Six miles up to the Cocoa-Rockledge rails
On the North American Rail Network kept by the Federal Railroad Administration and the Bureau of Transportation Statistics, the Cocoa-Rockledge rail yard lies 6 miles north of Viera East. A day cab that has made short hops between that yard and the Brevard County roads south of it can be sold from wherever it sits tonight; give us the street address and whether a gate needs opening.
A rail intermodal ramp at Cocoa, 6.1 miles north, appears in the Bureau of Transportation Statistics listings. Tractors that pulled boxes off that ramp usually come with a chassis question, so tell us whether the chassis or trailer goes with the sale or stays behind, and send the VIN plate photo with the cab shots.
Canaveral piers
Fuel tanks and roll-on cargo to the north-east
Two Cape Canaveral petroleum product terminals, at 11.9 and 12.3 miles north-east, are named by the Energy Information Administration, and the Bureau of Transportation Statistics places the VTTI liquid bulk terminal at the same 12.3 miles. If your tractor pulled a tanker into those gates, list which terminals it served and keep any site inspection sheets with the title, so the record travels with the truck.
South Cargo Pier 4 at Port Canaveral, a roll-on/roll-off terminal 11.8 miles north-east by the Bureau of Transportation Statistics’ reckoning, handles vehicles and wheeled freight. A truck that has worked the pier can stay parked near the port; we arrange collection there, so share the lot owner’s contact before the pickup is set.
Base and quarry
Patrick Space Force Base and the stone pit to the north-west
Patrick Space Force Base is listed 6.8 miles east of Viera East by the Bureau of Transportation Statistics. A truck stored on or near a secured site needs an escort or a pass for whoever collects it, so tell us early who can let the driver through and where the keys will be.
Rock Solid Rock, LLC runs a crushed-stone quarry 15.6 miles north-west, according to the Mine Safety and Health Administration. Dump trucks and tri-axles that hauled aggregate from that pit can be collected at the quarry yard or at your house; send photos of the body and the hoist along with the cab, plus the registration.
Construction crews and work close to home
Viera East held 3,303 jobs in 2023, per the Census Bureau’s LEHD job counts for the community. Most trucks we hear about here are single units kept at home between jobs, so the driveway is usually the pickup point; a clear path in and out is all the driver needs.
Of those 3,303 jobs, 207 were in construction during 2023, a 6.3 percent share, by the same LEHD figures. Contractors selling a flatbed, a stake body or a dump truck should have the title in the business name that appears on the registration, or a signed letter if those two differ.
Brevard cattle, honey and potted plants
USDA’s 2022 Census of Agriculture counts 584 farms across Brevard County, with cattle, honey and potted flowering plants at the top of its list. Livestock haulers and straight trucks with nursery racks from those operations are welcome; tell us what body or trailer is fitted so the right equipment comes to collect it.
A farm truck that rarely leaves the property can be picked up right where it is parked in the field or barn. Have the title on hand, and if it is registered with farm tags, say so when you first get in touch.
The questions we get asked in Viera East
- My day cab sits near the Cocoa rail ramp; must I bring it south to Viera East?The Bureau of Transportation Statistics puts the Cocoa ramp 6.1 miles north of Viera East, and our driver goes there to collect. Send the ramp-side lot’s address plus a phone number for the person holding the gate key.
- My tanker pulled loads from the Cape Canaveral fuel terminals; which papers go with it?Those Energy Information Administration terminals sit 11.9 and 12.3 miles north-east, and tank work leaves a paper trail to send along: the title, the registration, any terminal inspection sheets, and photos of the tank and the cab.
- Can you collect a dump truck from the quarry north-west of town?Rock Solid Rock’s crushed-stone quarry is 15.6 miles north-west on Mine Safety and Health Administration records, and collecting from a quarry yard is fine. Ask the site for permission for our driver to enter, and tell us where the truck stands.