Vans, flatbeds and log trucks on the Ohio River
General freight is the cargo 64 of Marietta’s 146 active carriers list with FMCSA’s carrier census. A box truck or dry van tractor from that group is something we take, so send the VIN, the title and a few photos of the cab and the unit as it sits.
Machinery and large objects are listed by 37 Marietta carriers in the same FMCSA census, while 19 haul metal sheets, coils and rolls and another 19 move logs, poles, beams and lumber. Lowboys, flatbed tractors and log trucks off those routes all fit, so tell us what trailer or body the truck was set up for when you get in touch.
In that FMCSA register, 93 of them are authorised for interstate work, 51 for intrastate work, and 92 are private fleets. A private-fleet truck owned by a contractor or a supplier sells the same way as a for-hire tractor: the name on the title signs, and we handle the rest.
One truck or a whole yard on the Muskingum
The three biggest fleets registered in Marietta run 102, 88 and 51 power units, per FMCSA’s carrier census, with 98, 87 and 68 drivers. If you are clearing out several units at once, put the VINs in one list with where each one is parked, and we will plan collection around the yard rather than truck by truck.
New entrants keep turning up too: the FMCSA census records seven carriers that registered in Marietta during 2025 and four in 2024. An owner-operator who started recently and is now stepping away can sell with the title in hand; if a lender is still on it, give us the lienholder’s name so the payoff paperwork is sorted before pickup.
Across 57 local carriers that report mileage, the median truck covered 12,992 miles a year in FMCSA’s census figures. Write the odometer reading down from the dash before you call, since that number is one of the first two things we ask for, the VIN being the other.
Pits, quarries, coal
Gravel, stone and the Orange Strip north of town
The Mine Safety and Health Administration lists Briggs Sand and Gravel 6.1 miles south-west of Marietta and the Reno Plant Site, another sand and gravel operation, 6.9 miles to the south-east. A dump truck or tri-axle parked at either pit can be collected there; give us the site address and the name of whoever can let us through the gate.
North of the city, the Orange Strip coal mine sits 14.9 miles out, King Quarries 19.8 miles and the Sharon Stone Company quarry 23.5 miles, all on Mine Safety and Health Administration records. We collect haul trucks at sites like these, so leave yours where it is parked.
Seven miles south-west, at 7.2 miles by the MSHA listing, is the Marietta Plant, an industrial-mineral mine. If your truck hauled out of it, send any site entry or inspection paperwork you kept, along with photos of the frame and the bed.
Tank loads south-east, rail cars at Belpre
Tank tractors load fuel 4.3 miles south-east of Marietta, where the Energy Information Administration places a petroleum product terminal that shares Marietta’s name. Tank tractors that load there are part of what we take; note the trailer type and which loads the tractor pulled so the conversation starts with the right questions.
Down the river at Belpre, 12.4 miles south-west, the North American Rail Network maps a rail yard. A day cab that shuttles between that yard and customers around Washington County can stay where it is parked, and you can send us the location from wherever you are.
Roads and age
Bridges, inspections and model years
Of 13 bridges in the area, the National Bridge Inventory shows none posted for load and none under 14 feet of clearance. A loaded lowboy or a tall box truck can reach most Marietta addresses without a detour, so the truck can usually be collected from the yard or driveway where you keep it.
Between August 2024 and August 2026, FMCSA roadside inspection records logged 288 trucks based in Marietta, a median model year of 2020 among them and 36 percent built a decade or more earlier. Whatever year yours is, the registration card and any annual inspection reports help us match the truck to its paperwork.
Wholesale, building trades and dairy country
Census Bureau LEHD job counts for 2023 put 10,974 jobs in Marietta, with 535 in wholesale trade, 313 in construction, 156 in manufacturing and 79 in transportation and warehousing. Delivery straight trucks from wholesale suppliers and flatbeds from manufacturers both qualify; tell us whose name is on the title if it is a company rather than you.
Marietta is home to 56 construction establishments in County Business Patterns. A contractor with a dump truck, a crane truck or a mixer it no longer uses can send photos and the title, and we arrange collection from the job yard.
Washington County held 1,088 farms in USDA’s 2022 Census of Agriculture, with cattle, corn and milk at the top. Grain trucks, livestock haulers and milk tankers parked on a farm out in the county can be collected right there, with no need to bring them into Marietta.
The questions we get asked in Marietta
- My tri-axle sits at a sand and gravel pit near Marietta. Must I tow the tri-axle to a Marietta street before you collect?Briggs Sand and Gravel is 6.1 miles south-west and the Reno Plant Site 6.9 miles south-east on Mine Safety and Health Administration records, and we collect at sites like those. Pass along the pit’s address and the person who holds the gate key.
- I bought my tractor from the Marietta carrier I drove for. Is it mine to sell to you?FMCSA’s census lists 146 active carriers in Marietta, and a tractor bought from any of them is yours to sell once the title carries your name. Photograph that title and send it alongside the VIN and the odometer figure.
- Does it matter how old my truck is?Marietta’s inspected trucks run from a 2020 median model year back to the 36 percent that are ten or more years old, per FMCSA roadside inspection records, and every one of those years is a truck we buy. Send the model year with the VIN and photos.
- Is a milk tanker on a Washington County dairy farm too far out for you?USDA’s 2022 Census of Agriculture counts 1,088 farms in Washington County, and a truck parked on any of them can be collected where it stands. Give us directions to the barn or lot where it sits.