Quarry country
Stone and gravel within a few miles of Rolla
The Mine Safety and Health Administration places Melrose Quarry, a crushed-stone operation, 2.6 miles south-west of town. If your dump truck or tri-axle hauls rock out of Melrose, it can stay at the quarry lot or your yard; give us the address and the name of whoever can let us in.
Two more sites lie 4.1 miles out according to the Mine Safety and Health Administration: D C Mining, an industrial-mineral mine to the north, and a sand and gravel operation to the west. Photograph the bed, the hoist and the cab in daylight, and send the VIN with them.
Farther out, Patriot Portable Plant crushes stone 11.8 miles west and Smith Sand and Gravel Salem runs a pit 23.8 miles south-east, both on the federal mine safety agency’s register. A truck parked at either site does not need to come back into Rolla; we collect it where it sits.
Local carriers
What Rolla’s registered carriers haul
FMCSA’s carrier census lists 124 active carriers based in Rolla, with 56 hauling general freight, 28 moving motor vehicles, 23 carrying machinery and large objects, and 15 handling farm supplies. Tell us the cargo your truck carried and the trailer that goes with it, if any.
Of those carriers, the same federal census counts 84 working only inside Missouri, 40 crossing state lines and 45 running private fleets for their own goods. An intrastate truck still needs its Missouri title in the owner’s name; an interstate one should come with its USDOT number and the cab card so we can confirm the registration.
Across the carrier census, drivers split almost evenly: 202 stay within 100 miles of Rolla and 189 go beyond it. If your truck is out on a run, tell us where it will be parked next.
Fleet sizes and model years around Rolla
The three biggest Rolla fleets in the federal carrier census run 36, 31 and 17 power units. If you are letting several trucks go together, send one list with each VIN, title holder and parking spot.
Roadside inspection records from FMCSA cover 109 Rolla-based trucks checked between August 2024 and August 2026, with a median model year of 2019 and 36.7 percent ten or more years old. Whatever the model year, have the title, registration and any service records together before we come.
Among the 30 carriers reporting mileage to FMCSA, the median is 30,000 miles per truck. Include a photo of the odometer with the dash shots.
Jobs and contractors in Phelps County
In 2023 the Census Bureau’s LEHD job counts recorded 12,494 jobs in Rolla, of which 738 were in manufacturing, 500 in wholesale trade and 399 in transportation and warehousing. A straight truck that delivers for a plant or a wholesaler is one we buy; tell us the body type, whether van, reefer or flatbed.
County Business Patterns from the Census Bureau show 53 construction establishments in the area, and LEHD puts 191 Rolla jobs in construction. If you are a contractor with a dump truck, water truck or flatbed, list any crane or toolbox mounted on it.
Farm trucks
Cattle and dairy farms outside town
USDA’s 2022 Census of Agriculture counts 748 farms in Phelps County, led by cattle, milk and equine. A grain truck, livestock hauler or flatbed kept on the farm can be collected from the barn or field; tell us whether the lane is gravel or paved.
Farm trucks are often titled to a family member or a farm business rather than the person selling. Check whose name is on the Missouri title before you call, and if it is someone else’s, have them ready to sign.
Paperwork and roads
Titles, bridges and getting the truck out
A lost title is replaced through the Missouri Department of Revenue, whose Rolla license office is at 1038 S Bishop, 1.6 miles from the centre of town. Apply for the duplicate there before you contact us, and keep it with the registration.
The National Bridge Inventory from the Federal Highway Administration lists 23 bridges in Rolla, one of them load-posted and none with clearance under 14 feet. If the route from your truck to the main road crosses that posted bridge, mention it so we plan the pickup on another road.
The questions we get asked in Rolla
- My dump truck is parked at Melrose Quarry. Do I need to move it?You can leave it there. The Mine Safety and Health Administration places Melrose Quarry 2.6 miles south-west of Rolla, and we collect from the quarry lot once you tell us who can open the gate.
- Where do I get a replacement title in Rolla?The Missouri Department of Revenue runs a license office at 1038 S Bishop in Rolla, 1.6 miles from town, where you can apply for a duplicate title.
- Do you buy farm trucks from Phelps County?USDA’s 2022 Census of Agriculture counts 748 farms in the county, and we collect cattle, dairy and other farm trucks from wherever they are parked on them.