WASTE MANAGENENT OF IOWA INC

DBA: WM

WASTE MANAGENENT OF IOWA INC is a large fleet, operating 206 power units and 115 drivers, organized as a corporation, based in Des Moines, IA. FMCSA records show no inspection or crash activity in the last 24 months. 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
Review these
  • Conditional safety rating Carrier did not meet the safety fitness standard at the last compliance review.
  • OOS rate worse than size peers Driver 2.10% vs peer 1.40% · Vehicle 33.3% vs peer 17.6% Details →
Built for brokers and shippers deciding whether to tender. Always confirm on FMCSA SAFER and L&I before booking — TruckCodex mirrors public filings and can lag by up to a day.
Plain-text risk summary (print / paste)
TruckCodex risk summary — WASTE MANAGENENT OF IOWA INC (USDOT 501287)
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:
  • Conditional safety rating — Carrier did not meet the safety fitness standard at the last compliance review.
  • OOS rate worse than size peers — Driver 2.10% vs peer 1.40% · Vehicle 33.3% vs peer 17.6%

On file:
  (none)

Source: https://truckcodex.com/usdot/501287/
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 501287 Active CORPORATION PRIVATE PROPERTY Conditional rated Company officer: BRAD POLLOCK Company officer 2: R. THOMAS JACQUES Garbage / Refuse Other (CORN-BY-PRODUCTS) Based in DES MOINES, IA

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

TruckCodex · filing & peer scorecard

TruckCodex filing & peer scorecard · C

Composite of 4/5 scored components (mean 65/100). Separate from booking triage on this page. Expand for per-signal evidence. Heuristic — not an FMCSA rating or legal advice.

C confidence 80% · 4/5 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 2.1% vs peer median 1.4% (worse). Vehicle OOS 33.3% vs peer median 17.6% (worse). n=4176 same-size ACTIVE peers.

FMCSA safety rating
Conditional · 45/100

Official FMCSA Conditional 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.

Field change history →
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 501287
In FMCSA records since Oct 16, 1992 (~33y)
Entity CORPORATION
Company officer BRAD POLLOCK
Company officer 2 R. THOMAS JACQUES
Operation PRIVATE PROPERTY
Cargo carried
Garbage / Refuse, Other (CORN-BY-PRODUCTS)
Fleet size 206 units
Drivers 115
Annual mileage 3,400,000 mi
Contact & address
Physical
201 SE 18TH STREET
DES MOINES, IA 50317
Mailing address matches physical.
Registration & safety rating
USDOT 501287
In FMCSA records since Oct 16, 1992 (~33y)
Entity CORPORATION
Operation PRIVATE PROPERTY
Annual mileage (MCS-150) 3,400,000 mi
Safety Rating Conditional
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
Trailers 35 0 0
Trucks 206 0 0

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

Power Units
206
Drivers
115
Inspections
71
FMCSA roadside history on file
OOS Rate (peak)
33.3%
driver or vehicle, whichever higher
Crashes
7
None in last 24 months · all-time on file
Authorities
0
Carrier analysis & narrative context Status notes, risk intelligence, and safety profiles

Conditional safety rating

FMCSA has assigned this carrier a Conditional safety rating.

Risk Signals

High OOS rate
Peak OOS rate of 33.3% 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 4,176 ACTIVE carriers operating 103–309 power units (±50% of this carrier's 206 unit fleet).

