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FleetOwner 500: Top 10 private sanitation fleets

Aug. 22, 2024

Here are the FleetOwner 500: Private list’s top 10 sanitation trucking companies.

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.

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

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Jenna Hume | Digital Editor

Digital Editor Jenna Hume joined FleetOwner in November of 2o23 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.