Small fleets that stay on the island
FMCSA’s carrier census lists 32 active motor carriers based in Centerport, and every one of the 32 is registered for intrastate work, with 27 of them running as private fleets that move their own goods. A Centerport truck has usually spent its life between nearby job sites and yards, so tell us the home address where it parks between jobs and we will collect it there.
The three biggest operations in town field 6, 6 and 5 power units according to the federal carrier census, each with two or three drivers. If you are one of those small owners selling a tractor or straight truck out of a set of five or six, list each unit’s VIN separately so every truck gets its own conversation.
On FMCSA’s carrier census, 42 drivers from local outfits work within a 100-mile radius and 12 travel beyond it. A truck that came home every night usually has its paperwork in one place, so gather the title, the New York registration and any service invoices before you call.
Heavy equipment, timber and trash hauling
Machinery and large objects top the cargo list, with 9 carriers naming it on their FMCSA registrations, followed by general freight at 4. Lowboys, tilt decks and the tractors that pull them fit that work; send photos of the deck, the ramps and the cab so we see the whole rig.
Three Centerport outfits list garbage and refuse on the federal carrier census, and three more list logs, poles, beams and lumber. Roll-off trucks, rear loaders and flatbeds with lumber racks are all trucks we buy, and a photo of the body or the hoist alongside the chassis tells us what you are selling.
New registrations have been slow and steady: the FMCSA carrier census shows one new Centerport carrier in 2024 and one in 2025. If yours was bought for a business that started in those years, the purchase paperwork and the title in the business name are what we will ask for at pickup.
Fuel racks west toward Oyster Bay
The Energy Information Administration lists the Oyster Bay petroleum product terminal 8.3 miles west of Centerport, and the Bureau of Transportation Statistics places the Global liquid bulk terminal at the same 8.3-mile distance. Fuel tankers and the tractors that pull them out of those racks are trucks we purchase; tell us whether the tank stays with the sale.
Farther along the same direction, Global Companies runs a liquid bulk terminal 15.2 miles west, per the Bureau of Transportation Statistics, and the East Setauket petroleum terminal sits 14.5 miles to the east on Energy Information Administration records. A tanker that loaded at either one can be picked up at its yard, so give us that address rather than driving it to Centerport.
Sand, rail and port
Aggregate pits east and south, plus the Brookhaven rail yard
Broad Hollow Estates Inc operates a sand and gravel pit 10 miles south of town on Mine Safety and Health Administration records, and Coram Materials Corp runs another 20.8 miles east. Dump trucks and tri-axles that ran aggregate from those pits often sit at the contractor’s lot, so share the lot’s address and its gate hours.
Eastward, the Bureau of Transportation Statistics counts Port Jefferson as a port 15.1 miles away, and the North American Rail Network from the Federal Railroad Administration and BTS places the Brookhaven Rail Terminal 23.3 miles east. A container chassis or tractor that worked the Brookhaven yard can be collected from the yard itself once you tell us where it is parked.
Building trades in town, nurseries and stables in the county
Of the 742 Centerport jobs the Census Bureau’s LEHD job counts recorded in 2023, 59 were in construction, an 8 percent share. County Business Patterns lists 26 construction establishments here; if your dump truck, mixer or crane truck belongs to one of them, have the business title and its registration ready.
Across Suffolk County, USDA’s 2022 Census of Agriculture counts 578 farms, with potted flowering plants, horses and hogs as the leading products. Nursery box trucks, horse haulers and livestock tractors from those farms are on our list, and photos taken at the farm show us the truck where it works.
Title office and New York’s clean truck rules
The New York State Department of Motor Vehicles office on 1815 E Jericho Tpke in Huntington is 4.9 miles from Centerport. If the title is missing, that Huntington DMV office is where a replacement is requested, and starting that before we schedule the pickup keeps the sale moving.
Enforcement of two state rules, Advanced Clean Trucks and the Heavy-Duty Low NOx Omnibus, stands paused on the Department of Environmental Conservation’s heavy-duty vehicle listing. Neither rule stops you selling a diesel truck from Centerport, and you do not need any emissions certificate beyond what your registration already carries.
The questions we get asked in Centerport
- Which Huntington-area office reissues a lost title for a truck kept in Centerport?Huntington’s DMV office at 1815 E Jericho Tpke, 4.9 miles away on New York State Department of Motor Vehicles records, handles title replacements for Centerport owners. Request it there and tell us when it is on its way.
- Will you collect a truck parked at a gravel pit or fuel terminal?Pits like Broad Hollow Estates, 10 miles south per the Mine Safety and Health Administration, and the Oyster Bay terminal 8.3 miles west are places we can pick up from. Give us the site address and who can let us through the gate.
- Does New York’s clean truck pause change anything when a Centerport owner sells a diesel?Enforcement of New York’s Advanced Clean Trucks and Low NOx Omnibus regulations is paused according to the state’s Department of Environmental Conservation. Your current title and registration are what the sale needs.