WASTE CONNECTIONS OF TENNESSEE INC
USDOT 687437 · Doing business as QUEEN CITY DISPOSAL
Active, interstate carrier, large fleet (475 power units) — safety rating: conditional.
Vetting summary
At a glance
- Out-of-service rate42.6% vs 19.1% national avg
- Crashes (24 months)10 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 | 687437 |
|---|---|
| MC Number | MC-687576 |
| Legal Name | WASTE CONNECTIONS OF TENNESSEE INC |
| DBA Name | QUEEN CITY DISPOSAL |
| Entity Type | CORPORATION |
| Phone | 8655228161 |
| Address | 2400 CHIPMAN ST, Knoxville, TN, 37917 |
Status
Authority & safety
| Operating Status | Active |
|---|---|
| Operation Type | Interstate |
| Safety Rating | C — Conditional (rated 20080311) |
| 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 | 83 / 100 |
| Driver Fitness | 88 / 100 |
| Controlled Substances & Alcohol | 0 / 100 |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 88 / 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 | 108 |
|---|---|
| Out-of-Service Rate | 42.6% vs 19.1% national average |
| Crashes | 10 total (2 fatal, 7 with injuries, 9 towaway) |
- 2026-06-10 — TN — towaway
- 2026-03-20 — TN — 1 injured
- 2026-02-16 — TN — 1 injured, towaway
- 2025-08-22 — TN — 1 fatal, 2 injured, towaway
- 2025-07-22 — TN — towaway
Most frequent violation categories: 25 (38), 20 (20), 51 (16).
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) | 475 |
|---|---|
| Drivers | 475 |
| Recent Annual Mileage | 6,385,764 |
| Last MCS-150 Filing | 06-AUG-25 |
WASTE CONNECTIONS OF TENNESSEE INC operates 475 power units — a larger fleet than 100% of carriers registered in TN.
Nearby
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