Flatbeds, feed, freight
Of the 58 active carriers on FMCSA’s carrier census for Alexandria, 40 are registered intrastate and 18 interstate, and 34 run as private fleets hauling their own goods. If your truck belongs to a private fleet, have the business name on the title match the person signing, or bring a letter showing who can sign for the company.
General freight is listed by 21 Alexandria carriers in FMCSA’s carrier census, with machinery and large objects close behind at 20 and farm supplies at 19. A flatbed tractor or lowboy that has moved equipment around Calhoun County is the kind of unit to describe in full: tell us the trailer it pulled, the axle setup and the VIN.
The same federal census counts 11 local carriers hauling grain, feed and hay. A straight truck or hopper tractor from that work may sit at a farm rather than a yard, so send the farm road address and a phone number for whoever can let us onto the property.
Small outfits and one big fleet
Three fleets stand out in FMCSA’s carrier census for Alexandria: one with 158 power units and 250 drivers, one with 37 power units and 28 drivers, and one with 10 power units and 8 drivers. Selling several tractors from a fleet that size is one conversation, not many; list the units with their VINs and where each is parked.
FMCSA’s census also shows 320 drivers at local carriers working within 100 miles of base and 83 working beyond it. A day cab that stays inside that local ring is likely parked at the home lot most nights, which is where we would arrange to collect it.
Among the 17 Alexandria outfits that gave FMCSA a yearly mileage figure, the midpoint is 10,000 miles on each truck. Have the odometer reading and the registration card ready when you call; those two items let us start on the details of your unit.
Build years on the road
Inspected trucks from Alexandria
Alexandria-based trucks stopped for FMCSA roadside inspection from October 2024 through August 2026 number 54, and the middle build year among them is 2016. Whatever year yours is, the VIN plate and title tell us the build year exactly, so photograph both.
Those roadside inspection records from FMCSA also put roughly 52 percent of the 54 at a decade or more past their model year. Older or newer, keep any inspection reports and service invoices together in the cab, since they travel with the truck when we collect it.
New registrations in town are few: FMCSA’s carrier census lists 2 carriers added in 2025 and none in 2024. If you are winding down an outfit that started recently, your operating authority paperwork and the title are the two documents to locate first.
Aggregate, kilns, fuel
Quarries, cement and a fuel terminal
The Mine Safety and Health Administration lists Coldwater Quarry, a crushed-stone operation 10.9 miles south of Alexandria, and Glencoe Quarry 14.5 miles north. A dump truck or end-dump tractor that has hauled aggregate from either one may be parked on site; tell us which gate and who holds the key.
West of town, National Cement Company’s plant and the Ragland industrial-mineral mine both sit 16.3 miles out, according to Mine Safety and Health Administration records. Bulk pneumatic tankers and mixers tied to that plant are trucks we collect, and a photo of the tank or drum alongside the cab helps us identify the setup.
Fuel moves through the Anniston petroleum product terminal 11.5 miles south-east, which the Energy Information Administration lists, and through RJ Corman’s liquid bulk terminal 14.8 miles north on Bureau of Transportation Statistics records. If your tanker tractor worked those terminals, note the trailer type and any hazmat endorsements tied to the unit’s registration.
Payrolls and cattle
Work in Alexandria and Calhoun County
The Census Bureau’s LEHD job counts for 2023 put 790 jobs in Alexandria, and 150 of them, about 19 percent, are in transportation and warehousing. Manufacturing accounts for another 52, or 6.6 percent, on those same LEHD figures. A box truck or tractor from a local warehouse or shop floor can be collected right at the loading dock if you tell us the hours it is open.
Builders show up too: the Census Bureau’s County Business Patterns tally 12 construction establishments around Alexandria. Contractor trucks such as dumps, flatbeds and service bodies often carry company lettering; leave it on, and just make sure the title is in the name of whoever will sign.
Across Calhoun County, USDA’s 2022 Census of Agriculture counts 601 farms, with cattle, cotton and corn leading. Farm-plated trucks still need a clean title to sell, so check that the farm or the owner named on it is the one selling.
Title and the ranges
Title, registration and the Guard ranges
If the title is missing, the state’s title agency handles a duplicate, so start that request before anything else. Bring the VIN, your ID and the registration card, since those are what a replacement application usually asks for.
The Bureau of Transportation Statistics places the Fort McClellan National Guard training center 5.2 miles east of Alexandria and the Clarke Range Complex 5.4 miles south-west. A truck parked near either site off post is easy for us to reach; give us the street address and a contact, and keep the title, registration and keys together for collection.
The questions we get asked in Alexandria
- Can you collect my dump truck from the Coldwater Quarry lot south of Alexandria?Coldwater Quarry sits 10.9 miles south of Alexandria on Mine Safety and Health Administration records, and we collect from there. Tell us who controls the gate so the pickup is arranged with the site.
- Do you take trucks from small Alexandria outfits with one or two units?Of the 58 Alexandria carriers on FMCSA’s carrier census, 34 are private fleets. One truck from an outfit like that is a sale we handle the same way as a fleet of trucks.