WASTE CONNECTIONS OF KANSAS INC
244 power units
222 drivers
mileage unreliable
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FRED Score 92.1 / 100
The FRED Score (0–100, higher is better) compares this motor carrier's expected crash rate with that of similar fleets. It is an analytical opinion, not an FMCSA safety rating.
Moderate confidence
26 yrs history · 112 roadside inspections in 24 months
Scored Nov 8, 2026
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Fleet, registration and cargo
Fleet and equipment
- Power units
- 244 all owned
- Drivers · CDL
- 222 · 222
- Annual miles
- 5.3M unreliable
| Type | Own | Term | Trip | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trucks | 242 | 0 | 0 | 242 |
| Tractors | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Trailers | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Registration
- Operation
- Interstate
- Authority type
- Authorized For-Hire
- FMCSA rating
- Satisfactory (Jun 23, 2023)3 yrs old
- Registered
- Jun 22, 2000 (26 yrs)
- MCS-150 update
- Mar 5, 2026 (Address Change)
- DUNS
- 808184316
- Officers
- BEN TUCKER · JEFF HAYS
- Phone
- (316) 838-8016
- jeffha@wcnx.org
- Address
- 2745 N Ohio St, Wichita KS 67219
Cargo
Cargo risk score
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Motor VehiclesDrive/Tow AwayOther: REFUSE TRASH GARBAGEGarbage/Refuse
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Roadside and crash record
FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026Crashes
5
0 fatal (0 deaths) · 0 injury · 0 people hurt in all
Inspections
112
74% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
11.8%
11 of 93 vehicle inspections
Driver out-of-service
0.9%
1 of 112 driver inspections
Violations
60
17 out-of-service violations
Inspections per quarter
With an out-of-service order
Sep 25–30, 2024 isn't charted (too little of that quarter is on file); the 24-month totals include its 4 inspections.
How it compares with similar fleets
Crashes, inspections and violations per power unit and per mile, against fleets like this one
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Violations
60 on the FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026-
Vehicle maintenance No alert52 · 16 out-of-serviceBrakes 18 · Lights 14 · Cargo securement 4 · Tires 3 · Steering & suspension 1 · 12 more
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Unsafe driving No alert5 · 0 out-of-serviceSpeeding 3 · Reckless / lane 1 · Other 1
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Driver fitness No alert3 · 1 out-of-serviceNo valid CDL 3
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Hours of service No alert0
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Drugs & alcohol No alert0
Out-of-service share of each category. “No alert” = under FMCSA's BASIC intervention threshold.
Violations by quarter
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FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026 · crash reports through Sep 15, 2026
5 crashes
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Jul12025Jul 1, 2025 · KansasProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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May232025May 23, 2025 · KansasProperty damage onlyDaylight, one-way trafficway not divided.
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Mar312025Mar 31, 2025 · KansasProperty damage onlyWet road, dark - not lighted, rain, two-way trafficway not divided.
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Jan242025Jan 24, 2025 · KansasProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Oct292024Oct 29, 2024 · KansasProperty damage onlyDark - lighted.
Insurance filed with FMCSA
FMCSA record through May 14, 2026 · no change recorded by FMCSA sinceToday · live FMCSA check
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On FMCSA's filing record
- Last on FMCSA's record (May 14, 2026)
- $5,000,000 · ACE AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANYon record since Aug 1, 2011 · 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 May 14, 2026
- One liability insurer throughout
- No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required
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Where it operates
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Map: inspections and crashes from FMCSA's weekly files over 24 months.
Inspections by state
- Kansas (HQ) 110
- Colorado 2
Mostly inspected in its home state (98%).
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FMCSA records
BASIC measures and every inspection, violation and crash, sortable and filterable.
FMCSA records
BASIC measures and every inspection, violation and crash, sortable and filterable.
| BASIC | Inspections with violations | Measure | Alert |
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| Vehicle maintenance | 22 | 2.72 | No alert |
| Unsafe driving | 5 | 0.14 | No alert |
| Driver fitness | 3 | 0.18 | No alert |
| Hours of service | 0 | 0.00 | No alert |
| Drugs & alcohol | 0 | 0.00 | No alert |
112 driver inspections · 93 vehicle inspections
These records come from FMCSA's Safety Measurement System, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026; the grade counts crashes Oct 1, 2023 – Sep 30, 2026 and inspections Nov 1, 2024 – Oct 31, 2026 from FMCSA's weekly files, so counts can differ.
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