SPECIALIZED WASTE SYSTEMS INC

DBA SWS SERVICES
USDOT 338545MC-Docket MC206554CHANNELVIEW, TX
Review before tenderingHazmat-authorized27 power units

SPECIALIZED WASTE SYSTEMS INC (USDOT 338545) in CHANNELVIEW, TX — 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: $5,000,000.
  • 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.
  • No preventable crashes in the last 24 months; recordable crash rate not available not elevated.
  • No fatal crashes in the last 24 months.
  • No link to a prior revoked authority.
  • Authority involuntarily revoked 8 times, most recent 2020-04-17 — recurring instability (typically insurance-lapse / reinstate cycles).
  • MCS-150 self-report is stale (>24 months) — fleet size, mileage, and driver counts are low-confidence.
  • FMCSA compliance review on file dated 2010-01-22 (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
Active
Contract authority
Active

Safety & BASIC scorecard

Safety rating
Satisfactory · rated 2010-01-25

BASIC safety measures

Unsafe driving
No alert
measure 0
Hours of service
No alert
measure 0
Driver fitness
No alert
measure 0
Controlled substance
No alert
measure 0
Vehicle maintenance
No alert
measure 3

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
0
Injuries
0
Crashes
1
Inspections
1
OOS inspections
1
OOS violations

Insurance

BIPD on file
$5,000,000
Cargo insurance
No
Bond on file
No

Fleet

Power units
27
Total drivers
23
Years in business
38
Hazmat authority
Yes

Crash risk

Preventable crashes (24 mo)
0 of 0 total crash(es)
Recordable crash rate
Not available
Driver OOS rate
0%
Vehicle OOS rate
100%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
8 times last 2020-04-17
Physical address
No address flags
Federal OOS / safety action
None on file
MCS-150 self-report
2023-11-02Stale (>24 mo)
Insurance lapse history
No lapses on record
Last compliance review
2010-01-22 · C

Inspection history (all-time)

20
Inspections
4
OOS inspections
32
Violations
8
OOS violations
0
Post-accident

Record spans 2023-06-09 → 2024-07-03.

Crash history (last 24 months)

No crashes recorded in the last 24 months.

Violation pattern (all-time, by area)

Area (49 CFR part) Violations Out of service Most recent
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393
17 2 2024-07-03
Unsafe driving 392
3 0 2023-12-08
General safety regulations 390
1 0 2023-09-25
Vehicle inspection & repair 396
1 0 2024-02-02

Recent violations (last 24 months, worst first)

Date Category Violation OOS
2024-07-03 Vehicle Maintenance No or improper load securement OOS

Recent inspections (with violations, newest first)

Showing the 12 most-recent inspections that had violations. Clean inspections aren't listed here — they're counted in the all-time inspection totals above.

2024-07-03 TX · Level 2 1 viol· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 100(a) OOS
2024-02-26 TX · Level 1 1 violHazmat
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 45(b)(2)
2024-02-02 TX · Level 2 3 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 45(b)(2)
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 95(a)
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 5(b)
2023-12-08 TX · Level 3 2 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2W
Unsafe driving 392 2W
2023-12-04 TX · Level 2 1 viol· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 134 OOS
2023-12-04 TX · Level 1 1 violHazmat
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 95F
2023-11-29 TX · Level 2 3 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9(a)
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9(a)
2023-10-13 TX · Level 2 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 55(c)(2)
2023-10-02 TX · Level 2 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9(a)
2023-09-25 TX · Level 2 2 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 95(a)
General safety regulations 390 21(a)
2023-06-17 TX · Level 2 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 11
2023-06-09 TX · Level 1 5 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 11
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 19
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 45(b)(2)
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 45(b)(2)
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 47(c)

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