Corn and bean country
Grain trucks from corn, soybean and wheat ground
Across Fountain County, 440 farms grow mostly corn, soybeans and wheat, according to USDA’s 2022 Census of Agriculture. A grain truck or hopper tractor that works those fields between harvests is often parked at a farmstead or machine shed rather than in Covington itself, so give us the road and the farm’s name when you get in touch.
On FMCSA’s carrier census, 19 of the carriers registered in Covington list grain, feed and hay as cargo, and 15 list farm supplies. If your tractor pulled a hopper or a feed trailer for one of them, tell us whether the trailer goes with it, and have the title and registration for each unit in hand.
Seasonal hauling means a truck may sit for months between runs. Photograph the cab, the frame, the tires and the odometer where the truck is parked, and send the pictures with your first message.
Gravel north, minerals south
Sand, gravel and mineral sites north and south of town
The Mine Safety and Health Administration lists the Interstate Sand & Gravel Plant, a sand and gravel operation 5.5 miles north of Covington. Dump trucks and end-dump tractors that load there can stay on site for collection if the operator allows it; give us a contact who can let us through the gate.
Pro-Agr, an industrial-mineral mine, is 12.1 miles south of town in the Mine Safety and Health Administration’s listing. The Mine Safety and Health Administration also places Parke County Aggregates LLC, a sand and gravel operation, 24.8 miles south. If your truck hauled from either one, keep any site inspection or service records with it and send them along with the photos.
Thirteen construction establishments operate in Fountain County, the Census Bureau’s County Business Patterns shows. A tri-axle or a lowboy tractor that moved aggregate to their jobs is something we buy, and the VIN plus the registration is where we start.
Hopper, flatbed and freight haulers based in Covington
FMCSA’s carrier census shows 49 active carriers based in Covington; 31 run interstate, 18 stay within Indiana, and 30 operate as private fleets hauling their own goods. Whether your truck crossed state lines or stayed on Fountain County roads, the paperwork we ask for is the same: title, registration and any service history you kept.
Besides farm loads, the same federal census lists 14 Covington carriers hauling general freight and 13 moving machinery and large objects. A lowboy or step-deck setup that carried equipment between farms and job sites qualifies, and so does a box truck from a private fleet.
New registrations have been few, according to FMCSA: two carriers in 2024 and one in 2025. If you are one of those newer operators and are closing down, the truck can be sold from wherever you last parked it.
Selling from a Covington fleet yard or a single truck
The biggest carrier in town runs 131 power units with 140 drivers, according to FMCSA’s carrier census; the next two report 34 trucks with 22 drivers and 19 trucks with 20. A fleet retiring several units at once can list them together, with VINs and locations, and we will plan the collection around the yard.
Below those three, the remaining Covington carriers run smaller operations. For one truck, the title in your name, the registration and a few clear photos are all it takes to begin.
Drivers listed with FMCSA by Covington carriers split 95 working within 100 miles and 243 going farther. If your truck is on the road outside Indiana right now, tell us where it will be parked next and we can collect it there.
How far trucks run and how old they are
Half of the trucks run by the 24 Covington carriers reporting mileage to FMCSA log under 19,234 miles a year, half log more. Have the odometer reading ready when you call, along with the VIN, since those two figures shape the rest of the questions.
FMCSA roadside inspection records from 2024-09-05 to 2026-08-27 cover 138 trucks tied to Covington carriers. In those FMCSA inspections the median model year is 2024, and 21% of the trucks are ten or more years old. We buy trucks from either end of that range, so state the model year plainly and include it with the photos.
To sell a truck, the title should be in the seller’s name; if a lender holds it, tell us who, so the release can be arranged before collection.
If the Covington title for your truck cannot be found, ask the state’s title agency for a duplicate. Apply for it before the sale if you can, and keep the registration card with the truck until the transfer is done.