Bear Shops, Bear Car Shop and the trucks parked near them
The North American Rail Network, kept by the Federal Railroad Administration and the Bureau of Transportation Statistics, places Bear Shops 1.3 miles south-west of town and Bear Car Shop just beyond it at 1.4 miles. If your tractor or straight truck is kept on a lot out that way, give us the street address and the gate arrangements so the pickup can be planned around the yard traffic.
If your truck has worked around the Bear yards, tell us what it hauled and where it is parked now. Send photos of the cab, the frame and the plate on the door as well; the VIN on that plate is what we check first.
Port, terminal and plant traffic to the north-east
Port of Wilmington’s marine terminal, a roll-on/roll-off facility, is 10.4 miles north-east of Bear on Bureau of Transportation Statistics listings, and the Energy Information Administration places the WILMINGTON petroleum product terminal at the same distance. A day cab that shuttles between those gates and Bear can be collected at either end; tell us which is easier for you.
Closer in, Transflo CSXT is a liquid bulk terminal 8.5 miles out, per the Bureau of Transportation Statistics, and the Mine Safety and Health Administration lists the Wilmington Plant, a mineral processing site, at 10.1 miles. For a tractor that has pulled tank or bulk trailers to these sites, have the title, the current registration and any service records together before you call.
Two military installations also appear on Bureau of Transportation Statistics lists: the NG River Road Training Site 4 miles east and New Castle Airport 6.4 miles north-east. If your truck is parked somewhere with controlled access, say so at the start and we will arrange the visit with whoever holds the gate.
Dry vans, car carriers, lowboys and log trailers in Bear
Of the 243 active carriers that FMCSA’s carrier census places in Bear, general freight is the cargo named by 141. Box trucks, day cabs and sleepers with dry vans all fit that work, and we purchase each of them from its owner.
Motor vehicles are listed by 43 Bear carriers in the same FMCSA census, machinery and large objects by 36, and logs, poles, beams and lumber by 24. Car haulers, lowboys and flatbeds come with extra equipment, so when you send photos include the deck, the ramps or the winches as well as the tractor.
On the federal census of carriers, 153 Bear operators run interstate, 90 stay intrastate and 116 are private fleets hauling their own goods. If your truck belongs to a private fleet, check that the name on the title matches whoever is signing before we arrange collection.
New operators and fleet sizes in Bear
New registrations climbed from 19 in 2024 to 31 in 2025, according to FMCSA’s carrier census for Bear. If you started an operation recently and the truck is still financed, tell us the lender’s name; a lien on the title is something we handle at the sale, not a reason to wait.
Fleet sizes in Bear range widely on FMCSA’s census: one operator reports 697 power units and 1,534 drivers, another 27 units and 38 drivers, a third 24 units and 20 drivers. Whether you are selling one tractor or several from a yard, list each VIN and where it sits, and we will plan the collections together.
Drivers working within 100 miles number 1,854 among Bear carriers, against 228 who go beyond that, per the FMCSA census. Tell us whether your truck stays at a yard or at the driver’s address, and we will meet it there.
Odometers and inspection years for the Bear trucks
Across 84 carriers reporting mileage to FMCSA, the median truck in Bear covers 19,044 miles a year. Read the odometer and send that figure with the VIN, since those two numbers answer most of the questions we would otherwise ask.
Between September 2024 and August 2026, inspectors stopped 265 trucks belonging to Bear carriers, and FMCSA roadside inspection records give those trucks a median model year of 2017, with 36.98% at ten years old or more. Whatever year yours is, the title, the registration and recent inspection reports are what to have ready.
Wholesale yards, building sites and New Castle County corn
The Census Bureau’s LEHD job counts put 4,146 jobs in Bear in 2023: 241 in wholesale trade, 100 in construction, 94 in transportation and warehousing and 55 in manufacturing. Delivery trucks from wholesale yards and dump or flatbed trucks from building sites are both on our list.
Bear has 108 construction businesses and 8 warehouses on the Census Bureau’s County Business Patterns. If your contractor’s truck is kept at a job site, tell us the site address and when the truck can be reached.
In New Castle County, USDA’s 2022 Census of Agriculture counts 335 farms, with corn, soybeans and equine at the top. Grain trucks and horse-hauling rigs parked on a farm can be collected right there; tell us how the lane and gate are laid out.
The questions we get asked in Bear
- Can you collect a truck parked near the Bear rail yards?Bear Shops lies 1.3 miles south-west of town on the North American Rail Network, and we collect from lots out that way as well as anywhere else in Bear. Give us the address and the gate details.
- What paperwork should I have for a truck titled in Delaware?Delaware trucks sell with the title, the current registration and any inspection or service records you keep. If the title is lost, Delaware’s title agency issues a duplicate, and we can talk you through it before collection.
- Do you buy car haulers and lowboys from Bear carriers?Motor vehicles are listed by 43 Bear carriers and machinery by 36 in FMCSA’s carrier census, and we buy the trucks that do that work. Send photos of the deck and ramps along with the cab.
- Will you come out to a farm in New Castle County?New Castle County has 335 farms on USDA’s 2022 Census of Agriculture, and we collect from farm lanes as readily as from yards. Tell us how the truck can be reached.