Two Hialeah rail yards and a ramp to the south
The North American Rail Network, kept by the Federal Railroad Administration and the Bureau of Transportation Statistics, places the HIALEAH (CSXT) yard 2.8 miles east of the city and the HIALEAH (FEC) yard 3.4 miles south. A tractor that shuttles boxes between those two sets of tracks is often parked close to one of them, so tell us which yard it works from and we will meet it near there.
About 2.5 miles south, the Miami rail intermodal ramp appears in Bureau of Transportation Statistics listings. Day cabs pulling chassis off that ramp tend to change hands with a chassis or container still hooked up; let us know whether the trailer is yours or leased, and whether it goes with the tractor or stays behind.
Have the title in your name and the current Florida registration on hand before a ramp tractor is collected. If the cab sits inside a fenced lot near the yards, give us a gate contact and the lot hours so the pickup is planned around them.
West of the turnpike
Stone and cement haulers beyond the Hialeah city line
Mine Safety and Health Administration records list FEC QUARRY, a crushed-stone operation, 3.7 miles west of Hialeah, with the PENNSUCO QUARRY and the PENNSUCO CEMENT PLANT both 4.1 miles out in that same direction. Dump trucks, end dumps and mixer chassis that load at those gates are part of what we buy.
If your dump truck or mixer is kept at a quarry yard rather than at home, it does not need to leave the property for us. Send the site name, the gate it sits behind and photos of the body, the cab and the plate, and we will arrange the collection with whoever controls access.
Bulk haulers on these rock runs often carry a body that was mounted after the chassis was built. Any paperwork on that body, along with service records for the truck itself, helps us describe exactly what is being sold.
6,393 active carriers on FMCSA’s books
FMCSA’s carrier census counts 6,393 active carriers based in Hialeah, and by that federal register 5,391 operate intrastate only while 994 cross state lines. Most local trucks, then, carry Florida-only authority; if yours does, have its USDOT number ready when you get in touch.
Cargo codes in that same FMCSA census show 3,923 carriers marked for general freight, 653 for motor vehicles, 561 for garbage, refuse and trash, and 385 for refrigerated food. Car haulers, roll-off and packer trucks, reefers and dry vans all fit what we collect here, so name the body type in your first message.
New registrations keep arriving: FMCSA lists 401 carriers that first appeared in 2024 and 497 in 2025. If you started an outfit in those years and are now selling a truck, a recent registration is fine; the title and the USDOT number are what we will ask for.
Some 1,071 private fleets also sit on the FMCSA census for this city, companies moving their own goods rather than hauling for hire. A box truck or tractor from a private fleet sells the same way, with the company’s signer named on the title.
Hialeah model years seen at the scales
Across 2,883 trucks inspected between August 2024 and August 2026, FMCSA roadside inspection records give a median model year of 2015, and 52.3 percent of those trucks were ten or more years old. Whatever the year on your title, send the VIN first; it tells us the model, engine and build in one line.
Among the 1,090 carriers reporting it to FMCSA, the median distance logged per truck is 27,414 miles a year. Read the odometer before you call, and photograph the dash with the key on so the figure and the hours are both visible.
Driver records filed with FMCSA show 6,529 drivers working within 100 miles and 6,880 going beyond that. A long-haul sleeper may be parked out of state when you decide to sell; tell us the city where it sits and we will plan around that location rather than Hialeah.
Factory, building and warehouse jobs
Census Bureau LEHD job counts for 2023 place 63,390 jobs in Hialeah, including 6,065 in manufacturing, 4,941 in construction, 4,713 in transportation and warehousing, and 3,762 in wholesale trade. Straight trucks with lift gates, flatbeds and stake bodies working these plants and job sites are vehicles we purchase.
In County Business Patterns, the Census Bureau records 770 construction establishments here alongside 6 warehousing ones. A contractor’s flatbed or dump body registered to a business needs the company officer who signs the title available on collection day.
Many of these contractor trucks spend the week at a job site. If yours is parked at one, give us the site address and the name of whoever can let us onto it.
Roads and nurseries
Bridges, terminals and the plant growers
Within the city, the National Bridge Inventory from the Federal Highway Administration lists 46 bridges, with none posted for load and none under 14 feet of clearance. A tall box or a loaded dump can reach any of them, so pickup routes stay simple; just tell us if the truck sits behind a low carport or gate.
USDA’s 2022 Census of Agriculture counts 2,664 farms in Miami-Dade County, with foliage plants, potted flowering plants and cut flowers among the leading products. Reefer box trucks and nursery flatbeds that move plants from those growers are welcome here; note the refrigeration unit’s make and its hours along with the truck.
Southeast of town, the Bureau of Transportation Statistics places the Norfolk Southern TBT liquid bulk terminal 3.9 miles out, and it lists the NG Snake Creek TS Miramar military installation 6.4 miles north. Tankers tied to that terminal fit our list; send the tank’s specification plate photo with the rest.
The questions we get asked in Hialeah
- My dump truck is kept at a quarry off the Pennsuco side, behind a locked gate. Will you pick it up on site?The Mine Safety and Health Administration lists PENNSUCO QUARRY 4.1 miles west of Hialeah; we collect at the yard once you give us the gate contact.
- My tractor works the Hialeah FEC yard. Does it have to be moved somewhere first?The North American Rail Network shows the FEC yard 3.4 miles south of the city, and we pick the tractor up where it is parked nearby.
- I run a car hauler under intrastate authority. Will you buy a Hialeah car carrier like mine?Car carriers are on our list. FMCSA’s carrier census lists 653 Hialeah carriers hauling motor vehicles; send the VIN, the USDOT number and photos of the deck.