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707 N WILDWOOD AVE, ELKHART, IN, 46514-1877

DOT# 271536 MC# 761061 Elkhart, Indiana 14 years

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Power Units

Drivers

Crashes (24-Month)

$1,000,000

Insurance

Satisfactory

Safety Rating

Inspections

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Public record

7 events tracked · latest Nov 5, 2025 ↓ Show details ↓

Safety & compliance 7

Nov 5, 2025
Roadside inspection, 1 out-of-service violation.
Sep 5, 2025
Crash reported (no fatalities).
Jun 2, 2025
Roadside inspection, 2 violations (no OOS).
Apr 25, 2025
Crash reported (no fatalities).
Mar 24, 2025
Roadside inspection, 1 out-of-service violation.
Feb 4, 2025
Roadside inspection, 2 out-of-service violations.
Jan 14, 2025
Crash reported (no fatalities).

Public FMCSA record · blue clean · orange change · red risk.

Contact Details

Phone(574) 293-8534

Fax(574) 389-9961

Email[email protected]

Physical Address707 N WILDWOOD AVE, ELKHART, IN, 46514-1877

Mailing AddressP O BOX 1278, ELKHART, IN, 46515-1278

Other Companies at This Address

Address707 N WILDWOOD AVE, ELKHART, IN 46514-1877

Others here

Distinct phones

Active

Company	DOT	Phone	Status
HIMCO WASTE-AWAY SERVICE INC this company	271536	(574) 293-8534	Active
PINE CONE RECYCLING LLC	3284922	(574) 536-2749	Active

Note: sharing an address is legal and common (registered agents, virtual offices, business centers). A shared address never reduces the Trust Score.

Operating Authorities

Authority TypePRIVATE PROPERTY;AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE;EXEMPT FOR HIRE

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

DocketMC761061

CommonNot Active

ContractActive

BrokerNot Active

Operating14 years

All Docket Numbers

MC761061

Company Overview

HIMCO WASTE-AWAY SERVICE INC is a FMCSA-validated carrier based in Elkhart, Indiana. The company has been in operation for 14 years, registered with the FMCSA on 04/19/1986. The fleet consists of 56 power units and 56 drivers. The carrier transports Garbage, Refuse, Trash. 3 crashes have been reported with no fatalities. A total of 23 inspections are on file. Driver and vehicle out-of-service rates exceed the national average, which may indicate compliance concerns. The carrier holds a Satisfactory safety rating from the FMCSA. Insurance coverage of $1,000,000 is on file through PENNSYLVANIA MANUF. ASSOC. INS.. Active operating authorities include Contract. Based on authority, insurance, safety, and compliance data, HIMCO WASTE-AWAY SERVICE INC has a Trust Score of 89/100 (Excellent).

Cargo Transported

Garbage, Refuse, Trash

Operation Classification

Authorized For HireExempt For HirePrivate (Property)

SMS BASIC Scores

FMCSA safety categories, last 24 months. Above Cutoff = FMCSA flags a problem · Below cutoff = within limits · Clean = no violations.

Unsafe Driving

measure .07 · 1 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Hours-of-Service Compliance

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Driver Fitness

measure .84 · 1 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Controlled Substances / Alcohol

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Vehicle Maintenance

measure 9.75 · 10 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Source: FMCSA SMS, updated monthly.

Drivers

Interstate

Intrastate

CDL

Total

Interstate >100mi0

Interstate <100mi0

Intrastate >100mi0

Intrastate <100mi0

Equipment

No equipment breakdown on file with FMCSA.

HazMatNo

Safety Summary

Safety RatingSatisfactory

Total Crashes (24-mo)3

Fatal0

Driver OOS8.3% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS90.9% avg 20.7%

SmartWay PartnerNo

Last Review12/11/2012

Insurance

Amount$1,000,000

Type91X

Effective03/01/2022

CompanyPENNSYLVANIA MANUF. ASSOC. INS.

Policy #152200 1308642 RMS/23

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier

Fleet56 units

Drivers56

Operating14 years

MCS-15010/2025

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)3

Fatal0

Injury1

Tow-Away2

Safety RatingSatisfactory

Driver Inspections

Total12

Out of Service1

OOS Rate8.3%

National Avg5.5%

Above National Average

Vehicle Inspections

Total11

Out of Service10

OOS Rate90.9%

National Avg20.7%

Above National Average

Last FMCSA Review: 12/11/2012 | Rated: 08/26/2008

Safety Trends by Year

Roadside inspections and crashes on file, year over year. The red portion of each inspection bar is the out-of-service share; ▲/▼ compares to the prior year.

Inspections · red = OOS

2023

3 · 2 OOS -

2024

11 · 10 OOS ▲

2025

4 · 3 OOS ▼

Crashes

2023

1 crash -

2024

0 crashes ▼

2025

3 crashes ▲

Based on FMCSA crash and roadside inspection records (rolling 3-year window). The latest year may be partial.

