Crushed stone below Lexington
Stone hauling from the southern quarries
The Mine Safety and Health Administration lists 01 Mine, a crushed-stone quarry 8 miles south of Lexington, and Rocky Point, another crushed-stone quarry 16.5 miles to the south-west. A dump truck or end-dump tractor that cycles between those pits and job sites around the valley can stay parked at the quarry gate or your yard when you sell; give us the site name and who controls access.
Three Lexington carriers declare dry bulk commodities as cargo on FMCSA’s carrier census. If yours is one of them, have the title and current Virginia registration in one place, and photograph the bed, the hoist and the cab so the stone work shows up in the pictures.
Sand and gravel up the valley from Lexington
North-east of town, Shenandoah Asphalt’s Shenandoah Stone sand and gravel operation sits 17.9 miles out and the Stuarts Draft pit 22.8 miles out, both on the Mine Safety and Health Administration’s mine register. A tri-axle that works those pits can be collected up there rather than in Lexington, so tell us where it is parked.
County Business Patterns from the Census Bureau counts 37 construction establishments in Lexington city. Aggregate trucks and equipment haulers working those contractors often carry service invoices in the cab or the office; gather them with the VIN before you call us.
Log trucks and lumber flatbeds
Seven of the 20 active carriers that FMCSA’s carrier census places in Lexington list logs, poles, beams or lumber among their cargo. Log trucks with a loader, and flatbeds that carry finished lumber, both fit what we buy; note the loader make and the trailer with the tractor so we know the full rig.
Four carriers here also declare machinery and large objects on the same federal census. If a lowboy or tag trailer goes behind your tractor, say whether the trailer is sold with the truck or kept, and whether each unit has its own title.
A Lexington tanker terminal and a western rail yard
The Bureau of Transportation Statistics lists RJ Corman as a liquid bulk terminal 11.1 miles south of Lexington. A tanker tractor that has worked out of that terminal is collected wherever you park it; tell us whether it sits inside a fenced lot and who holds the key.
West across the mountains, the North American Rail Network maintained by the Federal Railroad Administration and the Bureau of Transportation Statistics shows the Clifton Forge rail yard 22.1 miles from town. If your tractor has shuttled freight to that yard, the pickup can happen out there just as easily as in town.
Private fleets and Lexington owner-operators
Of the 20 active Lexington carriers, FMCSA’s carrier census shows 11 operating interstate, 9 intrastate and 12 as private fleets hauling their own goods. A private fleet selling one tractor still needs the title in the business name; if a lender is listed, have the lien release or the payoff contact ready.
One local carrier runs 18 power units with 12 drivers, while two others run 7 units with 2 drivers and 6 units with 5, on the federal carrier census. Selling several units from a fleet that size works the same way as one: a list of VINs, the titles, and the yard address.
According to FMCSA’s carrier census, 3 new carriers registered in Lexington in 2025 against none in 2024. A newer operation with a truck still financed should start by asking its lender how a sale is released.
Valley runs and long-haul drivers
Drivers for Lexington carriers split 17 inside a 100-mile radius and 30 beyond it, per FMCSA’s carrier census. A truck on long hauls may be away when you decide to sell; tell us its next stop at home or a terminal and we will set the collection for that location.
Seven carriers reported their mileage to the federal carrier census, with a median of 26,500 miles per truck a year. Read the odometer and send it with a dashboard photo; it is the first figure we confirm on every truck.
The Census Bureau’s LEHD job counts put 6,124 jobs in Lexington city in 2023. If your title has gone missing, Virginia’s Department of Motor Vehicles issues the replacement, and having it in hand before collection keeps the sale simple.
The questions we get asked in Lexington
- My dump truck sits at the quarry lot south of town; does it have to come into Lexington first?01 Mine sits 8 miles south of town on the Mine Safety and Health Administration’s list, and we collect from a quarry lot like that one directly. Name the person who can unlock the quarry gate for our driver.
- Do you take log trucks with the loader still mounted?Seven Lexington carriers haul logs or lumber on FMCSA’s carrier census, and a log truck with its loader is part of what we buy. Give us the loader make and model along with the truck’s VIN.
- My tanker works out of RJ Corman south of Lexington; will you pick it up at that terminal?RJ Corman is listed by the Bureau of Transportation Statistics as a liquid bulk terminal 11.1 miles south of Lexington, and pickup at the terminal is fine once you tell us who controls access to the lot.