SAFERGRADE

Carrier file · USDOT 840183

Waste Connections Lone Star INC

DBA Gaston Sanitation Service

The Woodlands, TX · more carriers in Texas / The Woodlands

C72/100

SaferGrade composite

Records-based composite of public FMCSA data (high data coverage). Not a safety-fitness determination.

Identity & registrationcensus 2026-07-18
USDOT number840183
Docket (MC/FF/MX)
Entity typecarrier
Operating statusActive
Operation typeInterstate
Business organizationCorporation
Physical address3 Waterway Square Place Ste 550 · The Woodlands, TX, 77380
Phone8324422916
First on file1999-11-18
MCS-150 mileage / year30,570,032 (2025)
Hazmat indicatorNo
Fleet (self-reported)MCS-150
Power units1,247
Trucks / buses1,247 / 0
Drivers (total / CDL)1,085 / 1,085
FMCSA safety ratingSatisfactory (2019-08-07)
MCSIP step0
Prior revocation flagNo
FMCSA recordable crash rate

Fleet counts come from the carrier's own MCS-150 filing and are not verified by FMCSA.

Roadside inspections — 24 monthsSMS 2026-07-13
Total inspections365
Driver / vehicle inspections365 / 356
Out-of-service totals (drv / veh / hazmat)5 / 90 / 0
Violations recorded469
Driver out-of-service rate1.4%
365 driver inspectionsnatl 5.5%
Vehicle out-of-service rate25.3%
356 vehicle inspectionsnatl 20.7%
Recorded crashes — 24 monthsSMS 2026-07-13
Crashes36
Fatalities1
Injuries24
Tow-aways34
Hazmat releases0

SMS crash records are state-reported and include crashes regardless of fault or preventability.

Authority, insurance & ordersMOTUS deltas — coverage grows daily

Operating authority

Docket status on census: no docket on file. No MOTUS authority delta records yet.

Insurance filings

No insurance filings in our MOTUS records for this carrier yet (the daily delta feed only carries dockets with recent changes).

Revocation / suspension orders

No orders in our MOTUS records.

SaferGrade breakdown57.8 / 80 pts
C72/100

Score 72/100, normalized over the record types available for this carrier (high coverage).

USDOT operating status20 / 20 pts

Records show an active USDOT registration

Operating authority (docket)not evaluated

No MC/FF docket on record (authority not evaluated)

Insurance filing on recordnot evaluated

No insurance filings in our MOTUS records yet (not evaluated)

Driver out-of-service rate15 / 15 pts

Recorded driver OOS rate 1.4% over 365 driver inspections (national baseline 5.5%)

Vehicle out-of-service rate12.8 / 15 pts

Recorded vehicle OOS rate 25.3% over 356 vehicle inspections (national baseline 20.7%)

Recorded crashes per power unit0 / 20 pts

36 crashes recorded over 24 months across 1247 power units (fleet-wide baseline ~0.003 per power unit)

Registration data recency (MCS-150)10 / 10 pts

Most recent MCS-150 mileage year on record: 2025 (FMCSA requires biennial updates)

The SaferGrade score is a records-based composite of public FMCSA data, comparing this carrier's records against national baselines. It is observational only and is not a safety-fitness determination — FMCSA cautions that SMS data alone cannot be used to draw safety-fitness conclusions, and the underlying data has known limitations. Read the full methodology.

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