Quarries and a cement plant on Sunset’s western edge
Two crushed-stone pits bracket Sunset on the Mine Safety and Health Administration’s register: Krome Quarry 8.1 miles to the west and Miami Quarry 6.6 miles up toward the north. A dump truck or aggregate hauler that loads at either pit can be collected from the yard where it is kept between runs; send us that address and the name of whoever holds the gate key.
Seven miles north-west, the Miami Cement Plant appears on the Mine Safety and Health Administration’s register, and Epic Stoneworks, a dimension-stone quarry, sits 4.7 miles north-east. Mixer and bulk-tanker owners who worked these sites should have the title, current registration and a few clear photos of the cab, frame and drum or tank ready before they call.
Hialeah’s rail yard and the ramps north of town
On the North American Rail Network kept by the Federal Railroad Administration and the Bureau of Transportation Statistics, the Hialeah (FEC) yard lies 8.4 miles north of Sunset and the General Cement yard 8.9 miles west. If your tractor shuttled between those rail sidings and local plants, tell us which yard it served so the questions we ask fit the work it did.
Container drivers know the Miami intermodal ramp, which the Bureau of Transportation Statistics places 9.2 miles north, and the Norfolk Southern TBT liquid bulk terminal 10.6 miles north-east. A day cab parked near either facility does not need to be driven back to Sunset; give us the lot location and the VIN and we plan the collection there.
Sunset’s freight, reefer and moving outfits
Sunset is home to 219 active carriers in FMCSA’s carrier census, and general freight shows up on the cargo line for 134 of those operators. FMCSA lists seventeen hauling motor vehicles, 13 moving refrigerated food and another 13 carrying household goods, so car haulers, reefer units and moving vans all fit what we collect here.
Most of these outfits stay inside Florida: 182 operate intrastate against 36 running interstate, according to the same federal census, and 36 are private fleets hauling their own goods. A truck kept at a business address rather than a home driveway is fine; just confirm who signs the title.
Drivers registered here split 258 working within 100 miles and 230 going farther, on FMCSA’s figures. Among the 35 Sunset carriers reporting mileage to FMCSA, the median was 30,000 miles a truck. Have the odometer reading handy when you describe yours.
Single trucks and one sizeable fleet
One carrier registered in Sunset reports 95 power units and 72 drivers to FMCSA, while the next two run five and four trucks. We take one truck from an owner-operator or several from a fleet; for more than one unit, list each VIN and where each is parked.
Fresh registrations keep arriving: the federal carrier census shows 15 new Sunset carriers in 2025 and 12 in 2024. A newer operator selling a single tractor needs the same things as an older fleet, which is the title in the seller’s name and the registration.
Eighty stopped trucks and their build years
Eighty Sunset-registered trucks were stopped for inspection from late August 2024 to late August 2026, and FMCSA roadside inspection records give their median model year as 2018.5. A share of 32.5 percent of that inspected group carried a model year ten or more years back, per the same FMCSA records.
Whatever the model year, a record of that roadside inspection helps if you kept it. Put it with any service invoices you still have and photos of the plate and VIN tag, and send them when you first get in touch.
Job sites, foliage growers and cut-flower farms
Sunset held 7,263 jobs in 2023 on the Census Bureau’s LEHD job counts; construction accounted for 219 of them, wholesale trade 161, transportation and warehousing 132, and manufacturing 63. Building contractors are a visible trade here too, with 87 construction establishments showing in the Census Bureau’s County Business Patterns for Sunset. Flatbeds and dump bodies from those job sites can be collected at the contractor’s yard.
USDA’s 2022 Census of Agriculture counts 2,664 farms across Miami-Dade County, led by foliage plants, potted flowering plants and cut flowers and greens. Box trucks and reefers that move nursery stock from these growers can be picked up at the farm; tell us the access road and when someone is on site.
The questions we get asked in Sunset
- My dump body sits in a lot by Krome Quarry off the west side of Sunset. Must I tow it into town before you collect?Krome Quarry sits 8.1 miles west of Sunset on the Mine Safety and Health Administration’s register, and we collect from yards near it. Share the lot’s street address plus the name of a person able to unlock it for the pickup crew.
- I run just one refrigerated unit hauling food out of Sunset. Would you take a lone reefer?Thirteen Sunset carriers haul refrigerated food under FMCSA’s carrier census, and a single reefer from any of them is something we purchase. Have the title, registration and photos of the unit ready.
- Our company keeps several tractors at different Miami-Dade yards. Could we sell them together in one deal?One Sunset carrier reports 95 power units to FMCSA, so multi-truck sales are familiar here. List each VIN with the address where that truck is parked and we arrange collection at each one.