Plum Run
Stone trucks two and a half miles east of the village
Plum Run Stone, a crushed-stone quarry the Mine Safety and Health Administration lists about 2.5 miles east of Peebles, is close enough that a dump truck working it may never leave the township. If yours runs aggregate out of that pit, tell us whether it is parked at the quarry or at home, and we will plan the pickup at whichever spot the gate is open.
Farther out, Latham Limestone #1 lies roughly 12 miles to the north-east on Mine Safety and Health Administration records, another crushed-stone site on the same side of town. For a tri-axle or tandem that has split its loads between the two quarries, a few clear photos of the bed, the hoist and the cab are what we ask for first.
Gravel pits to the north-west and the east
Ervin Hill Enterprises Inc, a sand and gravel operation, sits about 20 miles north-west of the village according to the Mine Safety and Health Administration, while Tow Path Ready Mix, also listed as sand and gravel, is just under 21 miles east. A mixer or a gravel hauler tied to either yard can be collected right where it stands; send us the yard address and a name for whoever holds the keys.
The Census Bureau’s County Business Patterns counts 15 construction establishments for Peebles, the kind of small contractors that keep a dump truck or a lowboy on the lot. If your outfit is one of them, have the registration and any service records together before you call, so the details match the VIN you give us.
Peebles carriers hauling poles, beams and heavy equipment
Of the 66 active carriers FMCSA’s carrier census places in and around Peebles, 24 list logs, poles, beams or lumber among their cargo, and 19 list machinery and large objects. A log truck with a loader or a tractor that pulls a lowboy fits that picture, and we buy both; note any attached equipment, such as a knuckle boom, when you describe it.
General freight shows up on 33 of those carrier records in the same federal census, and grain, feed and hay on 10. Many local outfits list more than one cargo, so if your tractor hauls lumber in one season and feed in another, just tell us what trailers it has pulled and where it is kept.
Intrastate outfits and private fleets around the village
The FMCSA carrier census counts 43 intrastate operations here against 23 that cross state lines, and 30 of the 66 run private fleets that move their own goods. A farm truck or a contractor’s hauler on Ohio plates only needs its Ohio title and registration for us to start.
Drivers working within a hundred-mile radius number 85 on FMCSA carrier filings, with 75 reaching beyond it. Across 25 carriers that reported mileage to that same federal census, the median truck logged 22,960 miles in a year, a figure that sits on the paperwork rather than in any judgment from us.
Fleets here are small: the biggest three on FMCSA’s census run 11, 10 and 6 power units. If you own one of those yards and want to sell several units at once, list each VIN and tell us which ones share a lot.
A 2007 median across the local tractors
Between September 2024 and August 2026, roadside inspectors stopped 43 trucks belonging to Peebles carriers, and FMCSA roadside inspection records put their median model year at 2007. The same inspection records show about 74 percent of those units at ten or more model years, and we buy trucks from every one of those years.
When you send us the year, make and model, include the most recent inspection report if you kept it. It gives us the same reference the roadside inspectors had and saves a round of questions.
The Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles issues titles through County Clerk of Courts title offices, and the one serving Peebles is the Adams County Clerk of Courts Title Office at 33 Logans Lane, West Union, 45693, about 12.6 miles from the village. A Peebles owner whose truck title has been misplaced asks that Logans Lane counter for the replacement copy.
Bring a photo ID and the VIN when you go to West Union, and ask for the duplicate in the name that appears on the registration. Once it is in hand, send us a picture of the front and back so the names and the VIN can be checked against the truck.
Grain and cattle haulers off the county’s farms
Soybeans lead the list on the 1,100 Adams County farms that USDA’s 2022 Census of Agriculture records around Peebles, followed by corn and cattle. A grain truck, a cattle pot or a tractor that pulls a hopper at harvest is one we will look at, wherever it sits on the farm.
The village itself held 288 jobs in 2023, on the Census Bureau’s LEHD job counts (LODES). For a farm owner or a small employer selling a single truck, a set of photos and the title are enough to get started.
The questions we get asked in Peebles
- Will you take a log truck that hauls timber out of the Peebles hills?Peebles has 24 carriers listing logs, poles, beams or lumber in FMCSA’s carrier census, and log trucks with or without loaders are on our list. Send photos of the truck and any attached loader.
- Is a 2007 tractor from Peebles something you purchase?In FMCSA roadside inspection records for Peebles carriers, 2007 is the median model year, and we buy trucks of that age and older. Message us the VIN with the make and model, plus a picture of the cab.