Slate and gravel
Quarries along the James near Scottsville
The Mine Safety and Health Administration lists James River Slate Company, a dimension-stone quarry 8.7 miles south-east of Scottsville, and Boxley Arvonia Quarry, a crushed-stone operation 11.3 miles out in the same direction. A dump truck or tractor that has hauled from either pit can stay parked at the yard or the driveway where it sits now; give us the address and the name of whoever holds the gate key.
Northwest of town, Red Hill Quarry is a crushed-stone site 10.2 miles from Scottsville on the Mine Safety and Health Administration list. If your truck spent its days hauling aggregate from Red Hill, send photos of the bed, the frame and the cab along with the VIN, and note the body type so we know what we are collecting.
Further south, Willis Mt Plant & Mullite Plant and the East Ridge and Gieseke plants are industrial-mineral mines about 22.9 miles away on the Mine Safety and Health Administration roll. A truck kept at one of those plant lots is collected there, so tell us which entrance to use and who on site should expect us.
Down the tracks
Strathmore sidings south-east of the James
Down the James toward Strathmore, 9.8 miles south-east of Scottsville, the federal North American Rail Network (Federal Railroad Administration and Bureau of Transportation Statistics) marks a rail yard. Trucks that shuttle loads to a siding like that are often day cabs; if yours is one, list the axle setup and fifth-wheel details with your photos.
Fifteen miles north, East Charlottesville is the other yard that federal rail map places near Scottsville. A tractor parked up there instead of in town is fine where it is; we arrange collection at whichever yard or lot holds it, and you can finish the sale from home.
Rivanna Station, a military installation the Bureau of Transportation Statistics places 24.1 miles north, is the farthest landmark on this list. If the truck is stored on a lot near the station, check what access rules apply to visitors and pass them on when you first contact us.
Twenty-one carriers based around this river town
FMCSA’s carrier census records 21 active carriers in Scottsville, 13 of them cleared for interstate work and 8 working inside Virginia only. The same FMCSA census counts 9 private fleets among them, outfits moving their own goods; a contractor or farm selling one of its own trucks needs only the title and registration in its name.
General freight is the cargo line most of those carriers file, with 12 of them listing it in the federal carrier census. In that FMCSA filing, motor vehicles come next at 8 carriers, and logs, poles, beams and lumber tie with machinery and large objects at 6 each. Car haulers, log trucks and lowboys are all trucks we buy, so name the body type when you write to us.
The three biggest local fleets in FMCSA’s records run 7, 5 and 3 power units, with 4, 4 and 1 drivers. Owners at that scale can sell a single unit or several at once; give us each VIN and say where each truck is parked.
Short runs and long runs out of southern Albemarle
Of the Scottsville carriers in FMCSA’s census, 17 report drivers working within a hundred-mile radius and 20 report drivers going beyond it. A truck that comes home every night and one that is out on the road for a week can both be sold, so tell us when the truck will next be back in town.
New registrations stay small: the federal carrier census shows 2 new Scottsville carriers in 2024 and another 2 in 2025. A newer operator selling a first truck needs the same things as anyone else here, which are the title in the company’s name, current registration and any service records kept since purchase.
Builders and herds
Jobs, builders and cattle farms around town
Along the riverfront and out on the county roads, Scottsville counted 232 jobs in 2023, a tally drawn from the Census Bureau’s LEHD job counts. Builders are a steady presence too: 42 construction establishments appear in County Business Patterns for the area. A builder’s dump truck, flatbed or service body is the kind of vehicle that line of work keeps, and we buy them parked at a job site or a shop lot.
Across Albemarle County, USDA’s 2022 Census of Agriculture counts 866 farms, with cattle, potted flowering plants and equine operations at the top of the list. Livestock haulers, horse trailers’ tow tractors and nursery delivery trucks all come off farms like these; send photos and the title, and we arrange pickup at the farm gate.
Up James Madison Hwy to DMV Select Palmyra
A Scottsville owner whose truck title has gone missing can replace it at a Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles counter, either one of its DMV Customer Service Centers or a DMV Select office. Up James Madison Hwy, DMV Select - Palmyra at 13027 James Madison Hwy, Palmyra, 22963 is 12.3 miles from town by the Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles location list.
Bring proof of identity and the truck’s VIN to Palmyra if the title is missing, and if a lender is still listed, ask the lender for a lien release before you go. Once the replacement is in hand, a photo of the front and back of the title is enough for us to start the sale.
The questions we get asked in Scottsville
- Our dump truck sits at a slate or stone pit below Scottsville on the Arvonia side; will you come out to it?James River Slate and Boxley Arvonia sit 8.7 and 11.3 miles south-east of town on the Mine Safety and Health Administration list, and we collect from quarry lots like those. Name the pit and the foreman holding the gate key when you get in touch.
- The truck’s title vanished years back; where do Scottsville owners go to get another?DMV Select - Palmyra, 12.3 miles away at 13027 James Madison Hwy, is the nearest Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles office that handles titles. Once Palmyra hands you the duplicate, photograph both sides for us.
- Is a log truck from southern Albemarle something you take?Six Scottsville carriers in FMCSA’s census list logs, poles, beams and lumber as cargo, and log trucks like theirs are on our list. Text us its VIN, some photos and the woodlot or yard where it sits.
- Will you take the stock truck off our Albemarle cattle farm?Cattle lead the Albemarle County farm list in USDA’s 2022 Census of Agriculture, and farm trucks are welcome here. Have the title and registration ready and tell us which farm road the truck is on.