Pits past Westhampton line
Sand and gravel pits off Eastport’s north-east edge
Westhampton Property Associates Inc, a sand and gravel operation on the Mine Safety and Health Administration’s list, lies about 3.7 miles north-east of Eastport. Dump trucks and tri-axles that load out of a pit like that are often parked right at the operation between jobs, so tell us whether yours sits on the pit floor or in a yard in town, and who can let us in.
Further along, East Coast Mines & Materials appears in the Mine Safety and Health Administration records as a second sand and gravel operation, roughly 7 miles east of town. If your truck has hauled aggregate between the two, have the registration and the title together before we talk, and send photos of the body, the hoist and the cab so we can see what the truck carries.
Tank farms both ways
Riverhead tank farms and the Brookhaven rail siding
To the north-east, the Energy Information Administration lists the RIVERHEAD petroleum product terminal about 10.9 miles out, and the Bureau of Transportation Statistics places United Riverhead Terminal, Inc., a liquid bulk terminal, at the same distance. Tank trucks and fuel delivery units that load there can stay where they are parked; give us the address and the gate contact and we plan the collection around the site.
Westward, Brookhaven Rail Terminal shows up 10.7 miles from Eastport both as a liquid bulk terminal in Bureau of Transportation Statistics listings and as a rail yard on the North American Rail Network kept by the Federal Railroad Administration and the Bureau of Transportation Statistics. The NORTH HOLTSVILLE TERMINAL, which the Energy Information Administration counts among petroleum product terminals, sits about 17.4 miles west. If your tractor or tanker has run between these sites, keep any terminal inspection or service records with the truck; they go along with the photos.
Eastport’s own trucking, mostly private fleets
FMCSA’s carrier census shows 42 active carriers based in Eastport, and 35 of them are private fleets moving their own goods rather than for-hire freight. A contractor’s dump truck, a landscaper’s flatbed or a farm’s straight truck all fit that pattern, and any of them can be sold from the driveway or yard where it is kept.
General freight leads the cargo listed by 12 of those carriers in the FMCSA census, with machinery and large objects named by 7, farm supplies by 6 and garbage, refuse and trash by 5. Roll-off and refuse bodies, lowboys that move equipment, and box trucks are all trucks we collect; tell us the body type and the VIN when you first get in touch.
Only 2 of the 42 carriers registered in Eastport run interstate, according to FMCSA, while 40 operate intrastate. For an in-state truck, the New York registration and title are the two papers that matter most, so find both before the pickup is booked.
Eastport drivers and the hundred-mile ring
Of the drivers Eastport carriers report to FMCSA, 57 stay within a hundred-mile radius and 19 work beyond it. A truck that comes home each night is easy to find; one that is out on longer runs can be collected wherever it finishes, as long as you tell us where that will be.
State that figure plainly when you describe the truck, along with the odometer reading and the VIN, and the questions we ask will be about the truck itself.
The three largest local fleets in FMCSA’s records run 7, 5 and 4 power units. If you are letting go of more than one truck from a small fleet like these, list each unit’s VIN and where it is parked, and we can arrange them together.
Crews and job yards
Contractors working from Eastport
Construction makes up 13.7 percent of the work located in Eastport on the Census Bureau’s LEHD job counts for 2023. Dump trucks, flatbeds and utility bodies that serve those crews are the kinds of trucks contractors here tend to keep, and each can be sold from the job yard.
Around Eastport, fifteen businesses fall under construction in the Census Bureau’s County Business Patterns tally. If your truck belongs to a business rather than to you personally, have the title in the business name ready, along with whoever is authorised to sign it.
Riverhead DMV
A lost certificate and the Riverhead office
The New York State Department of Motor Vehicles handles replacement title certificates through its DMV offices, and the RIVERHEAD office at 200 OLD COUNTRY RD, RIVERHEAD, is about 8.3 miles from Eastport. If the title is missing, start the replacement there before we schedule the collection.
Farm trucks are part of the local mix too: USDA’s 2022 Census of Agriculture records 578 farms across Suffolk County, led by potted flowering plants, equine and hogs. A nursery or stable truck registered in the farm’s name needs the same title from the New York State Department of Motor Vehicles as any other, so check whose name is on it before you call.
The questions we get asked in Eastport
- My tri-axle sits at the East Coast Mines & Materials pit outside Eastport; will you pick it up from the pit?East Coast Mines & Materials, about 7 miles east on the Mine Safety and Health Administration’s list, is the kind of site we collect from. Tell us the pit name, where the truck sits on it and who can open the gate.
- The Eastport truck’s title has gone missing - which Riverhead office replaces it?Eastport’s nearest New York State Department of Motor Vehicles office is RIVERHEAD, at 200 OLD COUNTRY RD, RIVERHEAD, about 8.3 miles away. Apply for the replacement certificate there and let us know when it arrives.
- With ACT and the HD Omnibus on New York’s books, can an Eastport owner still sell a diesel tractor?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 agency, and enforcement of each is paused. Eastport owners can sell a diesel truck to us with the usual title and registration.
- My refuse truck only works Long Island routes out of Eastport; is a local-only truck any different to sell?Eastport’s own carriers are mostly in-state: FMCSA counts 40 intrastate operators among the 42 based here, and 5 list garbage, refuse and trash. A truck that never leaves New York is sold the same way; send the VIN, photos and the address where it is kept.