Small private fleets in a Westchester village
Of Ardsley’s 31 active carriers in FMCSA’s carrier census, 23 are private fleets and 27 operate intrastate only, with just 4 cleared for interstate work. A truck from one of these outfits usually belongs to a business that hauls its own goods, so the registration may sit in the company’s name rather than yours; have the title, the registration and a note of who can sign for the business before we talk.
FMCSA’s census shows the bigger Ardsley outfits as compact: one with 5 power units and 2 drivers, one with 4 units and 4 drivers, another with 4 units and a single driver. If you are winding down one of those small operations and selling more than one unit, list each VIN separately and tell us where each truck is parked, whether that is a yard, a job site or a driveway.
Freight boxes, lowboys, car haulers and packers
General freight is the most common cargo type in FMCSA’s census for Ardsley, at 10 carriers, followed by machinery and large objects at 5, motor vehicles at 4 and garbage and refuse at 3. Box trucks, lowboys, car carriers and roll-off or packer bodies all fit those categories, so tell us the body type along with the chassis make and year.
For a roll-off or packer from one of the refuse haulers, or a lowboy from the machinery carriers, photograph the body and the hydraulics as well as the cab and frame. A car hauler from the motor-vehicle group should be shown with its ramps and deck so the whole unit is clear in the pictures.
Short local miles around the village
Drivers at Ardsley carriers mostly stay close: FMCSA’s census counts 39 working within 100 miles of base and 6 going beyond it. FMCSA’s census also shows a median of 3,702 miles per truck a year across the 7 Ardsley carriers that report mileage.
With most trucks staying within that radius, yours is likely to be parked in or near the village when we collect it. Give us the street address, whether a gate or lot owner needs to be called, and whether the truck can be reached from the road without moving other vehicles.
Fuel, stone and rail
Westmore Fuel Co, a liquid bulk terminal listed by the Bureau of Transportation Statistics, sits 9.4 miles east of Ardsley, and the Energy Information Administration lists the Westmore Fuels petroleum product terminal at the same spot. Further south, the Energy Information Administration places the Bronx petroleum terminal 14.7 miles away, and the Bureau of Transportation Statistics puts Sprague’s liquid bulk terminal at 14.9 miles. If your tanker or fuel truck loaded at any of these, mention the terminal so we know where it has been working.
To the north-west, the Mine Safety and Health Administration lists the West Nyack crushed-stone quarry at 9.1 miles and the Haverstraw Quarry & Mill at 12.7 miles. Dump trucks that haul from those pits can be collected from the quarry lot or from home; tell us which, and who to contact on site.
The North American Rail Network shows the Harmon Shops rail yard 12.6 miles north of the village and the North Croton yard at 13.9 miles. A tractor that has shuttled to those yards can be sold from wherever it is now parked.
Ardsley contractors and Westchester nurseries
The Census Bureau’s LEHD job counts record 1,703 jobs in Ardsley in 2023, with construction holding 65 of them, or 3.8%. County Business Patterns from the Census Bureau lists 18 construction establishments, so a dump truck, flatbed or utility body from a local contractor is a familiar kind of sale here; keep the service records with it.
Westchester County had 108 farms in USDA’s 2022 Census of Agriculture, with equine operations, potted flowering plants and foliage plants at the top. A horse hauler or a straight truck from a nursery is something we buy, and photos of the cargo area alongside the cab help us see the full setup.
Replacement titles, clearances and DEC rules
If the title has gone missing, the New York State Department of Motor Vehicles office at 1 Maple Ave in White Plains is 4.3 miles from Ardsley and handles replacements. Start that request early so the paper is in hand when the truck is collected.
On the roads around the village, the National Bridge Inventory lists 6 bridges, none load-posted and none under 14 feet of clearance, so a tall truck can usually be reached without a detour. New York’s Department of Environmental Conservation lists both the Advanced Clean Trucks regulation and the Heavy-Duty Low NOx Omnibus regulation with enforcement paused; neither stops you selling a diesel truck today.
The questions we get asked in Ardsley
- Which DMV office replaces a lost title for an Ardsley truck?The DMV office on Maple Ave in White Plains sits 4.3 miles away, per the New York State Department of Motor Vehicles, and it can issue a replacement title. Bring your ID and the VIN, and let us know the request is in progress.
- Are ACT and the Low NOx Omnibus a barrier to selling my Westchester diesel?New York’s Department of Environmental Conservation shows both of those regulations, Advanced Clean Trucks and the Heavy-Duty Low NOx Omnibus, with enforcement on pause. Send the model year and engine family with your photos so the truck is described in full.