North-east fuel racks
The Energy Information Administration places the GLENNWOOD LANDING petroleum product terminal 4.5 miles north-east of Thomaston, and a short way past it the Bureau of Transportation Statistics records Global Companies as a liquid bulk terminal at 4.6 miles. A tractor that loads at those racks may be parked near the terminal rather than in the village, so give us the street address where it sits and we will arrange the collection there.
West of the village, 7 miles off, sits a second pair of listings for The Energy Conservation Group: a petroleum product terminal on the Energy Information Administration’s register and a liquid bulk terminal on the Bureau of Transportation Statistics list. If your rig pulled fuel or bulk liquid from that site, note which tanks or trailers went with it and whether the trailer is part of the sale.
Rail freight around Jamaica
JAMAICA YARD lies 7.6 miles south-west, according to the North American Rail Network kept by the Federal Railroad Administration and the Bureau of Transportation Statistics, and a second yard named JAMAICA is listed at 8.2 miles. Day cabs that shuttle between those tracks and Long Island customers often spend nights in Queens lots, so tell us which lot holds yours.
Before we come to a yard in Queens, send photos of both sides of the cab, the VIN plate and the dash with the ignition on. Pictures taken where the tractor stands also show our driver how to get in and out of that lot.
Pit east, post south-west
Dump trucks from the east, a base to the south-west
Broad Hollow Estates Inc, a sand and gravel operation on the Mine Safety and Health Administration’s mine list, is 15.4 miles east of Thomaston. Dump trucks and roll-offs that haul aggregate from a pit like that one are part of what we purchase, with the body included or listed separately.
The Bureau of Transportation Statistics lists a military installation named Brooklyn NY 16.7 miles to the south-west. If your truck carries a gate pass or decals tied to that site, mention them when you first write so we know what to ask about before pickup.
Contractors inside a small job base
Of the 758 jobs located in Thomaston in 2023, construction held 65, an 8.6 percent share, according to the Census Bureau’s LEHD job counts. A contractor with a single box truck or flatbed is a seller we deal with often, and one vehicle is enough to start.
For a work truck kept at a home or a job site, send the registration, any service records you have, and the name that appears on the title. If the truck is registered to a business, the person signing should be able to sign for that company.
Horses and flowers
Horse vans and flower boxes off county farms
Equine operations and cut flowers with cultivated greens lead the 29 farms that USDA’s 2022 Census of Agriculture counted across Nassau County. A horse van, a stake-bed or a refrigerated box from that work is a commercial truck we will look at like any other.
If a stall trailer or flower cooler comes with the truck, tell us so we can count it in the same visit, and say whether it stays bolted on or comes off.
A lost title at College Point
The New York State Department of Motor Vehicles runs the COLLEGE POINT office at 30-56 WHITESTONE EXPY, FLUSHING, 6.5 miles from Thomaston. Owners there can replace a missing title certificate before the sale, and the Department’s DMV offices handle the same request elsewhere in the state.
New York’s Advanced Clean Trucks Regulation and its Heavy-Duty Low NOx Omnibus Regulation both have enforcement paused, per the state’s posted rule notices. Keep the registration and title together so the sale needs only your signature.
The questions we get asked in Thomaston
- Will a pickup reach a tractor parked at a fuel rack north-east of the village?The GLENNWOOD LANDING terminal sits 4.5 miles north-east of Thomaston on the Energy Information Administration’s list, and we collect from the address you give, whether that is a terminal lot or your driveway.
- My title went missing; can I go to COLLEGE POINT on WHITESTONE EXPY from Thomaston?The COLLEGE POINT office of the New York State Department of Motor Vehicles, at 30-56 WHITESTONE EXPY, FLUSHING, is 6.5 miles away and handles replacement title certificates.
- Do you take construction trucks from the village?Construction accounts for 65 of Thomaston’s 758 jobs on the Census Bureau’s LEHD job counts, and dump trucks, flatbeds and box trucks from that work are all trucks we purchase.