Calcium and stone pits
Stone and calcium pits on Cottondale’s doorstep
The Mine Safety and Health Administration lists USA Calcium, an industrial-mineral mine, 6.3 miles east of Cottondale, and Jones Pit, a crushed-stone quarry, the same distance to the north. A dump truck or tractor that hauls out of either site may well be parked at the pit or a nearby yard when we arrive, so give us the gate address and who can let us in.
Imperial Rock Mine, a dimension-stone quarry, sits 7.2 miles north-east of town in Mine Safety and Health Administration records. Block and slab work calls for flatbeds and heavy tractors; if yours did that run, send photos of the deck, the tie-down points and the cab along with the VIN.
Rock Creek, Panama City and the haul south
Heading south-east, ROCKY CREEK MINE AND MILL appears in Mine Safety and Health Administration records as a crushed-stone quarry 14.8 miles from Cottondale. Aggregate trucks that load there and deliver back toward town can be collected wherever they finish the week, whether that is the mill yard or your driveway.
Panama City Quarry, a sand and gravel operation 17.8 miles south-west on the Mine Safety and Health Administration list, is the farthest pit in this group. Tell us which of these sites your truck served; it helps us plan the pickup route and the questions we ask stay about your truck.
Cottondale’s own carriers, one or two trucks at a time
Of those, FMCSA counts 13 that cross state lines, 32 that stay inside Florida, and 15 private carriers hauling their own goods. Whichever group you belong to, have your registration and USDOT number handy when you call.
Fleets here are small: FMCSA’s records show the biggest at three power units and three drivers, with the next two at two trucks apiece. A one- or two-truck owner selling a single tractor is the usual seller in this town, and we deal directly with that owner.
Federal carrier filings put three new carriers on the books in 2024 and three more in 2025. If you registered recently and are now selling, bring the purchase paperwork along with the title so the ownership history is complete.
Lumber, machinery and general freight loads
General freight leads the cargo list, with 15 local carriers declaring it to FMCSA, followed by machinery and large objects at 12. Lowboys, step decks and van tractors all show up under those headings, and we look at each one; list the trailer type you pulled so we know what the tractor is set up for.
Logs, poles, beams and lumber appear on eight Cottondale carrier filings with FMCSA, and seven carry farm supplies. Log trucks and farm haulers are often kept at the woodlot or barn between jobs, so tell us the exact spot and whether a tow rig can reach it.
Cottondale drivers who stay within a day’s reach
Drivers working for Cottondale carriers number 56 inside a hundred-mile radius against 39 beyond it, by FMCSA’s carrier census. Most of these trucks return home at night, which usually means the truck is at a house or shop in town when it is time to collect it.
Seven local carriers reported mileage to FMCSA, and their median was 30,000 miles per truck each year. Note the odometer reading in your first message along with the year, make and model; that is enough for us to start.
Cotton, cattle and corn farms nearby
Around Cottondale and across the rest of Jackson County, USDA’s 2022 Census of Agriculture counts 942 farms. Cotton tops the county’s crop list, with cattle and corn behind it, and grain trucks, livestock haulers and farm tractors used for that work are trucks we buy.
Around Cottondale, a cotton or cattle truck may be titled to the farm partnership rather than to one person. Check whose name is on the title before we come out, and if it is a business, have someone who can sign for it on hand at pickup.
The questions we get asked in Cottondale
- The title for my Cottondale truck is gone - who in Florida issues the duplicate?Florida titles come from the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles, which works through county tax collector service centers and license plate agents. Visit a county tax collector service center to request a duplicate, and tell us if it is in progress so we can plan around it.
- Can you pick up a truck sitting at USA Calcium?USA Calcium, an industrial-mineral mine 6.3 miles east of Cottondale on Mine Safety and Health Administration records, is the kind of site we collect from. Share the pit’s address and the gatekeeper’s phone number when you reach us.
- Is a Cottondale log truck or cotton hauler something you purchase?Eight Cottondale carriers declare logs, poles and lumber to FMCSA and seven declare farm supplies, and those trucks are part of what we purchase. Send the VIN, photos and the name on the title to get started.