SUPERIOR WASTE REMOVAL INC

SUPERIOR WASTE REMOVAL INC is a mid-sized fleet, operating 13 power units and 13 drivers, based in Warners, NY. Across 3 roadside inspections in the last 24 months, the fleet's 66.7% out-of-service rate sits above the 19.4% national average, with no reportable crashes on file. An active insurance filing is on record, and no operating authority record was located.

Brokers & shippers · booking check

Book with caution — review signals below

No hard OOS / revoked / uninsured blocker, but elevated risk signals need a human look before booking.

Caution

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OOS rate worse than size peers Driver 33.3% vs peer 0.00% · Vehicle 66.7% vs peer 11.1% Details →

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Plain-text risk summary (print / paste)

TruckCodex risk summary — SUPERIOR WASTE REMOVAL INC (USDOT 1489993)
Verdict: CAUTION
Book with caution — review signals below
No hard OOS / revoked / uninsured blocker, but elevated risk signals need a human look before booking.

Authority / census status: Active

Blockers:
  (none)

Cautions:
  • OOS rate worse than size peers — Driver 33.3% vs peer 0.00% · Vehicle 66.7% vs peer 11.1%

On file:
  (none)

Source: https://truckcodex.com/usdot/1489993/
As of: Sep 16, 2026
Always confirm on FMCSA SAFER and L&I before tendering — TruckCodex mirrors public filings and can lag by up to a day.

USDOT 1489993 Active PRIVATE PROPERTY Company officer: JOSEPH J BUFFA Garbage / Refuse Based in WARNERS, NY

FMCSA census as of Sep 16, 2026 · Sources · Freshness

TruckCodex · filing & peer scorecard

TruckCodex filing & peer scorecard · B

Composite of 3/5 scored components (mean 72/100). Separate from booking triage on this page. Expand for per-signal evidence. Heuristic — not an FMCSA rating or legal advice.

B confidence 60% · 3/5 signals · expand

Authority / census

Active · 100/100

Active census status with no OOS order or revoked authority on file.

Insurance / BIPD

Insurance/BIPD signal not resolved for this carrier.

NR reason: No active policies and no uninsured flag to score against.

OOS vs peers

Riskier than peers · 15/100

Driver OOS 33.3% vs peer median 0% (worse). Vehicle OOS 66.7% vs peer median 11.1% (worse). n=78402 same-size ACTIVE peers.

FMCSA safety rating

Unrated

FMCSA has not assigned this carrier a formal safety rating. We do not invent one.

NR reason: No published FMCSA safety_rating.

Insurance-watch tier

Not on watch · 100/100

No BMC-91 insurance-lapse watch classification on file for this USDOT.

TruckCodex filing & peer scorecard from authority, BIPD, peer OOS, FMCSA safety rating, and insurance-watch signals. Not a booking verdict and not legal advice. See methodology. Booking triage on this page: Caution.

Operating authority

No authority breakdown on file.

Insurance

No active policies on file.

BOC-3 agent

No BOC-3 filing on file.

Company profile

Company details

USDOT 1489993

In FMCSA records since Apr 18, 2006 (~20y)

Company officer JOSEPH J BUFFA

Operation PRIVATE PROPERTY

Cargo carried

Garbage / Refuse

Fleet size 13 units

Drivers 13

Annual mileage 120,000 mi

Contact & address

Phone: (315) 475-4416

Email: [email protected]

Physical

2399 TACOMA ROAD

WARNERS, NY 13164

Mailing address matches physical.

Registration & safety rating

USDOT 1489993

In FMCSA records since Apr 18, 2006 (~20y)

Operation PRIVATE PROPERTY

Annual mileage (MCS-150) 120,000 mi

vs. National Average

Vehicle OOS Rate 66.7% vs 23.4% +43.3 pts

Driver OOS Rate 33.3% vs 6.7% +26.6 pts

Violations per Inspection 4.33 vs 1.80 +2.53

Peer tier (mid-sized fleets (11-100 power units)) median OOS rate: 27.5%

FMCSA cargo filing (BMC-34/83)

No active FMCSA cargo filing on file.

FMCSA L&I filing evidence — not a shipper certificate of insurance (COI). Cargo (BMC-34) is primarily an HHG / household-goods requirement; general freight carriers often have none.

