Grain, farm supplies and machinery out of Kirksville
FMCSA’s carrier census lists 67 active carriers based in Kirksville, and 28 of them mark grain, feed and hay as a cargo they carry. If your truck has spent harvest seasons on those runs, tell us whether it pulled a hopper or a flatbed and where it is parked now, whether that is a farmyard, a shed or a lot in town.
Farm supplies appear on 25 of those Kirksville registrations and large machinery on 19, while general freight leads with 35, again per the federal carrier census. For a tractor that has moved equipment between farms, list the trailers it has pulled and send photos of the cab, the frame and the hitch along with the VIN.
Of the same 67 Kirksville registrations in FMCSA’s census, 37 are private operations moving their own goods, 35 hold interstate authority and 32 stay inside Missouri. If your truck only ever worked Missouri roads, say so up front and have its Missouri registration with the title.
Beans and beef
Soybeans, cattle and corn on Adair County farms
USDA’s 2022 Census of Agriculture counts 804 farms in Adair County, with soybeans, cattle and corn as the leading products. A truck that serves those farms may sit at a farmstead well outside Kirksville for most of the year; give us the road address and a phone number for whoever can open the gate, and we plan the collection there.
Cattle and grain operations in the county keep straight trucks and tractors on gravel lanes as well as paved roads. Before we arrive, check that the title is in the name of the person or farm business selling it, since a farm truck is sometimes titled to a parent, a partnership or an estate.
Plant floors, building sites and the quarry east of town
Manufacturing accounts for 924 of the 7,619 jobs in Kirksville, a 12.1 percent share in the Census Bureau’s LEHD job counts for 2023, with construction at 185 and transportation and warehousing at 88. Trucks that make plant deliveries or serve building sites around town are part of what we collect, from day cabs to straight trucks with a box or a dump body.
County Business Patterns, published by the Census Bureau, lists 29 construction establishments in the area. If your dump truck or flatbed works for one of them, have the registration and any service records together, and tell us whether it sits at a yard or a job site when you are ready to sell.
East toward Edina, 20.8 miles out, the Edina Plant crushed-stone quarry appears on the Mine Safety and Health Administration’s register. A truck that has hauled stone out of that plant can be collected from wherever it is parked between runs; just tell us the location and who holds the keys.
Driving radius and model years of the local fleet
Kirksville carriers report 63 drivers working within 100 miles and 62 driving beyond that radius, according to FMCSA’s census records. A driver who runs long distances may have the truck parked out of state when the time comes to sell; we can arrange collection where it is, as long as you can give us the address.
Among the 28 carriers reporting annual mileage, the median works out to 27,500 miles per truck in the federal carrier census. Have the current odometer reading ready when you contact us, along with the VIN, since those two figures open every conversation about a truck.
When FMCSA inspectors stopped 27 trucks based in Kirksville from December 2024 to August 2026, their roadside records put the median model year at 2006, with 74 percent at ten model years or older. Whatever the model year of yours, any inspection reports you kept from those stops belong in the folder with the title.
The three biggest local fleets in the carrier census run 13, 9 and 8 power units, so most operators here are small. If you are an owner-operator with one or two trucks, the paperwork we need is the same: title, registration and a photo of each truck.
A duplicate title from Potter Avenue
Kirksville’s license office, which the Missouri Department of Revenue lists at 105 W Potter Ave, stands 0.9 miles from the middle of town. If the title to your truck has gone missing, apply for a duplicate there before the sale, and bring photo ID and the VIN.
When the Missouri title still shows a lienholder, ask that lender for a lien release and take it to the Potter Avenue office with the title. A clean title in the seller’s name is what lets the collection go ahead on the day.
Collecting trucks on Adair County roads
The National Bridge Inventory lists 7 bridges in the Kirksville area, none load-posted and none with clearance under 14 feet. Even so, tell us about any narrow farm lane, gate or low shed door between the road and your truck.
The Bureau of Transportation Statistics places the Kirksville USARC military installation 2.1 miles north-west of town. If your truck is parked near that side of Kirksville, a cross street or a landmark nearby helps the driver find it.
The questions we get asked in Kirksville
- My grain truck sits on a soybean farm in Adair County, miles from Kirksville. Does your driver collect from the farm itself?Adair County holds 804 farms in USDA’s 2022 Census of Agriculture, and we collect from farmyards as well as town lots. Give us the road address and a contact who can meet the driver.
- Where do I get a duplicate Missouri title in Kirksville?The Missouri Department of Revenue’s Kirksville license office is at 105 W Potter Ave, 0.9 miles from the centre of town. Apply there for a duplicate before the sale, with photo ID and the VIN.
- My dump truck runs stone out of the Edina Plant. Will the driver meet it at the quarry?The Edina Plant crushed-stone quarry sits 20.8 miles east of Kirksville on the Mine Safety and Health Administration’s list, and we can collect a truck parked at or near it. Name the person at the plant who can hand over the keys.
- Do you buy a 2006 tractor from a Kirksville outfit?FMCSA roadside inspection records put the median model year of Kirksville-based trucks at 2006, so yours matches many trucks working here. Send the VIN and odometer reading with photos of the cab and frame to start.