Garbage and refuse haulers in Texas
7,493 active carriers based in Texas report the garbage/refuse cargo code as of November 9, 2026, 4% of the state's carriers and 6% of garbage and refuse haulers nationally.
FMCSA Company Census as observed November 9, 2026 · Methodology
Active carriers
7,493
4% of Texas carriers
Authorized for hire
78%
5,812 carriers
Operate interstate
27%
2,043 carriers
Added in the last 30 days
31
555 in the last 12 months
Reported an email
92%
Business email on the Census record
Reported a phone
100%
Business or cell phone
78% of carriers in Texas hauling garbage/refuse are authorized for hire and 27% operate interstate. Most are small: 56% report one power unit or none, 31% run two to five and 4% run more than 20.
31 were added to the Census in the last 30 days and 555 in the last 12 months. 92% reported a business email and 100% a phone number.
Fleet size
Reported power units (trucks and tractors) on the Census record.
- 0–1 power units
- 4,217 · 56%
- 2–5
- 2,333 · 31%
- 6–20
- 673 · 9%
- 21+
- 270 · 4%
Other cargo in Texas
- General freight carriers124,164
- Building materials haulers57,658
- Construction haulers57,658
- Heavy machinery haulers29,053
- Metal coil and sheet haulers22,988
- Log and lumber haulers21,761
- Grain, feed and hay haulers19,419
- Dry bulk carriers18,450
- Oilfield equipment haulers17,011
- Car haulers16,960
- Farm supply haulers16,875
- Paper products haulers16,684
- Produce haulers14,544
- Refrigerated (reefer) carriers13,922
- Meat haulers13,922
- Beverage haulers13,248
- Household goods movers13,198
- Utility carriers11,381
- Intermodal container carriers8,989
- Liquid and gas tanker carriers7,602
- Driveaway and towaway carriers6,238
- Livestock haulers5,689
- U.S. mail carriers5,395
- Chemical haulers4,602
- Water well carriers3,585
- Passenger carriers3,348
- Mobile home transporters2,901
- Coal haulers2,703
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How many garbage and refuse haulers are in Texas?
- 7,493 active carriers with a Texas 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 Texas 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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