MASON COUNTY GARBAGE CO INC

MASON COUNTY GARBAGE CO INC is a mid-sized fleet, operating 34 power units and 26 drivers, organized as a corporation, based in Shelton, WA. Across 6 roadside inspections in the last 24 months, the fleet's 0.0% out-of-service rate sits below 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

No hard blockers on file

Authority and insurance signals look clear in our data. Still verify live on FMCSA SAFER / L&I before tendering a load.

Clear to review

On file

OOS rate better than size peers

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Plain-text risk summary (print / paste)

TruckCodex risk summary — MASON COUNTY GARBAGE CO INC (USDOT 929985)
Verdict: CLEAR TO REVIEW
No hard blockers on file
Authority and insurance signals look clear in our data. Still verify live on FMCSA SAFER / L&I before tendering a load.

Authority / census status: Active

Blockers:
  (none)

Cautions:
  (none)

On file:
  • OOS rate better than size peers

Source: https://truckcodex.com/usdot/929985/
As of: Sep 19, 2026
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USDOT 929985 Active CORPORATION PRIVATE PROPERTY Company officer: JUSTIN BENNETT Company officer 2: CHAD WHITE Garbage / Refuse Based in SHELTON, WA

FMCSA census as of Sep 19, 2026 · Sources · Freshness

TruckCodex · filing & peer scorecard

TruckCodex filing & peer scorecard · A

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

A 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

Safer than peers · 100/100

Driver OOS 0% vs peer median 0% (neutral). Vehicle OOS 0% vs peer median 15.5% (better). n=29046 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: Clear to review.

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 929985

In FMCSA records since Jan 30, 2001 (~25y)

Entity CORPORATION

Company officer JUSTIN BENNETT

Company officer 2 CHAD WHITE

Operation PRIVATE PROPERTY

Cargo carried

Garbage / Refuse

Fleet size 34 units

Drivers 26

Annual mileage 914,596 mi

Contact & address

Phone: (360) 426-8729

Email: [email protected]

Physical

81 E WILBURS WAY

SHELTON, WA 98584

Mailing

PO BOX 787

SHELTON, WA 98584

Registration & safety rating

USDOT 929985

In FMCSA records since Jan 30, 2001 (~25y)

Entity CORPORATION

Operation PRIVATE PROPERTY

Annual mileage (MCS-150) 914,596 mi

vs. National Average

Vehicle OOS Rate 0.0% vs 23.4% -23.4 pts

Driver OOS Rate 0.0% vs 6.7% -6.7 pts

Violations per Inspection 1.00 vs 1.80 -0.80

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
Truck tractors	2	0	0
Trailers	9	0	0
Trucks	32	0	0

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

Inspections (24 months)

All 11 inspections →

	Driver	Vehicle	Hazmat
Inspections	6	6	0
OOS inspections	0	0	0
OOS percentage	0%	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)

—

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

MASON COUNTY GARBAGE CO INC had 6 roadside inspections over the past 24 months with an out-of-service rate of 0.0%, which is below the national average of 19.4%. Their highest FMCSA BASIC percentile is vehicle_maint at 1.0.

Inspection profile

6 roadside inspections over the last 24 months, most heavily in WA (6 stops).

Violation profile

0.0% out-of-service rate, well below the 19.4% national average; led by Vehicle Maintenance (0.0% of violations); top code 393.9(a) (Inoperable required lamps) cited 2 times.

Fleet profile

The fleet comprises 34 power units (mid-sized fleet) and 26 drivers; Peterbilt, Helm mfg., and Unknown are the most-inspected makes.

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

Compared against 29,046 ACTIVE carriers operating 17–51 power units (±50% of this carrier's 34 unit fleet).

