Gravel trucks out of Muddy Cross Pit and Bay Leasing
Muddy Cross Pit, a sand and gravel operation the Mine Safety and Health Administration lists 1.5 miles south of Benns Church, is about as close to the crossroads as a working site gets. Tri-axle dumps and end-dump tractors that haul from a pit like that are trucks we buy, and if yours is parked at the pit gate or in a yard on that road, we can collect it there.
The Mine Safety and Health Administration also lists a second sand and gravel site 1.6 miles north-west of town, run by Bay Leasing & Management Co. Inc. If your dump truck splits its loads between these two pits, send us photos of the body, the hoist and the cab, and tell us which site the truck sits at so the collection goes to the right gate.
Ro-ro and rail, east
Car haulers and rail freight on the Newport News side
East of town by 9.3 miles, the Bureau of Transportation Statistics places the Port of Virginia’s Newport News Marine Terminal, a roll-on/roll-off terminal. Car carriers and lowboys that move vehicles and wheeled cargo off those ships can be sold to us from wherever they are based, on this side of the river or the other.
The North American Rail Network, kept by the Federal Railroad Administration with the Bureau of Transportation Statistics, shows a Newport News rail yard 9.3 miles north-east of Benns Church. A day cab that shuttles freight between that yard and the marine terminal fits what we purchase; have the VIN and the registration card ready when you get in touch.
Tankers serving the Newport News fuel terminals and Papco
Two petroleum product terminals named for Newport News appear in Energy Information Administration listings, one 9.5 miles and the other 9.8 miles east of Benns Church. If you own a fuel tanker or the tractor that pulls one between those racks, tell us the trailer type and include any tank inspection records you hold with your photos.
Papco, a liquid bulk terminal, stands 9.7 miles to the east on Bureau of Transportation Statistics records. A tractor that has hauled liquid loads out of Papco is welcome here, and a straight truck with a tank body is too; send the registration and a photo of the data plate on the tank.
Service trucks
Naval Suffolk Facility, a short run east
The Bureau of Transportation Statistics lists Naval Suffolk Facility, a military installation, 9.6 miles east of town. Box trucks, flatbeds and service bodies that run contract work to a base like this one are part of what we take in.
If your truck is kept near the installation rather than in Benns Church, give us the street address and any gate or access details up front. We come to the truck, so knowing where it is parked lets us arrange the pickup without guesswork.
Cotton, hogs and corn
Cotton module and hog trailers near the crossroads
Around Benns Church, 212 farms operated across Isle of Wight County in USDA’s 2022 Census of Agriculture, with cotton, hogs and corn heading the county’s list. Grain trucks, module haulers and livestock trailers pulled by local tractors all fit what we buy.
Between harvests, an Isle of Wight farm truck tends to wait in a barn lot or beside a field row. Tell us how to reach the spot where it is parked, and include photos of the bed or box with the cab and the tires.
Replacing a lost title at the Smithfield customer service center
For a missing title, the Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles handles replacements, and its DMV Customer Service Center - Smithfield at 1403 S Church St, Smithfield, 23430 sits 2.7 miles from Benns Church on the agency’s own office list. Virginia DMV says replacement titles are issued through its DMV Customer Service Centers and DMV Select offices.
Bring the truck’s registration, your photo ID and the VIN when you go to Smithfield for the duplicate. If a lender still holds a lien on the truck, take the lien release letter along to the counter as well.
The questions we get asked in Benns Church
- Can a dump truck be collected right at the Muddy Cross Pit gate?Muddy Cross Pit lies 1.5 miles south of Benns Church on Mine Safety and Health Administration records, and we collect from pit yards like it. Give us the gate location and the contact on site.
- Is a tanker that loads at the Newport News petroleum racks something you buy?Tankers working the Newport News petroleum product terminals, 9.5 and 9.8 miles east on Energy Information Administration listings, are trucks we purchase. Include tank inspection records with your photos of the trailer.
- Can you pick up a cotton or grain truck from a farm in Isle of Wight County?Isle of Wight County’s 212 farms in USDA’s 2022 Census of Agriculture grow cotton and corn and raise hogs, and we collect farm trucks from the farm itself. Describe the lane out to wherever the truck is kept.