Quarry trucks working the roads around Merrimac
Barely past the eastern edge of Merrimac, 1.7 miles out, the Mine Safety and Health Administration records ACCO Stone Co as an active crushed-stone pit. A dump truck or tri-axle that hauls aggregate from a pit that close is often parked at the quarry gate or at the owner’s yard between loads, so tell us which of the two it is and we will plan the collection around it.
Seven miles out along the same eastern line, the Sisson & Ryan Quarry also appears in Mine Safety and Health Administration records as a crushed-stone operation. If your truck splits its shifts between the two pits, give us the VIN, the axle setup and the body type up front, and send photos of the bed, the frame rails and the tailgate along with the cab.
Highland Park Quarry is different: the Mine Safety and Health Administration lists it as a dimension-stone quarry, 2.8 miles north-east of town. Cut block moves on flatbeds and heavy-lift trailers rather than dump bodies, so if your tractor pulled slabs out of Highland Park, say what trailer it ran with and whether the trailer is part of the sale.
Plant gates and reserve units
Trucks that served the ammunition plant and the reserve center
Heading out of Merrimac toward the New River, the Radford Army Ammunition Plant stands 6.7 miles away on Bureau of Transportation Statistics maps. A truck that made deliveries to the plant gate may still carry contractor stickers, site passes or gate logs in the cab; leave those with the truck and mention them when you write to us.
Further out, about 15.6 miles south-west, the New River Valley Mem USARC is the second military installation on the Bureau of Transportation Statistics list for this area. Box trucks and straight trucks that ran supply work between installations like these are on the list of what we buy, so have the registration card and any service records together before we arrive.
Racks and hot liquid
Tankers that run east to the Roanoke terminals
Two petroleum product terminals, both named Roanoke, sit 23.8 miles east of Merrimac in Energy Information Administration records. If your tractor pulled a fuel tanker between those racks and the stations along the valley, tell us whether the tank trailer comes with it and send a photo of the trailer’s inspection plate.
Associated Asphalt, a liquid bulk terminal the Bureau of Transportation Statistics locates 24.5 miles east, adds hot-liquid hauling to the mix. An asphalt tanker sitting at a paving yard rather than at your house is no obstacle; give us the yard’s address and a contact who can open the gate on collection day.
Farm trucks across the hills outside Merrimac
Farms around Merrimac lean toward livestock: USDA’s 2022 Census of Agriculture counts 523 farms in Montgomery County and lists cattle, milk and corn as the top products. A stock trailer tractor, a milk tanker or a grain truck parked in a barn lot is easy for us to reach, so a farm address with directions to the right outbuilding is all we need.
Seasonal farm trucks often sit through winter with the registration lapsed. That still works for a sale; what matters is the title in the owner’s name, so check whose name is on it before you contact us and tell us if a parent or a farm partnership holds it.
Two miles from town
Getting a duplicate Virginia title in Christiansburg
A Merrimac owner missing a title can apply for a copy at any of the Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles’ DMV Customer Service Centers and DMV Select offices. For a Merrimac owner the closest is the DMV Customer Service Center - Christiansburg at 385 Arbor Drive, Christiansburg, 24073, about 2 miles from town according to the Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles.
Take photo ID and the VIN to the Christiansburg counter, along with the lien release if a lender was ever on the title. Once the replacement is in hand, send us a photo of the front and back and we can move ahead with the pickup.
A small employment base
Owner-operators based in Merrimac
Merrimac is a small workplace: the Census Bureau’s LEHD job counts (LODES) put employment located in town at 238 positions for 2023. Many of the trucks kept here belong to owner-operators who live in Merrimac and work the quarries, the plant or the Roanoke corridor, so the truck is usually in a driveway or a side lot.
If the truck is at home, we need clear room for a tow truck or a trailer to reach it. Tell us whether it sits on gravel or pavement and whether anything blocks the way out, and we will send the right equipment.
The questions we get asked in Merrimac
- Will you pick up a dump truck that’s still sitting at the ACCO or Sisson & Ryan pit?ACCO Stone Co is 1.7 miles east and the Sisson & Ryan Quarry 7 miles east, both listed by the Mine Safety and Health Administration, and we collect from either gate. Give us the quarry name and someone on site who can let our driver in.
- Which DMV counter near Merrimac handles a missing truck title?The DMV Customer Service Center - Christiansburg, at 385 Arbor Drive, is about 2 miles away and handles replacement titles for the Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles. Carry your photo ID and the truck’s VIN with you to the Christiansburg counter.
- Do you buy fuel and asphalt tankers that run to Roanoke?The Energy Information Administration places the Roanoke petroleum product terminals 23.8 miles east of Merrimac, and tractors that pull tankers to them are trucks we buy. Let us know if the fuel trailer goes with the tractor or stays behind.
- My livestock hauler or milk truck lives on a farm outside Merrimac - can you get to it there?Montgomery County’s 523 farms, counted in USDA’s 2022 Census of Agriculture, are mostly cattle and dairy operations, and we collect from barn lots all the time. Send directions to where the truck sits.