This carrier — Driver OOS

Drivers placed out-of-service at roadside inspections

Peer median

Median across 29,046 same-size peers

Verdict

On par with peers

Delta 0 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)

This carrier — Vehicle OOS

Vehicles placed out-of-service at roadside inspections

Peer median

15.5%

Median across 29,046 same-size peers

Verdict

Safer than peers

Delta -15.5 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)

Inspection Analytics Monthly activity · BASIC mix · state map

Monthly Inspection Activity (8 months)

2023-10 2026-03

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
Washington (WA)	6	0	0.0%	Mar 26, 2026

Vehicle Fleet Top makes and models observed in roadside inspections

Make	Model	Inspections
Peterbilt		8
Helm Mfg.		2
Truk		1
Unknown		1
Western		1
Western Tr		1

SMS BASIC Scores FMCSA Safety Measurement System per-BASIC scores

BASIC	Inspections	Serious	Measure	Percentile	Alert	As Of
Driver Fitness	0	—	0.00	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	2	—	0.41	0	—	Sep 14, 2026
Vehicle Maintenance	2	—	1.28	1	—	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 (11 rows) View all 11 →

Inspection #	Date ▼	State	Level	Station	Vehicle	Violations	Top Codes	OOS
87447625	Mar 26, 2026	WA	3	DUPONT WA	PETERBILT STRAIGHT TRUCK WA C26158X · 1NPCX4EX1ND783005	1	392.2-SLLLR	No
87000993	Feb 5, 2026	WA	3	SHELTON WA	PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR WA A59044U · 1XPFPB9X4YD516351	0	—	No
86564850	Dec 10, 2025	WA	3	SHELTON WA	PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR WA D62190A · 1XPCP40X6RD678320	0	—	No
86502073	Dec 3, 2025	WA	2	GRAND MOUND WA	PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR WA D78905C · 1XPCP40XXRD678322	3	393.80A, 392.2-DMOVE, 390.19B2-BIENNIAL	No
84550047	Apr 29, 2025	WA	2	SHELTON WA	PETERBILT STRAIGHT TRUCK WA D62177A · 1NPCX4EX5PD867895	0	—	No
82832953	Oct 3, 2024	WA	2	OLYMPIA WA	PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR WA D78905C · 1XPCP40XXRD678322	2	393.9(a)	No
82581337	Sep 4, 2024	WA	3	OLYMPIA WA	PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR WA D78925C · 1XPCP40X8RD678321	0	—	No
81246748	Apr 2, 2024	WA	1	SHELTON WA	PETERBILT STRAIGHT TRUCK WA C26159X · 3BPDLK0X9NF111043	0	—	No
79833711	Oct 3, 2023	WA	3	SHOULDER	PETERBILT STRAIGHT TRUCK Ticket: Truk WA A64374S · 1NPFLB0XX3D807254	0	—	No
79732412	Sep 20, 2023	WA	2	—	PETERBILT STRAIGHT TRUCK WA D49800A · 1NPCX4EX2PD839276	0	—	No
79272240	Jul 27, 2023	WA	3	SHOULDER	PETERBILT STRAIGHT TRUCK Ticket: Truk WA A64374S · 1NPFLB0XX3D807254	0	—	No

Recent Crashes (5 rows)

Report #	Date ▼	State	Tow	Hazmat	Severity
WA000EB44642	Jun 14, 2021	WA	Yes	No	Tow
WA000E183864	Jul 23, 2012	WA	Yes	No	Tow
WA000E127227	Sep 19, 2011	WA	Yes	No	Tow
WA0003120287	Sep 15, 2009	WA	Yes	No	Tow
WA0001035092	Dec 21, 2001	WA	Yes	No	Tow

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

Most-Inspected Stations

Station	State	Inspections
SHELTON WA	WA	4
OLYMPIA WA	WA	2
SHOULDER	WA	2
DUPONT WA	WA	1
GRAND MOUND WA	WA	1

Top Violation Codes Cited

Code	Description	Category	Cited	OOS
393.9(a)	Inoperable required lamps	Vehicle Maintenance	2	0

Related Records

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