Quarry trucks south and east of the square
The Mine Safety and Health Administration lists Liberty Aggregates LLC, a crushed-stone quarry, 2.9 miles south of Liberty, and Plant #22 Missouri City, a sand and gravel operation, 5.7 miles to the east. A dump truck or tractor that loads at either pit is usually parked at the operator’s lot or the owner’s yard, so give us that address and the name of whoever holds the gate key.
Further south-west, Randolph Deep Mine (crushed stone, 7.1 miles out) and Randolph Plant #9 (industrial minerals, 7.2 miles) appear on the same Mine Safety and Health Administration roster, alongside the Sugar Creek Ug Mine cement plant 6.8 miles south. If your truck spent its shifts on haul roads at one of these, keep any site entry or scale paperwork with the title; it tells us where the unit has worked without a single phone call.
Rail and autos
Car haulers between Claycomo and the intermodal ramp
The North American Rail Network, kept by the Federal Railroad Administration and the Bureau of Transportation Statistics, places the FORD CLAYCOMO PLANT rail yard 4.3 miles south-west of Liberty and the VOLT MIX CENTER yard 4.3 miles due south. Car haulers and driveaway rigs that shuttle between those yards can be collected at whichever lot they are parked on; send us the lot location and a photo of the trailer deck along with the cab.
Container work runs through the Kansas City, MO intermodal ramp, which the Bureau of Transportation Statistics puts 4.4 miles south of town. For a day cab that has pulled boxes off that ramp, start by sending the VIN, the odometer reading and a clear shot of the registration card, and we can build the rest of the conversation from those.
Van, lowboy and car-carrier outfits based in Liberty
FMCSA’s carrier census counts 122 active carriers based in Liberty, 71 of them listing general freight, 26 machinery and large objects, 15 motor vehicles and 10 driveaway or towaway work. Whatever body your truck carries, from a van trailer to a lowboy to a car carrier, tell us the cargo it was set up for so the paperwork we prepare matches the unit.
Of those Liberty carriers, the same federal census shows 66 running interstate, 56 intrastate and 64 operating private fleets. A private-fleet truck often sits at a company shop rather than a driver’s home, so check who signs for the title before we schedule the pickup.
New registrations appear in FMCSA’s census too: 17 carriers started up here in 2025 and 10 in 2024. If yours is a young outfit selling its first truck, have the operating authority letter and the title in the same name, which keeps the transfer clean.
Tractor model years from Clay County roadside checks
Across 1,546 trucks inspected between August 2024 and August 2026, FMCSA roadside inspection records give a median model year of 2018 for Liberty carriers, with 31.4 percent of those trucks ten or more model years old. Both newer and older units are trucks we buy; your last inspection report is a useful document to photograph and send.
Driver records filed with FMCSA list 2,862 drivers working within 100 miles and 252 beyond that radius, and the 31 carriers that reported mileage show a median of 10,333 miles per truck. If your truck is one of the short-radius units, tell us the Clay County yard it returns to and we will collect it there.
Fleet sizes in the federal carrier census range widely here: one Liberty operation lists 2,784 power units and 2,700 drivers, another 157 units and 58 drivers, and a third 20 units with 4 drivers. Selling one tractor or a group of them works the same way, with a title for each VIN.
Wholesale yards, contractors and Clay County cattle farms
The Census Bureau’s LEHD job counts for 2023 record 22,084 jobs in Liberty, including 1,748 in wholesale trade, 1,415 in manufacturing, 1,382 in transportation and warehousing and 1,119 in construction. Box trucks, flatbeds and tractors tied to those employers can all be listed with us; note which business the truck is registered to.
Builders dominate the business list: the Census Bureau’s County Business Patterns tallies 104 construction establishments in Liberty against 5 for warehousing. Contractors with a dump, a mixer or a stake bed parked at a job site can give us that site address instead of moving the truck.
Clay County had 523 farms in USDA’s 2022 Census of Agriculture, with cattle, corn and soybeans at the top. A grain truck or livestock hauler kept in a farm shed is collected from the farm itself; a gravel lane is fine, just mention it.
Titles, bridges and pickup routes
The Missouri Department of Revenue runs a license office at 1780 Church Road in Liberty, 2.3 miles from the center of town, which handles duplicate titles. If yours is missing, request the replacement there before we arrange collection, and bring any lien release your lender issued.
Of Liberty’s 31 bridges in the Federal Highway Administration’s National Bridge Inventory, 5 carry load postings, and not one clears less than 14 feet. Tell us the route out from where the truck sits so our driver can plan around a posted span.
The questions we get asked in Liberty
- My truck hauls from the quarry on the south side of Liberty. Do you pick up at the pit?Liberty Aggregates LLC is listed by the Mine Safety and Health Administration 2.9 miles south of town, and we collect from a quarry lot like that one. Send the gate contact and the hours the site is open.
- Which Liberty office issues a duplicate Missouri title for a lost one?The Missouri Department of Revenue’s Liberty license office at 1780 Church Road handles duplicate titles. Bring photo ID and, if the truck was financed, the lender’s lien release.
- Do you buy car carriers that work the Claycomo rail yards?Motor vehicle haulers make up 15 of Liberty’s 122 active carriers in FMCSA’s carrier census, and we take car carriers and driveaway rigs. Send photos of the tractor and both decks of the trailer.
- My grain truck sits in a shed on a Clay County farm. Is the farm a pickup spot?Clay County’s 523 farms in USDA’s 2022 Census of Agriculture are where many grain and livestock trucks live, and we come to the farm. Describe the lane and where the truck is parked on the property.