ROYAL WASTE SERVICES INC
Risk factors
Moderate riskVioCodes scoreA weighted read of the public FMCSA signals below — authority, insurance, out-of-service, crashes, roadside OOS rates, and carrier connections. A starting point for vetting, not a guarantee.
Roadside inspection performance
Out-of-service rate vs national average. Lower is better.
CSA performance breakdown
FMCSA · August 28, 202680 inspections · 118 violations (48 OOS) · 48.8% of inspections had an OOS finding.
Violations by BASIC
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Top cited codes
score = count × severity weight
- 1393.9A-LSLIWRVehicle Maint.17 OOS
Lighting - Stop lamps - Both inoperative when required to be on
102
17× · sev 6
- 2393.134B-CRHLCVehicle Maint.7 OOS
Roll-on/Roll-off/Hook Lift Containers - Improper securement of a roll-on/roll-off and hook lift container
49
7× · sev 7
- 3393.100B-CVehicle Maint.6 OOS
Cargo - Cargo not secured to prevent leaking/spilling/blowing/falling from CMV
42
6× · sev 7
- 4393.9B-LRLIWRVehicle Maint.5 OOS
Lighting - Tail lamp - Both lamps on rearmost vehicle inoperative when required to be on
30
5× · sev 6
- 5393.9A-LHLIVehicle Maint.
Lighting - Headlamp(s) - Any inoperative
24
4× · sev 6
- 6393.9A-LLPLVehicle Maint.
Lighting - License plate lamp inoperative
24
12× · sev 2
- 7396.17C-PIVehicle Maint.
Operating a CMV without documentation of a periodic inspection
24
6× · sev 4
- 8396.5B-LVehicle Maint.
Lubrication - Oil or grease leak
21
7× · sev 3
- 9393.9A-HLLHVehicle Maint.
Lighting - Headlamp(s) fail to operate on low and high beam
18
3× · sev 6
- 10383.51A-SINDriver Fitness2 OOS
Driving a CMV while CDL is suspended for a safety-related or unknown reason and in state of driver's license issuance
16
2× · sev 8
Most inspected in · top 2 states
- NY79
- NJ1
Latest FMCSA SMS snapshot. Codes link to the lookup — severity weighting, contest angles, and the DataQs Drafter for each. Click a BASIC to filter the codes.
Safety trends & next-run projection
Where each BASIC sits today, how it ranks against peers, and where it’s heading at the next monthly SMS run.
FMCSA keeps the Crash Indicator percentile private, and its measure needs a power-unit history public data doesn’t expose — so it can’t be estimated yet. VioCodes now records power units monthly, so a calibrated Crash estimate should light up over time. These are the public crash facts (all state-reportable crashes count, regardless of fault).
“Projected” estimates the next monthly SMS run from inspections on record now. FMCSA marks the BASIC percentile itself “Not Public,” so the percentile shown is a VioCodes estimate of how the carrier ranks against its peers, presented as a likely range (shaded on the gauge) and calibrated against real carriers. Crash Indicator has no public estimate — FMCSA keeps its measures fully private. Estimates, not official FMCSA figures. Not affiliated with FMCSA.
Recommendations
What’s driving each score, what to do about it, and where it could go.
Vehicle and driver out-of-service rate exceeds the national average
High impactVehicle OOS rate is 48.1% vs the 22% national average. Driver OOS rate is 7% vs the 6.7% national average. Carriers above the national OOS average draw more enforcement attention (audits, roadside stops) and can see higher insurance premiums.
- Review recent inspections with out-of-service violations and fix the root causes with equipment and drivers
- Run a preventative-maintenance program; periodically inspect tires, brakes and lights
- Reinforce thorough pre-trip and post-trip inspections; retrain where needed
A high share of violations are occurring in Queens County, NY
Medium impact40 of 74 violations in the last 12 months (54%) came from inspections in Queens County, NY. That can mean tougher enforcement there or simply more of your miles run through it — either way it's worth a look.
- Review the inspections from Queens County, NY to spot recurring issues
- Brief drivers running that lane; consider rerouting around the toughest enforcement corridors where practical
Recommendations are generated from the carrier’s public FMCSA roadside-inspection record. Percentiles and projections are VioCodes estimates, not official FMCSA figures. Informational, not legal advice.
90-day safety improvement plan
What this carrier has struggled with most in the last 90 days — where to focus now.
- 393.55D1-B×2Air Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on truck-tractor manufactured on or after March 1, 1997 and each single unit CMV on or after 1998.
- 393.9A-LLPL×2Lighting - License plate lamp inoperative
- 393.100B-CCargo - Cargo not secured to prevent leaking/spilling/blowing/falling from CMV · OOS
- Check brake adjustment and listen for air leaks every pre-trip
- Fix air-loss and warning-light faults before dispatch; put brakes on the PM schedule
- 392.2-SLLIFTAState/Local Laws - State tax/International Fuel Tax (IFTA) violation
- 391.11B4-CLHAMedical (Certificate) - Operating a commercial vehicle without corrective lenses or hearing aid as indicated on the driver's medical certificate · OOS
- Review these violations with drivers and add the fix to your pre-trip and PM routine
Based on roadside inspections in the last 90 days, ranked by what recurs most. Informational, not legal advice.
Inspection & crash map
live · FMCSA MCMISEvery inspection and crash on record — hover a point for the summary, click for full detail (codes, severity, CSA points).
CSA points = violation severity weight × FMCSA time weight (3× in the last 6 months, 2× at 6–12, 1× at 12–24). Points are spread within each state — FMCSA records the inspection state, not an exact location. Source: FMCSA MCMIS.
Equipment
VINs via NHTSA52 distinct vehicles seen in this carrier’s roadside inspections.
+ 22 more.
Equipment is inferred from VINs recorded on roadside inspections (FMCSA MCMIS), decoded via the NHTSA vPIC API — it reflects vehicles inspected, not a current fleet roster.
Crash record (US, last 24 months)
Total
7
Tow-away
3
Injury
8
Fatal
1
Company profile
FMCSA censusPRIVATE PROPERTY
- Intrastate · <100 mi141 drivers
- Company officer
- CHARLES MAHONEY
- Operation
- Intrastate (Non-Hazmat)
- Registered since
- 2005-11-17
- Last MCS-150 update
- 2026-01-12
- Census status
- Active
Fleet: 155 trucks · 8 owned tractors · 67 owned trailers.
Source: FMCSA Company Census File (data.transportation.gov). Fleet and driver counts are self-reported on the carrier’s most recent MCS-150 filing.
Connections
carrier graphThis carrier shares VINs, phone numbers or officers with 8 other carriers — review the connections below as part of your vetting.
Shared VINs come from FMCSA roadside-inspection records — a vehicle inspected under more than one carrier, often a fleet transfer or trailer interchange. Other links come from the FMCSA census. Shared identifiers are common and often legitimate — treat these as leads to investigate, not proof of wrongdoing.
Activity history
2 events- 01/12/2026MCS-150 update filed
2.4M mi reported (2025)
- 11/17/2005Registered with FMCSA
PRIVATE PROPERTY
Merged from FMCSA authority, insurance, out-of-service, and census records.
Operations
Classification
- PRIVATE PROPERTY
Area served
- Intrastate (Non-Hazmat)
FMCSA safety rating
- Rating
- Not rated
- Type
- —
- Rated
- —
- Last review
- —
MCS-150 registration
- Form date
- 2026-01-12
- Reported mileage
- 2,448,820 mi (2025)
Changes on file
FMCSA census historyJanuary, 2021
First on-record entry — ROYAL WASTE SERVICES INC, HOLLIS, NY
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