A dump truck or tri-axle that runs loads out of that pit is the sort of vehicle we collect here, and it can stay parked at the pit gate or at your house while we arrange the pickup. Tell us which of the two it is at, and who can let us in.
Two more sites on the same federal mine register sit roughly twelve miles out: Red Eagle, another sand and gravel operation to the south-east, and the Dunn Construction Company crushed-stone quarry to the north-east. If your truck hauled aggregate from either of them, send photos of the bed, the frame and the tires alongside shots of the cab, plus the VIN, so the description and the pictures line up.
Rail yards, a fuel terminal and two bases to the south
South of Deatsville by 13.5 miles, the North American Rail Network, kept by the Federal Railroad Administration and the Bureau of Transportation Statistics, places the S&N rail yard, with the CHESTER yard at 13.7 miles to the south-east. A day cab or flatbed that has shuttled freight to those yards can be sold from wherever it now sits; give us the street address and say whether a tow truck can reach it.
The Energy Information Administration lists the MONTGOMERY petroleum product terminal at the same 13.5-mile distance south. Maxwell-Gunter Air Force Base lies 14.3 miles south and the NG Montgomery JFHQ AFRC / CSMS 01 installation 14.7 miles south-east, both on the Bureau of Transportation Statistics’ list of military installations. If a tanker or service truck of yours worked around that terminal or those gates, keep any site passes or delivery logs with the title; they tell us where the truck has spent its working life.
Fifty-four of those Deatsville carriers run private fleets, hauling their own goods rather than freight for hire, by the same federal census. The biggest operation in town fields eight power units with four drivers, the next five units with three, and a third four units with four. Whether you are selling one truck from a farm shed or several from a small yard, list each VIN and where each truck is parked, and we will plan one visit around them.
General freight leads the cargo classes Deatsville carriers declare to FMCSA, with 35 of them, followed by machinery and large objects at 25. A lowboy or step-deck tractor that has moved equipment around Elmore County fits that second group; tell us the trailer type it pulled and whether the fifth wheel or hitch is still fitted.
Farm supplies appear on 20 registrations and motor vehicles on 14, according to the federal carrier census, and car haulers from that group are trucks we purchase as well. Have the registration card, the title and any service records together before you call, so the questions are about the truck rather than about missing papers.
Around Deatsville and the rest of Elmore County, USDA’s 2022 Census of Agriculture records 478 farms, with cotton, corn and cattle as the leading products. Grain trucks, module haulers and cattle-trailer tractors that sit between harvests are welcome; tell us which field or barn the truck is in and whether the lane to it is passable.
A farm truck kept on a family place may be titled to a relative or to the farm itself. Check whose name is on the Alabama title before you contact us, and if it belongs to someone else, have that person ready to sign the sale.
Prattville’s plate office, ten miles west
In Alabama, titles go through the Alabama Department of Revenue, which handles applications through County License Plate Issuing Officials. The nearest one to Deatsville on the Alabama Department of Revenue’s office list is the Autauga County office at 176 West 5th Street, Prattville, 36067, 9.9 miles from town.
Bring the VIN and your registration when you visit the Prattville office, and ask what the department needs for a duplicate. Once the replacement title is in your hand, send us a photo of it with the truck’s details, and the rest of the sale can move forward from Deatsville.
Open roads for a tow rig
The National Bridge Inventory lists five bridges around Deatsville, and none carries a posted load limit or a clearance below fourteen feet. A tow rig can reach most addresses here by the direct road, and what we need from you is a gate code or a contact on site.
Of the 16 local carriers reporting mileage to FMCSA, the median truck logged 19,514 miles over the reporting year.