FleetOwner 500: Top 10 private sanitation fleets

Here are the FleetOwner 500: Private list’s top 10 sanitation trucking companies.
Aug. 22, 2024
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This year's annual FleetOwner 500: Private list includes many operating types, but this media gallery highlights sanitation fleets. These 10 fleets all fall within the top 150 of FleetOwner 500: Private list rankings.

See also: 2024 FleetOwner 500: Top Private Fleets

1. Waste Management

  • Total vehicles: 21,088
  • Top 500 rank: 3
  • 2024 Growth: 0
  • Headquarters: Houston, Texas

2. Republic Services

  • Total vehicles: 18,536
  • Top 500 rank: 5
  • 2024 Growth: 0
  • Headquarters: Phoenix, Arizona

3. Waste Connections 

  • Total vehicles: 9,463
  • Top 500 rank: 11
  • 2024 Growth: -1
  • Headquarters: The Woodlands, Texas

4. Clean Harbors

  • Total vehicles: 6,597
  • Top 500 rank: 22
  • 2024 Growth: -1
  • Headquarters: Norwell, Massachusetts

5. GFL Environmental

  • Total vehicles: 5,875
  • Top 500 rank: 27
  • 2024 Growth: +1
  • Headquarters: Vaughan, Ontario

6. Stericycle

  • Total vehicles: 5,166
  • Top 500 rank: 34
  • 2024 Growth: -17
  • Headquarters: Bannockburn, Illinois 

7. Waste Pro USA

  • Total vehicles: 3,346
  • Top 500 rank: 59
  • 2024 Growth: +12
  • Headquarters: Longwood, Florida

8. Rumpke Consolidated Companies

  • Total vehicles: 2,447
  • Top 500 rank: 89
  • 2024 Growth: +4
  • Headquarters: Cincinnati, Ohio

9. Recology

  • Total vehicles: 1,914
  • Top 500 rank: 116
  • 2024 Growth: +7
  • Headquarters: San Francisco, California

10. Casella Waste Systems

  • Total vehicles: 1,884
  • Top 500 rank: 118
  • 2024 Growth: +28
  • Headquarters: Rutland, Vermont

About the Author

Jenna Hume

Jenna Hume

Digital Editor

Digital Content Specialist Jenna Hume joined FleetOwner in November 2023 and previously worked as a writer in the gaming industry. She has a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in creative writing from Truman State University and a master of Fine Arts degree in writing from Lindenwood University. She is currently based in Missouri. 

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