Barns and feed mills
Feed, grain and farm-supply hauling around Maria Stein
Hogs, milk and corn top the list for the 1,292 farms that USDA’s 2022 Census of Agriculture counts across Mercer County, the county Maria Stein sits in. A grain hopper, a feed body or a bulk tanker that has served those barns is usually parked on the farm or in a machine shed, and we collect it from that yard rather than asking you to haul it anywhere.
Of the 35 active carriers registered here in FMCSA’s carrier census, 14 list grain, feed and hay as cargo and 11 list farm supplies. If your tractor or straight truck pulled for a feed mill or co-op, tell us the body type and the trailer it worked with, and send photos of the cab, frame and tires along with the VIN.
Dry bulk shows up for 10 of those registered carriers, again per the federal carrier census. Pneumatic trailers and hopper bottoms that moved feed or grain between farms and elevators are trucks we buy, with or without the tractor that pulled them.
Freight on the move
General freight and long-haul tractors based in the village
General freight is the most common cargo line, listed by 20 of the village’s 35 active carriers in FMCSA’s census, and 23 of them hold interstate authority against 12 that run intrastate only. A sleeper that spends weeks away may be sold while it sits between loads; give us the address where it parks when it comes home.
FMCSA’s carrier census shows 599 local drivers working beyond a 100-mile radius and 121 inside it. For an over-the-road tractor, have the title, current registration and any service log ready so the record travels with the truck.
A typical Maria Stein truck covers 22,750 miles a year, the median across the 15 carriers that filed mileage with FMCSA. Note the odometer reading when you contact us; it is one of the first things we ask for alongside the VIN.
Tractors on the roster
From single-truck owners to fleets running hundreds of tractors
The biggest fleet registered in Maria Stein runs 402 power units with 380 drivers, according to FMCSA’s carrier census, and the next two report 98 and 65 units. Private fleets account for 17 of the local registrations in that same federal census, meaning those trucks haul a company’s own goods rather than freight for hire.
Owners selling several units at once can send us a list with each VIN, model year and odometer reading. A fleet that registered in 2024 or 2025, when FMCSA’s records show one new carrier each year, sells the same way as one that has run for decades.
What roadside inspections show about trucks working here
Roadside checks of Maria Stein-based carriers covered 423 trucks from late August 2024 to late August 2026, per FMCSA roadside inspection records. Those inspection records put the median model year at 2023, with 12.3 percent ten or more model years old.
Whatever the year on your title, the steps are the same: photos of each side, the dash with the odometer showing, and the VIN plate. If you kept the reports from those roadside stops, send them along with the photos.
Stone pits, a rail yard and a bulk terminal within twenty miles
Weber Materials runs a crushed-stone quarry 14.1 miles north-east of the village, and Barrett Paving Materials has another 18.9 miles to the south-east, both on Mine Safety and Health Administration listings. Hardin Sand and Gravel is 15.8 miles south-east on the Mine Safety and Health Administration’s list. Dump trucks and end dumps that worked those pits can be collected at the quarry gate or at your shop.
To the south-west, the ANSONIA rail yard lies 16.1 miles out on the North American Rail Network. North-east, the Bureau of Transportation Statistics lists AIP Logistics, a liquid bulk terminal 18.9 miles away; tank trucks that loaded there are on the list of what we purchase.
Nine construction establishments are counted locally in the Census Bureau’s County Business Patterns. Their dump bodies, flatbeds and service trucks are welcome too, wherever they are parked.
Jobs and the clerk
Warehousing jobs and the Celina title office
Transportation and warehousing hold 394 of the 962 jobs located here in 2023, or 41 percent, by the Census Bureau’s LEHD job counts. The LEHD counts add 76 manufacturing jobs and 62 in wholesale trade; box trucks and day cabs serving plants and distributors are trucks we collect from the loading dock.
A lost title is replaced through the Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles, which issues titles at county Clerk of Courts title offices. The nearest is the Mercer County Clerk of Courts Title Office at 318 Portland Street, Celina, 45822, which the Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles places 11.5 miles from Maria Stein; bring your ID and the VIN when you go.
The questions we get asked in Maria Stein
- My hopper truck sits on a hog farm near Maria Stein; can you collect it there?Grain, feed and hay are listed by 14 of Maria Stein’s 35 active carriers in FMCSA’s census, so farm pickups are routine here; give us the farm address and we come to the truck.
- My semi’s title is missing; is the Celina clerk the place to get a new one?Celina is the stop: 11.5 miles from Maria Stein, the Mercer County Clerk of Courts Title Office at 318 Portland Street issues Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles titles, so bring ID and the VIN.
- Do you buy dump trucks that worked the local quarries?Weber Materials, Hardin Sand and Gravel and Barrett Paving Materials all sit within 19 miles on Mine Safety and Health Administration listings, and dump trucks from those sites are ones we buy.
- Can I sell an over-the-road tractor while it is away on a load?With 599 drivers here operating beyond 100 miles in FMCSA filings, that comes up often; send the VIN and photos now, and we arrange collection where it parks once it is home.