Hawkeye Sanitation Inc
Waste hauler in Cresco, IA · 12 drivers · 19 trucks · USDOT 171501
Company details
- Address
- 466 Airport Road
Cresco, IA 52136 - Phone
- (563) 547-3828
- Website
- hawkeyesanitation.com
- County
- Howard County
- Business type
- Corporation
- USDOT number
- 171501 (active)
- FMCSA registered
- Since June 1974
- Operation
- Interstate carrier · Private Property;authorized for Hire
- Cargo on file
- Garbage, refuse; General freight
- Hazardous materials
- No
- Locations
- 1 location · 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
- 12 (all CDL holders)
- Power units
- 19 trucks
- Driving radius
- Local (all drivers within 100 miles) (12 interstate, 0 intrastate)
- Annual mileage
- 350,000 miles (2025 filing)
- Fleet size band
- 11–25 drivers
- Last FMCSA filing
- MCS-150 updated Mar 30, 2026
Figures come from the carrier's own FMCSA registration filings and are self-reported.
Business categories
- Garbage Collection
- Recycling Centers
- Recycling Equipment & Services
Map category: Garbage collection service (Overture Maps).
Services mentioned on the company website
Keywords read from hawkeyesanitation.com in Sep 2026. Confirm services and pricing with the company.
About this hauler
Hawkeye Sanitation Inc is a waste hauler based in Cresco, Iowa, in Howard County. It has been registered with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration since 1974 (USDOT 171501) and files as an interstate carrier hauling garbage, refuse, general freight. Its latest filing lists 12 drivers and 19 power units, with 350,000 miles driven in 2025. It is listed under garbage collection, recycling centers, recycling equipment & services, and its website mentions roll-off, roll-offs, dumpster, dumpsters. The nearest landfill is Winneshiek County Sanitary Landfill in Decorah, 24.2 miles away.
Nearby facilities
- Winneshiek County Recycling Recycling 19.4 mi · Decorah, IA
- Alter Metal Recycling Recycling 20.7 mi · Riceville, IA
- Resource Recovery Center Recycling Recycling 20.9 mi · Preston, MN
- Southern Minnesota Recycling Recycling 21.7 mi · Preston, MN
- Winneshiek County Sanitary Landfill Landfill 24.2 mi · Decorah, IA
- Floyd-Mitchell-Chickasaw Counties Sanitary Landfill Landfill 24.4 mi · Elma, IA
Nearest landfill: Winneshiek County Sanitary Landfill, Decorah — 24.2 mi
Other waste haulers nearby
- Loewen Excavating and Septics9.7 mi · Lime Springs, IA · 3 drivers
- Shimek Sanitation15.0 mi · Calmar, IA · 2 drivers
- Malcom Enterprises Inc17.5 mi · Decorah, IA · 6 drivers
- Reliable Dumpster Services Inc17.5 mi · Decorah, IA · 2 drivers
- C&Y Flowters Septic Pumping LLC17.5 mi · Decorah, IA · 1 driver
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Area served
Based in Cresco; towns within 15 miles: Cresco, Ridgeway, Lime Springs, Protivin, Harmony, MN, Spillville, Calmar.
County context
One of 2 waste haulers in Howard County, IA and one of 356 waste haulers in Iowa.
ZIP 52136 at a glance
- Population
- 5,840 (11 per sq mi)
- Median age
- 42
- Households
- Median income $70,778 · 32% earn six figures
- Housing
- 79% owner-occupied · median home value $158,613 · median rent $713
- Workforce
- 65% labor-force participation · 1.3% 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
1 recycling center in Howard County.