Grissom ARB fence line
Selling a truck parked next to Grissom ARB
The Bureau of Transportation Statistics places Grissom ARB, a military installation, about a tenth of a mile west of the town. If your truck sits on a lot near the base gate, tell us whether anyone needs to sign us in or escort the pickup, and give us a phone number for whoever holds the keys.
A truck kept in a driveway or a yard on the town side of the fence is simpler to reach. Send the street address, a photo of the VIN plate and pictures of each side of the cab, and we can plan the collection around where it stands instead of asking you to move it.
Dump trucks from Milner Quarry and the Peru quarries
Milner Quarry, a crushed-stone operation listed by the Mine Safety and Health Administration, lies about 2.2 miles north of Grissom AFB. The same Mine Safety and Health Administration list puts IMI Peru Stone Quarry further up that direction at roughly 8.2 miles. A tri-axle or end-dump that hauled aggregate from either one may still be parked close to the pit.
The Mine Safety and Health Administration also lists PERU PLANT, a sand and gravel operation, around 10.3 miles to the north-east. If your dump truck spent its seasons between these three sites, have the title, current registration and any inspection sheets together, and let us know if it is sitting inside a quarry gate so we can arrange access with the site.
Cement out west
Bulk haulers on the Logansport road
Westward, about 15.9 miles out, the Mine Safety and Health Administration records the Logansport Cement Plant. Pneumatic tank tractors and bulk trailers that run cement out of a plant like that are trucks we buy, whether they are tagged to a local yard or parked at home between loads.
Before you call, write down the tractor’s VIN, the odometer reading and whether a trailer goes with it. Photos of the fifth wheel, the tires and the frame rails let us see the tractor the way you describe it.
Tankers and tractors around the Peru terminal and rail yards
According to the Energy Information Administration, a petroleum product terminal named PERU stands roughly 6.6 miles north-east of town. Fuel tankers that load there carry their own paperwork, so keep any tank test certificates and service records with the truck when you send us its details.
The North American Rail Network, kept by the Federal Railroad Administration and the Bureau of Transportation Statistics, shows the PERU rail yard about 9.1 miles north-east and the GOODMAN yard 23.2 miles east. A day cab that shuttled freight to either yard can be collected wherever it was last parked; just tell us the address and who can open the gate.
Freight payrolls
Trucking and warehousing payrolls at Grissom AFB
Census Bureau LEHD job counts for 2023 put 482 jobs in Grissom AFB, and 180 of them, a 37.3 percent share, fall in transportation and warehousing. Whoever sells a truck from here, the steps are the same: title, registration and a set of clear photos.
In County Business Patterns from the Census Bureau, the town shows four construction establishments. A contractor closing out a dump truck, a flatbed or a service body can list everything in one message, and we will go through each unit with you one at a time.
Corn and hogs
Grain and hog haulers on Grissom AFB farm roads
Grissom AFB sits among 613 farms in Miami County, where corn, hogs and soybeans lead, according to USDA’s 2022 Census of Agriculture. Grain trucks, livestock haulers and tractors that pull hopper bottoms between fields and elevators are all trucks we take.
Farm trucks often sit in a machine shed for long stretches between harvests. Tell us which building it is in and whether the doors clear a tow rig, and have the title in the name shown on the registration before the pickup is booked.
A missing title and the South Broadway branch in Peru
The Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles handles duplicate titles through its BMV branches, and the nearest one to Grissom AFB is the Peru branch at 300 South Broadway, Peru, 46970, about 7.5 miles away. If your title is missing, apply for the duplicate there before we schedule the collection.
Bring your photo ID and the VIN to the Peru branch, and if a lender ever held the truck, bring the lien release as well. Once the duplicate is in your hand, send us a photo of the front, and the rest of the sale can move ahead.
The questions we get asked in Grissom AFB
- Can my end-dump stay inside the Milner Quarry gate until pickup?Milner Quarry is about 2.2 miles north of Grissom AFB on the Mine Safety and Health Administration’s list, and we collect from the site. Give us the quarry office’s contact and we line up the visit through them.
- Which BMV branch replaces a lost title for a Grissom AFB truck?The Peru branch of the Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles, at 300 South Broadway, Peru, 46970, is about 7.5 miles from town and handles duplicate title applications.
- Will you collect a hopper-bottom grain truck off a corn and soybean farm here?Miami County counts 613 farms in USDA’s 2022 Census of Agriculture, led by corn, hogs and soybeans, and the grain and livestock trucks those farms use are trucks we buy. Begin with the VIN and a few shots of the cab and box.