Broker bond / trust (BMC-84/85)

No active broker surety bond or trust fund on file.

BMC-84 is a surety bond; BMC-85 is a trust-fund agreement. Required for property brokers / freight forwarders — not motor-carrier BIPD liability insurance.

Fleet details (MCS-150)

Vehicle type	Owned	Term leased	Trip leased
Trucks	13	0	0

Self-reported on the carrier’s Form MCS-150 (FMCSA Company Census).

Inspections (24 months)

All 10 inspections →

	Driver	Vehicle	Hazmat
Inspections	3	3	0
OOS inspections	2	0	0
OOS percentage	66.67%	0%	—
National average	6.7%	23.4%	4.4%

Roadside inspections in the last 24 months. National averages are FMCSA MCSAP reference rates (driver ~6.7%, vehicle ~23.4%, hazmat ~4.4%).

Power Units

Drivers

Inspections

FMCSA roadside history on file

OOS Rate (peak)

66.7%

driver or vehicle, whichever higher

Crashes

None in last 24 months · all-time on file

Authorities

Carrier analysis & narrative context Status notes, risk intelligence, and safety profiles

Carrier is unrated

FMCSA has not assigned this carrier a formal safety rating. Use the inspection history and BASIC scores below to assess on-road performance.

Risk intelligence

SUPERIOR WASTE REMOVAL INC had 3 roadside inspections over the past 24 months with an out-of-service rate of 66.7%, which is above the national average of 19.4%. Their highest FMCSA BASIC percentile is vehicle_maint at 10.0.

Inspection profile

3 roadside inspections over the last 24 months, most heavily in NY (3 stops).

Violation profile

66.7% out-of-service rate, well above the 19.4% national average; led by Unsafe Driving (0.0% of violations); top code 392.2 (Violation of Local Laws) cited 5 times.

Fleet profile

The fleet comprises 13 power units (mid-sized fleet) and 13 drivers; Freightliner, Mack, and Ford are the most-inspected makes.

Risk Signals

High OOS rate

Peak OOS rate of 66.7% is well above FMCSA MCSAP national averages (driver ~6.7%, vehicle ~23.4%).

Out-of-Service rate vs same-size peers FMCSA roadside inspections, % placed out-of-service

Compared against 78,402 ACTIVE carriers operating 6–20 power units (±50% of this carrier's 13 unit fleet).

This carrier — Driver OOS

33.3%

Drivers placed out-of-service at roadside inspections

Peer median

Median across 78,402 same-size peers

Verdict

Riskier than peers

Delta +33.3 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)

This carrier — Vehicle OOS

66.7%

Vehicles placed out-of-service at roadside inspections

Peer median

11.1%

Median across 78,402 same-size peers

Verdict

Riskier than peers

Delta +55.6 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)

Inspection Analytics Monthly activity · BASIC mix · state map

Monthly Inspection Activity (7 months)

2023-10 2026-02

Violations by BASIC Category

Federal BASIC buckets for every citation issued against this carrier over the past 24 months.

Unsafe Driving

6 violations

Controlled Substances/Alcohol

Activity by State

States this carrier has been inspected in over the past 24 months.

State	Inspections	OOS	OOS %	Last Inspection
New York (NY)	3	2	66.7%	Feb 13, 2026

Vehicle Fleet Top makes and models observed in roadside inspections

Make	Model	Inspections
Freightliner		4
Mack		2
Ford		1
International		1

SMS BASIC Scores FMCSA Safety Measurement System per-BASIC scores

BASIC	Inspections	Serious	Measure	Percentile	Alert	As Of
Driver Fitness	2	—	4.60	5	—	Sep 14, 2026
Controlled Substances / Alcohol	2	—	6.00	6	—	Sep 14, 2026
Hours of Service	0	—	0.00	0	—	Sep 14, 2026
Unsafe Driving	1	—	1.84	2	—	Sep 14, 2026
Vehicle Maintenance	1	—	10.00	10	—	Sep 14, 2026

Higher percentiles indicate worse performance relative to peer carriers. Carriers at or above the FMCSA intervention threshold are marked ALERT.

