Sell your semi truck for cash in St. Augustine the easy and convenient way

Of the 323 active carriers that FMCSA’s carrier census places in this city, 146 are cleared for general freight. That points to box trucks, day cabs and dry-van tractors; if yours is one of them, a photo of the door tag with the VIN and the current registration is enough to open the conversation.

Car haulers are a real share of the local trade, with 47 carriers here listing motor vehicles as cargo in the FMCSA carrier census, while 39 list machinery and large objects. A wedge or stinger rig, or a tractor that pulled a lowboy, should come with its trailer details written down, since we will ask whether the trailer goes with the truck.

Thirty-six carriers here are registered for logs, poles, beams and lumber, according to FMCSA’s census of carriers. Log trucks working the pine tracts of St. Johns County are often parked at a landing or a yard outside town, so send us the gate location and the name of whoever holds the key.

FMCSA’s carrier census shows 252 local carriers running intrastate only and 71 crossing state lines. For an intrastate truck, the Florida title and the Florida registration are the two papers that matter; for an interstate one, have the cab card and any apportioned plate paperwork alongside the title.

Drivers working from St. Augustine carriers split 854 within a 100-mile radius and 390 beyond it, on FMCSA’s census figures. A truck that stays inside that radius usually sleeps at home or at a shop in the county, which makes pickup simple: give us the street address and a phone number for the person on site.

Among 52 local carriers that report it to the FMCSA census, the median truck covers 27,500 miles a year. Note your own odometer reading and the date you took it when you get in touch, alongside the VIN.

Private fleets account for 146 of the city’s carriers in FMCSA’s carrier census, meaning businesses that haul their own goods rather than freight for hire. If a contractor, a farm or a supplier owns the truck, the title should be in the business name, and whoever signs it needs authority to sell on the company’s behalf.

Fleet sizes range widely: per FMCSA’s census, one operation based here runs 253 power units with 308 drivers, another 79 units, and a third 56. Selling several trucks at once is fine; list each VIN with its location, and we will plan the collections together.

New authorities keep arriving, too. The carrier census from FMCSA counts 25 new carriers in the city registered in 2025 and 13 in 2024, and a newly started operator who is closing down or changing equipment sells the same way as anyone else: title, registration and photos.

Between August 2024 and August 2026, FMCSA roadside inspection records cover 62 trucks run by carriers based in the city, and their median model year is 2021. Whatever the year on yours, put it in your first message along with the make and model.

About 32 percent of those 62 inspected trucks were ten or more model years old, per the same FMCSA roadside inspection records. Older or newer, the steps are the same; send any service records or inspection reports you kept along with your photos.

The Census Bureau’s LEHD job counts for 2023 put 22,205 jobs in the city, with 641 in construction, 444 in manufacturing, 316 in transportation and warehousing and 204 in wholesale trade. Dump trucks, flatbeds and delivery straight trucks come out of that mix; tell us what body is on the chassis and whether it stays with the truck.

Builders are thick on the ground here: 192 construction establishments appear for the area in the Census Bureau’s County Business Patterns. A contractor’s truck often sits on a job site rather than at the office, so let us know if it needs to be collected from a site and who can let us in.

SRM Materials East Palatka, an industrial-mineral mine listed by the Mine Safety and Health Administration, lies 19.5 miles south-west of town. A truck that hauls out of that pit can be collected there or at your yard; just tell us which, and whether the site requires an escort.

Honey, horses and cattle lead the 223 farms that USDA’s 2022 Census of Agriculture records across the county. A stock trailer tractor, a horse hauler or a farm-plated flatbed is welcome; have the title ready, and if it carries farm tags, mention that when you contact us.

None of St. Augustine’s 11 bridges in the National Bridge Inventory is load-posted, and none sits under 14 feet. That leaves open roads for a tow or a lowboy coming to collect, so the main thing we need from you is the exact spot and how a truck gets in.

• Will you fetch a log truck sitting at a timber landing out past the city limits?With 36 local carriers registered for logs and lumber on FMCSA’s carrier census, and plenty of their trucks sit out in the county; we come to the truck. Send the location, the gate details and a contact on site.
• Which papers does a business-titled truck need for the sale?In St. Augustine 146 carriers are private fleets on FMCSA’s census, so business titles are common here. Bring the Florida title in the company name and have someone with signing authority for the business complete the sale.
• Is selling an interstate rig based in this city handled any differently?Of the 323 carriers in FMCSA’s carrier census for the city, 71 run interstate, and they sell the same way. Have the title, the cab card and the apportioned registration on hand, plus photos of the truck.
• Can you pick up near the East Palatka mine?SRM Materials East Palatka sits 19.5 miles south-west of the city on Mine Safety and Health Administration listings, and a truck there can be collected where it stands. Tell us whether the site needs an escort or a check-in.