This carrier — Driver OOS
2.1%
Drivers placed out-of-service at roadside inspections
Peer median
1.4%
Median across 4,176 same-size peers
Verdict
Riskier than peers
Delta +0.7 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)
This carrier — Vehicle OOS
33.3%
Vehicles placed out-of-service at roadside inspections
Peer median
17.6%
Median across 4,176 same-size peers
Verdict
Riskier than peers
Delta +15.7 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)
SMS BASIC Scores FMCSA Safety Measurement System per-BASIC scores
BASIC Inspections Serious Measure Percentile Alert As Of
Driver Fitness 1 0.19 0 Sep 14, 2026
Controlled Substances / Alcohol 0 0.00 0 Sep 14, 2026
Hours of Service 0 0.00 0 Sep 14, 2026
Unsafe Driving 5 0.11 0 Sep 14, 2026
Vehicle Maintenance 3 6.00 6 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 (71 rows) View all 71 →
Inspection # Date ▼ State Level Station Vehicle Violations Top Codes OOS
85019279 Jun 19, 2025 IA 3
PETERBILT STRAIGHT TRUCK
0 No
84554949 Apr 30, 2025 IA 2
MACK STRAIGHT TRUCK
2 393.134B3, 393.9 Yes
84331259 Apr 3, 2025 IA 3
PETERBILT STRAIGHT TRUCK
2 391.41A, 383.71H Yes
83750822 Jan 30, 2025 IA 3
MACK STRAIGHT TRUCK
2 392.2-SLLEWG2, 392.2-SLLEWA1 No
83672858 Jan 17, 2025 IA 3
AUTOCAR STRAIGHT TRUCK
Ticket: Autc
0 No
83672839 Jan 17, 2025 IA 3
PETERBILT STRAIGHT TRUCK
0 No
83638053 Jan 16, 2025 IA 3
PETERBILT STRAIGHT TRUCK
1 392.2T No
83638152 Jan 15, 2025 IA 3
PETERBILT STRAIGHT TRUCK
1 392.2IN No
83487778 Dec 24, 2024 IA 3
MACK STRAIGHT TRUCK
1 392.2-SLLS3 No
83466530 Dec 19, 2024 IA 3
AUTOCAR STRAIGHT TRUCK
Ticket: Autc
1 392.2-SLLS2 No
83466484 Dec 19, 2024 IA 3
PETERBILT STRAIGHT TRUCK
0 No
83378887 Dec 11, 2024 IA 3 ia-hwy-30-eb-/-nevada
PETERBILT STRAIGHT TRUCK
1 392.2-SLLS2 No
83310681 Dec 3, 2024 IA 2
PETERBILT STRAIGHT TRUCK
1 393.134B3 Yes
83289155 Nov 27, 2024 IA 3
PETERBILT STRAIGHT TRUCK
1 392.2-SLLS2 No
83288665 Nov 27, 2024 IA 3
PETERBILT STRAIGHT TRUCK
0 No
83215888 Nov 19, 2024 IA 3
MACK STRAIGHT TRUCK
4 392.2-SLLEWA1, 392.2-SLLEWG3, 392.2-SLLEWA3 No
83167313 Nov 13, 2024 IA 2
AUTOCAR STRAIGHT TRUCK
Ticket: Autc
0 No
83147001 Nov 12, 2024 IA 2 ia-hwy-30-wb-/-boone
AUTOCAR STRAIGHT TRUCK
0 No
83002007 Oct 23, 2024 IA 3
AUTOCAR STRAIGHT TRUCK
Ticket: Autc
0 No
82899702 Oct 11, 2024 IA 1
AUTOCAR STRAIGHT TRUCK
3 393.95(f), 393.53(b), 393.47(e) No
82644092 Sep 11, 2024 IA 3
PETERBILT STRAIGHT TRUCK
0 No
82435280 Aug 17, 2024 IA 3 ia-i-35-&-1st-st-ankeny
AUTOCAR STRAIGHT TRUCK
0 No
82405378 Aug 14, 2024 IA 3 ia-02---i80-eb-mm-115-van-meter
AUTOCAR STRAIGHT TRUCK
2 392.2 No
82405544 Aug 12, 2024 IA 2
MACK STRAIGHT TRUCK
0 No
82372532 Aug 9, 2024 IA 2
AUTOCAR STRAIGHT TRUCK
2 393.95(f), 392.2 No
Recent Crashes View all 7 →
No crashes on file for this carrier.

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