Quarries west, fuel terminals south-east
The Mine Safety and Health Administration lists Chantilly Crushed Stone Incorporated, a crushed-stone quarry 8.2 miles west of Reston, and the Leesburg Plant 12.1 miles to the north-west. A dump truck or tri-axle that hauls aggregate from either pit can stay parked at the yard it works from; give us the street address and the name of whoever holds the gate key.
About 8 miles south-east, the Energy Information Administration places the FAIRFAX petroleum product terminal. Tractors that load fuel there usually pull a tank trailer, so tell us whether the trailer is part of the sale or stays with you, and send a photo of the tractor’s door with the USDOT number showing.
Further out, Norfolk Southern TBT is a liquid bulk terminal 15.5 miles south-east, according to the Bureau of Transportation Statistics. If your rig has run between that terminal and the Fairfax racks, list the hazmat endorsements and tank paperwork the truck carried so we know what it was set up for.
Box trucks and day cabs on that kind of work tend to sit at a business lot rather than a home driveway, so check that we can reach the truck during the hours the lot is open.
Household goods are named by 14 carriers in the same FMCSA census, while refrigerated food and meat are each claimed by 11. For a moving van, photograph the box interior and the lift gate; for a reefer, add a shot of the refrigeration unit’s hour meter alongside the cab and the VIN plate.
Of those carriers, 58 operate interstate and 35 stay within Virginia, and the FMCSA census marks 31 as private fleets hauling their own goods. A private-fleet truck is often titled to the parent business, so have the officer who can sign for that company ready when the title changes hands.
How old and how far the local trucks run
FMCSA’s roadside inspection records put 24.5 percent of those trucks at ten or more model years old. Whatever year yours is, put the model year and engine make in your first message.
Across 23 carriers reporting it to FMCSA’s carrier census, the median truck logs 15,911 miles a year. Note your odometer reading and send it with the VIN, since we ask for both before anything else.
FMCSA’s census also shows 500 drivers for Reston carriers working within 100 miles and 1,509 going beyond that radius. If your truck is out on a long run when you decide to sell, tell us where it will finish and we can arrange collection at that stop instead of back in Fairfax County.
From single trucks to large fleets
One carrier here runs 257 power units with 247 drivers, according to FMCSA’s carrier census, while the next two operate 40 and 25 power units. If you are selling several units from a fleet, send a list of VINs with the parking address for each so we can plan the collections together.
A newer operator may still have the truck under a loan, so ask your lender for a payoff letter and lien release details before we finalise the paperwork.
The Census Bureau’s LEHD job counts (LODES) record 77,113 jobs in Reston for 2023, with 5,247 in wholesale trade and 1,913 in construction. Delivery straight trucks and contractor dumps from those trades are welcome; a current Virginia registration card and the title in the business name make the handover simple.
A contractor’s truck often sits on a job site, so tell us the site address and whether a flatbed or lowboy trailer goes with it.
Fairfax County held 77 farms in USDA’s 2022 Census of Agriculture, with equine, potted flowering plants and honey at the top. A horse hauler or nursery stake-bed is a truck we buy too; if its title has gone missing, request a duplicate from Virginia’s title agency before collection day.