Yonkers carriers and what they haul
FMCSA’s carrier census lists 903 active carriers based in Yonkers, and 358 of them name general freight as a cargo they haul. If your box truck or tractor ran those mixed loads around Westchester, have the title and current registration in your name before you contact us, so the paperwork matches the VIN when we look at the truck.
Refuse work is a real share of the city’s trucking: 75 Yonkers carriers in the federal carrier census list garbage, refuse and trash as a cargo, while 85 list motor vehicles and 70 list household goods. A roll-off, a packer, a car carrier or a moving van all count. Tell us the body type and the make of any mounted equipment, and send photos of the body as well as the cab.
Of those 903 carriers, the federal census counts 606 as private fleets hauling their own goods, 710 as intrastate and 192 as interstate. Whichever kind yours is, have the New York State Department of Motor Vehicles registration card and any interstate registration papers together with the title.
From one-truck owners to fleets of hundreds
The three biggest Yonkers fleets on FMCSA’s census run 642, 310 and 89 power units, but most carriers here are far smaller. Whether you are selling one truck or a dozen, list each VIN with its title status, and we can arrange collection for every unit from the yard where they are parked.
Sixty-five new carriers registered in Yonkers in 2025 and 64 in 2024, according to FMCSA’s carrier census. If you started an operation in the last two years and are winding it down, check whether a lender is still listed on the title, and ask them for a lien release before you contact us.
Short local runs and the miles they leave
Yonkers carriers report 3,625 drivers working within 100 miles of base and 1,185 working beyond it, on the federal carrier census. A truck on local work is usually kept at a yard close to base, so give us that yard’s street address and the name of whoever holds the gate key.
Across the 174 Yonkers carriers that reported mileage to FMCSA, the median is 10,000 miles a year per truck. Write down the odometer reading and the engine hours from the dash when you call, and take a clear photo of each; those two numbers start every conversation we have about a truck.
What Yonkers inspections show about model years
Roadside inspection records from FMCSA cover 370 Yonkers-based trucks checked between August 2024 and August 2026, with a median model year of 2018. Have the model year, engine make and transmission type ready from the title or the door sticker before you reach out.
FMCSA’s roadside checks of those 370 Yonkers trucks also found 38.9 percent carrying a model year at least ten years back. If yours is one of them, a copy of its most recent roadside inspection report helps us confirm the unit we are talking about.
Terminals and quarries
Rail yards, fuel terminals and stone south and north
The North American Rail Network places the Oak Point rail yard about 9.5 miles south of Yonkers in the Bronx, and the Energy Information Administration lists the Bronx and Port Morris petroleum product terminals 9.8 and 10.2 miles south. If your tractor hauled to these sites and is parked down there now, it can stay where it is; give us the lot address and an on-site contact.
East of the city, the Bureau of Transportation Statistics lists Westmore Fuel Co, a liquid bulk terminal 11.3 miles away, and the Sprague liquid bulk terminal 10.1 miles south. For a fuel or tank truck, keep the tank inspection paperwork with the title and send it along with the photos.
Across the river, the Mine Safety and Health Administration lists the West Nyack Quarry 12.2 miles north-west and the Haverstraw Quarry & Mill 16.4 miles north, both crushed-stone operations. A dump truck or tri-axle that worked those pits can be collected from a yard near the quarry as easily as from Yonkers.
Titles, bridges and the Westchester jobs picture
If the title is lost, the New York State Department of Motor Vehicles office at 1 Larkin Plaza, about 1.9 miles from the city centre, handles a duplicate. Apply for the replacement before you contact us, and have it in your name when we collect.
On the National Bridge Inventory, 14 of the 101 bridges in Yonkers clear under 14 feet, the lowest being 8 ft 11 in on the structure carrying Route 984, and one is load-posted. Tell us the height and weight of your truck so the collection route avoids them.
The Census Bureau’s LEHD job counts put 5,268 Yonkers jobs in construction and 4,160 in transportation and warehousing in 2023, and County Business Patterns counts 711 construction establishments. If your truck served a contractor rather than a carrier, the title may be in the company’s name; bring a signed letter from an officer authorising the sale.
The questions we get asked in Yonkers
- My packer is parked at a transfer yard in the Bronx; does it have to come up to Yonkers first?The packer can stay in the Bronx. The Oak Point rail yard and the Port Morris terminal are about 10 miles south on the North American Rail Network and Energy Information Administration listings, and we collect from yards in that area. Give us the address and whoever controls access.
- Which office replaces a lost truck title for a Yonkers owner?The New York State Department of Motor Vehicles office at 1 Larkin Plaza in Yonkers issues duplicate titles. Take photo ID and the truck’s VIN to the Larkin Plaza counter.
- Do New York’s clean truck rules stop me selling an older diesel?The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation lists enforcement of both the Advanced Clean Trucks regulation and the Heavy-Duty Low NOx Omnibus regulation as paused. Include the engine make and model year from the door sticker when you contact us.