Port of Mobile and the Blakeley Island tanks
The Bureau of Transportation Statistics places the port of Mobile about 0.1 miles south-west of the city centre, so a tractor that spends its days on the docks is never far from downtown. If yours is parked inside a port gate, send us the terminal name and a contact who can let a driver through, and we plan the collection around that access.
Blakeley Island holds a petroleum product terminal 2.5 miles south-west of town, and Alabama Bulk Terminal sits 3.1 miles east, both listed by the Energy Information Administration. If your tank tractor loads at those racks, keep its site passes and inspection paperwork with the title and send copies along with the photos.
Norfolk Southern runs a liquid bulk terminal about 4 miles north-east of Mobile, according to the Bureau of Transportation Statistics. A day cab that shuttles between that terminal and the island racks may be parked at either end on a given day, so tell us which yard it will be at when you contact us.
Boxes and rail
ICTF, the Container Terminal and the SOUTH rail yard
Two rail intermodal ramps are listed by the Bureau of Transportation Statistics east of the city: the Intermodal Container Transfer Facility at 2.8 miles and the Container Terminal at 3.5 miles. Sleepers and day cabs pulling chassis off those ramps are welcome; photograph the cab, the frame and the fifth wheel so the pictures match your description.
Four miles north-east of downtown, the SOUTH rail yard appears in the North American Rail Network kept by the Federal Railroad Administration and the Bureau of Transportation Statistics. If your tractor drays boxes between that yard and the waterfront, have the VIN and current registration in hand before you reach out.
Mobile carriers, from flatbeds to log rigs
Of the 1,299 active Mobile carriers in FMCSA’s carrier census, 667 stay intrastate, 631 cross state lines and 545 are private fleets hauling their own goods. Whether your authority crosses the state line or stays inside Alabama, the paperwork we ask for is the same: title, registration and any service records you kept.
General freight is the leading cargo line, carried by 762 local carriers in the federal carrier census, alongside 222 hauling machinery and large objects, 172 moving metal sheets, coils and rolls, and 170 hauling logs, poles, beams and lumber. Flatbeds, step decks and log trailers from that work fit what we purchase; tell us the trailer type if it goes with the tractor.
New authorities keep arriving: the carrier census from FMCSA records 108 carriers registered in Mobile during 2025 and 85 during 2024. If you started an operation recently and the truck is still financed, have the lienholder’s name ready so the payoff can be arranged with the title release.
Fleet years and driving range
Roadside inspection records from FMCSA cover 1,651 trucks checked between August 2024 and August 2026, with a median model year of 2021 and 20.4% of them ten or more years old. State the model year and engine on your first message; those two details shape the rest of our questions.
Among 308 Mobile carriers that report mileage to FMCSA, the median truck covers 18,051 miles a year. The same federal census lists 2,358 drivers working within 100 miles and 2,579 going farther, so tell us whether your truck sits at a home terminal here or is out on a long run when you want to sell.
Fleet sizes in the city run up to 235 power units with 208 drivers, then 191 units with 170 drivers and 176 units with 111 drivers, per the FMCSA census. If you manage several units, list each VIN with its location and we can arrange them together.
Jobs, builders, quarry and farms
In 2023 Mobile held 134,506 jobs on the Census Bureau’s LEHD counts, including 8,094 in manufacturing, 7,229 in construction, 6,931 in transportation and warehousing and 6,628 in wholesale trade. Dump trucks, box trucks and roll-offs tied to those employers all fall within what we collect.
County Business Patterns from the Census Bureau show 456 construction establishments in the area. The Mine Safety and Health Administration lists MLC - Mobile, a crushed-stone quarry 1.7 miles east of town; a dump truck or mixer that loads there can be collected at the quarry lot if the operator allows access.
USDA’s 2022 Census of Agriculture counts 657 farms in Mobile County, led by cattle, cotton and potted flowering plants. Livestock haulers, grain trucks and nursery box trucks parked on a farm are fine to sell from where they stand; give us the road address and gate details.
Bridges and getting to your truck
The National Bridge Inventory lists 222 bridges in Mobile, six of them load-posted and none with clearance under 14 feet. Mention the street your truck is on, and our driver will route around any posted crossing on the way to it.
Have the title signed by the name printed on it, the registration and a set of photos ready before collection. If the title is lost, say so at the outset and we will talk through the replacement with you.
The questions we get asked in Mobile
- My tractor is parked inside a terminal on Blakeley Island, behind a petroleum terminal gate. Will your driver come to it on the island?Our driver comes to the island. The Energy Information Administration lists a petroleum product terminal on Blakeley Island 2.5 miles south-west of Mobile; give us the gate contact and we arrange the pickup with them.
- I pull containers from the ICTF ramp; which details does Big Ugly Truck want up front?Send the VIN, model year and photos of the cab and frame. The Bureau of Transportation Statistics places the Intermodal Container Transfer Facility 2.8 miles east of town, and we can meet the truck there or at your yard.
- Do you take log trucks from Mobile carriers?Log rigs are welcome. FMCSA’s carrier census shows 170 Mobile carriers hauling logs, poles, beams and lumber; tell us whether the trailer is included and where the rig is parked.