Cates Recycling
Waste hauler in Spavinaw, OK · 3 drivers · 5 trucks · USDOT 1754309
Company details
- Legal name
- Donald P Cates
- Address
- 70660 N Hwy 82
Spavinaw, OK 74366 - Mailing address
- 3003 N 444, Spavinaw, OK 74366
- Phone
- (918) 630-5252
- County
- Mayes County
- USDOT number
- 1754309 (active)
- FMCSA registered
- Since March 2008
- Operation
- Intrastate carrier · Private property (hauls its own cargo)
- Cargo on file
- Garbage, refuse; Construction; Agricultural and farm supplies; Grain, feed, hay; Logs, poles, beams, lumber; Machinery, large objects; Metal sheets, coils, rolls; Oilfield equipment; Other: Scrap Metal
- Hazardous materials
- No
- Locations
- 1 location · operates in OK
- Data sources
- FMCSA Motor Carrier Census (24 Aug 2026)
- Last verified
- 2026-10-14
Fleet and drivers
- Drivers
- 3 (all CDL holders)
- Power units
- 5 trucks
- Driving radius
- Local (all drivers within 100 miles) (0 interstate, 3 intrastate)
- Annual mileage
- 72,000 miles (2018 filing)
- Fleet size band
- 1–4 drivers
- Last FMCSA filing
- MCS-150 updated Apr 1, 2019
Figures come from the carrier's own FMCSA registration filings and are self-reported.
About this hauler
Cates Recycling is a waste hauler based in Spavinaw, Oklahoma, in Mayes County. It has been registered with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration since 2008 (USDOT 1754309) and files as an intrastate carrier hauling garbage, refuse, construction, agricultural and farm supplies, grain, feed, hay, logs, poles, beams, lumber, machinery, large objects, metal sheets, coils, rolls, oilfield equipment, Scrap Metal. Its latest filing lists 3 drivers and 5 power units, with 72,000 miles driven in 2018. The nearest transfer station is Pryor Transfer Station, 18.4 miles away, and the nearest landfill is Broken Arrow LF in Broken Arrow, 42.9 miles away.
Nearby facilities
- Pryor Transfer Station Transfer Station 18.4 mi · Pryor, OK
- Delaware County Transfer Station #1 Transfer Station 18.5 mi · Grove, OK
- Route 66 Recycling Recycling 20.4 mi · Vinita, OK
- Vinita Transfer Station Transfer Station 20.5 mi · Vinita, OK
- North Moody Transfer Station Transfer Station 20.6 mi · Tahlequah, OK
- STEEL City Metals Recycling 21.6 mi · Afton, OK
- Frailey Salvage Recycling 21.8 mi · Chouteau, OK
Nearest landfill: Broken Arrow LF, Broken Arrow — 42.9 mi
Other waste haulers nearby
- Quality Trash Service6.1 mi · Salina, OK · 2 drivers
- Septics-R-US LLC9.3 mi · Cleora, OK · 1 driver
- Greg's Septic Service13.3 mi · Rose, OK · 4 drivers
- Martins Salvage13.3 mi · Rose, OK · 2 drivers
- Dumpster Monkey Roll-Offs LLC14.6 mi · Big Cabin, OK · 1 driver
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Area served
Based in Spavinaw; towns within 15 miles: Spavinaw, Strang, Langley, Salina, Eucha, Disney, Ketchum, Adair, Rose, Big Cabin.
County context
One of 9 waste haulers in Mayes County, OK and one of 600 waste haulers in Oklahoma.
ZIP 74366 at a glance
- Population
- 1,289 (14 per sq mi)
- Median age
- 48
- Households
- Median income $34,615 · 11% earn six figures
- Housing
- 80% owner-occupied · median home value $111,410 · median rent $786
- Workforce
- 41% labor-force participation · 4.3% unemployment
ZIP figures are US Census estimates for the ZIP area, not the company.
Oklahoma solid-waste agency: Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ)
Disposal options for this hauler
1 transfer station and 1 recycling center in Mayes County.