Garbage and refuse haulers in Missouri
1,168 active carriers based in Missouri report the garbage/refuse cargo code as of November 9, 2026, 4% of the state's carriers and <1% of garbage and refuse haulers nationally.
FMCSA Company Census as observed November 9, 2026 · Methodology
Active carriers
1,168
4% of Missouri carriers
Authorized for hire
68%
789 carriers
Operate interstate
60%
703 carriers
Added in the last 30 days
9
104 in the last 12 months
Reported an email
93%
Business email on the Census record
Reported a phone
99%
Business or cell phone
68% of carriers in Missouri hauling garbage/refuse are authorized for hire and 60% operate interstate. Most are small: 44% report one power unit or none, 35% run two to five and 6% run more than 20.
9 were added to the Census in the last 30 days and 104 in the last 12 months. 93% reported a business email and 99% a phone number.
Fleet size
Reported power units (trucks and tractors) on the Census record.
- 0–1 power units
- 517 · 44%
- 2–5
- 406 · 35%
- 6–20
- 177 · 15%
- 21+
- 68 · 6%
Other cargo in Missouri
- General freight carriers14,639
- Building materials haulers8,249
- Construction haulers8,249
- Heavy machinery haulers5,408
- Grain, feed and hay haulers5,326
- Farm supply haulers4,006
- Dry bulk carriers3,471
- Log and lumber haulers3,367
- Metal coil and sheet haulers3,084
- Car haulers2,915
- Paper products haulers2,185
- Refrigerated (reefer) carriers1,929
- Meat haulers1,929
- Household goods movers1,889
- Produce haulers1,806
- Livestock haulers1,738
- Beverage haulers1,659
- Driveaway and towaway carriers1,578
- Utility carriers1,542
- Liquid and gas tanker carriers1,166
- Passenger carriers1,000
- Intermodal container carriers990
- U.S. mail carriers873
- Chemical haulers814
- Oilfield equipment haulers542
- Mobile home transporters439
- Coal haulers432
- Water well carriers290
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How many garbage and refuse haulers are in Missouri?
- 1,168 active carriers with a Missouri physical address reported the garbage/refuse cargo code in the FMCSA Company Census as of November 9, 2026.
How do I get a list of these carriers with emails and phone numbers?
- Carrier Search in TruckerFetch filters the same records by state, city, cargo, fleet size and time in business and shows each carrier's reported business email and phone. Contact details are never published on these public pages. Starter is $49 a month and a free account opens a sample edition. Filter to Missouri and this cargo type and export a CSV or CRM-ready file.
Where do these numbers come from?
- They are counts from the FMCSA Company Census as last observed by TruckerFetch. Active means Census status A. Carriers are placed by their reported physical address, cargo by the cargo codes they report and add dates by the Census add date. Carriers that asked to be removed from TruckerFetch are excluded.
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