Don's Auto and Truck Salvage
Waste hauler in Des Moines, IA · 3 drivers · 3 trucks · USDOT 227630
Company details
- Legal name
- Don Davidson
- Address
- 1500 SE 30th St
Des Moines, IA 50317 - Phone
- (515) 262-8283
- County
- Polk County
- Business type
- Corporation
- USDOT number
- 227630 (active)
- FMCSA registered
- Since January 1983
- Operation
- Intrastate carrier · Private property (hauls its own cargo)
- Cargo on file
- Motor vehicles
- Hazardous materials
- Yes
- Locations
- 2 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
- 3 (all CDL holders)
- Power units
- 3 trucks
- Driving radius
- Regional / long haul (3 drivers beyond 100 miles) (3 interstate, 0 intrastate)
- Annual mileage
- 45,000 miles (2020 filing)
- Fleet size band
- 1–4 drivers
- Last FMCSA filing
- MCS-150 updated Oct 5, 2021
Figures come from the carrier's own FMCSA registration filings and are self-reported.
Business categories
- Used & Rebuilt Auto Parts
- Automobile Parts & Supplies
- Surplus & Salvage Merchandise
Map category: Car dealer (Overture Maps).
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
Don's Auto and Truck Salvage is a waste hauler based in Des Moines, Iowa, in Polk County. It has been registered with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration since 1983 (USDOT 227630) and files as an intrastate carrier hauling motor vehicles. Its latest filing lists 3 drivers and 3 power units, with 45,000 miles driven in 2020. It is listed under used & rebuilt auto parts, automobile parts & supplies, surplus & salvage merchandise, and its website mentions selling parts, parts repairing services. The nearest transfer station is Metro Transfer Station, 2.2 miles away, and the nearest landfill is Metro Park E Sanitary Landfill, Recycling Center Drop-off in Mitchellville, 10.7 miles away.
Nearby facilities
- Greater Des Moines Habitat for Humanity ReStore Recycling 1.7 mi · Des Moines, IA
- K & B Redemption Center - 2021 Recycling 2.0 mi · Des Moines, IA
- Alter Metal Recycling Recycling 2.1 mi · Des Moines, IA
- Alter Trading Corporation Metals 2.1 mi · Des Moines, IA
- Liberty Tire Recycling LLC Recycling 2.1 mi · Des Moines, IA
- DataShield Recycling 2.1 mi · Des Moines, IA
- Greenstar Recycling Recycling 2.1 mi · Des Moines, IA
- Des Moines Scrap Metal Company Metals 2.2 mi · Des Moines, IA
- Metro Transfer Station Transfer Station 2.2 mi · Des Moines, IA
- Scrap Processors Inc Recycling 2.3 mi · Des Moines, IA
Nearest landfill: Metro Park E Sanitary Landfill, Recycling Center Drop-off, Mitchellville — 10.7 mi
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Area served
Based in Des Moines; towns within 15 miles: Des Moines, Berwick, Pleasant Hill, Altoona, Ankeny, Windsor Heights, Bondurant, Urbandale, Johnston, Carlisle, Runnells, Mitchellville.
County context
One of 48 waste haulers in Polk County, IA and one of 356 waste haulers in Iowa.
ZIP 50317 at a glance
- Population
- 36,548 (638 per sq mi)
- Median age
- 37
- Households
- Median income $65,617 · 25% earn six figures
- Housing
- 73% owner-occupied · median home value $176,833 · median rent $1,102
- Workforce
- 68% labor-force participation · 6.7% 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.