Sand, gravel and stone on the edges of Leo
The Mine Safety and Health Administration lists Martin Pit, a sand and gravel operation, 5.8 miles north-west of town, and Indian Springs, another sand and gravel site, 7.9 miles out in the same direction. A dump truck or tri-axle that runs between those pits and Allen County job sites may well be parked at a pit gate or a contractor’s yard when we come for it, so tell us which one and how a tractor reaches it.
Further out, Woodburn II is a crushed-stone quarry 13.6 miles south-east, and Ardmore Stone Quarry sits 15.9 miles south-west, both on Mine Safety and Health Administration records. If your truck hauls stone from either, keep its title and registration together and send photos of the bed, the frame and the cab from both sides.
Two rail yards, a bulk terminal and Waterloo fuel
On the North American Rail Network kept by the Federal Railroad Administration and the Bureau of Transportation Statistics, the East Wayne rail yard lies 10.2 miles south and the Garrett yard 11.3 miles north-west. Tractors that shuttle freight to those yards are the kind of equipment we collect, and we pick up at a yard, a lot or a driveway alike.
Norfolk Southern TBT, a liquid bulk terminal, is 11.6 miles south-west according to the Bureau of Transportation Statistics, while the Energy Information Administration places the Waterloo petroleum product terminal 15.1 miles north. Owners of a tank truck or a tractor that pulled tankers to either site should list which terminal it served and have the service records ready to share.
Flatbeds, lowboys and log trucks registered in Leo-Cedarville
FMCSA’s carrier census shows 66 active carriers based here, with 24 hauling general freight, 23 moving machinery and large objects, 12 carrying logs, poles, beams and lumber, and 8 handling farm supplies. Whichever of those your rig did, a flatbed, a lowboy, a log trailer setup or a box truck, tell us the body type and VIN when you first reach out.
Of those carriers, 31 run interstate and 35 stay inside Indiana, and 43 operate as private fleets hauling their own goods, all per FMCSA’s carrier census. A private-fleet truck sold by a business owner needs the title in the company’s name and someone able to sign for the company.
Fleets here are small: the three biggest in FMCSA’s carrier census run nine, seven and six power units, each with as many drivers. A one- or two-truck owner sells to us the same way a nine-truck operator does, one VIN at a time.
Short hauls around Allen County and longer runs beyond
FMCSA’s carrier census counts 94 drivers at local carriers working within 100 miles of base and 46 going beyond that radius. Since most of those trucks stay close to Allen County, the pickup is likely to be near town, but a truck sitting out of state can still be collected where it stands.
Across the 18 carriers that report mileage to FMCSA, the median truck covered 13,333 miles in a year. Write down the current odometer reading before you contact us, along with the engine make and model, so the first conversation can cover the whole truck.
Building trades in Leo and corn and hog farms across the county
Construction held 66 of the 409 jobs located in Leo-Cedarville in 2023, a 16.1 percent slice, on the Census Bureau’s LEHD job counts. County Business Patterns from the Census Bureau lists 52 construction establishments, so dump trucks, flatbeds and equipment haulers tied to building work are a regular sight around here and fit what we buy.
A grain truck, a livestock hauler or a farm-supply straight truck from one of those operations can be listed with us; have the title and any inspection papers to hand.
Before the tow
Title, registration and lien papers for an Allen County truck
Before pickup, find the signed-off title, the current registration and any lien release if the truck was financed. Where a title has gone missing, a replacement comes from the state’s title agency, and starting that request early keeps the sale moving.
New outfits still register here, with FMCSA’s carrier census showing 2 new carriers in 2024 and 2 more in 2025. If yours is one of them and the truck was bought recently, make sure the title has been transferred into your name before you sell it on.
The questions we get asked in Leo-Cedarville
- Can a dump truck be picked up straight from Martin Pit or Indian Springs?Martin Pit sits 5.8 miles north-west of town on Mine Safety and Health Administration records, and a pit or quarry yard is a normal place for us to pick up; tell us the gate and who can let a tow in.
- My Leo-Cedarville truck pulled a log trailer; do you take those?Twelve Leo-Cedarville carriers haul logs, poles, beams and lumber according to FMCSA’s carrier census, and those trucks are among the ones we purchase; send the VIN, the title and photos of the cab and frame.
- The title for my Allen County truck is missing; who reissues it?Allen County titles are reissued by the state’s title agency; request the duplicate there, and let us know it is on the way so we can line up the pickup around it.
- Will you take a grain or hog truck off a farm outside Leo?Allen County has 1,497 farms in USDA’s 2022 Census of Agriculture, growing mostly corn and soybeans and raising hogs, and grain trucks and livestock haulers from those farms are part of what we take.