Sherman and Panama City yards, a mile north-west
The North American Rail Network, kept by the Federal Railroad Administration and the Bureau of Transportation Statistics, places two rail yards, Sherman and Panama City, about 1 mile north-west of Cedar Grove. A tractor or straight truck that shuttles freight to and from those yards may well be parked within sight of the tracks when you call us, and that is a fine place for us to collect it.
Give us the street address of wherever the truck sits, near the Sherman yard or back at your own lot, and say whether a trailer can pull up beside it. Have the title, the current Florida registration and the VIN in hand so the first conversation covers everything we need.
If the truck has hauled for shippers at either yard, send a few photos of the cab, the frame rails and the coupling gear along with the VIN.
Terminal and docks
The Panama City fuel terminal and the port
About 2.8 miles south-west of Cedar Grove, the Energy Information Administration lists the Panama City FL petroleum product terminal. Tank trucks and tractors that pull fuel trailers out of a terminal like that are trucks we buy, and any loading-rack inspection sheets or tank test certificates you kept can go along with the photos.
Panama City Port Authority sits roughly 3.9 miles north of town, according to the Bureau of Transportation Statistics. If your day cab or flatbed ran cargo off the docks there, tell us which yard it now waits in, and we can arrange collection at that spot rather than asking you to move it.
For either site, gather the service log or shop invoices you have; a short written history of the routes the truck covered between terminal, port and customer is just as useful as the paperwork itself.
Containers and bases
West Terminal ramp and the two military installations
West Terminal, a rail intermodal ramp 6.2 miles to the west, appears in Bureau of Transportation Statistics listings alongside Naval Support Activity Panama City at 7.5 miles west and Tyndall Air Force Base at 10.4 miles south-east. Sleepers and day cabs that pull container chassis off the ramp, and box trucks or flatbeds that deliver to the gates of either installation, all fit what we collect.
If your truck worked base contracts, keep any gate pass records or delivery logs together with the title; they tell us where the truck has been without a long phone call. If it sits on private property near Tyndall or along the road west toward the naval base, let us know about any access rules before we schedule the visit.
Job sites that keep Cedar Grove’s dump trucks moving
Of the 1,762 jobs in Cedar Grove counted by the Census Bureau’s LEHD job counts for 2023, 532 were in construction, a 30.2% share. Dump trucks, flatbeds and water trucks that serve building sites in and around town are vehicles we take, whether they belong to one contractor or a crew with several units.
That same LEHD tally puts 323 jobs, or 18.3%, in wholesale trade, 125 jobs (7.1%) in manufacturing and 79 jobs (4.5%) in transportation and warehousing. Box trucks and reefers on wholesale delivery runs, and tractors parked at a plant or warehouse, can be collected from wherever they are kept.
For a fleet owner selling more than one unit, a simple list of each truck’s VIN, make, model year and current location saves time on both sides.
Aggregate and pasture
The Sandhills sand pit and Bay County farms
The Mine Safety and Health Administration records Sandhills Plant 2, a sand and gravel operation, about 19.5 miles north of Cedar Grove. Dump trucks and end-dump tractors that haul aggregate from a pit like that out to Bay County job sites are a good match for us, and the pit is not too far for us to reach.
USDA’s 2022 Census of Agriculture counted 139 farms in Bay County, with cattle, goats and honey among the top products. Stock trailers’ tractors, flatbeds that carry hay and feed, and small straight trucks used on those farms are all welcome, and a pasture gate or barn lot works as a pickup spot.
Whether the truck worked the pit or a farm, a set of clear photos and the title in the owner’s name are the two things to have ready first.
Cedar Grove ownership papers
Getting a Cedar Grove title and lien release in order
A clean sale starts with the title in the seller’s name; if it is lost, the state’s title agency issues a duplicate, so apply for it before you call and tell us the replacement is on its way.
Beyond the title, keep the current registration card, any lien release if the truck was financed, and whatever inspection or service records you hold. A name on the title that differs from the seller’s, such as a company name or a late relative’s, is something to tell us at the start so we can explain which documents settle it.
The questions we get asked in Cedar Grove
- Will you come to a truck parked near the Sherman or Panama City rail yards?Both yards sit about a mile north-west of Cedar Grove on the North American Rail Network, and a truck parked near either can be collected right there once you give us the address.
- Do you take tank trucks that load at the Panama City fuel terminal?The Energy Information Administration places that petroleum product terminal 2.8 miles south-west of town, and tank trucks and fuel tractors that run from it are among the vehicles we buy.
- I run dump trucks for building sites in town. Are they a fit?Construction held 532 of Cedar Grove’s 1,762 jobs in 2023 on the Census Bureau’s LEHD job counts, and dump trucks, flatbeds and water trucks from that work are the kind we collect.
- How do I sell a Cedar Grove truck whose title went missing?Florida’s duplicate titles come from the state’s title agency; apply for the replacement and tell us it is in progress so we can plan around it.
- Can a flatbed parked on a Bay County cattle or honey farm be collected there?USDA’s 2022 Census of Agriculture lists 139 farms in Bay County, raising cattle, goats and honey, and we collect farm trucks from the barn lot or field gate where they sit.