Quarries and kilns around Tamiami
The Mine Safety and Health Administration lists the Miami Cement Plant 2.3 miles north-west of Tamiami and Miami Quarry, a crushed-stone pit, 3 miles to the north. A dump truck or mixer that shuttles between those gates is often parked on a contractor’s lot nearby, so give us that address and the name of whoever holds the keys.
Krome Quarry, another crushed-stone operation, lies 7.1 miles south-west, and PENNSUCO CEMENT PLANT sits 8.6 miles north, both on the Mine Safety and Health Administration’s list. If your truck hauled aggregate to either site, keep the weigh tickets or site passes with the title; they help us confirm what the truck carried.
East of town, Epic Stoneworks, Inc. runs a dimension-stone quarry 5.3 miles away according to the Mine Safety and Health Administration. Flatbeds and boom trucks that move cut slabs can be collected from the yard where they last worked; send photos of the deck and the crane controls along with the cab.
Cement sidings, the FEC yard and container drayage
On the North American Rail Network kept by the Federal Railroad Administration and the Bureau of Transportation Statistics, the GENERAL CEMENT rail yard is 7 miles south-west and HIALEAH (FEC) is 7.4 miles north-east. A tractor that pulls bulk or flatbed loads off those sidings can stay where it is parked; tell us whether the yard needs a gate pass for our driver.
Container work runs through the Miami, FL intermodal ramp, which the Bureau of Transportation Statistics places 8 miles north-east of Tamiami. For a day cab that drayed boxes from that ramp, start by sending the VIN and the current registration, and we will take the questions from there.
General freight, refuse and reefer outfits in Tamiami
FMCSA’s carrier census counts 1,361 active carriers here, and 862 of them list general freight as a cargo. Box trucks, straight trucks and tractors from that work are all on our list; have the title in the registered owner’s name ready before we schedule a pickup.
Of those carriers, 1,111 run intrastate only and 248 cross state lines, while 235 operate as private fleets, per the same FMCSA census. A private fleet selling one unit should have someone with signing authority for the company available when we arrive.
Specialised freight shows up too: 154 carriers registered with FMCSA haul motor vehicles, 106 carry garbage and refuse, and 104 move refrigerated food. Car carriers, roll-offs, packers and reefer units each come with their own equipment, so photograph the trailer, body or reefer unit as well as the tractor.
Model years seen on local inspections
FMCSA roadside inspection records from late August 2024 to late August 2026 cover 1,372 trucks stopped here, with a median model year of 2013 and two in three at ten years or older. Whatever the year of yours, the title and the most recent inspection report are the two papers to have on hand.
Among the 253 carriers that reported annual mileage to the federal motor carrier census, the median was 30,000 miles a truck. Note the odometer reading when you contact us so it matches the photos we receive.
New registrations keep coming, too: FMCSA’s carrier census shows 100 carriers added in 2024 and 88 in 2025. If a new operation is replacing a truck, the outgoing unit can be collected while the replacement is still being set up.
Construction jobs, nurseries and clear bridges
The Census Bureau’s LEHD job counts for 2023 show 8,448 jobs in Tamiami, 475 of them in construction, and County Business Patterns lists 229 construction establishments locally. Contractors closing out a project can sell a dump truck or flatbed straight from the job site, so tell us where on site it stands.
In 2022 USDA’s Census of Agriculture recorded 2,664 farms in Miami-Dade County, led by foliage plants, potted flowering plants and cut flowers. Nursery box trucks and refrigerated straight trucks that serve those growers can be picked up at the farm gate.
Of the 12 bridges the National Bridge Inventory lists here, none is load-posted and none clears under 14 feet. Even so, tell us about any tight gate or narrow lane at the parking spot so our driver can plan the approach.
The questions we get asked in Tamiami
- Our tipper is parked beside Krome Quarry, south-west of town. Does it have to be moved to Tamiami before pickup?It can stay put: the Mine Safety and Health Administration places Krome Quarry 7.1 miles south-west of Tamiami, and we collect from there. Send the yard address plus the name of whoever opens the quarry-side gate.
- Our nursery company keeps its own trucks rather than hiring carriers. Who signs when you collect one?FMCSA’s carrier census lists 235 private fleets here, and for each the title holder or a company officer signs. Have the title, current registration and that person’s ID ready on collection day.