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

The North American Rail Network, kept by the Federal Railroad Administration and the Bureau of Transportation Statistics, puts the BIDS Terminal rail yard 0.6 miles west of Evansville and the Wansford yard 2.2 miles north. If your tractor shuttles loads between those yards and customers in town, it is probably parked close by, so give us the yard or lot address and a phone number for whoever holds the keys.

Two petroleum product terminals listed by the Energy Information Administration stand 3.9 and 4.1 miles west of the city, and a liquid bulk terminal the Bureau of Transportation Statistics records sits 4.2 miles west. Owners of tank tractors that load at those racks should gather the title, the current registration and any terminal access or inspection paperwork, since those papers tell us where the truck has been working.

According to the Mine Safety and Health Administration, the I-69 Sand Pit lies 4.2 miles south-east of Evansville, Addcar System 38 coal mine is 10.5 miles east and Liberty Mine is 12.5 miles north-east. Dump trucks and end-dump tractors that haul from those sites can stay at the pit or the mine gate; tell us which one and who can let us in.

A truck that spends its days on a mine haul road usually has service records kept by the site or the owner. Send those with photos of the cab, frame, tires and the body or trailer it pulls, and include the VIN so we can match the paperwork to the truck.

FMCSA’s carrier census counts 873 active carriers here: 437 run interstate, 436 stay within Indiana, and 612 are private fleets moving their own goods. Whether you run one tractor across state lines or a box truck for your own business, the sale works the same way, starting with your title and registration.

Of those carriers, 373 list general freight on the federal census, 174 haul machinery and large objects, 105 carry logs, poles, beams and lumber, and 102 move metal sheets, coils and rolls. Flatbed tractors, step-decks and lowboy setups all fit what we buy, so tell us the trailer type along with the tractor.

New registrations show steady entry: FMCSA records 29 new carriers in 2024 and 51 in 2025. If you started up recently and are now selling, have your operating authority paperwork and the truck’s title in your own name ready before we collect.

FMCSA roadside inspection records covering 1,693 trucks from August 2024 to August 2026 give a median model year of 2019, with 32.6 percent of those trucks ten or more model years old. Whatever year yours is, the model year printed on the title and registration is what we need to see.

Among 271 carriers that report mileage to FMCSA, the median comes to 13,080 miles per truck. Note the current odometer reading when you contact us and photograph the dash so the figure on file matches the truck.

The federal carrier census lists 3,959 drivers working within 100 miles of base and 5,079 going beyond it. FMCSA’s census also shows one fleet registered here with 2,731 power units and 2,351 drivers, and two others with 133 and 116 power units; owners of several trucks can sell them together in one pickup.

The Census Bureau’s LEHD job counts for 2023 show 93,246 jobs in the area, with 9,160 in manufacturing, 5,355 in construction, 4,296 in transportation and warehousing and 3,814 in wholesale trade. Straight trucks and day cabs from plant delivery runs are collected from the plant lot or your yard, wherever is easier for you.

Vanderburgh County holds 381 construction firms and 12 warehousing firms on the Census Bureau’s County Business Patterns, and if your dump truck or flatbed sits on one of their job sites, tell us the site address and the hours the gate is open.

USDA’s 2022 Census of Agriculture counts 204 farms in Vanderburgh County, growing mostly corn, soybeans and wheat. Grain trucks and farm tractors kept in a barn or field can be picked up right there; just have the title signed over and the keys on hand.

• My dump truck sits at a sand pit south-east of Evansville; does it need to come into town first?Your dump truck stays beside the sand pile while we come out to it. The Mine Safety and Health Administration lists the I-69 Sand Pit 4.2 miles south-east of Evansville, and we collect from there. Tell us who controls the gate so the pickup can be arranged with them.
• I run a tank tractor out of the terminals west of the city; which details do you want from me up front?Start with the VIN, the title and photos. The Energy Information Administration lists petroleum product terminals 3.9 and 4.1 miles west of Evansville, and any terminal paperwork you kept for the truck helps us see what it hauled.
• Can I sell a truck from a private fleet rather than a for-hire carrier?A private fleet truck sells the same way. FMCSA’s carrier census lists 612 private fleets in the Evansville area, and a truck owned by a business that hauls its own goods goes with the same title and registration as any other.