Two freight yards
Tractors working Wilsmere or Edgemoor
Just 2.9 miles below Greenville sits the Wilsmere rail yard, as mapped on the North American Rail Network that the Federal Railroad Administration and the Bureau of Transportation Statistics maintain. A tractor that shuttles loads between that yard and nearby customers may still be parked near the tracks when you get in touch, so give us the street address of the lot and the name of whoever holds the gate key.
Edgemoor, a second yard on the North American Rail Network, lies 5 miles east of Greenville. If your day cab worked transloads at Edgemoor, list the trailer types it pulled there and send a clear photo of the VIN plate on the door jamb along with the cab and frame shots.
Tank trailer work
Tankers between rail cars and fuel racks
Transflo CSXT, which the Bureau of Transportation Statistics records as a liquid bulk terminal, is 3.1 miles south of Greenville, and Norfolk Southern TBT, another liquid bulk site on the agency’s list, sits 4.9 miles east. Tractors that pull tank trailers between rail cars and plants are part of what we purchase; tell us whether the trailer goes with the tractor or stays behind with the shipper.
According to the Energy Information Administration, a petroleum product terminal named Wilmington operates 5.5 miles south-east of Greenville. Fuel haulers serving that terminal usually carry hazmat placards and tank test paperwork, so gather the most recent tank inspection certificate and the registration card before we schedule a visit to the truck.
Berths and flatcars
The Port of Wilmington and its ramps
Five miles and a little more to the south-east, the Bureau of Transportation Statistics lists the Port of Wilmington, DE - Marine Terminal as a roll-on/roll-off terminal at 5.6 miles and the Wilmington, DE port at 4.9 miles. Drayage tractors that move freight off those berths can be collected from a yard outside the port gate; just tell us which entrance the yard uses.
The Bureau of Transportation Statistics also counts a Marine Terminal rail intermodal ramp 5.6 miles from Greenville, where containers pass between flatcars and chassis. If your sleeper or day cab hauled boxes off that ramp, have the title, the current registration and a short note of the axle setup ready for the first call.
Corn, beans and horses
Grain, bean and horse haulers near Greenville
USDA’s 2022 Census of Agriculture counts 335 farms in New Castle County and names corn, soybeans and equine as the county’s leading products. Grain trucks, flatbeds and horse-hauling rigs from those operations often sit in a barn or field between seasons, and we can arrange to collect from a farm lane as long as you describe the ground the truck is parked on.
For a horse van or livestock rig from a county farm, a set of photos of the box interior, the hitch and the tires tells us most of what a first conversation needs. Pair those with the VIN and the title, and the rest of our questions can be handled by phone.
Service fleets and Greenville contractors
Greenville held 1,917 jobs in 2023, by the count in the Census Bureau’s LEHD job counts. Service trucks, box trucks and pickups with upfitted bodies tied to those employers can be sold from wherever they are garaged, whether in a company lot or a home driveway.
Builders are part of the local picture too: 11 construction establishments in Greenville appear in the Census Bureau’s County Business Patterns. Dump trucks, stake bodies and equipment haulers belonging to a builder of that kind may be parked on a job site, so let us know whether the site needs an escort or a sign-in before anyone comes to see the truck.
Delaware title, lien letter, registration
A truck titled in Delaware is transferred through the state’s title agency, and the title must be in the seller’s name before we finish the purchase. If the title has gone missing, request a duplicate from the state’s title agency first, then contact us with the VIN so we can line up the rest while the copy is on its way.
Where a lender is still listed on a New Castle County title, ask that lender for a lien release letter and keep it with the title. Registration, any service log and the photos you have taken make up the rest of what we ask for.
The questions we get asked in Greenville
- Can you collect a tractor sitting beside the Wilsmere rail yard instead of in Greenville itself?Wilsmere is 2.9 miles south of Greenville on the North American Rail Network, and we can collect the tractor from the lot by the yard. Share the lot address and the name of someone with gate access there.
- Which documents should a fuel hauler from the Wilmington petroleum terminal gather?The Energy Information Administration lists that terminal 5.5 miles south-east of Greenville; for a tanker that served it, bring the title, the registration and the latest tank inspection certificate.
- Will you look at a grain truck or horse rig off a New Castle County farm?New Castle County has 335 farms in USDA’s 2022 Census of Agriculture, led by corn, soybeans and equine, and grain trucks or horse rigs from them are among what we purchase. A VIN and a handful of photos of the rig let us begin.
- Whom should a Greenville owner ask for a replacement truck title?Delaware titles are handled by the state’s title agency, so ask that office for a duplicate and send us the VIN while you wait for it.