Log trailers and machinery decks out of Broadalbin
Of the 62 active trucking outfits FMCSA’s carrier census places in Broadalbin, 17 list logs, poles, beams and lumber as cargo, the single most common entry. If your truck pulled a log trailer or carried sawn lumber, send photos of the bunks, stakes and any loader along with the cab, so we see the whole rig.
That same FMCSA census shows 15 Broadalbin carriers hauling machinery and large objects, and 10 moving motor vehicles. Lowboys, rollbacks and car haulers all fit what we collect; tell us the deck length and whether the trailer goes with the tractor or stays behind.
Broadalbin fleets that never cross the state line
Every one of Broadalbin’s 62 registered carriers runs intrastate, with none listed as interstate in FMCSA’s carrier census, and 46 of them are private fleets hauling their own goods. A truck kept for a farm, a sawmill or a contractor’s own work counts just the same when you sell it to us.
Drivers tied to these carriers mostly stay local: the FMCSA records count 109 working within a 100-mile radius against 22 who go farther. Among the 13 carriers reporting annual mileage to FMCSA, the median comes to 5,000 miles a truck. Have the odometer reading and the VIN on hand when you first reach out.
Broadalbin’s biggest outfits stay modest, according to the federal carrier census: two run 17 power units each, one with 14 drivers and one with 5, and the next runs 6 units with a single driver. If you are selling several trucks from one yard, list them together and we can plan one visit.
Quarry country south and west
Quarries south and west of the village
A crushed-stone quarry 10 miles south of the village and Pattersonville Plant #61, another quarry about 11 miles to the south-east, both appear in Mine Safety and Health Administration listings. Dump trucks and tri-axles that spend their days at stone plants like these are welcome; tell us the body type and the axle setup.
West of Broadalbin, the Maple Ave Pit is a sand and gravel operation 9.2 miles out on the Mine Safety and Health Administration’s rolls. If your truck is parked at a pit or a contractor’s lot rather than at your house, give us that address and we will collect it there.
Broadalbin’s construction trade adds to that traffic: the Census Bureau’s County Business Patterns counts 20 construction establishments here. A truck that moved fill or aggregate for a site crew is one we would like to hear about.
Broadalbin trucks and the two nearby rail yards
Nine miles south of Broadalbin lies the Amsterdam rail yard, with a second yard at Saratoga Springs 19.1 miles east, both on the North American Rail Network that the Federal Railroad Administration and the Bureau of Transportation Statistics maintain. If your truck worked transload runs to either yard, mention which one when you get in touch.
Out east, two military sites sit on Bureau of Transportation Statistics maps: the Outdoor Recreation Ctr at 15.1 miles and NSA Saratoga Springs NY at 19 miles. Should your truck sit near either one, tell us about any gate or access rules so the pickup goes smoothly.
Dairy and evergreens
Milk, cattle and Christmas tree farms
Around Broadalbin, Fulton County holds 205 farms in USDA’s 2022 Census of Agriculture, with milk, cattle and cut Christmas trees as the leading products. Bulk milk tankers, livestock haulers and stake trucks that carried trees each fit what we buy.
Between milk runs and Christmas tree loads, a Broadalbin farm truck may be parked behind a barn. Send the location, a photo of the plate and the registration, and keep the title with them.
Broadalbin to Johnstown for a missing certificate
A Broadalbin seller without a title goes to the New York State Department of Motor Vehicles, whose JOHNSTOWN office sits 9.7 miles away at 223 West Main St, Johnstown. If the title is lost, request a replacement from the DMV before the sale and keep the receipt with your registration.
Broadalbin sellers should also know the state’s clean-truck picture: New York’s Advanced Clean Trucks (ACT) Regulation and its Heavy-Duty Low NOx Omnibus (HD Omnibus) Regulation are both listed by the state’s environmental department, and enforcement of each is on hold. Your diesel tractor is still a truck we collect.
Jobs behind the trucks
In 2023 the Census Bureau’s LEHD job counts recorded 425 jobs in Broadalbin, and 63 of them, a 14.8 percent share, were in transportation and warehousing. Owner-drivers among them should keep the title and registration in their own name ready to show us.
Fresh carriers keep registering here too, with FMCSA’s carrier census logging 4 new Broadalbin outfits in 2024 and 2 in 2025. A newer operator retiring a tractor or a box truck can sell to us the same way an older family fleet does.
The questions we get asked in Broadalbin
- Will you pick up a Broadalbin log truck parked back in the woods?Log hauling is the most listed cargo among Broadalbin carriers in FMCSA’s carrier census, so woodlot pickups are familiar ground. Give us the road and any directions past the last turn.
- Where do I replace a missing title in Fulton County?Johnstown, 9.7 miles from Broadalbin, has the New York State Department of Motor Vehicles office at 223 West Main St that issues replacement title certificates.
- Do the paused clean-truck rules stop me selling an older diesel?Enforcement of New York’s Advanced Clean Trucks (ACT) Regulation and Heavy-Duty Low NOx Omnibus (HD Omnibus) Regulation is on hold, and Broadalbin diesel trucks remain ones we buy.