USS Achey Inc

One of the most commonly asked questions asked is what does USS Achey stand for? It is named after the founder, his name being Ulysses Samuel Sylvester Achey, but most everyone calls him by his nickname Bud. The way the business started was not planned, but more so formed over time. USS Achey's first business was originally a sawmill that primarily sold wood to area contractors. In the mid 1960's, Bud had many sideline endeavors such as demolition work, cutting out roads for different townships, excavating, and crushing cars. The car crushing proved to be the most profitable and over time he branched out also dealing with other types of metal scrap, gradually stopping other work and concentrating on recycling. In 1974 when the business became incorporated scales were added to check our own weights and to buy other customer metals. Over time cranes with magnets, grapples, and shears combined with a stationary shear, shredding plant and metals bailer rounded out the business. USS Achey has been family operated for over 40 years.

When coming into the main entrance, follow the instructions listed. Any other questions can be directed to personnel in the scale house or main office.

Customers that have non-ferrous items, such as, cans, copper, and other types of aluminum, will pull to the left of the main scale next to the scale house. All such items will be put on the small scale that is located between two yellow poles in the metals building. Larger quantities of aluminum, such as siding and sheet, can be weighed on the main scale.

Customers that have all ferrous items will pull on the main scale, directly to the left of the scale house. These are items such as automobiles, shredding iron and prepared and unprepared steel.

While waiting on line to get unloaded, remove straps, chains or tarps. This will help the line move more smoothly. Do not remove fasteners if load will not be secure until you reach the unloading area.