Safety Measurement System - Complete SMS Profile (U.S. DOT# 1821490)

RAM WASTE SYSTEMS INC

U.S. DOT#: 1821490

Address: 5704 BUENO DR
FORT COLLINS, CO 80525
Number of Vehicles: 60
Number of Drivers: 52
Number of Inspections: 23

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BASIC Status (Public Property Carrier View)

Behavior Analysis & Safety Improvement Categories (BASICs) Based on a 24-month record ending May 15, 2026

On-Road Performance
0.31 Measure	Not Public	0 Measure	2.03 Measure	0.78 Measure	Not Public	0.23 Measure
On-Road Performance Detail
Driver Inspections with Unsafe Driving Violations: 1 Safety Event Group: No Safety Event Grouping Avg. PU × UF: 62.7 Segment: Straight Carrier	Not Public	Driver Inspections: 22 with HOS Compliance Violations: 0 Safety Event Group: 21-100 relevant driver inspections	Vehicle Inspections: 18 with Vehicle Maint. Violations: 5 Safety Event Group: 11-20 relevant vehicle inspections	Driver Inspections: 22 with Drugs/Alcohol Violations: 1 Safety Event Group: 1 driver inspections with Controlled Substances/Alcohol Violations	Not Public	Driver Inspections: 22 with Driver Fitness Violations: 1 Safety Event Group: 21-100 relevant driver inspections
Investigation Results
No Acute/Critical Violations Discovered	N/A	No Acute/Critical Violations Discovered	No Acute/Critical Violations Discovered	No Acute/Critical Violations Discovered	Not Public	No Acute/Critical Violations Discovered

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Violation Summary

Violations: 15


Violations	Description	# Violations	# OOS Violations	Violation Severity Weight	BASIC

392.2-INAT	Driver- Inattentive or Distracted Driving	1	0	5	Unsafe Driving
392.2-SLLILC	State/Local Laws - Improper lane change	1	0	5	Unsafe Driving
383.51A-LCDLRSWD	License (CDL) - A person required to have a CLP or CDL who is disqualified must not drive a CMV	1	0	8	Driver Fitness
391.41(a)	Operating a property-carrying vehicle without a valid medical certificate in possession or on file with the state drivers licensing agency. History of either failing to produce a medical certificate or having an expired medical certificate.	1	0	1	Driver Fitness
392.4A-DOSP	Drugs/Other Substances - Operate a CMV while in possession.	1	1	10	Drugs/Alcohol
393.134B-CRHLC	Roll-on/Roll-off/Hook Lift Containers - Improper securement of a roll-on/roll-off and hook lift container	1	1	7	Vehicle Maint.
393.45B2-B-AIR	Air Brake - Hose/tubing damaged or not secured	1	0	4	Vehicle Maint.
393.45D-B	Air Brake - Audible air leak at a proper connection	1	0	4	Vehicle Maint.
393.47(e)	Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto, Clamp (Short & Long), DD-3, or Bolt	2	0	4	Vehicle Maint.
393.53B-B	Air Brake - CMV manufactured on or after 10/20/1994 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate for wear	1	0	4	Vehicle Maint.
393.55C2-B	Air Brake - CMV other than truck-tractor manufactured on or after March 1, 1998 not equipped with an antilock brake system. System does not function or indicates a fault.	1	0	4	Vehicle Maint.
393.55D1-B	Air Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on truck-tractor manufactured on or after March 1, 1997 and each single unit CMV on or after 1998.	1	0	4	Vehicle Maint.
393.9A-LSML	Lighting - Side marker lamp(s) inoperative	1	0	2	Vehicle Maint.
396.3(a)1BOS	Brake - Defective brake(s) are equal to or greater than 20% of the service brakes on the vehicle/combination	1	1	0	Vehicle Maint.

