Log, pole and lumber trucks out of Blountstown
Of the 80 active Blountstown carriers in FMCSA’s carrier census, 37 list logs, poles, beams and lumber as cargo they carry. If your truck is a log tractor or a knuckleboom rig, tell us whether the trailer or loader goes with it, and send photos of the bunks, the stakes and the cab.
General freight shows up on 24 of those carrier registrations, the same federal census reports, so many local tractors switch between timber and van or flatbed loads. Say which trailers the tractor has pulled, and keep the registration and the most recent annual inspection together in the cab for the day we collect.
Quarries north-west and sand pits east
The Mine Safety and Health Administration lists the 1874 Marianna crushed-stone quarry 15.5 miles north-west of Blountstown and the Rocky Creek Mine and Mill, another crushed-stone site, 16.4 miles in the same direction. A dump truck or end-dump trailer that hauls aggregate from those pits can stay parked at the yard or at home; give us the address and we arrange the pickup there.
East of town, a sand and gravel operation 23.6 miles away also appears in Mine Safety and Health Administration records. For a truck that works pits like these, tell us the body type and the axle setup up front, and include a clear photo of the VIN plate on the door jamb.
CSXT railhead
Drayage toward the Chattahoochee yards
Two yard entries named Chattahoochee, one marked as a CSXT yard, sit 20.4 miles north-east of Blountstown on the North American Rail Network kept by the Federal Railroad Administration and the Bureau of Transportation Statistics. Day cabs that shuttle freight to and from that railhead can be collected where they are parked, whether in Calhoun County or near the yard.
If your tractor has worked rail drayage out of Chattahoochee, list the trailers it pulled and the fifth-wheel setup. Have the title in hand; if it has gone missing, the state’s title agency issues a replacement, and that should be started before pickup is scheduled.
Farm and machinery
Cotton, foliage plants, cattle and heavy loads
USDA’s 2022 Census of Agriculture counts 198 farms in Calhoun County, with cotton, foliage plants and cattle as the top products. Grain, feed and hay appear on 12 Blountstown carrier registrations in FMCSA’s census, so a hay truck, a cattle hauler or a feed tractor from a local farm is the kind of unit we look at.
Machinery and large objects are listed by 18 local carriers, according to that same FMCSA carrier census, which points to lowboys and step-decks moving equipment around the county. Send the tractor’s VIN and a photo of the trailer deck, and tell us if the truck sits on a farm lane or in a field so we plan the collection route.
The Census Bureau’s LEHD job counts for 2023 show 2,064 jobs in Blountstown, with 113 in wholesale trade and 68 in agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting. Trucks tied to those employers are often kept at a farm or a warehouse lot rather than at a home address, which is fine for us.
Intrastate haulers and own-goods fleets in Blountstown
FMCSA’s carrier census lists 69 of the 80 Blountstown carriers as intrastate and 11 as interstate, and 36 run as private fleets hauling their own goods. A truck registered for in-state work only still needs a clean title in the seller’s name; bring the Florida registration card along with it.
Drivers working within 100 miles number 123 and those going beyond 100 miles number 76, by the counts in the federal carrier census. For the log, hay and freight outfits among the ten Blountstown carriers filing yearly mileage with FMCSA, a typical truck logs a median 36,607 miles. Note the odometer reading when you first contact us, since it is one of the first things we ask.
Roadside inspections between September 2024 and August 2026 covered 155 trucks from Blountstown carriers, and FMCSA roadside inspection records put their median model year at 2016, with 59.35 percent ten or more model years old. A log tractor or an older hay truck goes through one routine with us: title, registration, VIN and photos.
Per the FMCSA carrier census, the three biggest local fleets list 21, 11 and 7 power units, and most operators here run far fewer. We buy one truck from an owner-operator or several from a fleet; if you are selling more than one, send a list with each VIN and where each unit is parked.
New registrations continue, with FMCSA’s census showing 6 carriers starting in Blountstown in 2024 and 4 in 2025. A newer operator selling a first truck should have the title and any lien release ready, since a lender’s name on the title has to be cleared before the sale.
The questions we get asked in Blountstown
- Is a Calhoun County log tractor something you purchase?Timber is the leading cargo here, with 37 of the town’s 80 active carriers in FMCSA’s carrier census hauling logs, poles, beams or lumber, and log tractors are trucks we buy. Start by sending the VIN with photos of the bunks and cab.
- Will you pick up a truck parked near the quarries north-west of town?The 1874 Marianna and Rocky Creek crushed-stone sites sit 15.5 and 16.4 miles north-west on Mine Safety and Health Administration records, and a truck parked at either can be collected there; give us the address.
- Will you collect a hay or cattle truck from a Calhoun County farm?Calhoun County’s 198 farms in USDA’s 2022 Census of Agriculture grow cotton and foliage plants and raise cattle, and hay, feed and livestock trucks from those farms are on our list.