Aggregate sites east and north-east of the Missouri River town
The Mine Safety and Health Administration lists Plant #12 - Washington, a sand and gravel operation, 2.2 miles east of town. A dump truck or tractor that has shuttled aggregate out of that pit is probably parked close by, so give us the yard address and a name for whoever holds the gate key.
Two crushed-stone quarries appear to the north-east in Mine Safety and Health Administration listings: Ranger Portable at 7.7 miles and New Melle Mine at 11.2 miles. If your truck worked either site, photograph the bed or body, the frame and the cab, and send the VIN with them so the description and the pictures line up.
Further out, Havin Material Service Inc VA Mines is a sand and gravel operation 14.6 miles south, and the Pacific Plant industrial-mineral mine is 16.4 miles east, both on Mine Safety and Health Administration records. A truck kept near either one can stay put; we collect from the lot it is on.
Freight, steel and grain haulers registered locally
Vans and dry boxes dominate here: FMCSA’s carrier census tallies 76 active carriers in Washington, and 42 name general freight among their loads. Box trucks, straight trucks and tractors pulling vans are the everyday equipment of that group, and each sale starts with the title in the owner’s name.
Machinery and large objects account for 12 carriers in the FMCSA carrier census here, metal sheets, coils and rolls for 10, and grain, feed and hay for 11. Lowboys, flatbeds and hopper-pulling tractors all fit that mix; tell us what trailer, if any, comes with the tractor.
Of those 76 carriers, FMCSA’s census counts 39 private fleets moving their own goods, 47 working intrastate only and 29 crossing state lines. If yours is a company truck, have whoever signs for the business ready, along with its registration.
Model years and odometers among Franklin County haulers
When roadside inspectors stopped 53 Washington-based trucks from September 2024 to August 2026, the median model year came out at 2017 and 43.4% were a decade old or more, according to FMCSA roadside inspection records. Whatever the year on your title, send it with the make and model so we know the truck before we see it.
Twenty-one carriers here reported annual mileage to FMCSA’s carrier census, and the median was 20,000 miles a truck. Note the odometer reading in your first message; it is the second thing we ask after the VIN.
Drivers working within 100 miles number 162 against 99 going farther, by FMCSA’s census figures for Washington carriers. A truck on a longer route may be parked away from town when you sell, and that is fine: give us the address where it sits.
Small outfits and larger yards
Washington’s top three fleets operate 22, 20 and 17 power units apiece under FMCSA’s carrier census. An owner moving several trucks at once can list every VIN in one message, and we arrange collection from the same yard.
New registrations in the FMCSA census were 6 carriers in 2025 and 4 in 2024. A newer operator selling a single truck needs the same things as an older fleet: the title, the registration and photos of the truck from each side.
Factories, building sites and fields
The Census Bureau’s LEHD job counts for 2023 put 2,882 of Washington’s 12,229 jobs in manufacturing, 754 in construction and 563 in transportation and warehousing. Trucks serving plants and job sites often sit in a company yard; tell us whether we need permission from the business to enter.
County Business Patterns from the Census Bureau records 105 construction establishments, and USDA’s 2022 Census of Agriculture counts 1,657 farms in Franklin County, with soybeans, corn and cattle at the top. A grain truck or cattle hauler kept on a farm can be collected from the farmyard; describe the lane in so the pickup driver knows the approach.
Title office, bridges and the rail yard
On Washington Square, at number 1037, the Missouri Department of Revenue keeps a license office 1.2 miles from the middle of Washington. If your title is lost, apply for a duplicate there before you sell, and bring the lien release if the truck was financed.
Of the 14 Washington bridges in the National Bridge Inventory, a single one carries a posted load limit and not one sits below 14 feet. Mention if the truck sits beyond a posted crossing so we route the pickup around it.
Freight trains serve the WENTZVILLE GENERAL MOTORS yard 20.8 miles north-east of Washington, a site mapped in the North American Rail Network from the Federal Railroad Administration and the Bureau of Transportation Statistics. A tractor that has shuttled freight to that yard can be sold from wherever it is parked between there and Washington.
The questions we get asked in Washington
- My dump truck sits at the gravel pit just east of Washington, so must I haul it out before you collect?Plant #12 - Washington, a sand and gravel operation the Mine Safety and Health Administration lists 2.2 miles east, is the sort of site we collect from directly. Keep the dump truck where it is and name the person who unlocks the pit entrance.
- Since my title for this Washington truck has been misplaced, where should I apply for a copy?Duplicate titles come from the Missouri Department of Revenue office on Washington Square, number 1037, about 1.2 miles from downtown. Get the replacement in hand before the sale, together with any lien release.
- I haul grain off Franklin County farms with a straight truck, so is a farm hauler like mine on your list?Franklin County has 1,657 farms in USDA’s 2022 Census of Agriculture, led by soybeans, corn and cattle, and grain haulers from them are on our list. Include the VIN, the odometer figure and pictures of the grain body plus the cab.
- My Washington outfit has a handful of tractors to let go. Can they all be handled in one deal?Local fleets in FMCSA’s carrier census range up to 22 power units, and an owner with several trucks can send every VIN at once. We plan one collection from the yard where they are parked.