Out-of-Service Summary Last 24 months

Live FMCSA roadside inspections through Nov 2025, 7 inspections, 5 resulted in out-of-service (71.4% OOS rate).

Driver Out-of-Service 1 OOS

Vehicle Out-of-Service 5 OOS

Live FMCSA roadside inspection records, refreshed monthly.

Crash Records (4)

Full crash history on file (all years), newest first. This list may show more than the headline Crashes figure above, because that figure follows the official FMCSA 24-month SMS window used for the Trust Score, older crashes still appear here for transparency.

Date	Location	State	Injuries	Tow	Vehicles	Weather	Road	Light
09/05/2025	MISHAWAKA	IN	1	1	7	Clear	Dry	Daylight
04/25/2025	ELKHART	IN	0	1	2	Severe Crosswinds	Dry	Daylight
01/14/2025	ELKHART	IN	0	1	1	Fog/Smog	Ice	Daylight
11/14/2023	ELKHART	IN	0	1	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

15 roadside violations across 7 inspections, grouped into FMCSA safety-behavior categories. The shaded portion shows how many were serious enough to result in an out-of-service order.

ViolationsOut-of-service

Vehicle Maintenance 10 violations · 5 OOS

Unsafe Driving 3 violations · 0 OOS

Driver Fitness 2 violations · 1 OOS

Categories follow FMCSR violation parts (Part 393/396 = Vehicle Maintenance, Part 395 = HOS; "Other" = general/administrative parts such as 390). Raw violation counts and out-of-service results, not FMCSA percentile rankings, which are not published for property carriers.

Inspection Records (18)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS	Driver OOS	Vehicle Viol	Vehicle OOS	HazMat
11/05/2025	IN	Walk-Around (Level II)	GOSHEN IN	1	1	0	0	1	-	▲Detail
06/02/2025	IN	Walk-Around (Level II)	BRISTOL IN	2	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/24/2025	IN	Walk-Around (Level II)	ELKHART IN	2	1	0	0	1	-	▲Detail
02/04/2025	IN	Walk-Around (Level II)	ELKHART IN	6	2	1	0	1	-	▲Detail
09/19/2024	IN	Walk-Around (Level II)	GOSHEN IN	1	1	0	0	1	-	▲Detail
08/07/2024	IN	Walk-Around (Level II)	ELKHART IN	2	1	0	0	1	-	▲Detail
07/26/2024	IN	Driver-Only (Level III)	BRISTOL IN	1	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/24/2024	IN	Walk-Around (Level II)	BRISTOL IN	1	1	0	0	1	-	▲Detail
06/17/2024	IN	Walk-Around (Level II)	ELKHART IN	1	1	0	0	1	-	▲Detail
05/30/2024	IN	Walk-Around (Level II)	BRISTOL IN	3	1	0	0	1	-	▲Detail
05/22/2024	IN	Walk-Around (Level II)	GOSHEN IN	3	1	0	0	1	-	▲Detail
05/03/2024	IN	Walk-Around (Level II)	GOSHEN IN	1	1	0	0	1	-	▲Detail
03/28/2024	IN	Walk-Around (Level II)	SHIPSHEWANA IN	9	7	1	0	6	-	▲Detail
03/15/2024	IN	Walk-Around (Level II)	ELKHART IN	5	3	1	0	2	-	▲Detail
02/13/2024	IN	Walk-Around (Level II)	ELKHART IN	2	1	0	0	1	-	▲Detail
10/30/2023	IN	Walk-Around (Level II)	ELKHART IN	1	1	0	0	1	-	▲Detail
10/02/2023	IN	Walk-Around (Level II)	SR19 & CR26	1	1	0	1	1	-	▲Detail
06/26/2023	IN	Walk-Around (Level II)	21011 US20 WB	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail

Safety Performance Percentiles

FMCSA SMS percentile rankings. Higher percentile = worse performance relative to peers.

Total Inspections11

Unsafe Driving 1 viols

Driver Fitness 1 viols

Vehicle Maintenance 10 viols

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
91	BIPD	FRANKENMUTH MUTUAL INSURANCE CO	BA 1949516	$0	11/09/2011	03/01/2016	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	HARTFORD FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY	83UENOH7040	$2,000,000	03/01/2016	03/01/2016	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	HARTFORD FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY	83UENOH7040	$2,000,000	03/01/2016	03/20/2016	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	HARTFORD FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY	83UENOH7040	$750,000	03/01/2016	03/01/2022	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	HARTFORD FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY	83UENOH7040	$750,000	03/01/2016	08/17/2022	Cancelled

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC761061	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	GRANTED	11/18/2011	-	-
MC761061	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	07/21/2022	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	08/15/2022

No revocation records.