Inspection History

Total Inspections: 23


Report			Vehicle			Measure
Inspection Date	Number	State	Plate Number	Plate State	Type	Severity Weight (SW)	Time Weight (TiW)

4/14/2026	CO1767620452	CO	AAMV51	CO	STRAIGHT TRUCK		3
2/17/2026	CO1644950949	CO	AAMV98	CO	STRAIGHT TRUCK		3
Drugs/Alcohol Violation: 392.4A-DOSP Drugs/Other Substances - Operate a CMV while in possession. (OOS)						10 + 0 (OOS)
2/12/2026	CO1749420387	CO	DRQB80	CO	STRAIGHT TRUCK		3
1/14/2026	CO1702110826	CO	AAMU50	CO	STRAIGHT TRUCK		3
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 393.47(e) Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto, Clamp (Short & Long), DD-3, or Bolt						4
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 393.53B-B Air Brake - CMV manufactured on or after 10/20/1994 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate for wear						4
11/3/2025	CO1112381963	CO	AAMV50	CO	STRAIGHT TRUCK		2
8/12/2025	CO0419530070	CO	AAMU50	CO	STRAIGHT TRUCK		2
Unsafe Driving Violation: 392.2-INAT Driver- Inattentive or Distracted Driving						5
Unsafe Driving Violation: 392.2-SLLILC State/Local Laws - Improper lane change						5
8/6/2025	CO1644950579	CO	AAAMU50	CO	STRAIGHT TRUCK		2
7/31/2025	CO0917461267	CO	AAMV53	CO	STRAIGHT TRUCK		2
7/22/2025	COM000360037	CO	AIFV56	CO	STRAIGHT TRUCK		2
7/22/2025	COM000690053	CO	DUKZ26	CO	STRAIGHT TRUCK		2
7/14/2025	CO1331430955	CO	AAMV69	CO	STRAIGHT TRUCK		2
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 393.45D-B Air Brake - Audible air leak at a proper connection						4
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 393.55C2-B Air Brake - CMV other than truck-tractor manufactured on or after March 1, 1998 not equipped with an antilock brake system. System does not function or indicates						4
6/26/2025	CO0564090004	CO	AAMV53	CO	STRAIGHT TRUCK		2
3/25/2025	CO0224912997	CO	AAMV53	CO	STRAIGHT TRUCK		1
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 393.134B-CRHLC Roll-on/Roll-off/Hook Lift Containers - Improper securement of a roll-on/roll-off and hook lift container (OOS)						7 + 2 (OOS)
3/20/2025	CO0542200285	CO	AAMV50	CO	STRAIGHT TRUCK		1
3/5/2025	COM000890005	CO	AAMU50	CO	STRAIGHT TRUCK		1
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 393.45B2-B-AIR Air Brake - Hose/tubing damaged or not secured						4
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 396.3(a)1BOS Brake - Defective brake(s) are equal to or greater than 20% of the service brakes on the vehicle/combination (OOS)						0 + 2 (OOS)
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 393.47(e) Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto, Clamp (Short & Long), DD-3, or Bolt						4
3/5/2025	CO0266650231	CO	AIGC93	CO	STRAIGHT TRUCK		1
2/20/2025	CO0656041128	CO	AAMU50	CO	STRAIGHT TRUCK		1
11/8/2024	CO1073030145	CO	AAMV50	CO	STRAIGHT TRUCK		1
11/8/2024	CO1331430464	CO	DUKZ26	CO	STRAIGHT TRUCK		1
Driver Fitness Violation: 391.41(a) Operating a property-carrying vehicle without a valid medical certificate in possession or on file with the state drivers licensing agency. History of either fail						1
Driver Fitness Violation: 383.51A-LCDLRSWD License (CDL) - A person required to have a CLP or CDL who is disqualified must not drive a CMV						8
9/19/2024	CO1331430395	CO	AAMU50	CO	STRAIGHT TRUCK		1
9/6/2024	CO1331430381	CO	AAMV50	CO	STRAIGHT TRUCK		1
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 393.9A-LSML Lighting - Side marker lamp(s) inoperative						2
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 393.55D1-B Air Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on truck-tractor manufactured on or after March 1, 1997 and each single unit CMV on or after 1998.						4
6/19/2024	CO0566814413	CO	BNWA31	CO	STRAIGHT TRUCK		1
6/6/2024	CO1508941897	CO	AAMV72	CO	STRAIGHT TRUCK		1

Reviewed-Not Preventable Crash Activity (vehicles involved in crashes)

Total Number of Crashes: 0

This carrier has no crashes to display.

