Schau Towing & Salvage Inc

Company details

Legal name

Darin Schau

Address

5936 260th St
Ida Grove, IA 51445

Mailing address

PO Box 212, Ida Grove, IA 51445

Phone

(712) 364-3550

County

Ida County

Business type

Partnership

USDOT number

452662 (active)

FMCSA registered

Since July 1991

Operation

Interstate carrier · Private Property;authorized for Hire;exempt for Hire

Cargo on file

Garbage, refuse; Construction; Commodities, dry bulk; Agricultural and farm supplies; General freight; Grain, feed, hay; Household goods; Logs, poles, beams, lumber; Machinery, large objects; Metal sheets, coils, rolls; Paper products

Hazardous materials

No

Locations

1 location · operates in IA

Data sources

FMCSA Motor Carrier Census (24 Aug 2026)

Last verified

2026-10-15

Fleet and drivers

Drivers

8 (all CDL holders)

Power units

12 trucks

Driving radius

Regional / long haul (8 drivers beyond 100 miles) (8 interstate, 0 intrastate)

Annual mileage

294,890 miles (2022 filing)

Fleet size band

5–10 drivers

Last FMCSA filing

MCS-150 updated Apr 29, 2026

Figures come from the carrier's own FMCSA registration filings and are self-reported.

Business categories

• Towing
• Automotive Roadside Service
• Demolition Contractors

About this hauler

Schau Towing & Salvage Inc is a waste hauler based in Ida Grove, Iowa, in Ida County. It has been registered with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration since 1991 (USDOT 452662) and files as an interstate carrier hauling garbage, refuse, construction, commodities, dry bulk, agricultural and farm supplies, general freight, grain, feed, hay, household goods, logs, poles, beams, lumber, machinery, large objects, metal sheets, coils, rolls, paper products. Its latest filing lists 8 drivers and 12 power units, with 294,890 miles driven in 2022. It is listed under towing, automotive roadside service, demolition contractors. The nearest transfer station is Metro Waste Auth RCC, Crawford Co Transfer S., Electronics, HHW and Recycling Drop Site, 20.6 miles away, and the nearest landfill is Ida County Landfill and Recycling Center in Ida Grove, 4.3 miles away.

Nearby facilities

• Ida County Landfill and Recycling Center Landfill 4.3 mi · Ida Grove, IA
• Warren's Metal Recycling Recycling 13.8 mi · Schaller, IA
• Nelson's Bottle's & Can's Recycling 19.2 mi · Correctionville, IA
• Cherokee Co RCC, Sac County Landfill and Recycling Drop-off Site & Transfer Station Landfill 19.9 mi · Sac City, IA
• Metro Waste Auth RCC, Crawford Co Transfer S., Electronics, HHW and Recycling Drop Site Transfer Station 20.6 mi · Denison, IA
• The Can Crew Redemption Center Recycling 22.2 mi · Denison, IA
• Sac Area Recycling Center Recycling 24.8 mi · Sac City, IA
• Buena Vista County Solid Waste & Recycle Center Recycling 24.8 mi · Storm Lake, IA

Nearest landfill: Ida County Landfill and Recycling Center, Ida Grove — 4.3 mi

Other waste haulers nearby

• Ida County Sanitation Incsame town · Ida Grove, IA · 1 driver
• Junk Terminator LLC17.8 mi · Early, IA · 1 driver
• Castillo Rolloff17.9 mi · Charter Oak, IA · 1 driver
• Neddermeyer Excavation Demolition LLC20.0 mi · Mapleton, IA · 1 driver
• CHN Garbage Service Inc20.0 mi · Mapleton, IA · 9 drivers

One of 2 waste haulers in Ida County, IA.

Area served

Based in Ida Grove; towns within 15 miles: Ida Grove, Arthur, Battle Creek, Schleswig, Kiron, Odebolt, Holstein, Galva, Cushing, Danbury, Ricketts, Schaller.

County context

One of 2 waste haulers in Ida County, IA and one of 356 waste haulers in Iowa.

ZIP 51445 at a glance

Population

2,485 (8 per sq mi)

Median age

44

Households

Median income $64,688 · 23% earn six figures

Housing

72% owner-occupied · median home value $110,742 · median rent $695

Workforce

61% labor-force participation · 5.1% 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 landfill in Ida County.