Barin Field, NOLF Wolf and the pits out west
Barin Field lies 2.5 miles north-west of Elberta and NOLF Wolf 3.8 miles south-east, both listed as military installations by the Bureau of Transportation Statistics. If your truck is parked at a farm, a shop or a yard on the roads between them, give us the street address and a note on how a rollback gets in, and we plan the collection around that spot.
Westward, the Mine Safety and Health Administration lists RUEGGS PIT at 7.9 miles and BALDWIN SAND & GRAVEL, LLC. at 8.9 miles from town. A dump truck or a tractor that has hauled from those pits can be collected at the pit gate or at your home; tell us which, and send photos of the cab, the bed and the VIN plate.
South Baldwin haulers
Private fleets and in-state routes out of Elberta
Of the 80 active Elberta carriers on FMCSA’s carrier census, 56 are private fleets hauling for their own farm, shop or contracting business. If yours is a single company truck on a farm or a contractor’s lot, the owner of record on the title is the person who signs, so check that the name matches before we arrive.
Of those 80, the same federal census lists 54 as intrastate operators and 26 as interstate. A tractor that never left Alabama still needs its registration card and title in the cab; an interstate unit should also have its USDOT number and any apportioned plate paperwork handy.
Across Elberta’s carriers, 100 drivers stay within a 100-mile radius and 84 work beyond it, according to FMCSA’s carrier census. Twenty of these carriers report a median of 25,796 miles a year per truck to FMCSA, so keep your own odometer reading by the phone when you call.
Pit, field and freight
Machinery, farm supplies and grain behind the general freight
General freight is listed by 36 Elberta carriers in the federal carrier census, machinery and large objects by 24, farm supplies by 21, and grain, feed and hay by 14. Lowboys, flatbeds, hopper trailers and the day cabs that pull them all fit what we purchase; tell us the trailer type along with the tractor.
Baldwin County counted 853 farms in USDA’s 2022 Census of Agriculture, with soybeans, cattle and cotton at the top. A grain truck or a cattle hauler that sits on one of those farms between seasons can be collected right there, as long as the title is in the seller’s name.
What year Elberta’s inspected tractors were built
A model year of 2015 falls in the middle of the 44 Elberta-carrier trucks that FMCSA roadside inspection records logged from late summer 2024 through late summer 2026. Those same FMCSA inspection records put about 59 percent of the trucks at ten or more model years old.
Whatever the year, have the model year, engine make and VIN ready when you get in touch, along with any service records you kept. Those three details answer most of our first questions about a tractor from this part of Baldwin County.
Handful-of-trucks carriers
Small fleets and four new carriers a year
The three biggest fleets in Elberta run seven, seven and five power units, each with six drivers, on FMCSA’s carrier census. An owner retiring a single tractor from a fleet that size can sell that one truck and keep the rest working.
Four new carriers registered here in 2024 and four more in 2025, per the same federal census. If you bought a used tractor to start one of those outfits and are now moving on, bring the bill of sale along with the title.
Driving to Mobile for a title copy
In Alabama, titles go through the Alabama Department of Revenue, and its County License Plate Issuing Officials handle the applications. The Alabama Department of Revenue lists the Mobile County office, at 3925 Michael Blvd., Suite F, Mobile, 36609, about 38.6 miles from Elberta.
Start a replacement before you list the truck if the title is missing, since the signed title is what transfers ownership. The National Bridge Inventory counts 9 bridges in the area, none load-posted and none with clearance under fourteen feet, so a tall load on the trip to that office or to our pickup meets no posted limits.
The questions we get asked in Elberta
- My dump truck sits on a lot out past Barin Field; can you reach it there?Barin Field is 2.5 miles north-west of town and NOLF Wolf 3.8 miles south-east on Bureau of Transportation Statistics listings, and a truck parked anywhere around Elberta is collected where it stands. Text us the lot’s address with a picture of the gate and the ground the truck sits on.
- My title went missing in a move to Elberta; who issues another one?The Alabama Department of Revenue issues titles through County License Plate Issuing Officials; the listed office for Elberta is Mobile County at 3925 Michael Blvd., Suite F, Mobile, 36609, 38.6 miles away.
- Do you buy farm trucks that only haul grain or cattle?Grain, feed and hay appears on 14 Elberta carrier registrations in FMCSA’s census, and Baldwin County’s 853 farms lead with soybeans, cattle and cotton per USDA’s 2022 Census of Agriculture. Those trucks are on our list; have the title and registration ready.
- Can I sell one tractor out of a small fleet?Elberta’s three largest fleets run five to seven power units on FMCSA’s carrier census, and a single unit from a fleet like that can be sold on its own with its own title.