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122 CROSSTIE LANE, TAZEWELL, VA, 24651

DOT# 763394 MC# 581939 Tazewell, Virginia 19 years

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Power Units

Drivers

Crashes (24-Month)

$750,000

Insurance

Not Rated

Safety Rating

Inspections

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Public record

4 events tracked · latest Apr 10, 2026 ↓ Show details ↓

Safety & compliance 4

Apr 10, 2026
Roadside inspection, 1 out-of-service violation.
Dec 6, 2025
Roadside inspection, 3 violations (no OOS).
Nov 19, 2025
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Oct 22, 2025
Roadside inspection, 3 violations (no OOS).

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

Contact Details

Phone(276) 988-8110

Fax(276) 988-8131

Email[email protected]

Physical Address122 CROSSTIE LANE, TAZEWELL, VA, 24651

Mailing Address122 CROSSTIE LANE, TAZEWELL, VA, 24651

Operating Authorities

Authority TypeAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

DocketMC581939

CommonActive

ContractNot Active

BrokerNot Active

Operating19 years

Company Overview

SOUTHWEST SANITATION CO INC is a FMCSA-validated carrier based in Tazewell, Virginia. The company has been in operation for 19 years, registered with the FMCSA on 08/05/1998. The fleet consists of 8 power units and 5 drivers. Annual mileage is reported at 425,057 miles (2024). With zero crashes across 17 inspections, SOUTHWEST SANITATION CO INC maintains an excellent safety record. Insurance coverage of $750,000 is on file through ACUITY, A MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY. Active operating authorities include Common. Based on authority, insurance, safety, and compliance data, SOUTHWEST SANITATION CO INC has a Trust Score of 95/100 (Excellent).

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 .87 · 1 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Hours-of-Service Compliance

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Driver Fitness

measure .42 · 1 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Controlled Substances / Alcohol

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Vehicle Maintenance

measure 7.81 · 4 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Source: FMCSA SMS, updated monthly.

Mileage

Annual Mileage425,057 miles

Mileage Year2024

VMT SourceMCS-150 Form

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 RatingNot Rated

Total Crashes (24-mo)0

Fatal0

Driver OOS8.3% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS20.0% avg 20.7%

SmartWay PartnerNo

Insurance

Amount$750,000

Type91X

Effective03/31/2024

CompanyACUITY, A MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY

Policy #CA-ZU8776

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier

Fleet8 units

Drivers5

Mileage425,057 mi

Operating19 years

MCS-15006/2025

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)0

Fatal0

Injury0

Tow-Away0

Driver Inspections

Total12

Out of Service1

OOS Rate8.3%

National Avg5.5%

Above National Average

Vehicle Inspections

Total5

Out of Service1

OOS Rate20.0%

National Avg20.7%

Below National Average

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

2 · 1 OOS -

2024

5 · 0 OOS ▼

2025

6 · 1 OOS ▲

2026

1 · 1 OOS =

Crashes

2023

1 crash -

2024

0 crashes ▼

2025

0 crashes =

2026

0 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 Apr 2026, 10 inspections, 2 resulted in out-of-service (20% OOS rate).

Driver Out-of-Service 1 OOS

Vehicle Out-of-Service 2 OOS

Live FMCSA roadside inspection records, refreshed monthly.

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
10/03/2023	US HIGHWAY 19	VA	0	2	1	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

17 roadside violations across 10 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 13 violations · 2 OOS

Driver Fitness 2 violations · 2 OOS

Unsafe Driving 2 violations · 0 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 (14)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS	Driver Viol	Driver OOS	Vehicle Viol	Vehicle OOS	HazMat
04/10/2026	VA	Driver-Only (Level III)	CEDAR BLUFF VA	3	1	1	1	2	0	-	▲Detail
12/06/2025	WV	Walk-Around (Level II)	PRINCETON WV	3	0	1	0	2	0	-	▲Detail
11/19/2025	VA	Full (Level I)	VANSANT VA	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/22/2025	WV	Walk-Around (Level II)	GHENT WV	3	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/25/2025	TN	Full (Level I)	MOHAWK TN	2	2	0	0	0	2	-	▲Detail
08/18/2025	VA	Driver-Only (Level III)	BLAND VA	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/14/2025	VA	Driver-Only (Level III)	LEBANON VA	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/20/2024	VA	Driver-Only (Level III)	LEBANON VA	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/23/2024	VA	Walk-Around (Level II)	BLAND VA	3	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/16/2024	VA	Driver-Only (Level III)	LEBANON VA	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/05/2024	WV	Driver-Only (Level III)	SCARBRO WV	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/01/2024	VA	Driver-Only (Level III)	LEBANON VA	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/26/2023	WV	Walk-Around (Level II)	CAMP CREEK	3	1	0	0	3	1	-	▲Detail
09/15/2023	WV	Walk-Around (Level II)	BLUEFIELD	2	0	1	0	1	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 4 viols

