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.
Book with caution — review signals below
No hard OOS / revoked / uninsured blocker, but elevated risk signals need a human look before booking.
- 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 →
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.
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.
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confidence 80% · 4/5 signals · expand
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.
Active census status with no OOS order or revoked authority on file.
Insurance/BIPD signal not resolved for this carrier.
NR reason: No active policies and no uninsured flag to score against.
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.
Official FMCSA Conditional safety rating.
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.
No authority breakdown on file.
No active policies on file.
No BOC-3 filing on file.
Company profile
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.
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).
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
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).
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 |
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