Freight, refuse and lumber haulers
General freight is the cargo marked by 51 of the 108 active Seminole carriers in FMCSA’s carrier census. If your box truck or tractor has spent its working life on general freight runs around Pinellas County, have the title and current registration together before you call, and we can start from the VIN.
Refuse and machinery each show up for 15 carriers in that same federal census, with logs, poles, beams and lumber listed by 12 more. A roll-off, a rear loader, a lowboy tractor or a flatbed that moved lumber all fit what we buy here; send photos of the body or the deck along with the cab so we see the whole unit.
Of those Seminole carriers, the FMCSA census marks 47 as private fleets, meaning they haul their own goods rather than freight for hire. A contractor or a landscaping business selling one truck out of a small yard does the same thing any other seller does: give us the yard address and a person who can let us in.
Mostly intrastate, some interstate
Intrastate authority covers 88 Seminole carriers and interstate authority 17, by FMCSA’s count in its carrier census. A truck that never left Florida is just as straightforward to sell as one that crossed state lines; what helps is having its current registration to hand.
The same federal census records 121 drivers working within 100 miles of base and 90 who go beyond that radius. Short-haul trucks are usually parked in Seminole or a nearby lot when we collect, while a long-haul tractor may be sitting somewhere else entirely, so tell us exactly where it is today.
Among the 17 carriers that report annual mileage to FMCSA’s carrier census, the median comes to 16,252 miles per truck. Have the current odometer reading ready alongside the VIN; those two numbers are the first things we ask about any truck.
Single owners and multi-truck yards
One Seminole carrier in the FMCSA census runs 25 power units with 24 drivers, another lists 15 power units with a single driver, and a third has 7 of each. Whether you are selling one truck or clearing several from a yard, list each VIN and where each unit is parked so one visit can cover them.
New registrations in Seminole came to 15 carriers in 2025 and 4 in 2024, according to FMCSA’s carrier census. If you set up an authority recently and the truck is still financed, tell us the lender at the start; a payoff letter from them lets the title move once the loan clears.
Terminals to the east
East of town, the Energy Information Administration lists Port Tampa Blending Terminal 14.4 miles east of Seminole and Tampa Terminal 15.2 miles east. Tank tractors that load at those racks often stay parked near the terminal between runs; if yours is there, give us the gate contact so collection fits the site’s rules.
The Bureau of Transportation Statistics places the CITGO Petroleum Corporation liquid bulk terminal 21.7 miles east, and the Mine Safety and Health Administration lists the Tampa Cement Grinding Plant at 21.9 miles. A bulk cement tractor or tanker that served either site can be collected where it stands; keep any site inspection sheets with the title.
Rail yards named in the North American Rail Network include St Petersburg, 8.4 miles south-east of Seminole, and Port Manatee, 20.8 miles out in the same direction. Day cabs that dray between those yards and Pinellas warehouses are part of what we purchase, so send the VIN and a clear photo of the fifth wheel.
MacDill, Pinellas Park and the local roads
The Bureau of Transportation Statistics lists Pinellas Park AFRC 6.8 miles east of Seminole and MacDill Air Force Base 17.4 miles east. If your truck is stored on or near a base, check access rules before you give us the address, and name someone who can sign us in.
Seminole has 7 bridges in the National Bridge Inventory, none of them load-posted and none under 14 feet of clearance. A tall box truck or a loaded lowboy can be reached on local streets here, so a home driveway or a business lot in town both work as a pickup spot.
Builders, plants and growers
Jobs located in Seminole totalled 9,830 in 2023 on the Census Bureau’s LEHD job counts, with 262 in construction and 497 in manufacturing. Dump trucks, stake beds and delivery trucks tied to that work are welcome here; a registration in the business name means we will need someone authorised to sign for the company.
County Business Patterns from the Census Bureau show 128 construction establishments, and USDA’s 2022 Census of Agriculture counts 115 farms in Pinellas County, led by potted flowering plants, honey and cattle. A nursery delivery truck or a stock trailer tractor sells like any other; a clean title in the farm’s name and a few photos are what we need to begin.
The questions we get asked in Seminole
- My tank tractor sits by the Port Tampa racks; does it have to come home to Seminole first?Port Tampa Blending Terminal is 14.4 miles east of Seminole on Energy Information Administration listings, and we collect from there directly. Name the terminal lot and whoever holds the gate key there.
- Can you reach a truck parked at my house in Seminole?Seminole’s 7 bridges in the National Bridge Inventory carry no load postings and none clear under 14 feet, so streets in town are open to a collection truck. Tell us if the driveway is tight or gated.
- Our Seminole yard has a handful of trucks to sell at once; is one sale possible?Fleets in Seminole on FMCSA’s carrier census run from a single unit up to 25 power units, and we handle multi-truck sales. List every VIN with the Pinellas County lot holding that unit.