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

The North American Rail Network, kept by the Federal Railroad Administration and the Bureau of Transportation Statistics, places the Griffith yard 2.3 miles south of Highland and Gibson Transfer 3.9 miles north. A day cab that shuttles between those two yards is likely parked within a few minutes of either one. Give us the street address and the name of whoever holds the gate key.

Petroleum product terminals at Griffith, 2.5 miles south, and at Hammond, 4.4 miles north, both appear in Energy Information Administration listings. If your tractor has pulled fuel tankers out of either terminal, tell us whether the trailer goes with it or stays behind, and send photos of the tractor on its own as well as hitched.

Six miles north, Transflo CSXT is recorded by the Bureau of Transportation Statistics as a liquid bulk terminal. Any loading-site paperwork you kept from runs there, such as gate passes or site safety sign-offs, belongs in the folder with the title.

The Buffington Plant, a crushed-stone quarry 6.9 miles north-east of town, and the Portage Operation, 17 miles east, both appear in Mine Safety and Health Administration records. Dump trucks and end-dump tractors that haul from those pits often sit at the operator’s yard between jobs; we can collect from a quarry lot once you tell us who on site will let us in.

About 20.4 miles east lies the Northern Indiana District port, listed by the Bureau of Transportation Statistics. A tractor kept down by the lake does not need to be driven back to Highland first, since we pick up where the truck is parked.

Dry vans and flatbeds on general freight account for 79 of the 140 active Highland carriers on FMCSA’s carrier census rolls. FMCSA also records 24 that haul motor vehicles, 22 that move machinery and large objects, and 16 that carry paper products. A car hauler, a lowboy or a dry van tractor from this town are all trucks we will look at.

Split by where they may operate, FMCSA’s census puts 83 Highland carriers across state lines and 57 inside Indiana only, while 54 haul their own goods as private fleets. If your truck carried its owner’s freight rather than for hire, the registration and title are still the two papers we need first.

New registrations hold steady here: eight carriers were added in 2024 and eight more in 2025, according to FMCSA. A carrier that started recently and is now selling a single tractor should have the title in the business name ready, plus the USDOT number it ran under.

Three fleets registered in Highland report 300, 275 and 131 power units to FMCSA’s carrier census, alongside dozens of one- and two-truck operations. Whether you are moving one tractor or a row of them, send the VIN list and where each unit is parked, and we will plan the collection around the yard.

Drivers here split between close and long work: carriers report 300 drivers who stay within 100 miles and 898 who go beyond, per the FMCSA census. For a truck that is out on a long run, tell us when it returns to Lake County and we can set the pickup from there.

Across 49 carriers that report mileage to FMCSA, the median truck covered 27,217 miles a year. Have the current odometer reading on hand when you call; together with the VIN, it answers most of our first questions.

Among those 421 Highland trucks, FMCSA’s roadside records count 14.96 percent as ten or more model years old.

If your truck went through one of those roadside checks, the inspection report is useful to include with your photos and service records. Newer or older, we look at the model year alongside the make and engine you list.

Of the 12 bridges the National Bridge Inventory records in Highland, six carry a posted load limit and none clears under 14 feet. For a heavy unit, name the streets that reach the yard where it sits and mention any posted spans on them.

The Census Bureau’s LEHD job counts show 10,155 jobs in Highland in 2023, including 675 in construction and 357 in transportation and warehousing. County Business Patterns, also from the Census Bureau, lists 54 construction establishments, so contractors selling a dump truck, flatbed or mixer should bring the title and any equipment manuals.

Lake County held 347 farms in USDA’s 2022 Census of Agriculture, with corn, soybeans and milk at the top. A grain truck or milk tanker kept at a farm outside town can be collected right there; send a pin for the farm lane along with the photos.

• My tractor stays by the Griffith yard south of Highland; does it have to come to you?Griffith’s yard is 2.3 miles south of Highland on the North American Rail Network, and we collect from lots like that directly. Pass along the lot address and the name of whoever unlocks it.
• Will you take a dump truck that hauled out of the Buffington quarry near Highland?Buffington Plant, 6.9 miles north-east of Highland in Mine Safety and Health Administration records, is the kind of pit that keeps dump trucks busy, and we buy them. Send the VIN, the odometer reading and photos of the body and frame.
• My Highland truck’s title has gone missing; how do I sell it?Highland is a Lake County town, so a replacement title comes from the state’s title agency for Indiana. Request the duplicate in the name on the registration, and tell us it is on the way when you contact us.
• Our Highland private fleet has several tractors to let go; can they go in one sale?FMCSA’s carrier census lists 54 private fleets among Highland’s 140 carriers, and we handle multi-truck sales. List each tractor’s VIN next to the Lake County lot it sits on.