Rick's Septic Tank Service
Waste hauler in Gowen, MI · 2 drivers · 3 trucks · USDOT 1734283
Company details
- Legal name
- Ricky Joe Richards
- Address
- 15690 Larsen Ave
Gowen, MI 49326 - Phone
- (616) 984-2293
- County
- Kent County
- USDOT number
- 1734283 (active)
- FMCSA registered
- Since February 2008
- Operation
- Intrastate carrier · Private property (hauls its own cargo)
- Cargo on file
- Machinery, large objects; Utility; Other: Aggregate, Septage
- Hazardous materials
- No
- Locations
- 1 location · operates in MI
- Data sources
- FMCSA Motor Carrier Census (24 Aug 2026), Overture Maps (Aug 2026)
- Last verified
- 2026-10-14
Fleet and drivers
- Drivers
- 2 (all CDL holders)
- Power units
- 3 trucks
- Driving radius
- Local (all drivers within 100 miles) (0 interstate, 2 intrastate)
- Annual mileage
- 20,000 miles (2007 filing)
- Fleet size band
- 1–4 drivers
- Last FMCSA filing
- MCS-150 updated Feb 4, 2008
Figures come from the carrier's own FMCSA registration filings and are self-reported.
Business categories
- Septic Tanks & Systems
- Septic Tank & System Cleaning
- Excavation Contractors
Map category: Septic services (Overture Maps).
About this hauler
Rick's Septic Tank Service is a waste hauler based in Gowen, Michigan, in Kent County. It has been registered with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration since 2008 (USDOT 1734283) and files as an intrastate carrier hauling machinery, large objects, utility, Aggregate, Septage. Its latest filing lists 2 drivers and 3 power units, with 20,000 miles driven in 2007. It is listed under septic tanks & systems, septic tank & system cleaning, excavation contractors. The nearest transfer station is Greenville City, 6.6 miles away, and the nearest landfill is Central Sanitary Landfill in Pierson, 10.9 miles away.
Nearby facilities
- Greenville Steel Sales Recycling 5.0 mi · Eureka Twp, MI
- Greenville City Transfer Station 6.6 mi · Greenville, MI
- Michigan Protein Recycling 9.1 mi · Cedar Springs, MI
- Fair Salvage Recycling 10.2 mi · Sheridan, MI
- Central Sanitary Landfill Landfill 10.9 mi · Pierson, MI
- Allied Waste Recycling 11.1 mi · Pierson, MI
- J&R Auto Recyclers Inc Recycling 11.1 mi · Cedar Springs, MI
- Montcalm County Transfer Station 12.3 mi · Stanton, MI
- Stanton City Transfer Station 12.3 mi · Stanton, MI
- Pitsch Sanitary Lanfill Landfill 12.7 mi · Belding, MI
Nearest landfill: Central Sanitary Landfill, Pierson — 10.9 mi
Other waste haulers nearby
- Legacy Hydrovac LLC4.6 mi · Trufant, MI · 4 drivers
- Richards' Septic Tank Service Inc5.6 mi · Greenville, MI · 3 drivers
- Superior Waste Services LLC5.6 mi · Greenville, MI · 2 drivers
- Reds Dumpster5.6 mi · Greenville, MI · 2 drivers
- Robinson Septic Tank Cleaning LLC10.5 mi · Pierson, MI · 2 drivers
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Area served
Based in Gowen; towns within 15 miles: Gowen, Trufant, Greenville, Coral, Sidney, Pierson, Cedar Springs, Sand Lake, Stanton, Rockford, Belding, Lakeview.
County context
One of 89 waste haulers in Kent County, MI and one of 1,571 waste haulers in Michigan.
ZIP 49326 at a glance
- Population
- 3,980 (64 per sq mi)
- Median age
- 40
- Households
- Median income $84,000 · 37% earn six figures
- Housing
- 94% owner-occupied · median home value $219,978 · median rent $996
- Workforce
- 55% labor-force participation · 3.3% 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
13 transfer stations, 42 recycling centers and 1 landfill in Kent County.