Aggregate trucks from the pits around town
The Mine Safety and Health Administration lists Triple A Sand and Gravel 4.1 miles south-east of Chillicothe and Tow Path Products 5.8 miles to the north-east. If your dump truck or end-dump tractor loads at either pit, it can stay parked at the yard you use; give us the gate hours and the name of whoever holds the key.
Further out, the Mine Safety and Health Administration registers Plano Road, a crushed-stone quarry 14.8 miles north-west, and the Williamsport Plant, another quarry 21.6 miles in the same direction. A tri-axle that runs stone out of those two can be collected where it sits between loads, so send a pin for the spot along with the VIN.
DTS Sands - Beaver Mine, an industrial-mineral mine 19.4 miles south-east per MSHA, rounds out the list. Photos of the bed, the hoist and the tag axle, taken in daylight, tell us what kind of hauling the truck has been set up for.
Two rail yards and a training center east of downtown
On the North American Rail Network, kept by the Federal Railroad Administration and the Bureau of Transportation Statistics, the Renick yard lies 2.4 miles south-east and the Chillicothe yard 2.6 miles east. Day cabs that shuttle loads between those sidings and local warehouses are a fit for us; tell us which yard the tractor was based at so we know where to look for it.
The Bureau of Transportation Statistics places NG Camp Sherman Joint Training Center 2.6 miles east of the city. If your truck is kept on a lot near the base, check whether a visitor needs an escort or a pass to reach it, and pass that on when you first get in touch.
General freight, lumber and car haulers on the Chillicothe register
FMCSA’s carrier census counts 182 active carriers in Chillicothe, with 110 of them listing general freight. Box trucks, straight trucks and dry-van tractors from that work are what we see most often from a town this size, and the title in your name plus the current registration is the core of what we need.
Of those same carriers, 34 haul machinery and large objects, 29 move motor vehicles and 26 carry logs, poles, beams or lumber, as the federal carrier census records them. Lowboys, car haulers and log trucks all qualify; note the trailer or body type in your first message so the right questions follow.
FMCSA’s carrier census splits the local operators into 55 interstate and 127 intrastate, and counts 66 that haul only their own goods. Ohio-only trucks are just as welcome, and a company selling one of its own units needs only the title signed by whoever it names.
Small outfits and a few sizeable fleets
One fleet registered here runs 63 power units with 57 drivers, another 55 power units with 12 drivers, and a third 41 power units with 38 drivers, according to FMCSA’s carrier census. Whether you are selling a single tractor or several from a yard, list the units by VIN so each one can be matched to its title.
The same census shows 491 drivers working within 100 miles of their base and 206 driving beyond that radius. Among 41 carriers that report mileage, FMCSA puts the median at 15,000 miles per truck, so have the odometer reading to hand when you ask about a sale.
Fifteen operators joined the federal carrier census from Chillicothe during 2025, following 8 that signed up across 2024. If your company started recently and is now letting a truck go, the paperwork is the same: title, registration and a photo of the VIN plate.
Inspection stops and the five bridges in town
FMCSA roadside inspection records from 2024-09-19 to 2026-08-24 cover 145 trucks tied to Chillicothe carriers, with a median model year of 2020 and 34.5% at ten or more years old. Keep your latest inspection report with the title; it lists the truck’s details in one place.
Within the city the National Bridge Inventory records 5 bridges, none of them load-posted and none under 14 feet of clearance. Pickup in town is a matter of a clear address and a contact on the day, wherever in Chillicothe the truck is parked.
Plant jobs, building contractors and corn and cattle farms
The Census Bureau’s LEHD job counts put 13,540 jobs in Chillicothe for 2023, with 1,249 in manufacturing, 492 in transportation and warehousing, 281 in construction and 163 in wholesale trade. A plant’s yard truck or a contractor’s flatbed can be sold the same way an owner-operator sells a tractor: by the name on the title.
Sixty-five builders and contractors and 4 warehouse operators have premises in the Chillicothe area, as the Census Bureau’s County Business Patterns tallies them. Builders selling a dump truck, a stake bed or a crane truck should photograph the body and any equipment mounted on it.
USDA’s 2022 Census of Agriculture records 1,107 farms in Ross County, with corn, soybeans and cattle the leading products. A grain truck or cattle hauler may be titled to the farm rather than a person, so confirm whose name is on the paper before we set a collection date, and if the title has gone missing, ask the county title office for a replacement before the pickup.
The questions we get asked in Chillicothe
- Our tri-axle sits at the Triple A sand and gravel yard south-east of Chillicothe - does it have to come into town first?Triple A Sand and Gravel sits 4.1 miles south-east of town on the Mine Safety and Health Administration’s list, and we collect from pits like it. Leave the truck where it is and tell us who can open the gate.
- The grain truck is in the farm’s name, not mine, somewhere in Ross County - how does the title get signed?Ross County has 1,107 farms in USDA’s 2022 Census of Agriculture, and a truck titled to one of them is sold by whoever is authorised to sign for the farm. That signature on the title is what the sale needs.
- Every load we pull stays between Chillicothe and other Ohio towns; is an intrastate truck one you take?In Chillicothe 127 of 182 active carriers are intrastate, per FMCSA’s carrier census, so Ohio-only trucks are common here and we buy them on the same terms as interstate ones.
- Which papers and photos should a Chillicothe owner gather ahead of the pickup?Chillicothe trucks in FMCSA roadside inspection records have a median model year of 2020, and for any of them we ask for the title, the current registration, the latest inspection report and clear photos of the cab, frame and VIN plate.