GFL Environmental
Waste Industries USA · Raleigh, North Carolina · Carrier number 198696
1,852
power units
1,852
power units
GFL Environmental is a freight carrier based in Raleigh, North Carolina with 1,852 power units and 1,378 drivers as reported, the 191st largest trucking fleet in the US and the 10th largest in North Carolina. In the 24 months to Sep 30, 2026 it had 104 reportable crashes, 1 of them fatal (5.62 per 100 power units vs 2.98 for all carriers).
Updated Oct 11, 2026 · crashes and inspections to Sep 30, 2026
Power units
1,852
#10 in NC
Drivers
1,378
1,378 with commercial license
Crashes, 24 mo
104
1 fatal
Per 100 trucks
5.62
All carriers: 2.98
Vehicles out of service
20.5%
All inspections: 22.8%
Inspections, 24 mo
1,307
79% with no violation
Compared with other carriers
Crash rate over 24 months per 100 power units, and the share of roadside inspections that took the vehicle or driver off the road
| Crashes / 100 trucks | Vehicles OOS | Drivers OOS | |
|---|---|---|---|
| GFL Environmental | 5.62 | 20.5% | 0.5% |
| Carriers with 10+ trucks in NC | 3.44 | 16.7% | 2.9% |
| Carriers with 10+ trucks, US | 2.98 | 19.3% | 3.6% |
| All roadside inspections | - | 22.8% | 6.4% |
Lower is better. Carriers that drive more miles per truck can have more crashes per truck.
Crashes, 24 months
1 people killed and 60 injured
- Fatal1
- Injury44
- Tow-away59
Roadside inspections, 24 months
Inspections and how many ended out of service
| Kind | Inspections | Out of service | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Driver | 1,307 | 6 | 0.5% |
| Vehicle | 595 | 122 | 20.5% |
Carrier facts
- Carrier number
- 198696
- Based in
- Raleigh, North Carolina
- Registered
- Jun 1, 1974
- Operation
- Across state lines
- Carries
- Freight
- Authority for hire
- Inactive
- Safety rating
- Satisfactory (Apr 7, 1989)
- Miles driven
- 38.2 million (2025)
- Type
- Private property
- Cargo
- Garbage refuse, General freight, Other
- Last update filed
- May 4, 2026
Questions and answers
How many trucks does GFL Environmental have?
GFL Environmental reports 1,852 power units (trucks, tractors and buses) and 1,378 drivers, 1,378 of them with a commercial license. That is the 191st largest fleet among US trucking carriers. Its trucks drove 38.2 million miles in 2025.
Is GFL Environmental a safe carrier?
In 24 months GFL Environmental had 104 reportable crashes, 5.62 per 100 power units (above the 2.98 of all carriers with 10+ trucks). 20.5% of its vehicle inspections took the truck off the road (all inspections: 22.8%). Its latest official safety rating is Satisfactory (Apr 7, 1989). A crash record does not say who caused the crash.
Reportable crashes of trucks and buses: a death, an injury or a vehicle towed away. A crash record does not say who caused the crash. Recent months can still grow as late reports arrive. Out-of-service rate: the percent of roadside inspections that took the driver or the vehicle off the road until a serious problem was fixed. Carriers with few inspections have rates that swing a lot. Fleet, drivers and miles as the carrier reported them. Official public data, updated daily.