TRANSWASTE INC
DBA STAR EXPRESS
USDOT 254515MC-Docket MC180696WALLINGFORD, CT
Review before tenderingHazmat-authorized10 power units
TRANSWASTE INC (USDOT 254515) in WALLINGFORD, CT — has findings to review before tendering. FMCSA authority, fleet size, BASIC safety measures, crash and inspection history.
- Has active operating authority that's tenderable today (common or contract).
- No pending authority revocation.
- Not under an uncleared federal out-of-service or safety action.
- BIPD on file: $1,000,000.
- No cargo insurance on file. Required for many shipper contracts.
- No history of insurance lapses.
- Satisfactory safety rating.
- No BASIC alerts in any of the five public SMS categories.
- Vehicle out-of-service rate is above the national roadside average.
- 3 preventable crash(es) in the last 24 months; recordable crash rate not available.
- No fatal crashes in the last 24 months.
- No link to a prior revoked authority.
- Authority involuntarily revoked 5 times, most recent 2005-10-06 — recurring instability (typically insurance-lapse / reinstate cycles).
- FMCSA compliance review on file dated 2025-09-26 (C).
- Crash Indicator and Hazmat Compliance BASICs are statutorily withheld from public SMS under the FAST Act — their absence is not a clean record; use the crash-risk signals above instead. The Hazmat Compliance BASIC is also withheld for this hazmat carrier.
Built from FMCSA's public Safety Management System data — guidance, not legal advice. Verify directly with the carrier and your cargo policy before tendering.
Authority
- Common authority
- Not applicable
- Contract authority
- Active
Safety & BASIC scorecard
BASIC safety measures
Unsafe driving
No alert
measure 4.96
Hours of service
No alert
measure 0.27
Driver fitness
No alert
measure 0.17
Controlled substance
No alert
measure 0
Vehicle maintenance
No alert
measure 9.76
Under the FAST Act, FMCSA publishes an absolute per-category measure (not a 0–100 percentile) for these five BASICs — the alert flag, not the raw number, is the risk signal. The Crash Indicator and Hazmat Compliance BASICs are statutorily withheld from public view.
Last 24 months
0
Fatalities
7
Injuries
3
Crashes
26
Inspections
6
OOS inspections
8
OOS violations
Insurance
- BIPD on file
- $1,000,000
- Cargo insurance
- No
- Bond on file
- No
Fleet
- Power units
- 10
- Total drivers
- 5
- Years in business
- 41
- Hazmat authority
- Yes
Crash risk
- Preventable crashes (24 mo)
- 3 of 3 total crash(es)
- Recordable crash rate
- Not available
- Driver OOS rate
- 3.7%
- Vehicle OOS rate
- 35.7%Above national
The official Crash Indicator BASIC is withheld from public SMS under the FAST Act — these derived signals stand in for it; their absence is not a clean record.
Compliance & history
- Reincarnation / chameleon
- No prior revoked authority
- Involuntary revocations
- 5 times last 2005-10-06
- Physical address
- No address flags
- Federal OOS / safety action
- None on file
- MCS-150 self-report
- 2025-10-15
- Insurance lapse history
- No lapses on record
- Last compliance review
- 2025-09-26 · C
Inspection history (all-time)
43
Inspections
11
OOS inspections
88
Violations
17
OOS violations
0
Post-accident
Record spans 2023-07-17 → 2025-11-28.
Crash history (last 24 months)
2026-01-06
OH
1 injuredTow-away
2025-07-20
PA
6 injuredTow-away
2024-10-08
PA
Tow-away
Violation pattern (all-time, by area)
| Area (49 CFR part) | Violations | Out of service | Most recent |
|---|---|---|---|
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393
|
33 | 9 | 2025-05-12 |
Unsafe driving 392
|
15 | 0 | 2025-11-28 |
Vehicle inspection & repair 396
|
10 | 3 | 2025-05-05 |
Hours of service 395
|
10 | 1 | 2025-02-25 |
CDL standards 383
|
1 | 1 | 2024-06-13 |
Recent violations (last 24 months, worst first)
| Date | Category | Violation | OOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-12 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Following too closely | — |
| 2025-09-17 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Speeding 15 or more miles per hour over the speed limit | — |
| 2025-05-12 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tires - Less than 2/32 inch tread depth | — |
| 2025-05-05 | Vehicle Maintenance | Operating a CMV without documentation of a periodic inspection | — |
| 2025-03-11 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake - Vacuum hose(s) or line(s) restricted/abraded/chafed through outer cover-to-cord ply crimped/cracked/broken | OOS |
| 2025-03-11 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on trailers manufactured on or after March 1 1998 | — |
| 2025-03-11 | Vehicle Maintenance | Operating a CMV without documentation of a periodic inspection | — |
| 2025-03-11 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake - Inoperative or missing trailer Spring Brake | — |
| 2025-03-11 | Vehicle Maintenance | Emergency Equipment - Stopped vehicle warning devices missing or improper | — |
| 2025-03-11 | Vehicle Maintenance | Washers - Inoperative washing system. | — |
| 2025-02-26 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Failed to obey a traffic control device - Permanent or Temporary - e.g. safety official signal sign l | — |
| 2025-02-25 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Speeding 15 or more miles per hour over the speed limit | — |
| 2025-02-25 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (Property) - No driver may make a false report in connection with a duty status. Explain | — |
| 2025-02-25 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Headlamp(s) - Any inoperative | — |
| 2025-01-18 | Vehicle Maintenance | Suspension - Leaking 3 PSI in 5 minutes | — |
| 2025-01-18 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Backup lamp inoperative | — |
| 2024-12-12 | Vehicle Maintenance | Roll-on/Roll-off/Hook Lift Containers - Improper securement of a roll-on/roll-off and hook lift container | OOS |
| 2024-12-12 | Vehicle Maintenance | Emergency Equipment - Fire Extinguishers - unsecured | — |
| 2024-12-12 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Identification lamp(s) inoperative | — |
| 2024-11-22 | Vehicle Maintenance | Roll-on/Roll-off/Hook Lift Containers - Improper securement of a roll-on/roll-off and hook lift container | OOS |
| 2024-11-22 | Vehicle Maintenance | Driver - Failed to conduct pre-trip inspection or make use of required parts and accessories | — |
| 2024-11-22 | Vehicle Maintenance | Driver - Failing to properly secure load | — |
| 2024-11-20 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tire-other tread depth less than 2/32 of inch measured in a major tread groove | — |