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89/100

Excellent

VERIFIED

Every carrier starts at 100. We subtract points for each missing requirement or risk factor below. Verified means all four core requirements pass.

Score breakdown, from 100 to 89

Starts at 100−11 totalFinal 89

Driver out-of-service rate above national average−5

Vehicle out-of-service rate above national average−5

Crashes on record (rate-adjusted)−1

Verification, 4 core requirements

Active operating authority

FMCSA shows the USDOT registration and authority are active.

Authorized for hire

Holds active for-hire (common or contract) authority.

Active insurance on file

Insurance coverage and carrier are on file with FMCSA.

Safety rating not Unsatisfactory

Satisfactory FMCSA safety rating.

What's lowering this score

-5

Driver out-of-service rate above national average

Driver OOS 8.3333% vs national avg 5.51%.

-5

Vehicle out-of-service rate above national average

Vehicle OOS 90.9091% vs national avg 20.72%.

-1

Crashes on record (rate-adjusted)

Crash rate: 3 crash(es) across 56 vehicles (~0.05 per vehicle); none fatal. Scaled to fleet size and fatal severity.

Where this company lands, risk scales

Crash history (rate-adjusted)−1 of 28

0 pts · low risk−28 pts · high risk

Crash rate: 3 crash(es) across 56 vehicles (~0.05 per vehicle); none fatal. Scaled to fleet size and fatal severity.

Driver out-of-service rate−5 of 5

0 pts · low risk−5 pts · high risk

Driver OOS 8.3333% vs national avg 5.51%.

Vehicle out-of-service rate−5 of 5

0 pts · low risk−5 pts · high risk

Vehicle OOS 90.9091% vs national avg 20.72%.

How we calculate the Trust Score

Every company starts at 100

We subtract points for each missing requirement or risk factor. Verified means all the core requirements for that company's type pass. Nothing is added back, the score is a deduction model built only on public FMCSA data. No pay-to-play, no opinions.

Requirements differ by company type

Each company is judged fairly on its own FMCSA obligations. Anything that doesn't apply shows as a grey N/A, not required, never a penalty.

Carrier (for-hire)

Operating authority, authorized-for-hire, insurance on file, safety rating.

Broker

Broker authority + $75k surety bond (BMC-84/85). MCS-150 not required (no fleet).

Freight forwarder

FF authority + $75k bond + BOC-3. MCS-150 not required (no trucks).

Private carrier

Active USDOT + MCS-150 + safety. No operating authority / for-hire / insurance filing required (hauls its own goods).

Crashes are scaled, not flat

Crash history is proportional. We don't apply a flat penalty, we scale it to (a) crashes per vehicle in the fleet and (b) the share of those crashes that were fatal. So a big, safe fleet barely moves; a small fleet with many (and fatal) crashes takes a large hit.

0 pts deductedscaled by rate & severityup to −28 pts

Low end

50,000 vehicles + 1 crash → ~0 pts. A huge fleet with very few crashes per vehicle is almost untouched.

High end

5 vehicles + 3 crashes incl. fatal → large deduction (near the −28 cap). Many crashes per truck, fatal-heavy.

Mechanics: deduction is capped at 28 points, weighted roughly 60% on crashes-per-vehicle and 40% on the fatal ratio. Zero crashes = zero deduction. If fleet size is unknown, only crash severity can move the score (conservative).

Out-of-service rate vs. the national average

Driver and vehicle out-of-service rates are measured against the FMCSA national average, not a flat number. A company only takes the deduction when it sits above the national benchmark, for example “Vehicle OOS 37% vs national avg 20.7%”.

Point reference, the full menu

Every factor and exactly how many points it can remove. Knockout factors (they also fail Verification) are marked.

Factor	Points
USDOT / authority not active with FMCSA knockout	−25
Missing operating authority (when required) knockout	−15
No insurance or surety bond on file (when required) knockout	−25
Unsatisfactory safety rating knockout	−30
Conditional safety rating	−12
MCS-150 biennial update overdue (carriers)	−10
Crashes, rate-adjusted (per-vehicle & fatal share)	0 to −28
Driver OOS rate above national average	−5
Vehicle OOS rate above national average	−5
Very new carrier (under 1 year)	−10
Limited operating history (1-3 years)	−6
Moderate operating history (3-5 years)	−3
Operating history unknown	−3
No public phone number	−3
No public email address	−2

All inputs come from public FMCSA records (operating authority, insurance/bond filings, the SAFER/SMS safety profile, crash & inspection reports). If FMCSA updates a record, the score updates with it. For the full deduction table, see the methodology page.

HIMCO WASTE-AWAY SERVICE INC

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Safety Summary

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Quick Facts

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Safety Trends by Year

Out-of-Service Summary Last 24 months

Crash Records (4)

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

Inspection Records (18)

Safety Performance Percentiles

Licensing & Insurance

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