Two sand plants
Astor trucks at the Weirsdale and Lisbon sand plants
Drive 23.4 miles south-west out of Astor and you reach the Weirsdale Sand Plant, a sand and gravel site on the Mine Safety and Health Administration’s rolls. A dump truck or tractor that has been hauling out of that plant may still be parked near the pit gate rather than back in town. Send us the address of wherever it stands today, and the name of whoever can let us onto the property.
Lisbon Sand sits a little further along the same heading, 24.5 miles south-west, according to the Mine Safety and Health Administration’s mine records. If your truck worked both pits, say which one it ran from last and what body it carries, whether dump bed, end dump or a plain chassis. Clear photos of each side, the cab interior and the VIN plate let us start without a visit.
Small carriers based around Astor
Twelve active carriers are registered in Astor in FMCSA’s carrier census, and eleven of them operate intrastate only, with a single interstate authority among them. For a Florida-only operation, the registration and title in your name are the core papers to gather; mention the USDOT number on the door when you call.
Under FMCSA’s census, seven of those twelve register as private fleets. The biggest outfits listed run three power units at most, one with three drivers and another with one, and a third runs two units with two drivers. If you own one of those two or three trucks, we can collect from the yard, the driveway or the job site where it sits.
General freight, farm supplies and refuse out of Astor
General freight leads the cargo types, carried by seven local carriers in FMCSA records, which points to box trucks, flatbeds and tractors with dry vans. Tell us the trailer setup, if any comes with the truck, and the body length so we know what to bring.
Three carriers each list farm supplies, garbage and refuse, and large machinery or objects, again on the federal carrier census. A roll-off or rear-load refuse truck, a lowboy tractor or a feed hauler all fall within what we buy here. Kept a folder of service records for the refuse or lowboy rig? Include it with the photos you send.
Foliage and flowering plant farms
Across Lake County, USDA’s 2022 Census of Agriculture counts 1,569 farms, with foliage plants, propagative material and potted flowering plants topping the list. Nursery work around Astor uses straight trucks with reefer or dry boxes and stake beds for moving plants and stock. Such a truck may be parked at a greenhouse range instead of at your house, so give us its location.
If a farm-supply route is where your truck spent its days, keep its bills of sale or registration close at hand, and note any agricultural tag on it. Our team collects at the nursery or the field edge, wherever the truck stands.
Construction firms on the books
Six construction establishments appear around Astor in the Census Bureau’s County Business Patterns, each a possible owner of a dump truck or flatbed. Contractors run dump trucks, flatbeds and service bodies between jobs, and a truck coming off a job site can be picked up right there.
For a contractor’s truck, gather the title, current registration and a list of any upfitted equipment such as a crane, tool boxes or a hoist. Photos showing that equipment let us understand the full unit before collection.
Citrus Boulevard in Leesburg handles Astor title duplicates
An Astor owner missing a title deals with the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles, whose county tax collector service centers and license plate agents serve Lake County. For Astor sellers, the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles lists the closest office as the Lake County motor vehicle service center - Leesburg Service Center at 1720 N. Citrus Blvd., Leesburg, 34748, an office the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles places 31.3 miles from town.
If the title is missing, start the duplicate at that Leesburg counter before we arrange collection. Bring identification and the VIN, and if a lender still holds a lien, ask the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles office about the release paperwork while you are there.
The questions we get asked in Astor
- My dump truck is still parked at a sand pit south-west of Astor. Will you pick it up from the Weirsdale side?The Weirsdale Sand Plant is 23.4 miles south-west of Astor on Mine Safety and Health Administration records, and we collect from sites like it. Share the pit’s gate address plus a phone number for whoever holds the key on site.
- The title for my truck in Astor has gone missing; which counter do I visit in Lake County?The Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles points Astor owners to Leesburg’s service center at 1720 N. Citrus Blvd., 31.3 miles away on the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles locator, for Lake County titles. Apply for the replacement in Leesburg and reach out to us while it is processed.
- I run a one-truck intrastate operation. Do you buy from small outfits?Eleven of Astor’s twelve FMCSA-registered carriers work only inside Florida, and small fleets like those are who we buy from. Send the VIN, photos and registration to get started.