Crashes Included in SMS (vehicles involved in crashes)

Total Number of Crashes: 0

This carrier has no crashes to display.

Investigation Results

Acute/Critical Violations: 0

This carrier has no Acute/Critical violations to display.

Summary of Activities

The summary includes information on the 5 most recent investigations and 24 months of inspections and crash history.

Most Recent Investigation: 2/23/2021 (Compliance Review)
Total Inspections: 23
- Total Inspections without Violations used in SMS: 15
- Total Inspections with Violations used in SMS: 8
Total Crashes* : 0

*Crashes listed represent a motor carrier’s involvement in reportable crashes, regardless of the carrier’s or driver’s role in the crash. Continue for details.

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Enforcement Cases

(Six years as of 06/02/2026 updated monthly from FMCSA )

Closed Date Case #
6/8/2020 CO-2020-0063-CO5626

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Summary of Activities (as of 5/15/2026, updated monthly)

The summary includes information on the 5 most recent investigations and 24 months of inspections and crash history.

Most Recent Investigation: 2/23/2021 (Compliance Review)	Total Inspections: 23 Total inspections without violations used in SMS: 15 Total inspections with violations used in SMS: 8	Total Crashes: 0*
2/23/2021 (Compliance Review) 2/25/2020 (Compliance Review)	# Insp. OOS Driver Inspections 22 4.5% Vehicle Inspections 18 11.1% Placardable HM Inspections 0 0.0% % Placardable HM Inspections 0.0%	Fatal Crashes 0 Injury Crashes 0 Towaway Crashes 0

*Crashes listed represent a motor carrier’s involvement in reportable crashes, regardless of the carrier’s or driver’s role in the crash. Continue for details.

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Average PU × Utilization Factor (as of 5/15/2026, updated monthly)

The SMS normalizes the Unsafe Driving and Crash Indicator BASICs measure by carrier size (i.e., a hybrid power unit and vehicle miles travelled measure) to account for exposure. Carrier size is defined as average power units multiplied by the utilization factor.

62.7 Average PU × Utilization Factor = 62.7 Average Power Units × 1 Utilization Factor

Average Power Units
Utilization Factor

In order to account for changes in a carrier's fleet size during the previous 24 months an average power unit value is used in the calculation to determine a carrier's Unsafe Driving BASIC and Crash Indicator measures.

62.7 Average Power Units = 60 Current Power Units + 64 Power Units 6 Months Ago + 64 Power Units 18 Months Ago
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The Utilization Factor is a multiplier that adjusted the average PU values based on the utilization in terms of VMT per average PU.

Determine Carrier Segment: Straight
Straight trucks/other vehicles constituting more than 30% of the total PU
U.S. DOT# 1821490 = 100% Straight trucks/other vehicles
Determine VMT per Average Power Unit
15,760 VMT per Average Power Unit = 987,700 VMT From Registration (MCS-150) ÷ 62.7 Average Power Units

Based on Step 1 and 2 calculate the Utilization Factor

Straight Segment
Meets Criteria	VMT per Avgerage PU	Utilization Factor
	< 20,000	1
	20,000 – 60,000	1 = VMT per PU ÷ 20,000
	60,000 – 200,000	3
	> 200,000	1
	No Recent VMT Information	1

Use of SMS Data/Information

FAST Act of 2015:

Readers should not draw conclusions about a carrier's overall safety condition simply based on the data displayed in this system. Unless a motor carrier has received an UNSATISFACTORY safety rating under part 385 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, or has otherwise been ordered to discontinue operations by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, it is authorized to operate on the Nation's roadways.

Safety Measurement System:

The data in the Safety Measurement System (SMS) is performance data used by the Agency and Enforcement Community. A symbol, based on that data, indicates that FMCSA may prioritize a motor carrier for further monitoring.

The symbol is not intended to imply any federal safety rating of the carrier pursuant to 49 USC 31144. Readers should not draw conclusions about a carrier's overall safety condition simply based on the data displayed in this system. Unless a motor carrier in the SMS has received an UNSATISFACTORY safety rating pursuant to 49 CFR Part 385, or has otherwise been ordered to discontinue operations by the FMCSA, it is authorized to operate on the nation's roadways.

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