DEFFENBAUGH INDUSTRIES INC
USDOT 271225 · Doing business as WASTE MANAGEMENT OF KANSAS CITY
Active, interstate carrier, large fleet (315 power units) — safety rating: satisfactory.
Vetting summary
At a glance
- Insurance on fileNone in current snapshot
- Coverage gapsNone detected
- Out-of-service rate7.3% vs 19.1% national avg
- Crashes (24 months)17 reported — involvement does not imply fault
- Linked registrations7 share this carrier's phone or address
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Registration
Carrier identity
| USDOT Number | 271225 |
|---|---|
| MC Number | MC-292907 |
| Legal Name | DEFFENBAUGH INDUSTRIES INC |
| DBA Name | WASTE MANAGEMENT OF KANSAS CITY |
| Entity Type | CORPORATION |
| Phone | 8155312973 |
| Address | 2601 MIDWEST DRIVE, Kansas City, KS, 66111 |
Status
Authority & safety
| Operating Status | Active |
|---|---|
| Operation Type | Interstate |
| Safety Rating | S — Satisfactory (rated 20090629) |
| 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.
Timeline
Authority history
| Authority Events on Record | 1 |
|---|
- 2026-02-25 — Revoked — Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods) Inactive Revoked
Our scoring
Safety scores
| Unsafe Driving | 78 / 100 |
|---|---|
| Hours-of-Service Compliance | 0 / 100 |
| Driver Fitness | 0 / 100 |
| Controlled Substances & Alcohol | 0 / 100 |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 70 / 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 | 82 |
|---|---|
| Out-of-Service Rate | 7.3% vs 19.1% national average |
| Crashes | 17 total (0 fatal, 5 with injuries, 17 towaway) |
- 2026-02-24 — MO — towaway
- 2025-12-17 — MO — 2 injured, towaway
- 2025-10-15 — MO — 1 injured, towaway
- 2025-10-15 — MO — 1 injured, towaway
- 2025-09-11 — KS — 1 injured, towaway
Most frequent violation categories: 51 (8), 25 (5), 30 (5).
Crash involvement does not imply fault. FMCSA crash records list all reportable crashes involving a carrier, regardless of who caused them.
Signals
Linked registrations
7 other active carrier registrations share this carrier's phone or address in FMCSA records.
USDOT 263893 · USDOT 289606 · USDOT 334402 · USDOT 376492 · USDOT 501287
Shared contact details can have many ordinary explanations, such as a shared dispatch service, registration agent, or office address.
Equipment
Fleet & operations
| Power Units (trucks) | 315 |
|---|---|
| Drivers | 244 |
| Recent Annual Mileage | 6,320,000 |
| Last MCS-150 Filing | 08-MAY-26 |
DEFFENBAUGH INDUSTRIES INC operates 315 power units — a larger fleet than 100% of carriers registered in KS.
Nearby
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