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
34	CARGO	ADRIATIC INSURANCE COMPANY	MC016789	$0	10/06/2009	03/31/2010	Replaced
34	CARGO	ADRIATIC INSURANCE COMPANY	MC015828	$0	10/06/2008	10/06/2009	Cancelled
34	CARGO	ADRIATIC INSURANCE COMPANY	MC014077	$0	10/06/2007	10/06/2008	Replaced
34	CARGO	ADRIATIC INSURANCE COMPANY	MC014077	$0	10/06/2007	10/10/2008	Cancelled
34	CARGO	ADRIATIC INSURANCE COMPANY	MC 10496	$0	10/06/2006	10/06/2007	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY	LWI101914	$750,000	08/27/2006	06/01/2007	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	WESTFIELD INSURANCE CO.	TRA 4435178	$750,000	06/19/2017	03/31/2020	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	WESTFIELD INSURANCE CO.	TRA 4435178	$750,000	06/19/2017	05/22/2020	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	PRAETORIAN INSURANCE COMPANY	PICAT0001107	$750,000	06/01/2009	06/01/2010	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	PRAETORIAN INSURANCE COMPANY	PICAT0001107	$750,000	06/01/2009	03/31/2010	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	IMPERIUM INSURANCE COMPANY	DBW10032-00	$750,000	06/01/2008	06/01/2008	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	IMPERIUM INSURANCE COMPANY	DBW10032-00	$750,000	06/01/2008	11/01/2008	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	IMPERIUM INSURANCE COMPANY	DBW10125-00	$750,000	06/01/2008	06/01/2009	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY	LWI101914-01	$750,000	06/01/2007	06/01/2008	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	CHEROKEE INSURANCE COMPANY	CA230068	$1,000,000	03/31/2023	03/31/2024	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	WESTFIELD INSURANCE CO.	TRA 082647Y	$750,000	03/31/2020	03/31/2023	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	WESTFIELD INSURANCE CO.	TRA 4 435 178	$750,000	03/31/2016	06/19/2017	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	THE CINCINNATI INSURANCE CO.	EBA 007 22 98	$1,000,000	03/31/2011	05/03/2016	Cancelled
34	CARGO	THE CINCINNATI INSURANCE CO.	EBA 007 22 98	$0	03/31/2011	05/03/2016	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	BAP 4887286-00	$1,000,000	03/31/2010	03/31/2011	Replaced
34	CARGO	TRAVELERS PROPERTY CASUALTY CO. OF AMERICA	8922P822	$0	03/31/2010	03/31/2011	Replaced

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC581939	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	11/17/2006	REVOKED	06/11/2007
MC581939	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	09/15/2008	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	10/07/2008
MC581939	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	09/10/2007	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	10/12/2007
MC581939	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	09/09/2009	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	09/16/2009
MC581939	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	REINSTATED	06/25/2007	REVOKED	05/09/2016
MC581939	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	05/05/2010	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	05/28/2010
MC581939	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	05/05/2009	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	06/01/2009
MC581939	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	05/05/2008	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	06/03/2008
MC581939	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	REINSTATED	05/04/2018	-	-
MC581939	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	03/06/2023	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	04/03/2023
MC581939	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	03/04/2024	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	04/05/2024

No revocation records.

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95/100

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 95

Starts at 100−5 totalFinal 95

Driver 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

No Unsatisfactory rating on file.

What's lowering this score

-5

Driver out-of-service rate above national average

Driver OOS 8.3333% vs national avg 5.51%.

Where this company lands, risk scales

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%.

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.

SOUTHWEST SANITATION CO INC

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Contact Details

Operating Authorities

Company Overview

Operation Classification

SMS BASIC Scores

Mileage

Drivers

Equipment

Safety Summary

Insurance

Quick Facts

Safety & Inspection Data

Safety Trends by Year

Out-of-Service Summary Last 24 months

Crash Records (1)

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

Inspection Records (14)

Safety Performance Percentiles

Licensing & Insurance

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