R & S Waste Systems Inc
Waste hauler in Defiance, IA · 6 drivers · 8 trucks · USDOT 524884
Company details
- Address
- 303 4th Ave
Defiance, IA 51527 - Mailing address
- P O Box 309, Defiance, IA 51527
- Phone
- (712) 748-3471
- Website
- fmctc.com
- County
- Shelby County
- Business type
- Corporation
- USDOT number
- 524884 (active)
- FMCSA registered
- Since May 1993
- Operation
- Intrastate carrier · Authorized for Hire
- Cargo on file
- Garbage, refuse
- 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
- 6 (all CDL holders)
- Power units
- 8 trucks
- Driving radius
- Local (all drivers within 100 miles) (0 interstate, 6 intrastate)
- Annual mileage
- 230,000 miles (2012 filing)
- Fleet size band
- 5–10 drivers
- Last FMCSA filing
- MCS-150 updated Feb 7, 2013
Figures come from the carrier's own FMCSA registration filings and are self-reported.
Business categories
Map category: Garbage collection service (Overture Maps).
Services mentioned on the company website
Keywords read from fmctc.com in Sep 2026. Confirm services and pricing with the company.
About this hauler
R & S Waste Systems Inc is a waste hauler based in Defiance, Iowa, in Shelby County. It has been registered with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration since 1993 (USDOT 524884) and files as an intrastate carrier hauling garbage, refuse. Its latest filing lists 6 drivers and 8 power units, with 230,000 miles driven in 2012. Its website mentions waste management, waste services, waste service, roll-off. The nearest transfer station is Metro Waste Authority RCC, 10.6 miles away, and the nearest landfill is Metro Waste Authority RCC, Harrison County Sanitary Landfill in Logan, 25.1 miles away.
Nearby facilities
- Metro Waste Authority RCC Transfer Station 10.6 mi · Harlan, IA
- The Can Crew Redemption Center Recycling 12.9 mi · Denison, IA
- Metro Waste Auth RCC, Crawford Co Transfer S., Electronics, HHW and Recycling Drop Site Transfer Station 14.5 mi · Denison, IA
- Carrie-D Away Redemption Recycling 23.6 mi · Audubon, IA
- Audubon County Transfer Station Transfer Station 23.9 mi · Audubon, IA
Nearest landfill: Metro Waste Authority RCC, Harrison County Sanitary Landfill, Logan — 25.1 mi
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- Rath Salvage Inc13.7 mi · Denison, IA · 1 driver
- Leaders Salvage14.5 mi · Dunlap, IA · 2 drivers
- Castillo Rolloff21.3 mi · Charter Oak, IA · 1 driver
- B S Salvage Inc21.5 mi · Persia, IA · 3 drivers
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Area served
Based in Defiance; towns within 15 miles: Defiance, Earling, Westphalia, Manilla, Irwin, Dow City, Panama, Kirkman, Arion, Aspinwall, Harlan, Denison.
County context
One of 2 waste haulers in Shelby County, IA and one of 356 waste haulers in Iowa.
ZIP 51527 at a glance
- Population
- 362 (3 per sq mi)
- Median age
- 37
- Households
- Median income $64,750 · 38% earn six figures
- Housing
- 89% owner-occupied · median home value $111,847 · median rent $689
- Workforce
- 65% labor-force participation · 0.5% 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 transfer station in Shelby County.