Sell your semi truck for cash in Fort Lauderdale the easy and convenient way

The Energy Information Administration places two petroleum product terminals, FT LAUDERDALE and PORT EVERGLADES SOUTH TERMINAL, 3.3 miles south-east of the city. A tractor that loads fuel there may be sitting in a secured terminal lot when you sell it, so give us the name of whoever controls the gate and we will arrange the collection with them.

Transflo CSXT, a liquid bulk terminal 2.5 miles to the south-west, appears in the Bureau of Transportation Statistics listings alongside a second liquid bulk site 3.6 miles south-east. If your truck pulled tank trailers between those yards, note whether the trailer goes with it or stays behind, and send the VIN for each unit you are selling.

Port Everglades - Northport Terminal, a roll-on/roll-off terminal 3.5 miles south-east according to the Bureau of Transportation Statistics, handles vehicles driven on and off ships. Car haulers that load at Northport often park near the port between runs; tell us the street address and we will come to the truck rather than ask you to move it.

The North American Rail Network, kept by the Federal Railroad Administration and the Bureau of Transportation Statistics, shows the FORT LAUDERDALE rail yard 3.7 miles south of the city. Day cabs that shuttle boxes from that yard tend to stay close to it, so a photo of the cab, the frame and the fifth wheel taken where it is parked is a good first step.

A rail intermodal ramp sits 3.9 miles south of downtown on the Bureau of Transportation Statistics map. If you drayed containers off that ramp under your own authority, have the title and the current registration in the same name before we talk, since that is the first thing we check.

Of the 1,746 active carriers FMCSA’s carrier census places in Fort Lauderdale, 910 haul general freight between the port, the rail ramp and the rest of Broward. Box trucks and tractors from that group are the bulk of what sellers here bring us; a clear photo of the data plate and the odometer saves a round of questions.

Household goods appear on 243 carrier registrations in the same FMCSA census, and motor vehicles on 235. Moving vans and car carriers are both trucks we purchase; for a mover’s straight truck, tell us the box length and whether a liftgate is fitted.

Machinery and large objects are listed by 146 carriers, again per FMCSA. Lowboys and heavy-haul tractors from that work can be collected from a contractor yard or a job site, provided someone there can let us in.

Of the city’s carriers, FMCSA records 1,334 as intrastate and 393 as interstate, with 552 running private fleets. If your truck only ever worked inside Florida, its registration and any Florida inspection paperwork are the documents to gather before you contact us.

Drivers working within 100 miles number 4,169 on FMCSA filings, against 2,481 who go beyond that. Among the 220 carriers reporting mileage, the FMCSA median sits at 20,000 miles per truck a year; tell us the actual reading on yours and we take it as stated.

New registrations stayed steady, with FMCSA logging 123 new carriers here in 2024 and 116 in 2025. If you set up an authority in that window and are now selling the truck, keep the title and the purchase paperwork together so the ownership history is clear.

Across 903 trucks inspected between August 2024 and August 2026, FMCSA roadside inspection records give a median model year of 2020 for Fort Lauderdale carriers. Whatever the year on yours, send it along with the VIN so we start from the right specification.

Those same roadside inspection records put 27 percent of the inspected trucks at ten or more model years old. Older or newer, the steps are identical: title, registration, photos, and where the truck is parked.

The National Bridge Inventory lists 131 bridges in Fort Lauderdale, 21 of them load-posted. If your truck is parked on a street that only reaches a main road over one of those posted spans, mention it so we bring the right equipment.

One structure here clears under 14 feet in the National Bridge Inventory: SW 7th Ave over the New River and 5th Ave, at 12 ft 4 in. If the truck is parked near the river south of downtown, give us the cross streets and we will plan a route around it.

Fort Lauderdale holds 824 construction establishments against just 19 in warehousing, per the Census Bureau’s County Business Patterns. Dump trucks, flatbeds and service bodies from contractor work can be picked up from the yard where they are kept; send a photo of any equipment mounted on the chassis.

LEHD job counts from the Census Bureau put 182,209 jobs in the city in 2023, including 7,656 in construction, 6,921 in wholesale trade and 5,482 in transportation and warehousing. A wholesale delivery truck or warehouse tractor sells the same way as any other: title in hand, keys available, location confirmed.

USDA’s 2022 Census of Agriculture records 658 farms in Broward County, led by potted flowering plants, foliage plants and equine operations. Reefer box trucks and horse-trailer tractors from those farms can be collected on the property; tell us which gate to use.

• My tractor is parked inside a fuel terminal near Port Everglades, so can you pick it up from inside the fence?Inside the fence is fine. The Energy Information Administration lists two petroleum product terminals 3.3 miles south-east of Fort Lauderdale; give us the terminal name and a gate contact and we arrange access with them.
• Will the low bridge over the New River get in the way of a pickup?Only if nobody mentions it. The National Bridge Inventory records 12 ft 4 in of clearance where SW 7th Ave crosses the New River and 5th Ave, so tell us where the truck is and we route around that span.
• I ran a car hauler out of Northport; which documents and photos do you need from me?The VIN, the title, the registration and photos of the headrack and ramps. The Bureau of Transportation Statistics places Port Everglades - Northport Terminal 3.5 miles south-east of the city, and we can collect the truck near there.