FMCSA’s carrier census lists 246 active carriers with a Pickerington address, and 192 of them declare general freight as cargo. If your tractor or box truck spent its years on mixed freight out of Pickerington, have the title, the current Ohio registration and the VIN plate photo ready before you call, since those three let us identify the truck on the first conversation.
Motor vehicle haulage shows up on 34 of those registrations, paper products on 33 and refrigerated food on 31, according to the same FMCSA census. A car hauler, a dry van tractor and a reefer unit each come with different equipment, so tell us what is mounted or coupled: the headrack and ramps, the reefer unit’s make and hours, or the liftgate on a straight truck.
Of the Pickerington carriers in FMCSA’s census, 139 run interstate, 105 stay inside Ohio and 27 are private fleets hauling their own goods. If your authority covered interstate work, keep your USDOT number handy when you contact us and, for a private fleet truck, the name of the person authorised to sign the title for the company.
New and small fleets
Owner-operators and fleets of a few trucks
New registrations in Pickerington reached 27 carriers in 2025 and 20 in 2024, by FMCSA’s carrier census. If you started a one-truck business in the last couple of years and are now winding it down, the truck may still carry a lien from its financing; bring the lender’s name and your account number so the lien release can be arranged with the sale.
The three biggest Pickerington operations in the FMCSA census run 33, 11 and 9 power units, each with a driver count close to its truck count. A company selling two or three units at once can list them together; send each VIN, the yard address where they are parked and a contact who can hand over keys.
FMCSA records 83 Pickerington carriers reporting annual mileage, and their median is 50,698 miles per truck. Have the odometer reading and engine hours written down with your photos so the description you give matches what our team sees on the dash.
Whatever model year your truck carries, put it on the description alongside the make, engine and transmission.
Whatever the year on yours, a clean copy of the most recent inspection report and any service invoices you kept help us match the truck to its paperwork.
Rail and terminals west of town
A day cab that shuttles trailers to those yards can stay parked where it works; give us the lot address and the name of whoever controls the gate.
West of town the Bureau of Transportation Statistics also lists two liquid bulk terminals, Norfolk Southern TBT at 10.1 miles and Transflo CSXT at 10.7 miles. If your tractor pulled tank trailers from either transload site, tell us whether the trailer is part of the sale or stays behind, and send separate photos of the tractor’s fifth wheel and wet kit.
Twelve miles south-west, the Columbus, OH rail intermodal ramp appears in Bureau of Transportation Statistics listings. Container chassis tractors working that ramp are welcome; the VIN, the registration card and a photo of the odometer are the first three things we ask for.
Installations and quarry
Defense Supply Center Columbus, Rickenbacker and the Columbus Plant
Defense Supply Center Columbus lies 9.5 miles north-west of Pickerington and Rickenbacker 10.9 miles south-west, both listed as military installations by the Bureau of Transportation Statistics. A truck parked inside a controlled base cannot be reached without escort, so if yours is there, move it to an outside lot or tell us who can sponsor our driver’s entry.
Dump trucks and tri-axles that haul stone from that pit can be collected at the quarry or at your yard; say which, and include the body’s make and length with your photos.
The Census Bureau’s LEHD job counts for 2023 show 7,416 jobs in Pickerington, including 187 in construction, 192 in wholesale trade and 53 in manufacturing. Contractors selling a dump truck, flatbed or crane truck should have the title in the company’s name and the equipment list for anything mounted on the chassis.
Across Fairfield County, USDA’s 2022 Census of Agriculture counts 1,082 farms, with corn, soybeans and hogs as the leading products. Farm trucks, grain trucks and livestock haulers parked out on a farm lane are fine where they are; give us the road name and tell us if the lane is soft after rain so we bring the right equipment.
A tall or heavy unit can be driven out or towed from town without a bridge detour, so the pickup is planned around your address and the time you are available.
The questions we get asked in Pickerington
- I drove a reefer hauling refrigerated food. Do you take the reefer unit too?Refrigerated food appears on 31 Pickerington carrier registrations in FMCSA’s census, and reefer tractors and straight trucks with units are part of what we purchase. Tell us the reefer’s make and hour meter reading along with the truck’s VIN.