Container Services
Waste hauler in Des Moines, IA · 1 driver · 2 trucks · USDOT 2355796
Company details
- Legal name
- James F McCaughey
- Address
- 1005 Boulder Ave
Des Moines, IA 50315 - Phone
- (515) 288-0924
- County
- Polk County
- USDOT number
- 2355796 (active)
- FMCSA registered
- Since November 2012
- Operation
- Intrastate carrier · Private property (hauls its own cargo)
- Cargo on file
- Garbage, refuse; Other: Equipment
- Hazardous materials
- No
- Locations
- 1 location · operates in IA
- Data sources
- FMCSA Motor Carrier Census (24 Aug 2026), company website (Sep 2026)
- Last verified
- 2026-10-14
Fleet and drivers
- Drivers
- 1 (all CDL holders)
- Power units
- 2 trucks
- Driving radius
- Local (all drivers within 100 miles) (1 interstate, 0 intrastate)
- Fleet size band
- 1–4 drivers
- Last FMCSA filing
- MCS-150 updated Nov 7, 2012
Figures come from the carrier's own FMCSA registration filings and are self-reported.
Business categories
- Portable Toilets
- Plumbing-Drain & Sewer Cleaning
- Septic Tank & System Cleaning
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
Container Services is a waste hauler based in Des Moines, Iowa, in Polk County. It has been registered with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration since 2012 (USDOT 2355796) and files as an intrastate carrier hauling garbage, refuse, Equipment. Its latest filing lists 1 driver and 2 power units. It is listed under portable toilets, plumbing-drain & sewer cleaning, septic tank & system cleaning, and its website mentions roll-off, portable restroom, dumpster, garbage removal. The nearest transfer station is Waste Management of Iowa Des Moines Transfer Station, 3.3 miles away, and the nearest landfill is Metro Park E Sanitary Landfill, Recycling Center Drop-off in Mitchellville, 14.8 miles away.
Nearby facilities
- Des Moines Junk Recycling 1.7 mi · Des Moines, IA
- Scrap Processors Inc - Des Moines Metals 2.7 mi · Des Moines, IA
- SPI Appliance Recycling Center Recycling 3.1 mi · Des Moines, IA
- Waste Management of Iowa Des Moines Transfer Station Transfer Station 3.3 mi · Des Moines, IA
- Wrench-N-Go-A Division of Alter Metal Recycling Metals 3.4 mi · Des Moines, IA
- Recycling, Inc. Recycling 3.5 mi · Des Moines, IA
- The ReWall Company, LLC Recycling 3.5 mi · Des Moines, IA
- Greenstar Recycling Recycling 4.1 mi · Des Moines, IA
- Scrap Processors Inc Recycling 4.2 mi · Des Moines, IA
- DataShield Recycling 5.0 mi · Des Moines, IA
Nearest landfill: Metro Park E Sanitary Landfill, Recycling Center Drop-off, Mitchellville — 14.8 mi
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Area served
Based in Des Moines; towns within 15 miles: Des Moines, West Des Moines, Windsor Heights, Norwalk, Pleasant Hill, Urbandale, Berwick, Carlisle, Cumming, Clive, Altoona, Johnston.
County context
One of 47 waste haulers in Polk County, IA and one of 344 waste haulers in Iowa.
ZIP 50315 at a glance
- Population
- 34,816 (1,305 per sq mi)
- Median age
- 35
- Households
- Median income $60,590 · 24% earn six figures
- Housing
- 62% owner-occupied · median home value $173,049 · median rent $1,001
- Workforce
- 71% labor-force participation · 5.2% 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
5 transfer stations and 28 recycling centers in Polk County.