The Fairfax terminal north-east of town
The Energy Information Administration lists a petroleum product terminal named Fairfax just 1.8 miles north-east of George Mason. If your tanker or the tractor that pulls it loads at that rack, tell us so when you first get in touch, and we will ask about the tank and its paperwork rather than guessing.
Terminal work usually leaves a trail of documents: tank test certificates, hazmat placard records, the last inspection sticker. Gather what you have into one folder before we talk, and photograph the tank plate along with the cab, the frame and the tires so the pictures match the VIN you give us.
A truck that stays close to the Fairfax rack between loads can be collected from wherever it sits. Give us the street address, say whether the yard has a gate, and name someone who can let us in on the day.
Liquid bulk east
Liquid bulk at Norfolk Southern’s TBT site
Norfolk Southern TBT, a liquid bulk terminal, is entered in Bureau of Transportation Statistics listings at a distance of 9.6 miles due east of George Mason. Drivers who shuttle product between that rail-served site and the Fairfax rack run a short loop, and a tractor from that loop is one we purchase.
If your truck is kept at a yard near Norfolk Southern TBT rather than at home in George Mason, leave it there. Send the location, the title holder’s name and a phone number for whoever holds the keys, and the pickup is arranged around that spot.
Two stone pits, one south and one north-west
Two crushed-stone quarries appear in Mine Safety and Health Administration records within reach of town: Graham-Virginia, 10.3 miles south, and Chantilly Crushed Stone Incorporated, 12.1 miles north-west. Tri-axle dump trucks and end-dump tractors that haul from either pit are part of what we buy.
For a quarry truck, the useful papers are the title, the current Virginia registration and any service log the shop kept. Photograph the body, the hoist and the axle tags as well as the cab, and tell us whether the truck is parked at a pit, a shop or your driveway.
Defense sites along the eastern side
Mark Center, ten miles east, and the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, 10.9 miles east, are both listed by the Bureau of Transportation Statistics as military installations. Box trucks and straight trucks that have made deliveries on that side of the county can be sold from George Mason the same way as any other.
If a truck has been used on a federal contract, check that the title is in your name or your company’s before you contact us, not in the contractor’s. Where it names someone else, a bill of sale or a lien release from that party is what we will need to see.
Payrolls in George Mason, horses and nurseries in the county
Some 8,811 jobs were located in George Mason during 2023, going by the Census Bureau’s LEHD job counts (LODES). Many sellers here are owner-operators or small firms with one or two vehicles, and either can sell to us with a title and a photo ID.
Horses lead the list of Fairfax County’s 77 farms in USDA’s 2022 Census of Agriculture, ahead of potted flowering plants and honey. Horse haulers, nursery box trucks and the pickups that tow them are trucks we look at too; send a photo of any trailer that goes with the sale.
The questions we get asked in George Mason
- Our tanker fills up at the Fairfax rack near George Mason; will you pick it up from that yard?The Fairfax petroleum product terminal, which the Energy Information Administration places 1.8 miles north-east of town, is close enough that we can meet the truck at the rack yard or wherever it is parked. Tell us who controls the lot so access is agreed beforehand.
- Our tri-axle dump works the Chantilly Crushed Stone pit; does it have to come into George Mason first?Chantilly Crushed Stone Incorporated is listed by the Mine Safety and Health Administration 12.1 miles north-west of town, and the truck can stay right there. Send the address of the pit or shop and a contact for the gate.
- The title for my Fairfax County rig has gone missing; how do I replace it before selling?A truck kept in Fairfax County carries a Virginia title, and duplicates of it come from the state’s title agency rather than from the county. Request the duplicate first, then send us a photo of it with the VIN visible.