Quarries and the cement plant west of Westwood Lakes
Two crushed-stone pits bracket the town: Miami Quarry 5.1 miles to the north and Krome Quarry 7.5 miles to the west, both on file with the Mine Safety and Health Administration. Aggregate from pits like these leaves on end dumps, belly dumps and tri-axle dump trucks. If yours has hauled rock out of either site, note which one and what body sits on the chassis when you first get in touch.
Miami Cement Plant stands 5.3 miles north-west of town in the Mine Safety and Health Administration’s records, and a dimension-stone quarry, Epic Stoneworks, Inc., is 4.3 miles north-east. Mixer trucks, bulk pneumatic tankers and flatbeds that carry cut stone all fit what we collect. Keep the title, the current registration and any service records together so the paperwork is ready on the day of pickup.
A truck parked inside a quarry gate is still one we can reach. Give us the site name, the gate contact and the hours the yard is open, and the pickup is planned around the plant’s schedule rather than yours.
Rail yards and the intermodal ramp to the north-east
Hialeah’s FEC rail yard lies 7.7 miles north-east, according to the North American Rail Network kept by the Federal Railroad Administration and the Bureau of Transportation Statistics, which also places the General Cement yard 8 miles west. Day cabs that shuttle between these yards and local job sites are a regular sight on Westwood Lakes streets, and we take them as they are.
For containers, the Miami, FL intermodal ramp is 8.5 miles north-east on the Bureau of Transportation Statistics list. A tractor that has pulled boxes off that ramp should come with its VIN, the odometer reading and a set of clear photos of the cab, frame and fifth wheel.
Liquid loads move through Norfolk Southern TBT, a liquid bulk terminal that the Bureau of Transportation Statistics puts 10.3 miles north-east. Tank-trailer tractors from that run are welcome; tell us whether the tractor is sold alone or with the trailer, and have the trailer’s own title on hand if it goes too.
Construction and freight jobs based in town
Construction held 158 of the 696 jobs sited in Westwood Lakes during 2023, a 22.7 percent slice by the Census Bureau’s LEHD job counts. Contractors in that trade tend to run dump trucks, stake beds and box trucks, and any of them can be sold from the yard or the curb where it sits now.
Transportation and warehousing accounted for 75 of those jobs, or 10.8 percent, in the same LEHD figures from the Census Bureau. If your truck belongs to a small delivery or hauling outfit here, the signer on the title is the person we need to hear from, so confirm whose name appears on it before you reach out.
Foliage, flowers and the county’s farms
Miami-Dade County counted 2,664 farms in USDA’s 2022 Census of Agriculture, with foliage plants, potted flowering plants and cut flowers and greens as its leading products. Nurseries ship that stock in refrigerated box trucks, stake beds and reefer tractors.
If a grower’s truck has spent its seasons on farm roads west of Westwood Lakes, we collect it at the nursery itself. Share the farm address, a phone number for whoever holds the keys, and photos of the reefer unit alongside the cab.
Gate codes and turning room
Gates, driveways and the town’s unposted spans
The Federal Highway Administration’s bridge records show no weight posting on any span in Westwood Lakes and none listed as low-clearance. A tall box truck or a loaded tri-axle can be reached on the town’s own streets with no detour around a limit.
The spot itself is what to describe: a gated lot, a narrow driveway, or a truck boxed in by other vehicles, and whether a tow rig will have room to swing in. A truck parked at a work site such as Epic Stoneworks, which the Mine Safety and Health Administration places 4.3 miles north-east, needs a named gate contact as well.
The questions we get asked in Westwood Lakes
- Our tri-axle is parked out at Krome Quarry. Is a trip back to Westwood Lakes needed before pickup?Krome Quarry is 7.5 miles west of town on the Mine Safety and Health Administration’s list, and we collect the truck at the quarry. Send the gate contact and the yard’s hours so the visit fits the site.
- Do you take mixer trucks that served Miami Cement Plant?Miami Cement Plant, 5.3 miles north-west in Mine Safety and Health Administration records, keeps mixers busy, and those trucks are among what we purchase. Have the title and registration ready, along with photos of the drum and chassis.
- Will a tall box truck clear the bridges near my street?The National Bridge Inventory shows 13 bridges in Westwood Lakes with no load postings and none under 14 feet of clearance. Tell us about gates or tight driveways instead, since those decide how we reach it.
- Our reefer box truck stays at a foliage nursery. Is that where you would collect it?USDA’s 2022 Census of Agriculture counts 2,664 farms in Miami-Dade County, and we pick up at nurseries as readily as at homes. Send the farm address and the name of whoever will meet us there.