McDowell & Sons Contractors Inc
Waste hauler in Iowa Falls, IA · 14 drivers · 11 trucks · USDOT 742978
Company details
- Address
- 10214 Hwy 65
Iowa Falls, IA 50126 - Mailing address
- PO Box 664, Iowa Falls, IA 50126
- Phone
- (641) 648-5071
- Website
- mcdowellandsons.com
- County
- Hardin County
- Business type
- Individual
- USDOT number
- 742978 (active)
- FMCSA registered
- Since April 1998
- Operation
- Intrastate carrier · Private Property;authorized for Hire
- Cargo on file
- Garbage, refuse; Construction; Commodities, dry bulk; General freight; Grain, feed, hay; Household goods; Logs, poles, beams, lumber; Machinery, large objects; Metal sheets, coils, rolls; Motor vehicles; Paper products
- Hazardous materials
- Yes
- Locations
- 3 locations · operates in IA
- 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
- 14
- Power units
- 11 trucks
- Driving radius
- Regional / long haul (7 drivers beyond 100 miles) (0 interstate, 14 intrastate)
- Annual mileage
- 150,000 miles (2025 filing)
- Fleet size band
- 11–25 drivers
- Last FMCSA filing
- MCS-150 updated Aug 11, 2025
Figures come from the carrier's own FMCSA registration filings and are self-reported.
Business categories
- Drainage Contractors
- Garbage Collection
- Excavation Contractors
Map category: Dumpster rentals (Overture Maps).
Services mentioned on the company website
Keywords read from mcdowellandsons.com in Sep 2026. Confirm services and pricing with the company.
About this hauler
McDowell & Sons Contractors Inc is a waste hauler based in Iowa Falls, Iowa, in Hardin County. It has been registered with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration since 1998 (USDOT 742978) and files as an intrastate carrier hauling garbage, refuse, construction, commodities, dry bulk, general freight, grain, feed, hay, household goods, logs, poles, beams, lumber, machinery, large objects, metal sheets, coils, rolls, motor vehicles, paper products. Its latest filing lists 14 drivers and 11 power units, with 150,000 miles driven in 2025. It is listed under drainage contractors, garbage collection, excavation contractors, and its website mentions waste removal, dumpster, junk removal, roll-offs. The nearest transfer station is Grundy Co Electronic & Household Hazardous Waste Drop-off Site, 20.4 miles away, and the nearest landfill is Rural Iowa Sanitary Landfill in Eldora, 7.1 miles away.
Nearby facilities
- Cash For Cans Recycling 1.0 mi · Iowa Falls, IA
- Plastic Recycling Of Iowa Falls Inc Recycling 3.0 mi · Iowa Falls, IA
- Rural Iowa Sanitary Landfill Landfill 7.1 mi · Eldora, IA
- Hardin County Solid Waste and Recycling Center Recycling 7.1 mi · Eldora, IA
- John's Auto Metals 19.4 mi · Aplington, IA
- Grundy Co Electronic & Household Hazardous Waste Drop-off Site Transfer Station 20.4 mi · Grundy Center, IA
- Olive Ave Redemption Recycling 21.9 mi · Sheffield, IA
Nearest landfill: Rural Iowa Sanitary Landfill, Eldora — 7.1 mi
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Area served
Based in Iowa Falls; towns within 15 miles: Iowa Falls, Alden, Bradford, Ackley, Popejoy, Steamboat Rock, Geneva, Eldora, Hubbard.
County context
One of 2 waste haulers in Hardin County, IA and one of 356 waste haulers in Iowa.
ZIP 50126 at a glance
- Population
- 6,368 (18 per sq mi)
- Median age
- 45
- Households
- Median income $55,185 · 21% earn six figures
- Housing
- 64% owner-occupied · median home value $140,598 · median rent $870
- Workforce
- 60% labor-force participation · 7.4% unemployment
ZIP figures are US Census estimates for the ZIP area, not the company.
Iowa solid-waste agency: Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR)
Disposal options for this hauler
3 recycling centers and 1 landfill in Hardin County.