Preferred Waste
Waste hauler in Charlevoix, MI · 1 driver · 1 truck · USDOT 1887290
Company details
- Legal name
- Timmothy Dale Russell
- Address
- 1127 Warner Rd
Charlevoix, MI 49720 - Mailing address
- PO Box 147, Charlevoix, MI 49720
- Phone
- (231) 675-2615
- County
- Charlevoix County
- USDOT number
- 1887290 (active)
- FMCSA registered
- Since May 2009
- Operation
- Intrastate carrier · Authorized for Hire
- Cargo on file
- Garbage, refuse
- Hazardous materials
- No
- Locations
- 1 location · operates in MI
- Data sources
- FMCSA Motor Carrier Census (24 Aug 2026)
- Last verified
- 2026-10-15
Fleet and drivers
- Drivers
- 1 (all CDL holders)
- Power units
- 1 truck
- Driving radius
- Local (all drivers within 100 miles) (0 interstate, 1 intrastate)
- Fleet size band
- 1–4 drivers
- Last FMCSA filing
- MCS-150 updated May 8, 2009
Figures come from the carrier's own FMCSA registration filings and are self-reported.
About this hauler
Preferred Waste is a waste hauler based in Charlevoix, Michigan, in Charlevoix County. It has been registered with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration since 2009 (USDOT 1887290) and files as an intrastate carrier hauling garbage, refuse. Its latest filing lists 1 driver and 1 power unit. The nearest transfer station is Charlevoix City, 3 miles away, and the nearest landfill is Cedar Ridge Recycling & Disposal Facility in East Jordan, 2.4 miles away.
Nearby facilities
- Cedar Ridge Recycling & Disposal Facility Landfill 2.4 mi · East Jordan, MI
- Charlevoix City Transfer Station 3.0 mi · Charlevoix, MI
- American Waste Charlevoix Transfer Station 4.4 mi · Charlevoix, MI
- East Jordan Department of Public Works Transfer Station 9.9 mi · East Jordan, MI
- Boyne City Transfer Station 10.7 mi · Boyne City, MI
- Charlevoix Co HHW Transfer Station 11.8 mi · Boyne City, MI
- Central Lake Township Recycling Center Recycling 14.3 mi · Central Lake, MI
- Petoskey DPW Transfer Station 15.2 mi · Petoskey, MI
- Emmet County Dept Of Public Works Transfer Station 15.6 mi · Petoske, MI
- Emmet County Recycling Center Recycling 19.6 mi · Harbor Springs, MI
Nearest landfill: Cedar Ridge Recycling & Disposal Facility, East Jordan — 2.4 mi
Other waste haulers nearby
- Northern Michigan Junk Removal and Cleaning Services LLCsame town · Charlevoix, MI · 2 drivers
- Top Rank Disposal Incsame town · Charlevoix, MI · 16 drivers
- Preferred Waste 2 LLC8.2 mi · Ellsworth, MI · 4 drivers
- Northland Septic Tank & Exacavating Inc11.7 mi · East Jordan, MI · 3 drivers
- J K & W Salvage11.7 mi · East Jordan, MI · 4 drivers
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Area served
Based in Charlevoix; towns within 15 miles: Charlevoix, Ellsworth, East Jordan, Boyne City, Eastport, Central Lake, Walloon Lake.
County context
One of 7 waste haulers in Charlevoix County, MI and one of 1,599 waste haulers in Michigan.
ZIP 49720 at a glance
- Population
- 9,017 (36 per sq mi)
- Median age
- 53
- Households
- Median income $77,603 · 37% earn six figures
- Housing
- 82% owner-occupied · median home value $294,944 · median rent $1,010
- Workforce
- 55% labor-force participation · 3.2% unemployment
ZIP figures are US Census estimates for the ZIP area, not the company.
Michigan solid-waste agency: Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes & Energy (EGLE)
Disposal options for this hauler
7 transfer stations, 1 recycling center and 1 landfill in Charlevoix County.