Sand to the west
Two sand pits a short haul west of Lake Butler
The Mine Safety and Health Administration lists Center Sand Company 9.1 miles west of Lake Butler and Four Corners Sand Mine 9.3 miles west, both sand and gravel operations. Dump trucks and end-dump tractors that load at those pits often sit in a yard on that side of town between jobs. If yours is parked near either pit, send us the street address and the name of whoever can open the gate.
For a truck that has hauled aggregate, photos of the bed, the hoist and the frame rails tell us what kind of work it has done. Take them in daylight with the bed lowered, add a shot of the VIN plate on the door jamb, and include the title so we can confirm ownership before we schedule anything.
Rail yards, a tank terminal and a petroleum rack
East of town, the North American Rail Network kept by the Federal Railroad Administration and the Bureau of Transportation Statistics shows the ORLANDO rail yard at 9.9 miles and the TAFT yard at 10.9 miles. Day cabs that shuttle loads to and from those yards can be collected where they are parked; you do not need to bring them west to Lake Butler.
Heniff runs a liquid bulk terminal 9.9 miles to the north-east according to the Bureau of Transportation Statistics, and the Energy Information Administration places the ORLANDO petroleum product terminal 11 miles east. If your tractor has pulled tank trailers into either site, tell us whether the trailer goes with it or stays behind, and have any terminal loading records you kept on hand.
A tractor sold without its tanker is a simpler collection, so say early which pieces are part of the sale. List the power unit and each trailer separately with its own VIN and its own registration.
FMCSA’s carrier census counts 10 active carriers based around Lake Butler, and 9 of them run intrastate with only 1 crossing state lines. Two of the ten are private fleets hauling their own goods rather than freight for hire. A Florida-only truck usually carries a Florida title and Florida registration, and those two papers are what we ask for first.
Passenger service is the most common cargo listed in that same FMCSA census, at 3 carriers, followed by driveaway and towaway work and motor vehicle hauling at 2 carriers each, with 1 carrier hauling garbage and refuse. Car haulers, tow units, buses and a refuse truck all belong on the list of what we purchase here.
The census lists the three biggest local operators at 3 power units with 6 drivers, 3 power units with 3 drivers, and a single truck with one driver. If you run one of those small fleets and want to sell more than one unit, send the VIN list together and we will arrange the collections as a group.
Fleet age seen at Florida roadside checks
Between October 2024 and August 2026, FMCSA roadside inspection records covered 61 trucks tied to Lake Butler carriers, with a median model year of 2019. Those same inspection records show 34.4 percent of that group at ten or more model years old.
Whatever the year of yours, the paperwork is the same: the title in your name, the current registration, and the service records you have. If an inspection report from one of those roadside checks is in the cab, include it with the photos.
Jobs, builders and nurseries around town
Of the 3,803 jobs counted in Lake Butler for 2023 by the Census Bureau’s LEHD job counts, 118 were in transportation and warehousing and 110 in construction. Box trucks, flatbeds and stake-bed trucks from both kinds of work are trucks we buy from owners here.
The Census Bureau’s County Business Patterns tallies 85 construction establishments near Lake Butler, each a possible owner of a work truck. A contractor’s truck is often parked at a job site rather than at home, so tell us the site address and the hours someone is there to hand over the keys.
Orange County had 600 farms in USDA’s 2022 Census of Agriculture, led by foliage plants, propagative material and potted flowering plants. Nursery growers move stock in enclosed box trucks and reefers; if yours carries a refrigeration unit, photograph its data plate along with the truck’s.
Base and range
Naval sites and how far local drivers go
The Bureau of Transportation Statistics lists the NG Orlando Naval Training Center 12.4 miles east of Lake Butler and the Naval Logistics Support Annex Orlando 21.9 miles east. A truck kept near either site should be on a lot where we can reach it without a gate pass; tell us if one is needed.
FMCSA’s carrier census puts 20 local drivers working within 100 miles and 4 going beyond that. If your truck is out on a longer run when you contact us, tell us where it will be parked next and we will collect it there.
The questions we get asked in Lake Butler
- My dump truck is parked out by the sand pits west of Lake Butler, so will you pick it up from that lot?Center Sand Company sits 9.1 miles west of town on the Mine Safety and Health Administration’s list, and we come to the truck wherever it is parked out that way. Send the address and the name of the person who holds the keys.
- I run one of the small local fleets. Can I sell two trucks at once?Lake Butler’s biggest operators run 3 power units each in FMCSA’s carrier census, and a seller with two or three units can send every VIN in one message. We will set up the collections together.
- My tractor hauls out of the Heniff terminal. Should I include the trailer?Heniff’s liquid bulk terminal is 9.9 miles north-east of Lake Butler in Bureau of Transportation Statistics listings, and tractors from there sell with or without the tanker. Tell us which pieces you are selling and give each its own VIN.
- What paperwork do I need for a Florida-only truck?Nine of Lake Butler’s 10 active carriers in FMCSA’s census run only inside Florida, and for those trucks the Florida title in your name and the current registration are what we need first, with service records if you kept them.