WASTE CONNECTIONS OF IOWA INC
USDOT 1998953 · Doing business as TOWN & COUNTRY DISPOSAL
Active, interstate carrier, mid-size fleet (76 power units) — no FMCSA safety rating on record (common).
Vetting summary
At a glance
- Out-of-service rate34.8% vs 19.1% national avg
- Crashes (24 months)1 reported — involvement does not imply fault
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Registration
Carrier identity
| USDOT Number | 1998953 |
|---|---|
| MC Number | MC-735411 |
| Legal Name | WASTE CONNECTIONS OF IOWA INC |
| DBA Name | TOWN & COUNTRY DISPOSAL |
| Entity Type | — |
| Phone | 5152657374 |
| Address | 4705 NE 22ND ST, Des Moines, IA, 50313 |
Status
Authority & safety
| Operating Status | Active |
|---|---|
| Operation Type | Interstate |
| Safety Rating | None on record — most carriers have not received a formal FMCSA safety rating. |
| Hazmat Flag | false |
Safety ratings: S = Satisfactory, C = Conditional, U = Unsatisfactory. A carrier with no rating has not been through a full FMCSA compliance review — this is common and not itself a red flag.
Our scoring
Safety scores
| Unsafe Driving | 78 / 100 |
|---|---|
| Hours-of-Service Compliance | 0 / 100 |
| Driver Fitness | 90 / 100 |
| Controlled Substances & Alcohol | 0 / 100 |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 82 / 100 |
Scores are 0-100 rankings computed by us from public FMCSA inspection measures; higher = worse relative to peers. Not official CSA/BASIC percentiles. How these scores are computed.
Safety events
Inspections & crashes (last 24 months)
| Inspections | 23 |
|---|---|
| Out-of-Service Rate | 34.8% vs 19.1% national average |
| Crashes | 1 total (0 fatal, 0 with injuries, 1 towaway) |
- 2025-08-25 — IA — towaway
Most frequent violation categories: 47 (20), 51 (9), 25 (6).
Crash involvement does not imply fault. FMCSA crash records list all reportable crashes involving a carrier, regardless of who caused them.
Equipment
Fleet & operations
| Power Units (trucks) | 76 |
|---|---|
| Drivers | 55 |
| Recent Annual Mileage | 1,413,600 |
| Last MCS-150 Filing | 31-OCT-25 |
WASTE CONNECTIONS OF IOWA INC operates 76 power units — a larger fleet than 100% of carriers registered in IA.
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