Powells Excavating and Septic Incorporated
Waste hauler in Howard City, MI · 5 drivers · 5 trucks · USDOT 1712664
Company details
- Address
- 20544 M82
Howard City, MI 49329 - Phone
- (231) 937-5014
- County
- Montcalm County
- USDOT number
- 1712664 (active)
- FMCSA registered
- Since November 2007
- Operation
- Intrastate carrier · Private property (hauls its own cargo)
- Cargo on file
- Machinery, large objects; Other: Septic Equipment
- Hazardous materials
- No
- Locations
- 1 location · operates in MI
- Data sources
- FMCSA Motor Carrier Census (24 Aug 2026), Overture Maps (Aug 2026)
- Last verified
- 2026-10-15
Fleet and drivers
- Drivers
- 5 (all CDL holders)
- Power units
- 5 trucks
- Driving radius
- Local (all drivers within 100 miles) (0 interstate, 5 intrastate)
- Annual mileage
- 30,000 miles (2025 filing)
- Fleet size band
- 5–10 drivers
- Last FMCSA filing
- MCS-150 updated Jan 20, 2026
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: Excavation service (Overture Maps).
About this hauler
Powells Excavating and Septic Incorporated is a waste hauler based in Howard City, Michigan, in Montcalm County. It has been registered with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration since 2007 (USDOT 1712664) and files as an intrastate carrier hauling machinery, large objects, Septic Equipment. Its latest filing lists 5 drivers and 5 power units, with 30,000 miles driven in 2025. It is listed under septic tanks & systems, septic tank & system cleaning, excavation contractors. The nearest transfer station is Bay Co HHW, 13.6 miles away, and the nearest landfill is Central Sanitary Landfill in Pierson, 5.3 miles away.
Nearby facilities
- M82 Recycling, LLC Recycling 4.7 mi · Howard City, MI
- M 82 Recycling Recycling 4.7 mi · Howard City, MI
- Allied Waste Recycling 4.9 mi · Pierson, MI
- Central Sanitary Landfill Landfill 5.3 mi · Pierson, MI
- J&R Auto Recyclers Inc Recycling 11.0 mi · Cedar Springs, MI
- Michigan Protein Recycling 11.5 mi · Cedar Springs, MI
- Bay Co HHW Transfer Station 13.6 mi · Bay City, MI
- Newaygo County Board of Public Works Transfer Station 17.6 mi · White Cloud, MI
- Surplus Coatings Recycling 18.1 mi · Kent City, MI
- Greenville Steel Sales Recycling 18.6 mi · Eureka Twp, MI
Nearest landfill: Central Sanitary Landfill, Pierson — 5.3 mi
Other waste haulers nearby
- Wood Recyclers Incorporatedsame town · Howard City, MI · 1 driver
- Uncle Joe's Grease Removalsame town · Howard City, MI · 5 drivers
- Robinson Septic Tank Cleaning LLC4.8 mi · Pierson, MI · 2 drivers
- Let's Talk Trash7.9 mi · Sand Lake, MI · 1 driver
- Legacy Hydrovac LLC9.6 mi · Trufant, MI · 4 drivers
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Area served
Based in Howard City; towns within 15 miles: Howard City, Pierson, Coral, Morley, Sand Lake, Trufant, Newaygo, Lakeview, Cedar Springs, Stanwood, Gowen.
County context
One of 23 waste haulers in Montcalm County, MI and one of 1,599 waste haulers in Michigan.
ZIP 49329 at a glance
- Population
- 9,156 (45 per sq mi)
- Median age
- 37
- Households
- Median income $74,235 · 35% earn six figures
- Housing
- 91% owner-occupied · median home value $207,847 · median rent $832
- Workforce
- 69% labor-force participation · 3.7% 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
4 transfer stations, 5 recycling centers and 1 landfill in Montcalm County.