Monroe Station and the terminals south-east of Claiborne
The North American Rail Network, kept by the Federal Railroad Administration and the Bureau of Transportation Statistics, places two Monroe Station rail yard entries 5.6 and 5.7 miles south-east of Claiborne. A tractor that shuttles to that yard is likely parked on the Monroe side of town, so when you write to us, give the street address of the lot rather than just the town name.
Further out on the same heading, the Energy Information Administration lists a Monroe petroleum product terminal 10.6 miles away, and the Bureau of Transportation Statistics records Monroe Terminal Company LLC, a liquid bulk terminal, at that same distance. Tank tractors and fuel straight trucks that load there are trucks we buy; keep the tank inspection paperwork and the cab registration together so both travel with the title.
If the truck sits inside a terminal fence, name the person who can let us in and the hours the gate is staffed. That one detail lets us set the collection around the terminal’s own rules instead of guessing at them.
Dump work between Wheelis Pit and the Perryville plant
Wheelis Pit, a sand and gravel operation on the Mine Safety and Health Administration’s register, lies 9.6 miles south of Claiborne. Dump trucks and end-dump tractors that work a pit like that often stay parked near the scale house between loads, so tell us whether yours is at the pit, at your yard or at home.
Perryville Aggregates Plant #2, another sand and gravel site listed by the Mine Safety and Health Administration, is 24 miles north-east. A tri-axle that runs between that plant and job sites around Ouachita Parish can be collected wherever it is parked; we need the VIN, clear photos of all four sides and of the bed, and the name on the title.
Haulers who keep pit tickets or scale records may send them along with the photos. They are not required, but they tell us which routes the truck has covered.
Construction jobs and parish contractors
Of the 1,926 jobs located in Claiborne in 2023, the Census Bureau’s LEHD job counts put 207, or 10.7 percent, in construction, and 64, or 3.3 percent, in transportation and warehousing. Contractors in town who are thinning out a dump truck, a flatbed or a water truck can sell one unit at a time; tell us how many you have and where each one is parked.
Ninety-six construction businesses operate across Ouachita Parish in the Census Bureau’s County Business Patterns. Where a truck is titled to a business rather than a person, have the officer who signs for the company ready, along with the registration in the business name.
Corn, soybeans and cotton across Ouachita Parish
Corn leads the crop list for Ouachita Parish’s 428 farms in USDA’s 2022 Census of Agriculture, followed by soybeans and cotton. Grain trucks, hopper tractors and module haulers from those fields are trucks we purchase, and they can be picked up at the farm shop or the field edge where they are kept.
Farm trucks are sometimes titled under a family member or a farm partnership. Before you contact us, check whose name appears on the Louisiana title and whether a lien is still shown, then send a photo of the front of the title with the VIN visible.
Model years on Claiborne-area trucks at roadside stops
Across 43 trucks inspected in the area between September 2024 and August 2026, FMCSA roadside inspection records give a median model year of 2019, and 32.6 percent of those trucks were ten or more years old. Whatever the model year of yours, we look at it the same way: send the year, make, model, VIN and odometer reading.
If your truck has a recent inspection report from a roadside stop or an annual inspection, include a photo of it. Service invoices, a DOT annual sticker and the registration card help us match the truck you describe to the truck we collect.
The questions we get asked in Claiborne
- Our tractor stays on a lot by Monroe Station, south-east of Claiborne. Will your driver come out to that lot?Monroe Station sits 5.6 miles south-east of Claiborne on the North American Rail Network, and we collect from lots around it. Pass along the lot’s street address plus a phone number for the person who holds its gate key.
- I haul out of Wheelis Pit and the truck stays at the pit. Should a Claiborne gravel hauler move it off the pit ground beforehand?Wheelis Pit is 9.6 miles south of town on the Mine Safety and Health Administration’s list, and the truck can stay where it is. Tell us who at the pit can show our driver to it.
- My grain truck is titled to the family farm. Which papers should the family pull together?Ouachita Parish has 428 farms in USDA’s 2022 Census of Agriculture, and many trucks there are in a farm’s name. Have the Louisiana title, the person entitled to sign it and any lien release ready.