Pellegrino Trucking

What Pellegrino Trucking does

P. Pellegrino Trucking Co., Inc. is a privately-held, family-owned waste management company founded in 1971 by Peter Pellegrino in Worcester, Massachusetts, now headquartered in Shrewsbury, MA. The company provides integrated waste removal and recycling services to residential, commercial, industrial, and municipal customers throughout Central Massachusetts. Its service portfolio spans roll-off dumpster rentals (10-40 cubic yards), front-load commercial containers (2-10 yards), curbside trash and recycling pickup, mobile secure document shredding, self-contained and stationary compactors, and municipal solid waste contracts.

The business operates on a diversified revenue model combining recurring subscription services (residential curbside pickup, commercial front-load, compactor rentals), one-time transactions (dumpster rentals), per-job transaction fees (document shredding), and managed municipal contracts held since 1988. The go-to-market motion is direct-to-consumer via phone (508-842-4114) and website service request forms, with the company emphasizing personalized family-owned service as a competitive differentiator against large national waste removal competitors. The company holds memberships in the National Association for Information Destruction (NAID) and the National Solid Wastes Management Association (NSWMA), and maintains a named municipal client roster including the Town of Paxton, MA. There is no proprietary technology disclosed; operations are service-based, utilizing standard commercial vehicles and industrial equipment (trucks, compactors, mobile shredders, containers).

Name

Pellegrino Trucking

Legal name

P. Pellegrino Trucking Co., Inc.

Website

https://pellegrinotrucking.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1971

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Pellegrino Trucking is a family-owned waste management company founded in 1971 that provides residential, commercial, industrial, and municipal waste removal, recycling, and document shredding services in Central Massachusetts through direct phone and website channels.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Waste Management Services

NAICS

Solid Waste Collection (562111)

SIC

Refuse Systems (4953)

akta.pro primary industry

Roll-Off / Containerized MSW Collection (Commercial & Industrial) (EUAIAAAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Residential Curbside MSW Collection (Cart-Based) (EUAIAAAA), Dumpster Rental & Roll-Off Container Services (HSAKALAL)

Keywords

• Waste management services
• Trash and recycling pickup
• Roll-off dumpster rental
• Commercial front-load containers
• Mobile document shredding

Headquarters

HQ city

Shrewsbury

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Personnel, Supply Chain, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Residential Services: Weekly and bi-weekly curbside trash and recycling pickup services for residential customers, including bulk collection and disposal of large items. Also includes dumpster rental for home renovations and clean-outs.
2. Commercial & Industrial Services: Front-load containers, compactors, and recycling services for businesses. Containers available in 2, 4, 6, 8, and 10 yard sizes for commercial waste disposal, paper/cardboard, and commingled recycling.
3. Dumpster Rental: Temporary roll-off dumpster rentals in 10, 15, 30, and 40 cubic yard sizes for construction, demolition, remodeling, and clean-out projects. One-time rental transactions.
4. Secure Document Shredding: On-site mobile document shredding services for businesses requiring secure destruction of proprietary information. Provides compliance documentation and peace of mind.
5. Municipal Contracts: Curbside residential municipal solid waste and recyclable material collection services contracted with municipalities since 1988. Services town buildings and locations with ongoing contracted relationships.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Pellegrino Trucking is a family-owned waste management company that provides curbside trash and recycling pickup, roll-off dumpster rental, commercial front-load containers, compactors, mobile document shredding, and municipal solid waste collection to residential, commercial, industrial, and government customers in Central Massachusetts. Services are delivered directly through a large truck fleet from its Shrewsbury headquarters, with subscriptions and contracts structured around recurring pickup, one-time rentals, and per-yard unit pricing.

