RICHARDSON WASTE INC
USDOT 526449
Active, interstate carrier, mid-size fleet (36 power units) — no FMCSA safety rating on record (common).
Vetting summary
At a glance
- Out-of-service rate0% vs 19.1% national avg
- Crashes (24 months)2 reported — involvement does not imply fault
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 | 526449 |
|---|---|
| MC Number | MC-21219 |
| Legal Name | RICHARDSON WASTE INC |
| DBA Name | — |
| Entity Type | CORPORATION |
| Phone | 8707791429 |
| Address | 4841 EAST ST, Texarkana, AR, 71854-8091 |
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 | 0 / 100 |
| Controlled Substances & Alcohol | 0 / 100 |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 73 / 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 | 6 |
|---|---|
| Out-of-Service Rate | 0% vs 19.1% national average |
| Crashes | 2 total (0 fatal, 2 with injuries, 2 towaway) |
- 2025-10-27 — TX — 1 injured, towaway
- 2025-05-27 — TX — 1 injured, towaway
- 2024-03-27 — TX — towaway
Most frequent violation categories: 20 (3), 51 (3), 12 (2).
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) | 36 |
|---|---|
| Drivers | 13 |
| Recent Annual Mileage | 330,000 |
| Last MCS-150 Filing | 16-DEC-25 |
RICHARDSON WASTE INC operates 36 power units — a larger fleet than 99% of carriers registered in AR.
Nearby
Other carriers in Texarkana, AR
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- W J LITTLE — USDOT 312334, 21 power units
- BUHRMAN-PHARR HARDWARE CO — USDOT 86753, 17 power units
- STOVER INC — USDOT 384640, 17 power units
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