Freight by rail, Pinellas side
A rail yard just north-east of Bear Creek
Bear Creek sellers whose trucks meet trains have a short run: the rail yard at St. Petersburg lies 4.6 miles off toward the north-east on the North American Rail Network kept by the Federal Railroad Administration and the Bureau of Transportation Statistics. A day cab or box truck that shuttles freight to and from that yard is the kind of truck we buy, whether it belongs to one owner or sits in a small fleet.
If your truck is parked near the yard rather than at home in Bear Creek, give us that street address instead of yours. Add a name and phone number for whoever can let us onto the lot, and we arrange collection with that person directly.
Have the VIN, the odometer reading and a set of photos ready before you call: cab, frame, fifth wheel or body, and the plate. Those three things let us start on your truck from the first conversation.
Two shores of fuel
Tankers between Port Tampa Blending and Manatee’s fuel docks
Thirteen miles north-east across the water, the Energy Information Administration lists the Port Tampa Blending Terminal as a petroleum product terminal. Port Manatee carries a terminal of the same kind 13.5 miles to the south-east on that agency’s list, so Bear Creek has fuel storage on both shores of the bay.
Further out, a liquid bulk terminal operated by CITGO Petroleum Corporation appears in Bureau of Transportation Statistics records 21.1 miles north-east of town. Tank trucks and tractors pulling fuel trailers between sites like these are welcome here; tell us which terminals the truck served and send any inspection or service records you kept.
A tanker sitting inside a terminal fence needs a contact who can open the gate. Send us that contact with the location, and the rest of the sale can be handled from Bear Creek or wherever you live now.
South-east shore
Port Manatee’s rail yard and the trucks that meet it
Port Manatee shows up twice within reach of Bear Creek: as a fuel terminal and, per the North American Rail Network, as a rail yard 14.5 miles south-east. Container chassis tractors, flatbeds and day cabs that run freight off that yard are trucks we purchase.
A tractor that is based on the Manatee side of the bay does not have to cross back to Pinellas for us to see it. Give us its address and we plan the pickup there.
Gate-controlled stops
Deliveries out toward the Pinellas Park reserve center and MacDill
The Bureau of Transportation Statistics places the Pinellas Park AFRC, a military installation, 7.4 miles north-east of Bear Creek, and MacDill Air Force Base 15.1 miles due east. Box trucks, flatbeds and service trucks that make deliveries around installations like these are part of what we take on.
Access to a base is controlled, so if your truck is parked on or beside one, tell us when you first contact us. We will ask where it can be reached from a public road and who can meet our driver there.
Mine-site dump trucks
Caloosa Materials and the quarry road east
An industrial-mineral mine run by Caloosa Materials sits 18.1 miles east of town on Mine Safety and Health Administration records. Dump trucks, end-dump trailers and the tractors that pull them out of a quarry like that are trucks we buy outright.
If the truck is still on site at the mine, ask the operator who can sign it out, and pass that name to us with the gate location. Photos taken on site, showing the body and the chassis, help us understand the truck before collection.
Potted plants, honey and cattle on the peninsula
Bear Creek’s county counted 115 farms in USDA’s 2022 Census of Agriculture, and that survey lists potted flowering plants, honey and cattle as Pinellas County’s leading products. Box trucks with lift gates, stake beds and livestock haulers that move nursery stock, hives or cattle are all trucks we look at.
A farm truck often lives in a barn or a back lot instead of a driveway. Give us the farm’s address, note any gate or soft ground our driver should know about, and send the registration along with the photos.
Nearest service center
When a Bear Creek title has gone missing
In Florida, duplicate titles come through county tax collector service centers and license plate agents acting for the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles. For Bear Creek sellers the nearest is the Pinellas County motor vehicle service center - St. Petersburg, which the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles lists at 2500 34th St. N., St. Petersburg, 33713, an office the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles places 3.9 miles from town.
If the title has gone missing, that service center is where you apply for a duplicate before the sale. Bring your registration and identification, and if a lender is still listed on the title, bring the lien release too, so the paperwork you hand us is complete.