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Rising Sun sits on the Ohio River in Ohio County, Indiana, with two sand and gravel plants just outside town and corn, soybean and cattle farms on the ridges behind it. The trucks that work here haul aggregate, farm supplies and heavy machinery, and we buy them where they are parked.

Selling a truck in Rising Sun? Tell us about it and we'll take it from there.

Gravel by the river

Two sand and gravel plants within six miles of Rising Sun

The Mine Safety and Health Administration lists the Rising Sun Plant, a sand and gravel operation 3.4 miles south-west of town. A dump truck or tractor that has shuttled loads out of that plant is likely parked near the pit or at a yard close to home, and we can collect it from either spot. Send us the address and a few photos of the bed, the cab and the VIN plate before anything else.

South-east of Rising Sun, 5.5 miles out, the Patriot Aggregate Plant is a second sand and gravel operation on the Mine Safety and Health Administration’s list. If your truck has split its time between the two plants, say so when you contact us, and keep any scale tickets or site passes with the truck so its working history travels with it.

Farther inland, Versailles Quarry is a crushed-stone quarry the Mine Safety and Health Administration places 23.1 miles west of town. A truck that runs the road between the river and Versailles may be parked at either end on pickup day; tell us which, and whether a loaded trailer is still attached.

Lowboy country

Machinery loads lead the local carrier list

Among the 20 active carriers FMCSA’s carrier census places in Rising Sun, eight list machinery and large objects as cargo, ahead of five hauling general freight. Lowboys, drop-deck trailers and the tractors that pull them fit that work, and we buy the tractor, the trailer or both together.

Three of those carriers haul farm supplies and two run driveaway or towaway work, according to the same FMCSA carrier census. If your rig moved equipment for a farm or towed units between owners, a short note on what it carried helps us ask the right questions about the hitch, the deck and the paperwork.

For machinery haulers, have the trailer’s own title or registration ready alongside the tractor’s. A trailer sold with its tractor still needs its own document, and keeping both in one folder saves a second trip to find it.

Private haulers and Indiana-only operators along the river

The biggest fleets based in Rising Sun run three power units each, with two drivers apiece, according to FMCSA’s carrier census; another runs two power units with four drivers.

Thirteen of the town’s carriers are private fleets moving their own goods, and FMCSA’s carrier census shows 15 operate only inside Indiana while five cross state lines. An intrastate truck may carry only Indiana registration; bring that card along with the title, and tell us if the truck still has an active USDOT number on it.

New registrations stay small here: FMCSA’s carrier census shows two new carriers in 2025 and one in 2024. If you started hauling recently and are selling the truck you began with, the purchase papers from when you bought it are useful to have on hand.

Most drivers here stay close to the river

Of the drivers on Rising Sun carrier records, 25 work inside a hundred-mile radius and seven go beyond it, according to FMCSA’s carrier census. For a truck on local runs, we can arrange collection at your house, your shop or the plant gate, wherever it is parked.

If your truck is one of the seven on longer routes, tell us where it will be parked when you are ready to sell. We come to the truck, so it does not have to be brought back to Ohio County first.

Corn, soybeans, cattle and building work around town

Around Rising Sun, Ohio County holds 123 farms, with corn, soybeans and cattle the leading products in USDA’s 2022 Census of Agriculture. Grain trucks, livestock haulers and the tractors that pull hopper trailers come out of that work. A truck kept in a barn or field lot can be collected there; just tell us how the lane is laid out.

Contractors’ dump trucks and flatbeds work out of the 13 construction establishments that the Census Bureau’s County Business Patterns tallies for this riverfront area. Service bodies belong on our list too, and photos of the body and any mounted equipment help us understand what the truck is.

For context on the local economy, the Census Bureau’s LEHD job counts show 825 jobs in Rising Sun in 2023. Whatever your truck did among them, the steps to sell it are the same: photos, the VIN, the title and where it sits.

A BMV branch on North High Street

The Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles runs its Rising Sun branch at 630 N High St, Rising Sun, 47040, just 0.2 miles from the centre of town. If the title to your truck is lost, that BMV branch is where a duplicate can be requested, and the Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles also takes duplicate title applications online.

Before you contact us, check that the name on the title matches yours and that any lien shown has been released. If a lender still holds the title, tell us at the start so we can plan around the release paperwork.

The questions we get asked in Rising Sun

  • Can you collect a truck from the gravel plant south-west of Rising Sun?The Rising Sun Plant, which the Mine Safety and Health Administration places 3.4 miles south-west of town, is one place we can collect from. Give us the address and tell us whether we need a site pass to get in.
  • Is there a BMV branch near Rising Sun for a duplicate title?The Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles branch at 630 N High St, 0.2 miles from the centre of town, handles duplicate titles, and the agency also accepts duplicate title applications online.
  • Do you buy lowboys and machinery trailers?Machinery and large objects are the most common cargo among Rising Sun carriers, eight of 20 in FMCSA’s carrier census, and we buy the trailers and tractors that haul it. Have each unit’s title or registration ready.
  • Can you buy a truck registered for Indiana-only hauling?Fifteen of Rising Sun’s 20 carriers operate only inside Indiana, according to FMCSA’s carrier census, so an Indiana-only registration is normal here. Have the Indiana registration card and the title together when you get in touch.
  • Will you take a grain or cattle truck off an Ohio County farm?Ohio County’s 123 farms, counted in USDA’s 2022 Census of Agriculture, raise mainly corn, soybeans and cattle, and grain and livestock trucks from them are trucks we buy. Pickup can happen right at the barn or field lot near Rising Sun.

Sell your truck in Rising Sun

We buy trucks across Rising Sun and Ohio County, from the river plants south of town to the crushed-stone quarry west at Versailles.