If your tractor is one of those general freight units, have the title, the current Virginia registration and the VIN plate photo ready when you call; those three items answer most of our first questions.
Eight Hollymead carriers on the FMCSA census haul motor vehicles, and three more list driveaway or towaway work. A car hauler sells as a whole rig: tell us whether the headache rack, ramps and trailer go with the tractor, and send photos of the deck from both sides so we know what we are collecting.
Three local carriers list farm supplies on the federal carrier census, which fits beside the 866 farms that USDA’s 2022 Census of Agriculture counts across Albemarle County, where cattle, potted flowering plants and horses lead the list. A farm truck kept on a pasture or in a barn lot can be collected from there; just tell us how a tow truck reaches it.
Charlottesville Plant, Greene Plant and stone hauling
The Mine Safety and Health Administration lists the Charlottesville Plant, a crushed-stone quarry, 7.7 miles south of Hollymead, and the Greene Plant about 9.5 miles to the north-east. Dump trucks and tri-axles that run aggregate out of either one can be sold from the quarry lot or from your yard, whichever is easier for you.
Further out, R. E. Sansom Mine and Mill sits 16.2 miles east of town on the MSHA register of industrial-mineral mines. If your truck is parked at a mine site, give us the name of the person who can let a driver through the gate, and we will plan the pickup around their hours.
A day cab that shuttles loads between the yard and local customers can be photographed where it sits; include the cab interior, the dash with the odometer and both sides of the frame.
Rivanna Station, a military installation listed by the Bureau of Transportation Statistics, is 2.7 miles north-east of town. If you are posted there and your truck is sitting in Hollymead while you are away, a family member or neighbour with the keys and the signed title can meet our driver in your place.
Short local runs and longer interstate lanes
Of Hollymead’s 32 carriers, the FMCSA census records 18 as intrastate only and 14 as interstate, with 15 running private fleets that haul their own goods. An intrastate truck may carry only Virginia paperwork, which is all we need; an interstate unit should come with its apportioned cab card if you still have it.
Drivers working for local carriers split 103 within a 100-mile radius and 82 beyond it, per FMCSA registration filings. Across the eight carriers that reported mileage, FMCSA’s records put the median at 20,810 miles a truck each year. Note the odometer reading when you send photos so the figure on the title matches the dash.
Small fleets and the work around them
A company selling two or three trucks at once can list every VIN in one message, and we will collect them from the same yard on one visit.
The Census Bureau’s LEHD job counts for 2023 show 3,592 jobs in Hollymead, including 192 in manufacturing, 143 in construction and 76 in wholesale trade. A contractor’s flatbed or dump truck parked at a job site can be collected there if the site gate is open to a driver.
Titles, new carriers and lost paperwork
If you bought your truck when you started out and the title still lists a lender, tell us the lender’s name and we will work through the lien release with you.
A Virginia title that has gone missing is replaced through the state’s title agency before the sale closes. Start that request early, keep the receipt, and send us a photo of the registration card in the meantime so the VIN and owner name can be confirmed.
The questions we get asked in Hollymead
- I am stationed at Rivanna Station and will be away. Can someone else hand over the truck?Rivanna Station is 2.7 miles from Hollymead per the Bureau of Transportation Statistics, so a relative or neighbour nearby can meet our driver with the keys and the title you signed before leaving.