Fuel terminals two miles from Brusly
A petroleum product terminal listed as Baton Rouge by the Energy Information Administration lies 2.1 miles east of Brusly, and the same agency places BP Lubes Baton Rouge 3.7 miles to the north-east. A tractor that has shuttled fuel or lubricant loads between those gates is one we collect, so tell us which terminal it served and whether it is still pulling a tank trailer.
If the rig is parked inside a terminal fence rather than at your house, give us the gate contact and the hours the yard is open. We plan the pickup around the site’s rules, and a name to call at the gate keeps the visit short for everyone there.
Docks north of Brusly
Liquid bulk docks and the Port of Greater Baton Rouge
Two sites named Liquid Bulk Terminals appear in Bureau of Transportation Statistics listings at 4.2 and 4.5 miles north-east of town, and that agency puts the Port of Greater Baton Rouge 4.8 miles to the north-west. Tank tractors and container day cabs that work the river docks are both trucks we take, whether they are sleepers or short-haul units.
Before you call, photograph the cab, the frame, the fifth wheel and each axle’s tires, and note the VIN off the door jamb. With those in hand, our questions turn to the truck itself rather than to where it has been along the riverfront.
Yards south-west and north
The Addis rail yard sits 2.5 miles south-west of Brusly and the Anchorage yard 6.3 miles north, according to the North American Rail Network kept by the Federal Railroad Administration and the Bureau of Transportation Statistics. Trucks that drayed freight to or from either yard qualify, from straight trucks to tractors with a chassis behind them.
If your truck stays near one of those yards between runs, it can be collected right there. Send the street address or the nearest crossing, and say whether a hauler can pull up beside it with nothing else to shift first.
Reissuing a Brusly title in Port Allen
The Louisiana Office of Motor Vehicles handles titles here, and its OMV Port Allen Office at 782 Louisiana Avenue, Port Allen, 70767, is 5.2 miles from Brusly. A lost certificate gets replaced at that counter, so start there before you schedule the sale if the original is gone.
Bring the registration, your photo ID and any lien release to that OMV office. Once the replacement title is in your name, sign it over at collection and hand us any service or inspection records you have kept.
Soybeans, horses and hogs west of the river
Around Brusly, West Baton Rouge Parish had 112 farms in USDA’s 2022 Census of Agriculture, with soybeans, equine operations and hogs at the top of its list. Grain trucks, livestock haulers and the tractors that pull horse trailers off those farms are all welcome, and they are often parked at a barn rather than a yard.
County Business Patterns from the Census Bureau records 5 construction establishments in the area, and the Census Bureau’s LEHD job counts (LODES) show 450 jobs located in town in 2023. Dump trucks, flatbeds and service bodies from local contractors are trucks we collect, so tell us the body type when you reach out.
The questions we get asked in Brusly
- My tractor is parked near the BP Lubes terminal north-east of Brusly. Should I bring it back to my Brusly driveway?The Energy Information Administration places BP Lubes Baton Rouge 3.7 miles north-east of Brusly, and we can collect the truck at that spot. Name the person who will unlock the BP Lubes gate for our driver.
- Where near Brusly do I get a replacement certificate of title?The OMV Port Allen Office of the Louisiana Office of Motor Vehicles, at 782 Louisiana Avenue in Port Allen, is 5.2 miles away and issues the replacement certificate.
- I haul soybeans in West Baton Rouge Parish. Is a soybean grain truck something you collect?Soybeans lead the 112 farms USDA’s 2022 Census of Agriculture counts in West Baton Rouge Parish, and the grain trucks working them are ones we collect from the farm itself.