Central Salvage
Waste hauler in Buckhannon, WV · 1 driver · 1 truck · USDOT 520476
Company details
- Legal name
- Gary C Cowgar
- Address
- 145 Clarksburg Rd
Buckhannon, WV 26201 - Mailing address
- 2230 Clarksburg Rd, Buckhannon, WV 26201
- Phone
- (304) 472-6404
- County
- Upshur County
- Business type
- Corporation
- USDOT number
- 520476 (active)
- FMCSA registered
- Since April 1993
- Operation
- Intrastate carrier · Private property (hauls its own cargo)
- Cargo on file
- Drive away / towaway; Motor vehicles
- Hazardous materials
- Yes
- 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
- Power units
- 1 truck
- Driving radius
- Local (all drivers within 100 miles) (0 interstate, 1 intrastate)
- Annual mileage
- 2,500 miles (2021 filing)
- Fleet size band
- 1–4 drivers
- Last FMCSA filing
- MCS-150 updated Oct 26, 2022
Figures come from the carrier's own FMCSA registration filings and are self-reported.
Business categories
- Automobile Parts & Supplies-Used & Rebuilt-Wholesale & Manufacturers
About this hauler
Central Salvage is a waste hauler based in Buckhannon, West Virginia, in Upshur County. It has been registered with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration since 1993 (USDOT 520476) and files as an intrastate carrier hauling drive away / towaway, motor vehicles. Its latest filing lists 1 driver and 1 power unit, with 2,500 miles driven in 2021. It is listed under automobile parts & supplies-used & rebuilt-wholesale & manufacturers. The nearest transfer station is Philippi Transfer Station, 13.6 miles away, and the nearest landfill is Elkins Landfill in Elkins, 12.6 miles away.
Nearby facilities
- Tire & Rubber Inc Tires 10.3 mi · Weston, WV
- Elkins Landfill Landfill 12.6 mi · Elkins, WV
- Philippi Transfer Station Transfer Station 13.6 mi · Philippi, WV
- Mountain State Waste Recycling 14.3 mi · Weston, WV
- S & S Landfill Landfill 19.0 mi · Clarksburg, WV
- Elkins Metal Recycling Recycling 19.5 mi · Elkins, WV
- Tygarts Valley Transfer Station Transfer Station 19.6 mi · Dailey, WV
- C&K Metal Recycling Recycling 19.8 mi · Elkins, WV
- McCoy Demolition Landfill Landfill 20.5 mi · Clarksburg, WV
- rrhamco Recycling 20.7 mi · Flemington, WV
Nearest landfill: Elkins Landfill, Elkins — 12.6 mi
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- Upshur Ultra Power Batteries Incsame town · Buckhannon, WV · 3 drivers
- Frank Ware Septic Tank Cleaning Service11.3 mi · French Creek, WV · 2 drivers
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Area served
Based in Buckhannon; towns within 15 miles: Buckhannon, Volga, Adrian, Ellamore, Horner, Tallmansville, French Creek, Coalton, Belington, Lost Creek, Junior, Mount Clare.
County context
One of 6 waste haulers in Upshur County, WV and one of 247 waste haulers in West Virginia.
ZIP 26201 at a glance
- Population
- 18,689 (41 per sq mi)
- Median age
- 43
- Households
- Median income $53,832 · 22% earn six figures
- Housing
- 78% owner-occupied · median home value $176,367 · median rent $878
- Workforce
- 49% labor-force participation · 5.3% 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)