that FRED Score matched automatically to FMCSA crash records — same date and place, with a truck or bus involved, and the same number of deaths or, for a crash that released hazardous materials, the release — and checked a second time before showing. A link doesn't mean this motor carrier caused the crash: FMCSA crash reports don't assign fault, and news coverage can be incomplete or wrong. FRED Score doesn't verify or endorse what the articles say.

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Insurance filed with FMCSA

FMCSA record through Nov 2, 2026
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Liability (BIPD)
primary $1,000,000 + excess $9,000,000 (total $10,000,000) · Ace American Insurance Company
on record since Jan 1, 2012 · FMCSA minimum $750,000
Cargo filing
not required by FMCSA (household-goods motor carriers only); the cargo policy is not on FMCSA's record
36 months to Nov 2, 2026
  • One liability insurer throughout
  • No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required

Operating authority active (FMCSA's new registration system, status since Apr 27, 2012)

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
  • Florida (HQ) 870

Mostly inspected in its home state (100%).