A fuel terminal and a mine at the edge of town
The Energy Information Administration places the IMTT Moundville petroleum product terminal 0.9 miles south-west of town, and the Mine Safety and Health Administration records Big Crater LLC, an industrial-mineral mine, at that same distance and direction. A tractor that has pulled fuel out of the terminal or a dump truck that has worked the Big Crater pit can stay parked right there for collection; send us the gate location and the name of whoever can let us in.
Cypress Pit, a sand and gravel operation listed by the Mine Safety and Health Administration, lies 4.7 miles south-west. Gravel and aggregate trucks off that pit are trucks we buy, so photograph the body, the cab and the plate, and note the VIN from the door jamb before you call.
Quarries, coal and the Tuscaloosa rail yard to the north-east
Heading north-east, the Mine Safety and Health Administration lists the Tuscaloosa Plant sand and gravel operation at 10.7 miles, and both the Tuscaloosa Quarry crushed-stone site and the Eaton Resources Pit 1 coal mine at 22.6 miles. If your truck hauled stone or coal on that run and now sits at a quarry lot, tell us the site name; we arrange the pickup there instead of asking you to move it.
According to the North American Rail Network kept by the Federal Railroad Administration and the Bureau of Transportation Statistics, the Tuscaloosa rail yard is 14.5 miles north. The Energy Information Administration puts a second petroleum product terminal at Tuscaloosa, 18.9 miles north-east. Day cabs that shuttle between those sites and Moundville can be sold from whichever yard they are parked in; have the registration card in the cab when we arrive.
A farm or a mill selling one truck from its private fleet goes through the same steps as an owner-operator: title, registration and a few clear photos.
General freight is the most listed cargo, carried by 36 of those carriers in FMCSA’s census, followed by logs, poles, beams and lumber at 19, machinery and large objects at 18, and farm supplies at 15. Log trucks, lowboys and flatbeds are all welcome; if the trailer goes with the tractor, say so and include a photo of its plate.
In the same federal census, the biggest Moundville fleet lists 64 power units and 26 drivers, the next 11 units and 4 drivers, and a third 6 units and 2 drivers. Selling several units at once is fine; a short list of VINs and where each one is parked is the best place to start.
Short hauls, model years and new registrations
Drivers at these carriers mostly stay local: FMCSA’s carrier census counts 6,054 driver entries within 100 miles and 87 beyond that radius. Have the current odometer reading ready, since it is one of the first things we ask for.
Whatever the model year, the title and the VIN are what we need to start.
New registrations are recent here too: FMCSA’s census shows 7 new carriers in Moundville in 2025 and 1 in 2024. A carrier that started with one truck and is selling it can bring its USDOT number along with the title so the paperwork lines up.
Farm country and plant work around Moundville
USDA’s 2022 Census of Agriculture counts 382 farms in Hale County, with cattle, corn and tomatoes at the top of the list. Cattle trailers, grain trucks and produce haulers parked on a farm can be collected from the field gate; give us directions from the nearest paved road.
Box trucks and flatbeds that served plants or job sites can be sold from the lot where they sit, with the registration in the glovebox.
If it is lost, the state’s title agency issues a replacement; request it before you contact us so the paperwork is ready when we are.
Alongside the title, gather the registration, any inspection or service records you kept, and photos of the cab, frame and tires. If the truck carries a lien, have the lender’s name and the account details at hand.