Higginson Towing & Salvage
Waste hauler in Mount Vernon, IL · 2 drivers · 3 trucks · USDOT 278885
Company details
- Legal name
- Michael Lee Higginson
- Address
- 6895 N IL Hwy 148
Mount Vernon, IL 62864 - Mailing address
- PO Box 566, Mount Vernon, IL 62864
- Phone
- (618) 242-7411
- County
- Jefferson County
- Business type
- Corporation
- USDOT number
- 278885 (active)
- FMCSA registered
- Since September 1986
- Operation
- Interstate carrier · Authorized for Hire
- Cargo on file
- Motor vehicles
- Hazardous materials
- No
- Locations
- 1 location · operates in IL
- Data sources
- FMCSA Motor Carrier Census (24 Aug 2026)
- Last verified
- 2026-10-15
Fleet and drivers
- Drivers
- 2 (all CDL holders)
- Power units
- 3 trucks
- Driving radius
- Regional / long haul (1 driver beyond 100 miles) (2 interstate, 0 intrastate)
- Annual mileage
- 20,000 miles (2025 filing)
- Fleet size band
- 1–4 drivers
- Last FMCSA filing
- MCS-150 updated Dec 29, 2025
Figures come from the carrier's own FMCSA registration filings and are self-reported.
Business categories
- Towing
- Used & Rebuilt Auto Parts
- Demolition Contractors
About this hauler
Higginson Towing & Salvage is a waste hauler based in Mount Vernon, Illinois, in Jefferson County. It has been registered with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration since 1986 (USDOT 278885) and files as an interstate carrier hauling motor vehicles. Its latest filing lists 2 drivers and 3 power units, with 20,000 miles driven in 2025. It is listed under towing, used & rebuilt auto parts, demolition contractors. The nearest transfer station is Mt Vernon Transfer Station, 1.7 miles away, and the nearest landfill is Salem Municipal Landfill 2 Compost Facility in Salem, 19.9 miles away.
Nearby facilities
- Milano Metals & Recycling IL Metals 1.2 mi · Mount Vernon, IL
- Mt Vernon Transfer Station Transfer Station 1.7 mi · Mt Vernon, IL
- H&H Hauling & Removal Services Recycling 4.6 mi · Mt Vernon, IL
- L & L Metal Recycling Recycling 7.6 mi · Woodlawn, IL
- Dix Lumber and Recycling Recycling 7.9 mi · Dix, IL
- Foster & Sons Recycling Recycling 16.6 mi · Salem, IL
- Foster Salvage Recycling 17.1 mi · Salem, IL
- G & G Services Recycling 17.5 mi · Centralia, IL
- Centralia Landscape & Waste Recycling Recycling 18.4 mi · Centralia, IL
- Salem Municipal Landfill 2 Compost Facility Landfill 19.9 mi · Salem, IL
Nearest landfill: Salem Municipal Landfill 2 Compost Facility, Salem — 19.9 mi
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Area served
Based in Mount Vernon; towns within 15 miles: Mount Vernon, Opdyke, Dix, Woodlawn, Texico, Bluford, Bonnie, Waltonville, Walnut Hill, Belle Rive, Ina, Kell.
County context
One of 3 waste haulers in Jefferson County, IL and one of 512 waste haulers in Illinois.
ZIP 62864 at a glance
- Population
- 22,779 (62 per sq mi)
- Median age
- 41
- Households
- Median income $60,451 · 26% earn six figures
- Housing
- 66% owner-occupied · median home value $122,732 · median rent $901
- Workforce
- 62% labor-force participation · 6% unemployment
ZIP figures are US Census estimates for the ZIP area, not the company.
Illinois solid-waste agency: Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (IEPA)
Disposal options for this hauler
1 transfer station and 4 recycling centers in Jefferson County.