Log trucks and general freight around Greenville
Of the carriers FMCSA’s carrier census lists here, 83 haul logs, poles, beams or lumber and 92 haul general freight. A log truck with a knuckleboom loader or a pole trailer is a normal thing for us to collect in Butler County, so tell us what is mounted on the frame and whether the trailer goes with the tractor.
The Census Bureau’s LEHD job counts show 70 jobs in agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting in Greenville in 2023. Trucks that work the woods tend to be parked at a yard, a landing or a house rather than in town, so give us the road it sits on and whether a tow truck can reach it after rain.
For a timber truck, have the title in your name and the current registration to hand, and photograph the loader, the bunks and the tag on the door. Those few things answer most of what we would ask on a first call.
Coil, machinery and the plants in town
In 2023 the Census Bureau’s LEHD job counts put 872 Greenville jobs in manufacturing, which is 17.1 percent of the town’s 5,106. Tractors and flatbeds that shuttle between those plants and the interstate are welcome here, day cabs included.
FMCSA’s carrier census lists 34 local carriers hauling metal sheets, coils and rolls and 45 hauling machinery and large objects. If your flatbed or step deck has run coil, send a photo of the coil racks or chain boxes along with the deck, and say whether the straps and binders stay with it.
A truck that has been working plant routes usually has a maintenance file somewhere in the office. Pull the service records before you call; with the VIN and that folder we can usually settle the rest by phone.
Local carriers, in state and out
FMCSA’s carrier census counts 191 active carriers based around Greenville: 153 run intrastate only, 38 cross state lines, and 77 are private fleets hauling their own goods. A truck that has only ever carried an Alabama intrastate number is no obstacle for us; send the USDOT number if it has one.
Drivers here split between 510 who stay within 100 miles and 338 who go further, by FMCSA’s carrier census. For a truck that is out on a long run, tell us the day it gets home and the yard it returns to, and we will plan the collection around that yard.
New authorities keep appearing in Butler County: FMCSA’s carrier census shows 13 new carriers in 2024 and 11 in 2025. An owner-operator who started recently and now wants out can sell to us just as an older outfit can; bring the title, or the lender’s details if a loan is still open.
Single log tractors, coil flatbeds and full fleet yards alike
One fleet registered near Greenville runs 307 power units and 353 drivers, while two others run 63 and 34 units, according to FMCSA’s carrier census. We buy single trucks and groups of them, so if you are clearing several units, send a list with each VIN, year and make.
Across 42 local carriers that report it, the median truck covers 19,000 miles a year in FMCSA’s carrier census. Read the odometer and the engine hours off the dash and put both in your first message, since that pair tells us how the truck has been used.
Model years on the trucks inspectors stop near Greenville
Between September 2024 and August 2026, inspectors stopped 334 trucks belonging to Greenville carriers, and FMCSA roadside inspection records give those trucks a median model year of 2023, with 13.8 percent ten or more years old. Copy the VIN plate from the door jamb of your Butler County truck and send it with the model year before anything else.
If your truck went through one of those roadside inspections, keep the inspection report together with the title. A copy of the last annual inspection sticker or certificate, photographed clearly, also helps us match the truck to its paperwork.
Bridges, farm roads and the mine at Sandy Ridge
The National Bridge Inventory lists 38 bridges in and around Greenville, two of them posted for load and none with less than 14 feet of clearance. If the only way to your truck crosses a posted bridge, mention it so we send equipment that fits the crossing.
Butler County had 397 farms in USDA’s 2022 Census of Agriculture, with cattle, goats and horses at the top of the list. Cattle haulers, livestock trailers and farm trucks parked by a barn or pasture gate are collected from the farm itself; give us the gate location and a phone number for whoever opens it.
Sandy Ridge Mill, an industrial-mineral mine listed by the Mine Safety and Health Administration, lies 18.9 miles north-east of town. A dump truck or tractor parked at a site like that may sit behind a locked gate, so let us know who controls access before we schedule the trip.
Contractors and wholesale yards
County Business Patterns from the Census Bureau records 26 construction establishments in the area, and LEHD job counts place 136 construction jobs and 126 wholesale trade jobs in Greenville. Dump trucks, flatbeds and box trucks from those businesses are all things we take, with or without the body attached.
Contractors often keep a truck titled to the company rather than to a person. In that case, have whoever signs for the business ready to sign the title, and if the title is lost, start the duplicate request with the state’s title agency before we arrive.
The questions we get asked in Greenville
- Will you take a Greenville log truck with the loader still on it?Log, pole and lumber haulers make up 83 of the carriers in FMCSA’s carrier census for Greenville, and we buy those trucks with or without the loader. Send photos of the tractor, the loader and the trailer.
- How do you collect a cattle hauler parked behind a pasture gate on a Butler County farm?Butler County’s 397 farms in USDA’s 2022 Census of Agriculture sit mostly on rural roads, and we collect from the farm where the truck is parked. Tell us the road, the gate and any posted bridge on the way in.
- Where do I get a replacement for a misplaced Alabama truck title before selling in Greenville?A Greenville truck still titled in Alabama needs a duplicate from the state’s title agency before the sale closes. Start that request first, and send us the VIN and registration in the meantime.
- I run several trucks. Will you buy them together?Greenville fleets range from single trucks up to 307 power units in FMCSA’s carrier census, and we buy one unit or a group. A list with each VIN, year, make and where it is parked is the place to start.