Stone, east of town
A stone quarry next door and a cement plant across the valley
Just east of Blue Ridge, 1.6 miles out, the Martin Marietta Blue Ridge Quarry turns out crushed stone, per the Mine Safety and Health Administration’s mine listing. A dump truck or tri-axle that hauls aggregate out of there may well be parked near the quarry road when you want to sell; give us that address and we will collect it from the spot.
Roanoke Cement Company appears in the same MSHA listing, 10.8 miles north-west of town. If your truck has run between the stone pit and the cement plant, send photos of the body, the frame and the cab, plus the VIN, and we will match the truck to its record before the pickup is booked.
Montvale’s petroleum terminals, five miles east
Two petroleum product terminals, Montvale Piedmont and Montvale, are listed by the Energy Information Administration about five miles east of Blue Ridge. Tank trucks that load there are among the trucks we buy; have the registration and any tank inspection records together before you call.
If the tanker is kept at a lot near the Montvale terminals rather than at your house, tell us who controls the gate. We arrange the pickup around whoever can let us in, so you do not have to move the truck yourself.
Down the Roanoke road
Rail yards and liquid bulk to the south-west
South-west of town, the Bureau of Transportation Statistics records the Norfolk Southern TBT liquid bulk terminal at 9 miles and Associated Asphalt, another liquid bulk site, at 11.7 miles. A truck that has carried asphalt or bulk liquids from those sites can be collected wherever it sits along that stretch toward Roanoke.
The North American Rail Network, kept by the Federal Railroad Administration and the Bureau of Transportation Statistics, places the South Roanoke yard 10.9 miles out and the Roanoke yard at 11.2 miles. Tractors that shuttle freight off those yards are welcome; a clear photo of the odometer and the door sticker answers most of our first questions.
General freight, machinery, timber and dry bulk
FMCSA’s carrier census counts 14 active carriers based in Blue Ridge: 10 list general freight, 8 machinery and large objects, 5 logs, poles, beams and lumber, and 4 dry bulk commodities. Whether yours is a lowboy tractor, a log truck or a dry van rig, the same short list applies: title, registration and a few photos.
Of those 14, the federal census shows 9 operating interstate and 5 intrastate, with 4 running as private fleets. Two new carriers registered in 2024 and two more in 2025, by the same FMCSA records. A small outfit selling a single truck goes through exactly the steps a larger one does.
Three-fleet snapshot
Small fleets and their yearly miles
The biggest fleet in town, according to the FMCSA census, runs 9 power units with 5 drivers; the next two run 6 units with 3 drivers and 5 units with 5 drivers. If you are thinning a fleet like that, list every VIN in one message and we will handle the trucks together.
Five Blue Ridge carriers file mileage with FMCSA, and their middle truck logs 20,000 miles over a year. FMCSA’s filings also show 9 drivers staying local and 20 travelling farther afield; your truck could be at home in Blue Ridge or out on a route when you decide to sell; tell us where it will be.
Cattle, corn, milk and building crews
Blue Ridge farmers work 529 farms across Botetourt County, according to USDA’s 2022 Census of Agriculture, with cattle, corn and milk at the top. A livestock hauler, grain truck or milk tanker kept in a barn lot can be picked up right there; tell us whether the lane takes a tow rig.
Eleven construction firms keep establishments near the quarry town, the Census Bureau’s County Business Patterns shows. Dump trucks, flatbeds and equipment haulers from building work all qualify, and a contractor’s yard address is all we need to schedule the collection.
Replacing a title at the Roanoke service center
Replacement titles come from the Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles, which handles them through its DMV Customer Service Centers and DMV Select offices. The nearest one listed is the DMV Customer Service Center - Roanoke at 5220 Valleypark Drive, Roanoke, 24019, 9.7 miles from Blue Ridge.
If the title is missing, start that replacement before you send us photos, and tell us it is under way. Keep the registration card with the truck, and if a lender still holds a lien, have the lender’s name ready so the paperwork lines up.
The questions we get asked in Blue Ridge
- My dump truck hauls from the quarry east of Blue Ridge. Does it have to come off the quarry road first?The Martin Marietta Blue Ridge Quarry sits 1.6 miles east of town on the Mine Safety and Health Administration’s list, and we collect the truck wherever it is parked near there. Send the address and the name of whoever can give access.
- Which Roanoke office replaces a Virginia title I can’t find?The Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles issues replacements, and its DMV Customer Service Center - Roanoke at 5220 Valleypark Drive, Roanoke, 24019 is 9.7 miles away. Tell us when the replacement is under way.
- Would you collect the log truck I keep in Blue Ridge between timber runs?Five of the 14 active Blue Ridge carriers in FMCSA’s census list logs, poles, beams and lumber as cargo, and those trucks are on our list. A VIN, the Virginia registration and a set of photos of the bunks and cab get it started.