Product overview

P. Pellegrino Trucking Co., Inc. is a family-owned waste management company offering a comprehensive suite of services for residential, commercial, industrial, and municipal customers. The core product portfolio includes dumpster rental (10-40 cubic yard roll-off containers), curbside trash and recycling pickup, secure mobile document shredding, front-load commercial containers (2-10 yard), recycling programs (dual-stream and single-stream), compactors (self-contained and stationary), and municipal contracted services. The company operates a large fleet of trucks and provides state-of-the-art equipment for construction contractors, property managers, developers, and business owners throughout Central Massachusetts.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Dumpster Rental Roll-off dumpster rental available in 10, 15, 30, and 40 cubic yard sizes for residential clean-outs, remodeling, demolition, construction, and landscaping projects; delivered and picked up by the company's fleet on a pay-as-you-go basis.
• Residential Trash and Recycling Pickup Weekly and bi-weekly curbside residential trash and recycling collection service including bulk collection and disposal of large items, available to homeowners in Central Massachusetts.
• Secure Document Shredding On-site mobile document shredding service that destroys confidential business documents at the customer location using industrial shredding equipment, providing compliance documentation for businesses with secure destruction needs.
• Commercial Front-Load Containers Commercial waste containers available in 2, 4, 6, 8, and 10 cubic yard sizes for household trash, remodeling waste, MSW, paper and corrugated recycling; containers are washed and deodorized upon dumping on a monthly service cadence.
• Recycling Services Dual-stream and single-stream recycling programs using totes for paper, tin cans, plastics, and glass bottles, with LEED certification compliance assistance for commercial and non-profit customers.
• Compactors Self-contained compactors for liquid and dry waste at restaurants, hospitals, and hotels, and stationary compactors for dry waste and cardboard recycling at warehouses, factories, and department stores, delivered on monthly compactor and waste removal subscriptions.
• Municipal Services

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Matthew 25minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPellegrino has partnered with Matthew 25, a local non-profit organization that rehabilitates houses for low-income families, to help comply with LEED certification requirements. The company developed recycling and waste removal programs that track recycled waste amounts to meet LEED certification standards for Matthew 25's housing rehabilitation projects.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Waste Management, Inc. Waste Management is the largest national solid waste hauler in the U.S., offering residential, commercial, and municipal MSW, recycling, and roll-off services across all 50 states. It competes head-on with Pellegrino in Central Massachusetts municipal bids but operates at vastly greater scale with national procurement and landfill ownership advantages.
• Republic Services: Republic Services is the second-largest U.S. waste management company, providing residential curbside, commercial front-load, roll-off, and recycling services nationwide. It directly competes with Pellegrino for municipal contracts and commercial accounts in the Northeast with broader infrastructure (transfer stations, recycling centers).
• Waste Connections: Waste Connections is a major North American solid waste services provider with significant Northeast U.S. operations following acquisitions of target haulers. Like Pellegrino, it serves residential, commercial, and industrial customers with collection, recycling, and roll-off services, though at meaningfully larger scale.

Regional players

• Allied Waste/Recycling Services: Allied Waste & Recycling is a New Hampshire-based family-owned regional hauler providing residential curbside, commercial dumpster, and roll-off services across southern NH and northern MA. It is comparable to Pellegrino as a regional family-operated competitor pursuing adjacent Central Massachusetts municipalities.
• Casella Waste Systems: Casella Waste Systems is a vertically integrated regional solid waste, recycling, and resource management company headquartered in Rutland, Vermont, with strong New England and Central/Northern New York presence. It is a closer regional comp to Pellegrino than national haulers given overlapping geography across Massachusetts and similar full-service residential/commercial/municipal offering.
• Pinpoint Disposal: Pinpoint Disposal is a Worcester-area roll-off dumpster rental and junk removal company serving Central Massachusetts residential and small commercial customers. It competes most directly with Pellegrino's dumpster rental product line and similar geographic footprint.

Direct peers

• E.L. Harvey & Sons: E.L. Harvey & Sons is a multi-generation family-owned waste hauler and recycling company based in Westborough, MA, serving Central and Eastern Massachusetts with residential, commercial, and municipal solid waste and recycling services. It is the most directly comparable direct peer to Pellegrino in terms of size, geography, ownership structure, and service mix.

Others

• Tilcon Massachusetts (a CRH company): Tilcon is a leading aggregate and construction materials provider in Massachusetts with adjacent roll-off container and construction debris management offerings. While not a direct waste hauler competitor, Tilcon overlaps with Pellegrino's construction debris dumpster rental segment for general contractors in the Massachusetts market.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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