WASTE MANAGENENT OF IOWA INC
USDOT 501287 · Doing business as WM
Active, interstate carrier, large fleet (206 power units) — safety rating: conditional.
Vetting summary
At a glance
- Out-of-service rate11.5% vs 19.1% national avg
- Crashes (24 months)4 reported — involvement does not imply fault
- Linked registrations7 share this carrier's phone or address
These signals summarize the records shown below — they are a starting point for your own checks, not a judgment of the carrier.
Registration
Carrier identity
| USDOT Number | 501287 |
|---|---|
| MC Number | — |
| Legal Name | WASTE MANAGENENT OF IOWA INC |
| DBA Name | WM |
| Entity Type | CORPORATION |
| Phone | 8155312973 |
| Address | 201 SE 18TH STREET, Des Moines, IA, 50317 |
Status
Authority & safety
| Operating Status | Active |
|---|---|
| Operation Type | Interstate |
| Safety Rating | C — Conditional (rated 19930630) |
| 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 | 87 / 100 |
| Controlled Substances & Alcohol | 0 / 100 |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 74 / 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 | 26 |
|---|---|
| Out-of-Service Rate | 11.5% vs 19.1% national average |
| Crashes | 4 total (0 fatal, 1 with injuries, 4 towaway) |
- 2026-05-15 — IA — towaway
- 2026-05-08 — IA — towaway
- 2026-04-03 — IA — towaway
- 2025-01-16 — IA — 1 injured, towaway
- 2023-11-20 — IA — towaway
Most frequent violation categories: 47 (8), 12 (5), 25 (2).
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 271225 · USDOT 289606 · USDOT 334402 · USDOT 376492
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) | 206 |
|---|---|
| Drivers | 115 |
| Recent Annual Mileage | 3,400,000 |
| Last MCS-150 Filing | 08-MAY-26 |
WASTE MANAGENENT OF IOWA INC operates 206 power units — a larger fleet than 100% of carriers registered in IA.
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