Two stone pits, one mile and eleven out
The Mine Safety and Health Administration lists Abingdon Quarry, a crushed-stone operation, about 1 mile south-west of town. A dump truck or tri-axle that hauls aggregate out of that pit can be collected from the quarry lot itself if the operator allows it; give us the name of whoever controls the gate and we will arrange access with them.
Glade Stone Plant, another crushed-stone quarry on the Mine Safety and Health Administration’s list, lies 10.8 miles east. If your truck is split between the two pits, tell us which one it sits at on the day you want to sell. Photos of the bed, the hoist and the cab belong in that first message too.
Moss coal mine and Savage Blending Terminal
North-west of Abingdon, the coal mine RCR-1 Moss #3 sits 20.7 miles away according to the Mine Safety and Health Administration, and the same agency places Savage Blending Terminal, a coal preparation plant, 24.9 miles out in that direction. Haul trucks and tractors working that corridor do not need to come back into town for us to see them.
If the truck is parked at a mine site or a prep plant, tell us whether a visitor needs a site escort or a safety briefing to reach it. Have the title and current registration with you, and any service records the mine office kept, so the paperwork matches the unit on the ground.
Rail yard, petroleum and asphalt terminals
The North American Rail Network, maintained by the Federal Railroad Administration and the Bureau of Transportation Statistics, shows the Bristol rail yard 13.1 miles south-west of Abingdon. Day cabs that shuttle loads to and from that yard can be picked up at a lot near the tracks; just give us the street address and a contact on site.
Two liquid terminals stand 14.2 miles south-west: a Bristol petroleum product terminal on the Energy Information Administration’s list, and Associated Asphalt Bristol, a liquid bulk terminal named by the Bureau of Transportation Statistics. For a tank tractor or an asphalt distributor that served them, tell us what product it carried and whether the tank was cleaned out, and include the most recent tank test paperwork if you have it.
FMCSA’s carrier census shows 100 active carriers based in Abingdon: 53 haul general freight, 26 move machinery and large objects, 23 carry logs, poles, beams or lumber, and 22 haul motor vehicles. A log truck, a lowboy, a car hauler or a dry van tractor all fit what we buy, so tell us the trailer setup when you first get in touch.
Of those carriers, 68 run interstate and 32 stay inside Virginia, and 62 are private fleets hauling their own goods, according to the same federal census. If your truck belongs to a company that hauls only for itself, have the person who signs for the company ready with the title, since the sale goes through whoever is named on it.
How old, how far, how many drivers
Roadside checks of 302 Abingdon-based trucks from September 2024 through August 2026 put the median model year at 2020, FMCSA roadside inspection records show, and 32.1 percent of that group were built ten or more model years back. Whatever year yours is, the VIN and a clear photo of the door sticker let us confirm the build before we talk further.
The carrier census counts 183 drivers working within 100 miles of Abingdon and 420 going beyond that, and among the 45 carriers reporting it, the median truck covers 20,000 miles a year. A long-haul sleeper parked at a terminal in another state can still be sold from here; tell us where it is sitting and we will collect it there.
Farms and building trades
Cattle, dairy and construction around Washington County
USDA’s 2022 Census of Agriculture counts 1,358 farms in Washington County, with cattle, milk and sheep as the top products. Livestock haulers, milk tankers and farm flatbeds kept at a barn or a field gate can be collected where they stand, so describe the access road when you send photos.
The Census Bureau’s County Business Patterns lists 77 construction establishments, and its LEHD job counts show 242 construction jobs in 2023 out of 8,510 local jobs, alongside 185 in wholesale trade. Contractors selling a dump truck, a flatbed or a boom truck from a job yard should bring the registration and any DOT inspection sheets to the conversation.
The questions we get asked in Abingdon
- My tri-axle sits at the quarry just south-west of Abingdon; must I move it anywhere?Abingdon Quarry is about 1 mile south-west of town on the Mine Safety and Health Administration’s list, and we come to the truck there. Name the quarry contact who opens the gate and the visit gets cleared through that person.
- Where would you collect a tank tractor that loads at the asphalt and fuel terminals by Bristol?The Bristol petroleum terminal and Associated Asphalt Bristol both sit 14.2 miles south-west of Abingdon according to the Energy Information Administration and the Bureau of Transportation Statistics, so give us the lot address near there or at home and we will plan collection around it.
- Is a log truck kept up in the coal and timber hollows north-west of Abingdon too far out for collection?The Mine Safety and Health Administration places RCR-1 Moss #3 about 20.7 miles north-west of Abingdon, and FMCSA’s census shows 23 local carriers hauling logs, poles, beams or lumber; send the location and we will arrange collection from wherever the truck is kept.