Petersen Industries Inc
Waste hauler in Lake Wales, FL · 7 drivers · 4 trucks · USDOT 484854
Company details
- Address
- 4000 State Road 60 West
Lake Wales, FL 33859 - Phone
- (863) 676-1493
- Website
- petersenind.com
- County
- Polk County
- Business type
- Corporation
- USDOT number
- 484854 (active)
- FMCSA registered
- Since May 1992
- Operation
- Interstate carrier · Private property (hauls its own cargo)
- Cargo on file
- Machinery, large objects
- Hazardous materials
- No
- Locations
- 1 location · operates in FL
- Data sources
- FMCSA Motor Carrier Census (24 Aug 2026), company website (Sep 2026)
- Last verified
- 2026-10-15
Fleet and drivers
- Drivers
- 7
- Power units
- 4 trucks
- Driving radius
- Regional / long haul (6 drivers beyond 100 miles) (6 interstate, 1 intrastate)
- Annual mileage
- 69,528 miles (2023 filing)
- Fleet size band
- 5–10 drivers
- Last FMCSA filing
- MCS-150 updated Oct 22, 2024
Figures come from the carrier's own FMCSA registration filings and are self-reported.
Business categories
- Farm Equipment
Services mentioned on the company website
Keywords read from petersenind.com in Sep 2026. Confirm services and pricing with the company.
About this hauler
Petersen Industries Inc is a waste hauler based in Lake Wales, Florida, in Polk County. It has been registered with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration since 1992 (USDOT 484854) and files as an interstate carrier hauling machinery, large objects. Its latest filing lists 7 drivers and 4 power units, with 69,528 miles driven in 2023. It is listed under farm equipment, and its website mentions waste removal, dumpster, debris removal, facility. The nearest transfer station is Waste Management - Polk County Transfer Station, 15.5 miles away, and the nearest landfill is Cedar Trail Landfill in Bartow, 15.5 miles away.
Nearby facilities
- Viking Recycling Recycling 1.7 mi · Lake Wales, FL
- US 27 Tires LLC Tires 10.6 mi · Dundee, FL
- Frostproof Auto Recycling & Towing Recycling 10.9 mi · Frostproof, FL
- Polk County Pallets Inc. Recycling 13.5 mi · Haines City, FL
- Electronics Recycling Florida Recycling 13.5 mi · Bartow, FL
- Synergy Recycling of Central Florida Recycling 13.5 mi · Winter Haven, FL
- Cedar Trail Landfill Landfill 15.5 mi · Bartow, FL
- Waste Management - Polk County Transfer Station Transfer Station 15.5 mi · Winter Haven, FL
- North Polk Central LF (Site 201) Landfill 16.0 mi · Winter Haven, FL
- American Allied Recycling Recycling 16.5 mi · Haines City, FL
Nearest landfill: Cedar Trail Landfill, Bartow — 15.5 mi
Other waste haulers nearby
- Brooker Septic Service Incsame town · Lake Wales, FL · 4 drivers
- Viking Recycling Incsame town · Lake Wales, FL · 3 drivers
- Byrd Septic & Grading Inc7.0 mi · Winter Haven, FL · 1 driver
- A&R Septic Solutions Inc7.0 mi · Winter Haven, FL · 1 driver
- Dumpster Depot7.0 mi · Winter Haven, FL · 3 drivers
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Area served
Based in Lake Wales; towns within 15 miles: Lake Wales, Winter Haven, Waverly, Babson Park, Dundee, Eagle Lake, Bartow, Lake Hamilton, Nalcrest, Frostproof, Homeland, Fort Meade.
County context
One of 123 waste haulers in Polk County, FL and one of 3,205 waste haulers in Florida.
ZIP 33859 at a glance
- Population
- 11,824 (100 per sq mi)
- Median age
- 48
- Households
- Median income $57,760 · 21% earn six figures
- Housing
- 72% owner-occupied · median home value $204,826 · median rent $1,288
- Workforce
- 43% labor-force participation · 3.7% unemployment
ZIP figures are US Census estimates for the ZIP area, not the company.
Florida solid-waste agency: Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP)
Disposal options for this hauler
2 transfer stations, 19 recycling centers and 2 landfills in Polk County.