FMCSA’s carrier census lists 39 active motor carriers based in South Whitley, and 30 of them run private fleets that move their own goods. If your tractor or straight truck belonged to a farm or a shop rather than a for-hire outfit, that is the common pattern here, and we buy from owners like you directly.
General freight tops the cargo declarations in FMCSA’s carrier census at 13 carriers, with farm supplies and machinery close behind at 12 each and grain, feed and hay at 11. A flatbed or lowboy rig that moved equipment, or a hopper outfit that hauled corn to the elevator, fits squarely in what we collect around South Whitley; send the VIN, a photo of the data plate and the cargo it carried.
Of those 39 operators, 23 stay inside Indiana while 16 cross state lines, according to the FMCSA census. Tell us which kind yours was, since an interstate truck may carry apportioned plates and an IFTA decal that should come off or be cancelled when you hand over the keys.
One South Whitley operator on the federal carrier census runs 71 power units with 68 drivers; the next two run 29 and 20 units. A fleet manager clearing out several tractors at once can list them together, and we schedule collection from one yard instead of truck by truck.
Drivers working out of South Whitley mostly range wide: FMCSA’s census counts 139 who travel beyond a hundred-mile radius against 66 who stay inside it. A long-haul unit may be parked at a terminal far from Whitley County when you decide to sell, so give us the address where it actually stands.
Have the current odometer reading ready when you contact us, along with the registration card, so the figures you give match the paperwork.
Whatever the model year of your truck, keep its inspection reports and service records in the cab file. When you first get in touch from South Whitley, include photos of the cab, frame, fifth wheel and tires with those papers.
Quarries and terminals within twenty miles
The Mine Safety and Health Administration lists IMI Huntington Quarry, a crushed-stone site 15.6 miles south-east of South Whitley, plus the Disko Plant sand and gravel operation 17.5 miles west and the Warsaw Plant 19 miles north-west. Dump trucks and end-dump tractors that hauled aggregate from those pits can be picked up at the quarry lot if that is where they sit; just name a contact who can let us in.
Asphalt Materials, a liquid bulk terminal 14.3 miles north-west, appears in Bureau of Transportation Statistics listings, and the Energy Information Administration records petroleum product terminals at Warsaw, 14.3 miles north-west, and Huntington, 15.7 miles south-east. Tankers and tractors that pulled from those racks are welcome; tell us which terminal the truck served and include any tank inspection paperwork you still hold.
East toward the plant
GM rail yards and local employment
Eighteen miles east, the North American Rail Network maintained by the Federal Railroad Administration and the Bureau of Transportation Statistics shows two yards, GM Autoload at 18.3 miles and General Motors at 18.6. Day cabs that shuttled between those yards and nearby lots belong on our list; send the VIN and a note on whether the truck sits on private plant property.
Manufacturing accounts for 151 of the 575 jobs located in South Whitley in 2023, about 26 percent, per the Census Bureau’s LEHD job counts, and wholesale trade holds another 79. Box trucks and straight trucks from shops like these are part of what we buy, wherever the business keeps them.
Grain trucks off corn and hog farms
Around South Whitley, the fields grow corn and soybeans and the barns hold hogs; USDA’s 2022 Census of Agriculture counts 647 farms across Whitley County. Tandem grain trucks and livestock haulers usually wait out the off-season in a machine shed, and we collect from the farm itself, so share the road name and whether the lane takes a tow rig.
None of the 26 structures the National Bridge Inventory records around South Whitley carries a load posting, and none clears under fourteen feet. A heavy hauler leaving a farm lane here meets no posted crossings on the federal list, which keeps planning the pickup simple.
Replacing a lost certificate of title
The Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles issues duplicate titles through its BMV branches, and the closest one is the Columbia City branch at 662 Country Side Dr 101, Columbia City, 46725, about 9.5 miles from South Whitley. If the title for your truck has gone missing, apply there for a replacement before the sale.
Bring the registration and your identification to that branch, and if a lender’s lien still shows on the record, ask the lender for a release first. A clean title in the owner’s name lets us finish the paperwork at the truck when we arrive.