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SPECIALIZED WASTE SYSTEMS INC

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Company CheckSPECIALIZED WASTE SYSTEMS INC · DOT 338545

DBA: SWS SERVICES

403 W BRENTWOOD, CHANNELVIEW, TX, 77530

DOT# 338545 MC# 206554 Channelview, Texas 38 years

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27

Power Units

23

Drivers

0

Crashes (24-Month)

$5,000,000

Insurance

Satisfactory

Safety Rating

2

Inspections

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Company Information

Legal NameSPECIALIZED WASTE SYSTEMS INC

DBA NameSWS SERVICES

DOT Number338545

MC Number206554

Entity TypeCarrier

Operating StatusA - Active

LocationChannelview, Texas

Added12/30/1988

MCS-15011/02/2023

Contact Details

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Physical Address403 W BRENTWOOD, CHANNELVIEW, TX, 77530

Mailing Address3929 E CALIFORNIA PKWY, FORT WORTH, TX, 76119

Operating Authorities

Authority TypeAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

DocketMC206554

CommonActive

ContractActive

BrokerNot Active

Operating38 years

Operation Classification

Authorized For Hire

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 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Hours-of-Service Compliance

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Driver Fitness

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Controlled Substances / Alcohol

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Vehicle Maintenance

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Source: FMCSA SMS, updated monthly.

Mileage

Annual Mileage528,000 miles

Mileage Year2022

VMT SourceMCS-150 Form

Drivers

23

Interstate

0

Intrastate

0

CDL

23

Total

Interstate >100mi0

Interstate <100mi0

Intrastate >100mi0

Intrastate <100mi0

Equipment

No equipment breakdown on file with FMCSA.

HazMatYes

Safety Summary

Safety RatingSatisfactory

Total Crashes (24-mo)0

Fatal0

Driver OOS0.0% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS100.0% avg 20.7%

SmartWay PartnerNo

Last Review05/02/2012

Insurance

Amount$5,000,000

Type91X

VerifiedFMCSA · 07/06/2026

CompanyXL SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY

Policy #UEC005333001

Last checked09/14/2026

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier

Fleet27 units

Drivers23

Mileage528,000 mi

Operating38 years

MCS-15011/2023

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)0

Fatal0

Injury0

Tow-Away0

Safety RatingSatisfactory

Driver Inspections

Total1

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg5.5%

Below National Average

Vehicle Inspections

Total1

Out of Service1

OOS Rate100.0%

National Avg20.7%

Above National Average

Last FMCSA Review: 05/02/2012 | Rated: 01/25/2010

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

9 · 1 OOS -

2024

5 · 2 OOS ▲

Crashes

2023

0 crashes -

2024

1 crash ▲

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

Crash Records (1)

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	Fatal	Injuries	Tow	Vehicles	Weather	Road	Light
03/26/2024	RURAL	LA	0	0	1	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight

