Waste Management
Waste Management of Michigan Inc · Plymouth, Michigan · Carrier number 486983
633
power units
633
power units
Waste Management is a freight carrier based in Plymouth, Michigan with 633 power units and 496 drivers as reported, the 713th largest trucking fleet in the US and the 20th largest in Michigan. In the 24 months to Sep 30, 2026 it had 55 reportable crashes, 4 of them fatal (8.69 per 100 power units vs 2.98 for all carriers). It belongs to Waste Management, Inc. (WM).
Updated Oct 11, 2026 · crashes and inspections to Sep 30, 2026
Power units
633
#20 in MI
Drivers
496
496 with commercial license
Crashes, 24 mo
55
4 fatal
Per 100 trucks
8.69
All carriers: 2.98
Vehicles out of service
41.5%
All inspections: 22.8%
Inspections, 24 mo
94
14% 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waste Management | 8.69 | 41.5% | 1.1% |
| Carriers with 10+ trucks in MI | 3.76 | 20.8% | 3.4% |
| 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
4 people killed and 20 injured
- Fatal4
- Injury15
- Tow-away36
Roadside inspections, 24 months
Inspections and how many ended out of service
| Kind | Inspections | Out of service | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Driver | 94 | 1 | 1.1% |
| Vehicle | 65 | 27 | 41.5% |
Carrier facts
- Carrier number
- 486983
- Based in
- Plymouth, Michigan
- Registered
- Jun 8, 1992
- Operation
- Across state lines
- Carries
- Freight
- Authority for hire
- None
- Safety rating
- Not rated
- Miles driven
- 16.7 million (2025)
- Type
- Exempt for hire, For hire, Private property
- Cargo
- Garbage refuse
- Last update filed
- May 7, 2026
- Listed company
- Waste Management, Inc. (WM)
Questions and answers
How many trucks does Waste Management have?
Waste Management reports 633 power units (trucks, tractors and buses) and 496 drivers, 496 of them with a commercial license. That is the 713th largest fleet among US trucking carriers. Its trucks drove 16.7 million miles in 2025.
Is Waste Management a safe carrier?
In 24 months Waste Management had 55 reportable crashes, 8.69 per 100 power units (above the 2.98 of all carriers with 10+ trucks). 41.5% of its vehicle inspections took the truck off the road (all inspections: 22.8%). It has no official safety rating. A crash record does not say who caused the crash.
Who owns Waste Management?
Waste Management belongs to Waste Management, Inc., listed under the ticker WM.
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.