Recent Inspections (10 rows) View all 10 →

Inspection #	Date ▼	State	Level	Station	Vehicle	Violations	Top Codes	OOS
87093557	Feb 13, 2026	NY	3	JAMESVILLE NY	FREIGHTLINER STRAIGHT TRUCK NY 43288NC · 1FVHCYD25NHNT5777	3	383.23A2-LCDLN, 382.15-SSF, 392.2-SLLSR	Yes
85848157	Sep 17, 2025	NY	3	LIVERPOOL NY	MACK STRAIGHT TRUCK NY 51829MN · 1M2AV02C68M002624	4	392.2-SLLTCD, 392.2-SLLEWPB, 390.19B2-BIENNIAL	No
84779041	May 19, 2025	NY	2	CICERO NY	FREIGHTLINER STRAIGHT TRUCK NY 43288NC · 1FVHCYD25NHNT5777	6	391.41APC, 392.15, 392.2-SLLDL	Yes
82325061	Aug 5, 2024	NY	3	CICERO	FREIGHTLINER STRAIGHT TRUCK NY 95556MH · 1FVHCYCS25HU63728	2	396.17(c), 392.16(a)	No
81931120	Jun 7, 2024	NY	2	SKANEATELES	FORD STRAIGHT TRUCK NY 14362MM · 1FDRF3H62DEA44280	8	393.41, 393.9(a), 392.2	Yes
81826077	Jun 7, 2024	NY	2	GENEVA	MACK STRAIGHT TRUCK NY 63456MJ · 1M2P267C3YM051858	7	393.47(a), 396.5(b), 392.2	Yes
80102945	Nov 6, 2023	NY	3	CICERO	FREIGHTLINER STRAIGHT TRUCK NY 43288NC · 1FVHCYD25NHNT5777	2	392.16(b), 392.16(a)	No
80089857	Oct 27, 2023	NY	2	—	INTERNATIONAL STRAIGHT TRUCK NY 13142NE · 1HTSCAAR51H369039	7	393.134(b)(3), 391.15(a), 393.75(a)(3)	Yes
79515228	Aug 22, 2023	NY	1	SENECA FALLS	MACK STRAIGHT TRUCK NY 63456MJ · 1M2P267C3YM051858	4	393.51, 393.78, 393.9(a)	Yes
78725919	May 24, 2023	NY	3	DEWITT	MACK STRAIGHT TRUCK NY 85161MM · 1M2AM20C3RM002566	1	392.2	No

Recent Crashes (5 rows)

Report #	Date ▼	State	Injuries	Tow	Hazmat	Severity
NY3768227800	Jan 10, 2019	NY	0	Yes	No	Tow
NYSP27729470	Jun 2, 2017	NY	0	Yes	No	Tow
NY3414406000	Dec 20, 2011	NY	0	Yes	No	Tow
NY3394267000	Jul 6, 2011	NY	1	No	No	Injury
NY3251928300	Jan 25, 2008	NY	0	Yes	No	Tow

Top Stations & Violation Codes Where this carrier gets inspected and what they get cited for

Most-Inspected Stations

Station	State	Inspections	OOS
CICERO	NY	2	0
CICERO NY	NY	1	1
DEWITT	NY	1	0
GENEVA	NY	1	1
JAMESVILLE NY	NY	1	1
LIVERPOOL NY	NY	1	0
SENECA FALLS	NY	1	1
SKANEATELES	NY	1	1

Top Violation Codes Cited

Code	Description	Category	Cited	OOS
392.2	Violation of Local Laws	Unsafe Driving	5	0
393.9(a)	Inoperable required lamps	Vehicle Maintenance	5	0
392.16(a)	Failing to use seat belt (49 CFR)	Unsafe Driving	3	0
396.17(c)	Operating a CMV without proof of a periodic inspection	Vehicle Maintenance	3	0
393.78	Wipers - Inoperative / missing / damaged wipers.	Vehicle Maintenance	2	0
390.21(b)	Carrier name and/or USDOT Number not displayed as required	General/Admin	1	0
391.15(a)	Driving a CMV while disqualified	Driver Fitness	1	1
391.41(a)(1)	391.41(a)(1)	Driver Fitness	1	0
392.15	Driver Prohibited from Performing Safety Sensitive Functions per 382.501(a) in the Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse.	Controlled Substances/Alcohol	1	1
392.16(b)	Operating a property-carrying commercial motor vehicle while all other occupants are not properly restrained.	Unsafe Driving	1	0

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