Bromley, Covington and the yards toward the river
The Energy Information Administration places the Bromley terminal, a petroleum product terminal, 7.5 miles north-east of Florence, and the Covington terminal 9 miles east. If your tractor has pulled fuel loads out of either gate, tell us which one and send a photo of the plate on the door, so the first call starts with the right unit.
Two rail yards sit close by on the North American Rail Network kept by the Federal Railroad Administration and the Bureau of Transportation Statistics: Ludlow at 8.6 miles north-east and DeCoursey at 9.5 miles east. A day cab that shuttles freight between Florence and those yards can be collected from the lot where it is normally parked; give us the street address and a name for whoever holds the keys.
Sand, gravel and stone west and south of town
Belleview Sand & Gravel lies 9.7 miles west of Florence and PLANT #1 sits 12.9 miles west, both listed as sand and gravel operations by the Mine Safety and Health Administration. Dump trucks and tri-axles that cycle through those pits are on our list, and the pickup can happen at the yard rather than at your house, provided someone there knows we are coming.
Federal mine safety records from the Mine Safety and Health Administration put the MLC - Verona crushed-stone quarry 12.5 miles south-west and Butler Quarry 21.4 miles south-east. For a quarry truck, photograph the bed, the hoist and the frame rails as well as the cab, and keep the registration close at hand so the paperwork matches the VIN on the door.
General freight, lowboys and movers in Florence
Florence carries 306 active motor carriers in FMCSA’s carrier census, and 162 of them list general freight as a cargo they haul. A dry van tractor or straight truck from that group is the most familiar thing a seller here brings us; have the title in the name on the registration before we set a pickup date.
Machinery and large objects show up on 44 Florence carriers, motor vehicles on 26 and household goods on 21, according to the FMCSA carrier census. Lowboys, car haulers and moving vans all fit what we take, and a moving box truck with its liftgate and pads still aboard can be listed exactly as it stands.
Of those carriers, the FMCSA census splits them almost evenly, with 152 running interstate and 153 intrastate, while 159 report operating as private fleets that carry their own goods. If your truck belongs to a business rather than to you personally, have someone authorised to sign for that business available when the title changes hands.
Roadside inspections between August 2024 and August 2026 covered 284 trucks tied to Florence carriers, and those FMCSA roadside inspection records give a median model year of 2020, with 16.55 percent of them ten or more years old. Whatever year yours is, send us the model year, the engine and the odometer reading together in one message.
Among 87 carriers that report it, FMCSA’s carrier census shows a median of 16,600 miles per truck in a year. FMCSA’s carrier census also counts 892 drivers working within 100 miles of base and 521 going beyond it; a Florence truck may be parked at home, at a customer’s dock or at a terminal, so tell us which before we plan the collection.
Factory floors, wholesale docks and Boone job sites
Manufacturing accounts for 2,121 of the 35,766 jobs located in Florence in 2023, the Census Bureau’s LEHD job counts show, with wholesale trade adding 1,449. Box trucks and tractors that serve plants and distribution floors here are welcome, and a truck parked inside a fenced site just needs a gate contact on the day.
The same LEHD job counts from the Census Bureau put transportation and warehousing at 916 Florence jobs and construction at 429, while County Business Patterns records 95 construction establishments and 9 warehousing establishments in the area. A contractor’s dump truck or flatbed can be sold off the job site, so long as the title is clear and the owner can sign.
Farm county
Cattle, soybeans and horses in Boone County
USDA’s 2022 Census of Agriculture counts 727 farms in Boone County, with cattle, soybeans and equine listed as its top lines. A grain truck, a livestock hauler or a pickup-sized flatbed from one of those farms is something we buy, and it can stay in the barn lot until we arrive.
For a farm truck that has spent years on a county plate, find the title before anything else, and if the registration lapsed, say so up front. Send directions down the gravel lane, or a gate code, along with the photos; we collect the truck from the spot where it sits.
The questions we get asked in Florence
- Can my tri-axle stay at the Belleview sand pit while you arrange collection?Belleview Sand & Gravel sits 9.7 miles west of Florence by the Mine Safety and Health Administration’s listing, and a truck at a pit like that can be collected where it is parked. Tell us the operator’s name for the gate and when the yard is open.
- Do you take a tractor that pulls tankers from Bromley or Covington?Bromley is a petroleum product terminal 7.5 miles north-east of Florence according to the Energy Information Administration, and tractors that pull from it fit what we take. Send the VIN, photos of the cab and fifth wheel, and say whether the trailer is part of the sale.
- Our Florence company runs its own private fleet; which of us signs the title over?FMCSA’s carrier census shows 159 Florence carriers operating as private fleets, and for any of them the person who signs is whoever is named on the title or authorised by the business that holds it. Have that person ready with the title and registration when we arrange the pickup.