Watkins Road and Bannon, just west of Blacklick Estates
Drive 4.3 miles west from Blacklick Estates and you reach the Watkins Road yard, as mapped on the North American Rail Network that the Federal Railroad Administration and the Bureau of Transportation Statistics maintain. A tractor that shuttles boxes or trailers to that yard can be collected from your driveway, a yard lot or a shop bay; send us the address where it is parked and the name of whoever holds the keys.
Bannon, a second yard on the North American Rail Network, is 4.5 miles west of town. If your day cab works both, tell us so, and have the Ohio title and current registration in hand before we schedule the pickup.
For a tractor that runs between Watkins Road and Bannon, photos of the cab, the frame, the fifth wheel and each axle, plus the odometer reading and the VIN, let us start on your truck without a visit first.
Tankers serving Norfolk Southern TBT and Transflo CSXT west of town
Norfolk Southern TBT, a liquid bulk terminal on the Bureau of Transportation Statistics list, lies 4.6 miles west of town. If your tractor pulled tank trailers in and out of that site and back out to Franklin County customers, keep any terminal inspection reports or service records with the title.
A second liquid bulk site, Transflo CSXT, appears 5.3 miles west in the same Bureau of Transportation Statistics listing. Tell us whether you are selling the tractor alone or the tanker with it; a trailer carries its own title, and each one needs to be signed over separately.
Both terminals are on the west side of Blacklick Estates, so a truck parked at either one is a short trip for our driver. Give us a contact at the gate if the tractor sits inside a fenced terminal lot, and say which entrance to use.
Crushed stone out of Columbus Plant and Columbus Limestone, west of Blacklick Estates
Columbus Plant, a crushed-stone quarry on Mine Safety and Health Administration records, is 6.9 miles west of Blacklick Estates. Tri-axle and quad-axle dump trucks hauling stone from a pit like that are trucks we purchase; send pictures of the body, the hoist and the tailgate along with the chassis.
Further out, at 8.2 miles west, the Mine Safety and Health Administration lists Columbus Limestone, a second crushed-stone operation. If your dump truck is parked at the quarry rather than at home, we can collect it on site once the operator clears us to enter.
Check that the name on the Ohio title is yours before you call about a quarry truck. If it still shows a previous owner, finish that transfer first so the sale can go through cleanly.
Defense Supply Center Columbus and Rickenbacker
The Bureau of Transportation Statistics lists Defense Supply Center Columbus as a military installation 5.5 miles north-west of town, and Rickenbacker as another 7.6 miles south-west. If you hauled freight to either gate, you will know their access rules; we do not need the truck brought onto base land and will pick it up off the installation.
If your truck ran contract loads to Defense Supply Center Columbus or Rickenbacker, keep any delivery logs or inspection records with the title, since they show the work the truck did around Franklin County.
Blacklick Estates employers and Franklin County’s soybean and corn farms
Blacklick Estates had 596 jobs located in it in 2023, according to the Census Bureau’s LEHD job counts. Tell us where your truck is parked today, which may be a job site outside town rather than your home address.
USDA’s 2022 Census of Agriculture counts 372 farms in Franklin County, with soybeans, corn and potted flowering plants at the top of the list. A grain truck hauling Franklin County soybeans, or a box truck carrying potted plants from a nursery, belongs on our list; send the VIN, the title and pictures of each side.
The questions we get asked in Blacklick Estates
- Can my day cab be picked up beside the Watkins Road rail yard instead of at home in Blacklick Estates?Watkins Road sits 4.3 miles west of town on the North American Rail Network, and we collect from there or wherever the tractor is parked. Give us the location and a contact who can open the lot.
- Do you take dump trucks that haul from Columbus Limestone or Columbus Plant?Both quarries are on Mine Safety and Health Administration records, 8.2 and 6.9 miles west of town, and dump trucks from either one are on our list. Send photos of the body and chassis with the Ohio title details.
- I farm soybeans and corn in Franklin County. Will you buy my grain truck?Soybeans and corn top USDA’s 2022 Census of Agriculture list for Franklin County’s 372 farms, and grain trucks from those farms are ones we purchase. Have the title ready and tell us which field or barn the truck sits at.