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A 1 DISPOSAL SERVICE INC

Joins 59 roadside inspections (24 mo) from FMCSA public filings. Data as of Oct 2, 2026. Booking triage is above; confirm on SAFER before tendering.

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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 1.70% vs peer 0.00% · Vehicle 72.7% vs peer 14.3% Details →
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Plain-text risk summary (print / paste)
TruckCodex risk summary — A 1 DISPOSAL SERVICE INC (USDOT 2003449)
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 1.70% vs peer 0.00% · Vehicle 72.7% vs peer 14.3%

On file:
  (none)

Source: https://truckcodex.com/usdot/2003449/
As of: Oct 2, 2026
Always confirm on FMCSA SAFER and L&I before tendering — TruckCodex mirrors public filings and can lag by up to a day.
USDOT 2003449 Active PRIVATE PROPERTY;AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE;EXEMPT FOR HIRE Company officer: JAMES L WATTS Company officer 2: DONALD SHAMSIE Garbage / Refuse Paper Products Based in CEDAR RAPIDS, IA

FMCSA census as of Oct 2, 2026 · Sources · Freshness · Methodology · Disclaimer

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
NR

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 1.7% vs peer median 0% (worse). Vehicle OOS 72.7% vs peer median 14.3% (worse). n=41426 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 2003449
In FMCSA records since Mar 5, 2010 (~16y)
Company officer JAMES L WATTS
Company officer 2 DONALD SHAMSIE
Operation PRIVATE PROPERTY;AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE;EXEMPT FOR HIRE
Cargo carried
Garbage / Refuse, Paper Products
Fleet size 25 units
Drivers 25
Annual mileage 124,000 mi
Contact & address
Physical
5415 DOWNS BLVD SW
CEDAR RAPIDS, IA 52404
Mailing address matches physical.
Registration & safety rating
USDOT 2003449
In FMCSA records since Mar 5, 2010 (~16y)
Operation PRIVATE PROPERTY;AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE;EXEMPT FOR HIRE
Annual mileage (MCS-150) 124,000 mi
vs. National Average
Vehicle OOS Rate 72.7% vs 23.4% +49.3 pts
Driver OOS Rate 1.7% vs 6.7% -5.0 pts
Violations per Inspection 3.85 vs 1.80 +2.05
Peer tier (mid-sized fleets (11-100 power units)) median OOS rate: 27.6%
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 25 0 0

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

Inspections (24 months)

All 78 inspections →
Driver Vehicle Hazmat
Inspections 59 59 0
OOS inspections 2 24 0
OOS percentage 3.39% 40.68% —
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
25
Drivers
25
Inspections
78
FMCSA roadside history on file
OOS Rate (peak)
72.7%
driver or vehicle, whichever higher
Crashes
14
None in last 24 months · all-time on file
Authorities
0

Risk Signals

High OOS rate
Peak OOS rate of 72.7% 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 41,426 ACTIVE carriers operating 12–38 power units (±50% of this carrier's 25 unit fleet).

This carrier — Driver OOS
1.7%
Drivers placed out-of-service at roadside inspections
Peer median
0%
Median across 41,426 same-size peers
Verdict
Riskier than peers
Delta +1.7 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)
This carrier — Vehicle OOS
72.7%
Vehicles placed out-of-service at roadside inspections
Peer median
14.3%
Median across 41,426 same-size peers
Verdict
Riskier than peers
Delta +58.4 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)
Inspection Analytics Monthly activity · BASIC mix · state map

Monthly Inspection Activity (32 months)

2023-12 2026-09

Violations by BASIC Category

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

Activity by State

States this carrier has been inspected in over the past 24 months.
State Inspections OOS OOS % Last Inspection
Iowa (IA) 59 26 44.1% Sep 25, 2026
Vehicle Fleet Top makes and models observed in roadside inspections
Make Model Inspections
Mack 71
International 3
SMS BASIC Scores FMCSA Safety Measurement System per-BASIC scores
BASIC Inspections Serious Measure Percentile Alert As Of
Driver Fitness 2 — 0.29 0 — Sep 28, 2026
Controlled Substances / Alcohol 0 — 0.00 0 — Sep 28, 2026
Hours of Service 0 — 0.00 0 — Sep 28, 2026
Unsafe Driving 18 — 7.60 8 — Sep 28, 2026
Vehicle Maintenance 36 — 18.96 19 — Sep 28, 2026

