Dump trucks on the Clay quarry runs
The Mine Safety and Health Administration lists Mine #1, a crushed-stone quarry, 9.6 miles northwest of Clay. A tandem dump or a tri-axle that loads at that pit is likely parked at the quarry gate, at a contractor’s yard or behind the owner’s house in Clay when we come for it, so tell us which of those it is and who holds the key.
Southwest of town, Dolcito Quarry is another crushed-stone operation on the Mine Safety and Health Administration’s list, 11.7 miles out. If your dump truck splits its loads between Dolcito and the quarry to the northwest, a note of which site it ran from helps us place it, and the title in your name is the one document we cannot do without.
Gravel haulers in this corner of Jefferson County often keep the body, the hoist and the chassis on separate paperwork. Gather whatever you have for each part, along with the registration, before you call, and photograph the bed raised as well as lowered.
Cement and minerals
Mixers and tankers from Leeds and Jordan
Leeds Plant, a cement plant 11.3 miles south of Clay, is recorded by the Mine Safety and Health Administration. Bulk pneumatic tankers and ready-mix trucks that load at a plant like that are welcome here; send us the drum or tank details with the VIN so we know which body sits on the frame.
A little further round to the southeast, at 11.6 miles, the Mine Safety and Health Administration lists the Jordan Plant as an industrial-mineral mine. Trucks that have hauled from Jordan can be collected wherever they sit, whether that is on site, in Leeds or back at home in Clay; give us the address and the name of anyone who has to open a gate.
Plant sites usually ask for notice before an outside driver comes through. If the truck is still parked at Leeds or Jordan, let us know whose permission is needed so the pickup can be set up with them directly.
Rail to the southwest
According to the North American Rail Network kept by the Federal Railroad Administration and the Bureau of Transportation Statistics, the NORRIS rail yard lies 10.7 miles southwest of Clay. Day cabs that drayed freight to and from that yard are trucks we purchase, so set aside the cab card and any annual inspection sheets before you reach out.
New Boyles, a second yard on the North American Rail Network, is 12.5 miles out in the same southwest direction. A tractor that shuttled between NORRIS and New Boyles may still be parked near either one; tell us which, and we will plan around where it actually is rather than where you live.
For a tractor, photos of the cab interior, the fifth wheel, the tires and the VIN plate tell us most of what we need. Add the engine model if you know it.
Around the airport
Military sites near Birmingham
Two military installations sit southwest of Clay on the Bureau of Transportation Statistics list: NG AASF02 Birmingham at 11.9 miles and Birmingham Airport at 12.1 miles. If your truck is parked on or near either one, check whether a pass or escort is needed to reach it and tell us at the start.
A truck stored inside a controlled gate can still be sold; the sale itself does not need you on site. Name a contact who can meet our driver, and keep the signed title and a photo ID ready to match the name on the registration.
Construction jobs based in Clay
In 2023, the Census Bureau’s LEHD job counts (LODES) put 1,391 jobs in Clay, 80 of them in construction, a 5.8 percent share. Small contractors with one or two trucks sell to us often, so call us about a single dump truck, flatbed or service body on its own.
If the truck is registered to your business rather than to you, have the person who can sign for the company available when we talk. A title held in a company name needs that signature, and a lien release if a loan was ever recorded on it.
Pasture and tree lots
Cattle and Christmas tree farms
Jefferson County holds 398 farms, says USDA’s 2022 Census of Agriculture, with cattle, cut Christmas trees, and Christmas trees with short-term woody crops leading the list. Livestock haulers, flatbeds and farm straight trucks from those operations are trucks we buy.
A farm truck often sits in a barn or a pasture rather than on pavement. Tell us how the ground lies where it is parked and whether a gate or a tight lane is in the way, and send a photo of the farm plate or registration with the rest.
The questions we get asked in Clay
- My dump truck is still sitting at the quarry northwest of Clay, so will your driver collect it from the pit?Mine #1, listed by the Mine Safety and Health Administration 9.6 miles northwest of Clay, is the kind of site we collect from. Tell us the gate contact and the hours the site is open so the pickup can be arranged.
- I hauled cement out of Leeds. Do you buy bulk tankers and mixers?Leeds Plant, a cement plant the Mine Safety and Health Administration lists 11.3 miles south of Clay, is served by exactly those trucks, and we buy both. Send the VIN, the body details and photos of the drum or tank.
- My tractor stayed near the NORRIS yard instead of coming home to Clay; does it have to move first?NORRIS sits 10.7 miles southwest of Clay on the North American Rail Network, and we come to the truck wherever it is parked there. Send the yard address plus the name of whoever opens the lot by NORRIS.
- My Clay construction outfit holds the title on our dump truck, so who signs the sale?Clay’s 80 construction jobs in the Census Bureau’s 2023 LEHD job counts include plenty of company-owned trucks, and those sell with the company title signed by someone authorised to sign for the business, plus a lien release if a loan was recorded.