Fuel tankers pulling from the terminals south-east of Zionsville
The Energy Information Administration places two petroleum product terminals, listed as Zionsville and Indianapolis, about 5.9 miles south-east of town. A tractor that has pulled fuel tankers out of those gates belongs on our list, and so does the tank trailer if you are selling the pair. Gather the title, the current registration and any tank test certificates before you call.
If your fuel tractor is sitting on a yard south-east of Zionsville, give us the street address and the name of whoever can let us through the gate, and we collect it from there.
Sand, gravel and stone
Dumps hauling from Carmel Sand & Gravel and Noblesville Stone
Carmel Sand & Gravel lies 13.6 miles east, Noblesville Stone sits 15.1 miles out, and Beaver Gravel Corporation is 15.3 miles away, all three appearing in Mine Safety and Health Administration records. Tri-axle dumps, end dumps and the tractors that pull belly dumps out of those operations are trucks we buy outright.
If your dump truck is still parked at one of those pits, it does not need to come back to Zionsville first. Send us photos of the bed, the hoist, the cab and the VIN plate, and tell us which operation it sits at so the pickup can be arranged with the site.
Avon, Plainfield and the yards to the south
South of town, the Bureau of Transportation Statistics lists the Plainfield Intermodal Terminal at 16.5 miles. Avon rail yard is 16.3 miles off and the Transfer yard 17.3 miles south-east, both on the North American Rail Network kept by the Federal Railroad Administration and the Bureau of Transportation Statistics. Day cabs that shuttle containers off the Plainfield ramp are a regular part of what we purchase.
For a tractor that has worked the Avon or Transfer yards, keep the registration, the last annual inspection report and your VIN in one place, since those three answer most of what we ask first about a container tractor.
General freight, machinery and lumber haulers on the Boone County register
FMCSA’s carrier census shows 146 active carriers based in Zionsville: 60 haul general freight, 38 move machinery and large objects, 18 carry logs, poles, beams and lumber, and 15 handle farm supplies. A flatbed, a lowboy, a box truck or a sleeper from any of those lines is a truck we will look at.
Of those 146 operators, the federal census counts 100 as intrastate, 46 as interstate, and 101 as private fleets hauling their own goods. FMCSA’s driver figures for the town show 446 drivers staying within 100 miles and 167 going beyond. A private-fleet seller should have the title in the company’s name and a signer who can release it.
The same FMCSA registrations record 9 new carriers in 2025 and 5 in 2024, and the three biggest local fleets list 60, 33 and 32 power units. Whether you own one tractor or are selling several units together, tell us the count and where each one is parked.
Boone County tractors pulled over for federal inspection, by build year
Zionsville-based trucks stopped at roadside numbered 90 from September 2024 through August 2026 in FMCSA’s inspection records, which put their median model year at 2019 and show 25.56 percent of them at ten years or older. A 2019 tractor and one built a decade before it both fit what we collect around Zionsville.
Thirty-two Zionsville carriers gave FMCSA mileage figures, and their median sits at 25,473 miles for each truck. Have the odometer reading handy when you contact us, along with the model year and engine make from the door sticker.
Construction, warehousing and Boone County fields
Census Bureau LEHD job counts for 2023 put 9,790 jobs in Zionsville, with 1,258 in transportation and warehousing, 901 in construction, 542 in wholesale trade and 253 in manufacturing. The town counts 109 construction establishments in the Census Bureau’s County Business Patterns. Contractors selling a dump truck, a water truck or a flatbed from a finished job can send us the title and photos of each unit.
Boone County has 519 farms growing corn and soybeans and raising hogs, according to USDA’s 2022 Census of Agriculture. Grain trucks and livestock haulers from those farms are welcome here; tell us the plate type on the registration when you call so the title transfer is handled correctly.
The questions we get asked in Zionsville
- My fuel tractor is parked near the terminals south-east of Zionsville. Must it be driven back to a Zionsville address before pickup?The Energy Information Administration lists the Zionsville and Indianapolis petroleum terminals about 5.9 miles south-east of town, and we collect from yards out there. Send the yard’s address and the name of the person who opens its gate.
- Can you pick up a dump truck that is still at a gravel pit east of town?Carmel Sand & Gravel at 13.6 miles and Noblesville Stone at 15.1 miles both appear in Mine Safety and Health Administration listings, and a truck parked at either one can be collected on site once the operator knows we are coming.
- My Zionsville company hauls its own goods with several tractors; will you take the whole group?FMCSA’s carrier census counts 101 private fleets among the 146 carriers in Zionsville, and multi-unit sales are something we handle. List each VIN, its location and the name on its title.
- Do you buy grain trucks from Boone County farms?USDA’s 2022 Census of Agriculture records 519 farms in Boone County raising corn, soybeans and hogs, and grain trucks and livestock haulers from those farms are on our list. Have the title and the plate type ready.