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

Recent Inspections (78 rows) View all 78 →
Inspection # Date ▼ State Level Station Vehicle Violations Top Codes OOS
89098633 Sep 25, 2026 IA 2 IA
MACK STRAIGHT TRUCK
14 396.3A1-TAOCV, 393.75A3-TAOL, 396.5B-L Yes
88979253 Sep 12, 2026 IA 2 HIAWATHA IA — 10 393.75C-TAOTD-LT1/32, 392.2-SLLSR, 393.9A-LRLI Yes
88810219 Aug 26, 2026 IA 2 MARION IA
MACK STRAIGHT TRUCK
3 392.2-SLLSR, 393.75C-TAOTD-LT2/32, 392.8-D No
88498666 Jul 23, 2026 IA 3 —
MACK STRAIGHT TRUCK
5 392.2-SLLSR, 392.2-SLLS3, 396.17C-PI No
88234069 Jun 24, 2026 IA 3 —
MACK STRAIGHT TRUCK
1 392.2-SLLSR No
88129330 Jun 12, 2026 IA 2 —
MACK STRAIGHT TRUCK
6 393.45D-BAAL, 393.45B2-B-AIR, 392.2-SLLSR Yes
88062396 Jun 6, 2026 IA 2 —
MACK STRAIGHT TRUCK
6 393.45D-BAAL, 393.45B2-B-AIR, 392.2-SLLSR Yes
87966487 May 27, 2026 IA 2 —
MACK STRAIGHT TRUCK
6 393.75A3-TAOL, 393.9A-LSLIWR, 392.2-SLLSR Yes
87756578 May 2, 2026 IA 3 —
MACK STRAIGHT TRUCK
1 392.2RG No
87712964 Apr 28, 2026 IA 2 —
MACK STRAIGHT TRUCK
5 75A3-TAOL, 75A1, 9H Yes
87408626 Mar 25, 2026 IA 3 —
MACK STRAIGHT TRUCK
3 391.41A, 383.71H, 392.2RG Yes
87274767 Mar 11, 2026 IA 2 —
MACK STRAIGHT TRUCK
7 392.2RG, 393.9, 392.8 No
87043024 Feb 12, 2026 IA 3 —
MACK STRAIGHT TRUCK
6 383.51A-SIN, 392.2RG, 392.2 Yes
86947035 Feb 2, 2026 IA 3 —
MACK STRAIGHT TRUCK
1 392.2RG No
86750709 Jan 8, 2026 IA 3 —
MACK STRAIGHT TRUCK
0 — No
86738091 Jan 7, 2026 IA 2 —
MACK STRAIGHT TRUCK
15 393.75A3-TAOL, 393.75G-LOAD, 393.9 Yes
86738087 Jan 6, 2026 IA 2 —
MACK STRAIGHT TRUCK
1 393.134B3 Yes
86738009 Jan 6, 2026 IA 2 —
INTERNATIONAL STRAIGHT TRUCK
6 393.9, 393.78, 392.2IN No
86297912 Nov 11, 2025 IA 2 —
MACK STRAIGHT TRUCK
8 396.3A1-LC, 396.3A1B, 392.2RG Yes
86283556 Nov 5, 2025 IA 2 —
MACK STRAIGHT TRUCK
10 393.134B3, 393.51, 393.78 Yes
85951941 Oct 2, 2025 IA 3 NB HWY 151 / HWY 100
MACK STRAIGHT TRUCK
3 392.2IN, 392.2FC, 392.2-SLLEWA1 No
85855919 Sep 22, 2025 IA 3 —
MACK STRAIGHT TRUCK
2 392.2IN, 392.16 No
85735677 Sep 9, 2025 IA 2 —
MACK STRAIGHT TRUCK
12 393.9A-LSLIWR, 393.75C, 393.9 Yes
85672213 Sep 2, 2025 IA 2 —
MACK STRAIGHT TRUCK
5 393.78, 393.95A, 392.2RG No
85655386 Aug 28, 2025 IA 2 —
MACK STRAIGHT TRUCK
3 393.9TS, 393.9, 393.75C-OOS No
Recent Crashes (14 rows)
Report # Date ▼ State Fatalities Injuries Tow Hazmat Severity
IA2401407244 Jan 16, 2024 IA 0 1 No No Injury
IA2301389874 Oct 30, 2023 IA 0 0 Yes No Tow
IA2101241981 May 25, 2021 IA 0 0 Yes No Tow
IA2101233648 Mar 29, 2021 IA 0 1 Yes No Injury
IA2001206139 Dec 15, 2020 IA 0 0 Yes No Tow
IA2001171624 May 5, 2020 IA 0 1 Yes No Injury
IA1901104930 Mar 18, 2019 IA 0 0 Yes No Tow
IA1901089219 Jan 3, 2019 IA 0 1 Yes No Injury
IA1801052305 May 30, 2018 IA 0 1 Yes No Injury
IA1600920457 May 7, 2016 IA 0 1 No No Injury
IA1500882163 Oct 1, 2015 IA 0 0 Yes No Tow
IA1500857703 May 5, 2015 IA 0 0 Yes No Tow
IA1200675097 Feb 29, 2012 IA 0 0 Yes No Tow
IA2011663598 Dec 21, 2011 IA 0 0 Yes No Tow
Top Stations & Violation Codes Where this carrier gets inspected and what they get cited for

Most-Inspected Stations

Top Violation Codes Cited

Code Description Category Cited OOS
392.2 Violation of Local Laws Unsafe Driving 25 0
393.9 Inoperable Required Lamp Vehicle Maintenance 23 0
393.78 Wipers - Inoperative / missing / damaged wipers. Vehicle Maintenance 21 0
393.9(a) Inoperable required lamps Vehicle Maintenance 13 2
392.8 Failing to inspect/use emergency equipment Vehicle Maintenance 11 0
392.16 Failing to use seat belt while operating a CMV Unsafe Driving 10 0
392.16(a) Failing to use seat belt (49 CFR) Unsafe Driving 7 0
393.11 No or defective lighting devices or reflective material as required Vehicle Maintenance 7 0
393.75(a)(3) Tire-flat and/or audible air leak Vehicle Maintenance 4 4
396.3(a)(1) Inspection, repair and maintenance of parts and accessories Vehicle Maintenance 4 4

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