Tankers on the run to the Indianapolis and Raceway terminals
Two petroleum product terminals on the Energy Information Administration’s list sit close together near Pittsboro: the Indianapolis terminal 8.2 miles east and the Raceway terminal 8.3 miles to the south-east. If your tank truck or fuel tractor loads at either rack, tell us the tank capacity and the number of compartments when you first write, along with the VIN.
A fuel truck kept between loads behind a Pittsboro shop or at a terminal lot can stay right where it is for collection. Send the street address, say whether the lot is gated, and give us a phone number for the person who will open it on the day.
Any tank inspection certificates or test reports you hold for the barrel belong in the same folder as the title and registration, and a clear photo of the tank’s data plate saves a round of questions later.
Plainfield ramp drayage
Container work through Plainfield Intermodal and the Avon yard
The Plainfield Intermodal Terminal, 9.2 miles south-east of Pittsboro, appears in the Bureau of Transportation Statistics’ list of rail intermodal ramps, and the Avon rail yard sits 9.5 miles out in the same direction on the North American Rail Network. A day cab that pulls chassis off that ramp can be picked up at the terminal lot or at your home, whichever address you give us.
Further out, a second Indianapolis intermodal ramp lies 17.9 miles east by the Bureau of Transportation Statistics’ count, and the Vertellus rail yard is 15.7 miles south-east on the federal rail network map. If your tractor splits its week between Plainfield and the Indianapolis ramp, tell us which yard it will be sitting in when you are ready to sell.
For a drayage tractor, note the fifth-wheel type and the chassis lengths it has pulled, then photograph the cab, the frame rails and the tires so the pictures match your description.
General freight, machinery and farm supplies on Pittsboro trucks
Twenty-three of Pittsboro’s carriers list general freight in FMCSA’s carrier census, and 14 list machinery and large objects. Box trucks, van tractors, lowboys and step decks all fit those two lines; for any of them, find the title and the current registration before you contact us.
Seven local carriers haul farm supplies and five move motor vehicles, according to the same federal census. If yours is a car hauler, tell us how many positions the deck carries and whether the ramps stay with the truck; for a farm-supply body, a photo of the body tag identifies the equipment behind the cab.
FMCSA records 43 of the town’s carriers as intrastate against 18 interstate, and 41 of the 61 run private fleets carrying their own goods. A truck titled to a business needs a signature from someone authorised to sign for that company, so line that person up before the paperwork arrives.
Range, odometers, fleets
Driver range, annual miles and Pittsboro’s fleet sizes
Drivers working for Pittsboro carriers divide into 66 who stay within 100 miles of base and 82 who go beyond it, per FMCSA’s carrier census. A long-haul truck may be several states away when you decide to sell, so give us the town where it will next park and we can plan the pickup there.
Nineteen carriers here reported yearly mileage to the federal census, with a median of 20,000 miles per truck. Write down the current odometer reading and, if the truck carries a service log, photograph its latest pages to send with your other pictures.
The three biggest Pittsboro fleets field 24, 9 and 5 power units in FMCSA’s carrier census, with 20, 7 and 5 drivers. An owner retiring several units from one yard can list every VIN in a single message, and FMCSA shows just one new carrier registering in town in 2025, so a first-time operator selling a first tractor should keep the original bill of sale with the title.
Pittsboro factory payrolls
Factory jobs and contractors around Pittsboro
Of the 978 jobs the Census Bureau’s LEHD job counts place in Pittsboro for 2023, factories hold 438, or 44.8 percent, and builders hold 67. Straight trucks and shuttle tractors that serve a plant often sit in a company lot, so ask the plant office who can let us through the gate before booking a collection.
Thirty-five construction firms are on the books for the Pittsboro area in the Census Bureau’s County Business Patterns, each a possible owner of a dump truck or stake bed. Equipment haulers and dumps parked behind those contractors’ shops are trucks we buy, and a photo of the upfitter plate helps us identify the body.
Kentucky Avenue Mine, a crushed-stone quarry 16.9 miles south-east on the Mine Safety and Health Administration’s register, is the nearest stone operation listed for the town. A dump truck that hauls from that quarry can be collected at the pit or your yard; send us the gate address and a contact name.
Hendricks corn and hogs
Grain and hog trucks off Hendricks County farms
USDA’s 2022 Census of Agriculture counts 544 farms in Hendricks County, led by corn, then soybeans, then hogs. Grain trucks with hoppers or dump beds and livestock haulers kept in a machine shed can be picked up right on the farm; send directions to the building and say whether the lane is gravel or paved.
Before you contact us about a farm truck, check that the name on its title matches the farm owner who will sign, and keep the registration card with it. If the title has gone missing, the state’s title agency handles a replacement, so apply there first.
The questions we get asked in Pittsboro
- My tanker loads at the Raceway terminal south-east of Pittsboro; can you collect it there?The Raceway petroleum product terminal is 8.3 miles south-east of Pittsboro on the Energy Information Administration’s list, and we can collect a truck from a terminal lot or your own yard. Give us the gate contact and the tank’s capacity to get started.
- Does a Pittsboro company truck need a particular person to sign the title?Forty-one of Pittsboro’s 61 active carriers in FMCSA’s carrier census are private fleets, and business-titled trucks are routine for us. Whoever is authorised to sign for the company signs the title, and any lienholder has to release it first.
- Will you take a hog or grain truck straight off a Hendricks County farm?Hendricks County’s 544 farms in USDA’s 2022 Census of Agriculture grow mostly corn and soybeans and raise hogs, and the trucks that serve them are ones we buy. Send photos, the VIN and the name on the title to begin.
- Our day cab hauls containers out of Plainfield Intermodal; do I have to bring it to Pittsboro?Plainfield Intermodal Terminal sits 9.2 miles south-east of Pittsboro by the Bureau of Transportation Statistics’ listing, and we come to wherever the tractor is parked. Tell us the yard address and who can give us access.