| 2024-11-20 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inoperable Required Lamp | — |
| 2024-11-08 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Lane restriction violation | — |
| 2024-09-03 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inoperative Brake Lamps | — |
| 2024-09-03 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inoperable Required Lamp | — |
| 2024-08-26 | Vehicle Maintenance | Rear of container not properly secured | OOS |
| 2024-08-26 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inoperative/defective brakes | OOS |
| 2024-08-26 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inoperative Brake Lamps | — |
| 2024-08-26 | Vehicle Maintenance | Operating a CMV without proof of a periodic inspection | — |
| 2024-08-26 | Vehicle Maintenance | Wipers - Inoperative / missing / damaged wipers | — |
| 2024-06-26 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake tubing and hose adequacy | OOS |
| 2024-06-26 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto Clamp (Short & Long) DD-3 or Bolt | — |
| 2024-06-26 | Vehicle Maintenance | CMV manufactured after 10/19/94 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate for wear | — |
| 2024-06-26 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake - Leak from air chamber | — |
| 2024-06-26 | Vehicle Maintenance | No or defective lighting devices or reflective material as required | — |
| 2024-06-26 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | ELD cannot transfer ELD records electronically | — |
| 2024-06-26 | Vehicle Maintenance | BRAKES OUT OF SERVICE: The number of defective brakes is equal to or greater than 20 percent of the service brakes on th | OOS |
| 2024-06-13 | Driver Fitness | Driving a CMV while CDL is suspended for a non-safety-related reason and in the state of driver's license issuance | OOS |
| 2024-06-13 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inoperative turn signal | — |
| 2024-06-13 | Vehicle Maintenance | Frame cracked / loose / sagging / broken | — |
| 2024-05-15 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | Portable ELD not mounted in a fixed position and visible to driver | — |
Recent inspections (with violations, newest first)
Showing the 25 most-recent inspections that had violations. Clean inspections aren't listed here — they're counted in the all-time inspection totals above.
2025-11-28 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLL | — | — |
2025-11-12 3 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLIRP | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLL | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLFC | — | — |
2025-10-28 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLIFTA | — | — |
2025-06-20 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLEQP | — | — |
2025-06-18 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLIFTA | — | — |
2025-05-12 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75C-TAOTD-LT2/32 | — | — |
2025-05-05 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 17C-PI | — | — |
2025-03-11 7 viols· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 17C-PI | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 17C-PI | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 95F | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 55E-B | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 78A-WS | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 45B2-B-VAC | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 43D-BIPBS | — | — |
2025-02-26 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLTCD | — | — |
2025-02-25 4 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLS4 | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 8E-HOSPD | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 8E-HOSPD | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LHLI | — | — |
2024-12-12 3 viols· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 134B-CRHLC | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LIL | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 95A4-EEUS | — | — |
2024-10-29 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLEWG3 | — | — |
2024-09-03 2 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9(a) | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9(a) | — | — |
2024-08-26 5 viols· 2 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 78 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 134(b)(3) | OOS | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 17(c) | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9(a) | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 48(a) | OOS | — |
2024-06-26 9 viols· 4 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 3(a)(1) | OOS | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 3(a)(1) | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 47(e) | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 53(b) | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 45 | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 45 | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 45 | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 11 | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 24(d) | — | — |
2024-06-13 3 viols· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9(a) | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 201(a) | — | — |
| CDL standards 383 | 51(a) | OOS | — |
2024-05-15 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hours of service 395 | 22(g) | — | — |
2024-03-14 2 viols· 2 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hours of service 395 | 3(a)(2) | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 205(c) | OOS | — |
2024-03-09 3 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9(a) | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9(a) | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 78 | — | — |
2024-03-03 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75(a) | — | — |
2024-02-07 2 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2 | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 24(d) | — | — |
2024-01-29 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2 | — | — |
2024-01-10 2 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9(a) | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 17(c) | — | — |
2024-01-05 4 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 17(c) | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 8(f)(12) | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 15(g)(2) | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2 | — | — |
2023-10-23 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 95(a) | — | — |
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