Eel River Scrap and Salvage
Waste hauler in Fortuna, CA · 5 drivers · 13 trucks · USDOT 2849568
Company details
- Legal name
- Eel River Transportation and Salvage
- Address
- 850 Riverwalk Drive
Fortuna, CA 95540 - Mailing address
- PO Box 322, Fortuna, CA 95540
- Phone
- (707) 725-6530
- County
- Humboldt County
- USDOT number
- 2849568 (active)
- FMCSA registered
- Since February 2016
- Operation
- Intrastate carrier · Private Property;authorized for Hire
- Cargo on file
- Construction; Machinery, large objects; Metal sheets, coils, rolls; Mobile homes; Motor vehicles; Other
- Hazardous materials
- Yes
- Locations
- 1 location · operates in CA
- Data sources
- FMCSA Motor Carrier Census (24 Aug 2026), Overture Maps (Aug 2026), company website (Sep 2026)
- Last verified
- 2026-10-15
Fleet and drivers
- Drivers
- 5 (all CDL holders)
- Power units
- 13 trucks
- Driving radius
- Regional / long haul (3 drivers beyond 100 miles) (0 interstate, 5 intrastate)
- Annual mileage
- 200,000 miles (2025 filing)
- Fleet size band
- 5–10 drivers
- Last FMCSA filing
- MCS-150 updated Mar 20, 2026
Figures come from the carrier's own FMCSA registration filings and are self-reported.
Business categories
- Automobile Salvage
- Recycling Centers
- Surplus & Salvage Merchandise
Map category: Garbage collection service (Overture Maps).
Services mentioned on the company website
Keywords read from the company website in Sep 2026. Confirm services and pricing with the company.
About this hauler
Eel River Scrap and Salvage is a waste hauler based in Fortuna, California, in Humboldt County. It has been registered with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration since 2016 (USDOT 2849568) and files as an intrastate carrier hauling construction, machinery, large objects, metal sheets, coils, rolls, mobile homes, motor vehicles, other. Its latest filing lists 5 drivers and 13 power units, with 200,000 miles driven in 2025. It is listed under automobile salvage, recycling centers, surplus & salvage merchandise, and its website mentions waste removal, waste disposal. The nearest transfer station is Eel River Disposal & Resource Recovery and Transfer Statio, 1.9 miles away, and the nearest landfill is Cummings Road Landfill in Eureka, 13.6 miles away.
Nearby facilities
- Eel River Disposal & Resource Recovery and Transfer Statio Transfer Station 1.9 mi · Fortuna, CA
- Cummings Road Landfill Landfill 13.6 mi · Eureka, CA
- Recology Humboldt County Recycling 15.6 mi · Eureka, CA
- Eureka Recycling Center Recycling 15.6 mi · Eureka, CA
- Hawthorne Street Transfer Station Transfer Station 15.6 mi · Eureka, CA
- G and R Metals Inc Metals 16.4 mi · Eureka, CA
- Recology Samoa Resource Recovery Center Recycling 17.3 mi · Samoa, CA
- Hambro Recycling CRV BuyBack Recycling 20.2 mi · Arcata, CA
Nearest landfill: Cummings Road Landfill, Eureka — 13.6 mi
Other waste haulers nearby
- Arcada Resource Recovery Centersame town · Fortuna, CA · 3 drivers
- Eco Medical Incsame town · Fortuna, CA · 6 drivers
- Recology Eel Riversame town · Fortuna, CA · 17 drivers
- Dolcini Land Clearing8.3 mi · Ferndale, CA · 2 drivers
- Handle It Junk Removal11.0 mi · Eureka, CA · 2 drivers
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Area served
Based in Fortuna; towns within 15 miles: Fortuna, Hydesville, Rio Dell, Ferndale, Loleta, Scotia, Eureka, Carlotta, Fields Landing, Kneeland.
County context
One of 18 waste haulers in Humboldt County, CA and one of 4,460 waste haulers in California.
ZIP 95540 at a glance
- Population
- 14,469 (164 per sq mi)
- Median age
- 39
- Households
- Median income $63,695 · 31% earn six figures
- Housing
- 56% owner-occupied · median home value $390,026 · median rent $1,178
- Workforce
- 57% labor-force participation · 7.8% unemployment
ZIP figures are US Census estimates for the ZIP area, not the company.
California solid-waste agency: CalRecycle
Disposal options for this hauler
6 transfer stations, 9 recycling centers and 1 landfill in Humboldt County.