Trucks parked between the Auburndale yard and Winston
The North American Rail Network, kept by the Federal Railroad Administration and the Bureau of Transportation Statistics, places the Auburndale rail yard 4.2 miles east of Fussels Corner and the Winston yard 8.9 miles west. A day cab that shuttles freight between those two yards often spends its nights at one of them, so tell us which yard or which driveway it sits in when you get in touch.
If the tractor is parked inside a rail yard fence rather than at your home, give us the gate name and who can let a driver in. Have the title and current Florida registration together before the visit, along with the VIN, so the collection at Auburndale or Winston is a single stop.
Tank rigs on the road west to Heniff’s Polk terminal
Heniff Transportation operates a liquid bulk terminal 8.3 miles west of town, according to the Bureau of Transportation Statistics. Tractors pulling tank trailers in and out of a site like that are among the trucks we purchase, and so are the tank trailers themselves.
For a tanker, send photos of the barrel, the valves and the data plate along with the tractor, and pull together any cleaning or inspection certificates you kept. Say whether the trailer is staged at the terminal west of Fussels Corner or at your own lot, and we will plan the pickup for that spot.
Haulers loading at Van Fleet, Haines City and Kathleen pits
Mine Safety and Health Administration listings put the Van Fleet sand and gravel operation 10.5 miles north, the Haines City Mine 17.3 miles east, and the Kathleen Mine, a crushed-stone quarry, 20.1 miles north-west. Mineral Grow, an industrial-mineral mine, sits 14.8 miles south in the Mine Safety and Health Administration records too.
Tri-axle dumps, end dumps and belly-dump trailers that run between those pits and Polk County job sites are what this ring of mines keeps busy. When you contact us, name the pit the truck last loaded at and send photos of the bed, the hoist and the cab.
A dump truck stored at a quarry gate north-west toward Kathleen is easy for us to reach as long as someone can open the gate; give us a contact for that. Keep the title, the registration and any annual inspection sheets in one folder.
Chassis work at the Winter Haven intermodal ramp
The Bureau of Transportation Statistics lists a rail intermodal ramp at Winter Haven, 13.1 miles south-east of Fussels Corner. Sleepers and day cabs that pull containers off that ramp, and the chassis under them, both fit what we take.
Owner-operators who dray out of the Winter Haven ramp can send us the VIN and the odometer reading first, then photos of the fifth wheel and tires. If the truck is parked at the ramp rather than at home, say so and we will arrange collection there.
Builders, plants and warehouses employing people near Fussels Corner
Of the 413 jobs the Census Bureau’s LEHD job counts recorded in Fussels Corner for 2023, construction held 94, a 22.8 percent share. Manufacturing came next with 78 jobs, or 18.9 percent, and wholesale trade had 59, or 14.3 percent, in the same Census Bureau LEHD counts.
Those three sectors put flatbeds, box trucks, stake beds and delivery straight trucks on local roads. A contractor or a small warehouse with one truck to sell can send the title, the registration and a few clear photos, and tell us the business address where it is parked.
Cattle, honey and foliage plants on Polk farms
USDA’s 2022 Census of Agriculture counted 2,197 farms in Polk County, with cattle, honey and foliage plants as the leading products. Livestock haulers, flatbeds carrying hives and refrigerated or box trucks moving nursery plants all come out of that farm mix.
A farm truck often sits in a pasture or behind a barn instead of on pavement. Tell us the field or lane where it is and whether a tow rig can reach it in wet weather. Send us the title as well, even if the registration has lapsed.
The questions we get asked in Fussels Corner
- Will you come to the Auburndale rail yard to collect my truck?Auburndale’s yard is 4.2 miles east of Fussels Corner on the North American Rail Network, and we collect from where the truck is parked, yard or driveway. Give us the gate contact and the VIN.
- Do you buy dump trucks that haul from the sand pits around here?Van Fleet and the Haines City Mine are both sand and gravel operations on the Mine Safety and Health Administration list, 10.5 and 17.3 miles out, and the dumps that serve them are trucks we purchase. Include pictures of the dump bed and hoist cylinder alongside the Florida title.
- What should I have ready for a tank trailer from the Heniff terminal?For tankers from the liquid bulk terminal 8.3 miles west, which the Bureau of Transportation Statistics lists under Heniff Transportation, have the title, the trailer’s data plate photo and any cleaning certificates you kept.
- My farm truck has sat in a Polk County pasture for a while; will you collect it there?Polk County’s 2,197 farms in USDA’s 2022 Census of Agriculture put plenty of trucks in fields, and we collect from them. Tell us how to reach the spot and send the title.