Brown's Salvage
Waste hauler in Thornton, WV · 1 driver · 2 trucks · USDOT 1960812
Company details
- Legal name
- Willard James Brown
- Address
- 2202 Iron Town Road
Thornton, WV 26440 - Phone
- (304) 265-1083
- County
- Taylor County
- USDOT number
- 1960812 (active)
- FMCSA registered
- Since October 2009
- Operation
- Intrastate carrier · Private property (hauls its own cargo)
- Cargo on file
- Logs, poles, beams, lumber; Motor vehicles
- Hazardous materials
- No
- Locations
- 1 location · operates in WV
- Data sources
- FMCSA Motor Carrier Census (24 Aug 2026)
- Last verified
- 2026-10-14
Fleet and drivers
- Drivers
- 1 (all CDL holders)
- Power units
- 2 trucks
- Driving radius
- Regional / long haul (1 driver beyond 100 miles) (0 interstate, 1 intrastate)
- Annual mileage
- 500 miles (2023 filing)
- Fleet size band
- 1–4 drivers
- Last FMCSA filing
- MCS-150 updated Feb 10, 2024
Figures come from the carrier's own FMCSA registration filings and are self-reported.
About this hauler
Brown's Salvage is a waste hauler based in Thornton, West Virginia, in Taylor County. It has been registered with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration since 2009 (USDOT 1960812) and files as an intrastate carrier hauling logs, poles, beams, lumber, motor vehicles. Its latest filing lists 1 driver and 2 power units, with 500 miles driven in 2023. The nearest transfer station is Refuse Control Systems, 6.7 miles away, and the nearest landfill is Meadowfill Landfill in Bridgeport, 19 miles away.
Nearby facilities
- Refuse Control Systems Transfer Station 6.7 mi · Grafton, WV
- rrhamco Recycling 9.1 mi · Flemington, WV
- PC Renewal Recycling 11.1 mi · Morgantown, WV
- Philippi Transfer Station Transfer Station 14.2 mi · Philippi, WV
- Kingwood Transfer Station Transfer Station 15.0 mi · Kingwood, WV
- Northern Mountain State Metals Recycling 15.5 mi · Fairmont, WV
- 3 Rivers Iron & Metal Recycling 16.5 mi · Fairmont, WV
- Nd Paper Recycling 17.9 mi · Fairmont, WV
- Mountaineer Transfer Station Transfer Station 19.0 mi · Morgantown, WV
- Republic Services Mountaineer Transfer Station Transfer Station 19.0 mi · Morgantown, WV
Nearest landfill: Meadowfill Landfill, Bridgeport — 19.0 mi
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- D & L Salvage & Rebuilds13.0 mi · Philippi, WV · 1 driver
- Mountaineer Septic13.0 mi · Philippi, WV · 2 drivers
- Grabers Excavation and Septic LLC13.0 mi · Philippi, WV · 2 drivers
- S & K Sanitation Inc13.8 mi · Reedsville, WV · 8 drivers
The only listed waste hauler in Taylor County, WV.
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Area served
Based in Thornton; towns within 15 miles: Thornton, Grafton, Newburg, Moatsville, Tunnelton, Independence, Simpson, Rowlesburg, Flemington, Arthurdale, Galloway, Philippi.
County context
The only listed waste hauler in Taylor County, WV and one of 247 waste haulers in West Virginia.
ZIP 26440 at a glance
- Population
- 1,046 (10 per sq mi)
- Median age
- 41
- Households
- Median income $92,824 · 40% earn six figures
- Housing
- 96% owner-occupied · median home value $223,814
- Workforce
- 59% labor-force participation · 4.2% unemployment
ZIP figures are US Census estimates for the ZIP area, not the company.
West Virginia solid-waste agency: West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection (WVDEP)
Disposal options for this hauler
1 transfer station and 1 recycling center in Taylor County.