Of the 160 active carriers FMCSA’s carrier census lists in Burkesville, 80 say they haul logs, poles, beams or lumber, which puts timber at the top of the cargo list here. A log truck, a knuckleboom rig or a lumber flatbed is exactly the kind of unit we collect from this town. Send us a photo of the bunks or the loader along with the cab, and tell us whether the trailer goes with the tractor.
That same FMCSA register shows 46 Burkesville carriers moving machinery and large objects, often on lowboys and drop decks that also carry skidders and dozers between logging tracts. If your truck pulls equipment for a timber crew, it may be parked at a landing rather than at home; give us the road name or a pin and we plan the pickup around that spot.
The Mine Safety and Health Administration lists Grider Quarry, a crushed-stone operation 3.3 miles west of Burkesville, and Caldwell Quarry, another crushed-stone site 10.6 miles to the east. Dump trucks and end-dump tractors that run gravel between those pits and county job sites are trucks we take on. Tell us which quarry it ran out of, and we know which road to send the driver down.
Cumberland County had 8 construction establishments on the Census Bureau’s County Business Patterns, and stone from Grider and Caldwell feeds that kind of work. If your dump truck sits in a quarry yard between jobs, check with the operator about gate hours and let us know who can let our driver in.
Farm trucks on Cumberland River ground
Around Burkesville, USDA’s 2022 Census of Agriculture counts 409 farms in Cumberland County, with cattle, corn and soybeans leading the list. Cattle pots, grain trucks and stake-bed farm units from those operations are welcome here. If the truck is parked in a barn lot or a field, a short note on how a tow truck reaches it saves a second trip.
FMCSA’s carrier census shows 33 Burkesville carriers hauling farm supplies, alongside the 49 that list general freight. A farm truck that moved feed, seed or fertilizer usually carries a Kentucky title like any other unit, so dig that title out first; it is the one document every sale needs.
Short-haul fleets that stay close to the county
Only 28 of Burkesville’s carriers run interstate, while 132 stay intrastate and 109 operate as private fleets, according to FMCSA’s carrier census. Most trucks here hauled for their owner’s own business, a sawmill, a farm or a contractor, rather than for hire. If that describes yours, the registration and any annual inspection stickers are the records we ask about first.
Drivers listed with Burkesville carriers split 242 working within a hundred-mile radius against 101 going farther, in the FMCSA register. FMCSA’s carrier census puts the median at 13,500 miles per truck a year among the 20 carriers that reported mileage. Have the odometer reading handy when you call; with the VIN, it answers most of our first questions.
Selling several trucks from one yard works the same way as selling one: list each VIN, and we arrange the collection for the whole group.
FMCSA roadside inspection records cover 82 trucks inspected between August 2024 and August 2026 from Burkesville carriers, with a median model year of 2017.5. Whatever the year on your truck, the steps are the same: the VIN, the title and a few clear photos.
Older and newer units both come through Burkesville, and we collect either one from wherever it sits in the county.
Clerk’s office
Titles in Kentucky are issued through the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet and handled at county clerk offices, so a Burkesville owner deals with the clerk for Cumberland County. If the title is lost, ask the clerk about a duplicate before you list the truck with us, and bring your registration and identification along.
If a lender is still on the Kentucky title, ask the bank for a lien release and take it to the county clerk with the title. A clean title in the seller’s name lets the collection go ahead without a stop for paperwork.