Gulf-side building trades
Construction is the work here
Construction accounts for 185 of Laguna Beach’s 612 jobs in 2023, a 30.2 percent slice, on the Census Bureau’s LEHD job counts for this stretch of the Gulf shore. Dump trucks, flatbeds and the tractors that pull equipment trailers are the kind of vehicle that line of work keeps parked in driveways and on lots around town. If yours is one of them, tell us what it hauled and where it usually sits between jobs.
A construction truck in Laguna Beach is often found at a job site rather than at home. Give us the address where it is parked today, whether a gate or a code stands between the street and the truck, and who can meet us there. Send photos of the cab, the bed or body and the plate along with the VIN.
Terminals east and north-west of town
The Energy Information Administration lists a petroleum product terminal under the name PANAMA CITY FL about 18.3 miles east of Laguna Beach, and another, FREEPORT, about 19.8 miles to the north-west. Murphy Oil’s liquid bulk terminal, which the Bureau of Transportation Statistics also places 19.8 miles north-west, rounds out the fuel sites within twenty miles. Tractors that have pulled tankers to those racks are trucks we purchase; tell us which terminal the unit loaded at and keep any loading or inspection records with the title.
Panama City Port Authority sits 19 miles east by the Bureau of Transportation Statistics’ measure, with the West Terminal intermodal ramp 14.1 miles out in the same direction. A day cab or sleeper that has moved containers or breakbulk off those docks can be collected wherever it is stored, on either side of the bay. Have the VIN and the registration on hand when you first get in touch.
Yards across the bay
Two rail yards near the bay
Both the PANAMA CITY and SHERMAN rail yards lie 19.2 miles east of Laguna Beach, according to the North American Rail Network kept by the Federal Railroad Administration and the Bureau of Transportation Statistics. Trucks that shuttle between those yards and the West Terminal ramp tend to be tractors with a fifth wheel set up for chassis work.
If your tractor has worked that rail traffic, send a photo of the fifth wheel and the tires alongside the cab shots. Note whether it is plated for in-state work or carries apportioned registration, since that tells us which papers come with it.
Cattle, honey, Navy
Bay County farms and the naval base
Cattle lead the list for Bay County’s 139 farms, followed by goats and honey, in USDA’s 2022 Census of Agriculture. Livestock haulers, stake-bed trucks and small straight trucks serve that kind of farming, and a farm-plated truck sells the same way as any other once the title is in the owner’s name.
Naval Support Activity Panama City lies 13.2 miles east, a military installation listed by the Bureau of Transportation Statistics. If your box truck or flatbed has made deliveries out that way, mention it when you write. Whether the truck is parked at a farm gate or a contractor’s yard, we come to it.
A folder for a Laguna Beach sale
A Florida title in the seller’s name is the one document every sale needs. If the title is lost, the state’s title agency issues a duplicate, and starting that request before you contact us keeps the rest of the sale simple.
Bring the current registration, any service or inspection records you have kept, and a lien release if the truck was ever financed. With those in one folder and a few clear photos, the conversation about your Laguna Beach truck can stay on the truck itself.
The questions we get asked in Laguna Beach
- Do you collect trucks from job sites around Laguna Beach?Construction holds 185 of the 612 local jobs on the Census Bureau’s LEHD counts, so many trucks here sit on job sites. Give us the site address and access details and we collect it there.
- Would you take a fuel tractor that loads at the racks toward Panama City and Freeport?The Energy Information Administration lists petroleum terminals 18.3 miles east and 19.8 miles north-west of Laguna Beach, and tractors that serve them are trucks we purchase. Keep the loading records with the title.
- My Florida title went missing somewhere in Bay County; who issues another?A Laguna Beach owner who has lost a Florida title applies to the state’s title agency for a duplicate. Request it before the sale so the title is in your name when we collect the truck.
- Will you collect a livestock or stake-bed truck from a Bay County farm?Bay County’s 139 farms, counted in USDA’s 2022 Census of Agriculture, run mostly cattle, goats and honey, and the livestock and straight trucks that serve them are ones we purchase wherever they are parked.