Inspection Records (14)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS	Driver Viol	Driver OOS	Vehicle Viol	Vehicle OOS	HazMat
07/03/2024	TX	Walk-Around (Level II)	TX6 AT PEARLAND SITE	1	1	0	0	1	1	-	▲Detail
04/05/2024	TX	Walk-Around (Level II)	LAT:30 31' 28.86N	2	2	0	0	2	2	-	▲Detail
02/26/2024	TX	Full (Level I)	LAT:30 31' 28.86N	1	0	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
02/02/2024	TX	Walk-Around (Level II)	LAT:29 37'37.00"N L	3	0	0	0	3	0	-	▲Detail
01/18/2024	TX	Walk-Around (Level II)	LAT:30 31' 28.86N	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/08/2023	TX	Driver-Only (Level III)	IH10 EB KINGSBURY SCALE	2	0	2	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/04/2023	TX	Walk-Around (Level II)	IH-0069 IN HARRIS CO. (115-151	1	1	0	0	1	1	-	▲Detail
12/04/2023	TX	Full (Level I)	LAT:30 31' 28.86N	1	0	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
11/29/2023	TX	Walk-Around (Level II)	IH-0010 IN HARRIS CO. (742-797	3	0	1	0	2	0	-	▲Detail
11/27/2023	TX	Walk-Around (Level II)	LAT:30 31' 28.86N	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/13/2023	TX	Walk-Around (Level II)	US-0290 IN HARRIS CO. (706-738	1	0	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
10/02/2023	TX	Walk-Around (Level II)	200 MCCARTY ST	1	0	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
09/25/2023	TX	Walk-Around (Level II)	IH-0045 IN GALVESTON CO. (0-23	2	0	0	0	2	0	-	▲Detail
09/22/2023	TX	Walk-Around (Level II)	LAT:30 31' 28.86N	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
91X	BIPD/Primary	XL SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	AEC005332901	$1,000,000	12/31/2019	12/31/2022	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	XL SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	AEC005332901	$1,000,000	12/31/2019	12/31/2019	Replaced
34	CARGO	FEDERAL INSURANCE CO.	6619032	$0	12/20/2001	01/08/2010	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	ACE AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	H08457542 001	$1,000,000	07/14/2014	03/31/2015	Replaced
34	CARGO	FEDERAL INSURANCE CO.	06540326	$0	04/18/1990	11/07/2001	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA	ETA5402981RA	$1,000,000	04/16/1988	01/01/1996	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Excess	STARR INDEMNITY & LIABILITY INSURANCE COMPANY	1000337590191	$1,000,000	03/31/2019	05/14/2020	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Excess	STARR INDEMNITY & LIABILITY INSURANCE COMPANY	1000337590191	$1,000,000	03/31/2019	12/31/2019	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Excess	STARR INDEMNITY & LIABILITY INSURANCE COMPANY	1000337590191	$4,000,000	03/31/2019	05/14/2020	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Excess	STARR INDEMNITY & LIABILITY INSURANCE COMPANY	1000337590191	$4,000,000	03/31/2019	12/31/2019	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	STARR INDEMNITY & LIABILITY INSURANCE COMPANY	1000636674191	$1,000,000	03/31/2019	05/14/2020	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	STARR INDEMNITY & LIABILITY INSURANCE COMPANY	1000636674191	$1,000,000	03/31/2019	12/31/2019	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	ACE PROPERTY AND CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	H08457542 005	$1,000,000	03/31/2018	03/31/2019	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Excess	ASPEN SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	EXAE3TC18	$5,000,000	03/31/2018	03/31/2019	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	ACE PROPERTY AND CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	H08457542 004	$1,000,000	03/31/2017	03/31/2018	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Excess	ASPEN SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	EXAE3TC17	$4,000,000	03/31/2017	03/31/2018	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Excess	ASPEN SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	EXAE3TC16	$4,000,000	03/31/2016	03/31/2017	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	ACE PROPERTY AND CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	H08457542 003	$1,000,000	03/31/2016	03/31/2017	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	ACE PROPERTY AND CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	H08457542 002	$1,000,000	03/31/2015	03/31/2016	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Excess	ASPEN SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	EXAE3TC15	$4,000,000	03/31/2015	03/31/2016	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	ACE PROPERTY AND CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	H08457542 002	$1,000,000	03/31/2015	12/23/2015	Name Changed
91X	BIPD/Primary	ACE PROPERTY AND CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	H08457542 002	$1,000,000	03/31/2015	03/31/2015	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	ACE PROPERTY AND CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	H08457542 002	$1,000,000	03/31/2015	03/31/2015	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	ACE FIRE UNDERWRITERS INSURANCE COMPANY	H08451424 005	$1,000,000	03/31/2014	08/15/2014	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	ACE FIRE UNDERWRITERS INSURANCE COMPANY	H08451424 005	$1,000,000	03/31/2014	07/14/2014	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Excess	WESTCHESTER SURPLUS LINES INSURANCE COMPANY	G24122323 004	$4,000,000	03/31/2013	12/23/2015	Name Changed
91X	BIPD/Primary	ACE FIRE UNDERWRITERS INSURANCE COMPANY	H08451424 004	$1,000,000	03/31/2013	03/31/2014	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Excess	WESTCHESTER SURPLUS LINES INSURANCE COMPANY	G24122323 003	$4,000,000	03/31/2012	03/31/2013	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	ACE FIRE UNDERWRITERS INSURANCE COMPANY	H08451424 003	$1,000,000	03/31/2012	03/31/2013	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Excess	WESTCHESTER SURPLUS LINES INSURANCE COMPANY	G24122323 002	$4,000,000	03/31/2011	03/31/2012	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	ACE FIRE UNDERWRITERS INSURANCE COMPANY	H08451424 002	$1,000,000	03/31/2011	03/31/2012	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	ACE FIRE UNDERWRITERS INSURANCE COMPANY	H08451424 001	$1,000,000	03/31/2010	03/31/2011	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Excess	WESTCHESTER SURPLUS LINES INSURANCE COMPANY	G24122323 001	$4,000,000	03/31/2010	03/31/2011	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	BAP9023384	$1,000,000	03/31/2007	03/31/2010	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Excess	ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	SEO9039707	$4,000,000	03/31/2007	03/31/2010	Replaced
34	CARGO	HANOVER INSURANCE CO.	IHD6975809	$0	01/08/2010	12/23/2015	Name Changed
91X	BIPD/Excess	ZURICH INSURANCE CO.	EOG8333621	$4,000,000	01/01/1996	03/31/2007	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	ZURICH INSURANCE CO.	TAP 8333623	$1,000,000	01/01/1996	03/31/2007	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Excess	WESTCHESTER FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY	524 215238 4	$5,000,000	01/01/1994	02/18/1996	Cancelled

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC206554	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	12/14/2009	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	01/11/2010
MC206554	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	REINSTATED	12/14/2005	REVOKED	12/23/2015
MC206554	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	REINSTATED	12/14/2005	REVOKED	12/23/2015
MC206554	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	12/05/2001	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	01/08/2002
MC206554	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	11/02/1993	REVOKED	12/13/2005
MC206554	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	GRANTED	10/20/1994	REVOKED	12/13/2005
MC206554	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	08/21/1994	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	09/12/1994
MC206554	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	08/21/1994	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	09/12/1994
MC206554	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	06/27/1988	REVOKED	12/13/2005
MC206554	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	GRANTED	05/05/1988	REVOKED	12/13/2005
MC206554	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	04/17/2020	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	05/08/2020
MC206554	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	04/17/2020	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	05/08/2020
MC206554	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	04/07/1996	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	05/10/1996
MC206554	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	04/07/1996	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	05/10/1996
MC206554	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	REINSTATED	01/06/2016	-	-
MC206554	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	REINSTATED	01/06/2016	-	-

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85/100

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 85

85

−10

Starts at 100−15 totalFinal 85

MCS-150 update overdue−10

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

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

-10

MCS-150 update overdue

The required biennial MCS-150 update has not been filed on time (score factor, not a verification failure).

-5

Vehicle out-of-service rate above national average

Vehicle OOS 100% vs national avg 20.72%.

Where this company lands, risk scales

Vehicle out-of-service rate−5 of 5

0 pts · low risk−5 pts · high risk

Vehicle OOS 100% 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.

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