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Coldstream · Jefferson County · Kentucky

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

Coldstream sits on the north-east edge of Louisville, with a rail yard just south of town and two crushed-stone quarries within four miles, so the trucks parked here tend to haul stone, gravel and freight bound for the river.

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

Tracks a mile off

Yard tractors beside the FORD TRUCK PLANT tracks

A rail yard listed as FORD TRUCK PLANT lies about 1.1 miles south of Coldstream on the North American Rail Network, kept by the Federal Railroad Administration and the Bureau of Transportation Statistics. Tractors that shuttle loads between a yard like that and nearby docks are the sort we collect, and a yard tractor or day cab parked close to the tracks is one we can reach where it stands.

If your truck has worked the lanes around that yard, tell us when you contact us which trailers it pulled and how often it ran to the rails. Send the VIN, a photo of the door sticker and pictures of the cab, the frame and the fifth wheel ahead of the visit.

Tri-axles hauling out of pits on either side of Coldstream

Jefferson County Stone, a crushed-stone quarry the Mine Safety and Health Administration lists 3.4 miles south-east of town, and Oldham County Stone, 3.6 miles to the north on the same federal list, put aggregate work on both sides of Coldstream. Dump trucks, tri-axles and tractors pulling end-dump trailers out of pits like these are trucks we buy.

A dump truck that sits at a quarry gate or in a contractor’s lot between jobs can stay there; give us the address and say whether a rollback can get in and turn around. Have the title, the current registration and any scale tickets or service records for the body and hoist on hand.

Ten-odd miles west

Gravel, dredging and the Louisville Yard plant

Roughly 10.8 miles west, the Mine Safety and Health Administration records three operations at about the same distance: the Louisville Yard mineral processing plant and two sand and gravel outfits, Bernhard Oppermann and Dredge Miss Kate. That cluster sits on the Coldstream side of the river trade, and it keeps tandem dumps and belly-dump rigs moving toward the water.

Sellers whose trucks haul sand from that stretch can simply list the sites the truck served in the first message. We ask about the box, the tarp system and the axle setup, and photos of each answer most of those questions up front.

Appliance Park boxes, riverfront cargo

Riverfront freight south-west of Coldstream

The Louisville-Jefferson Port appears on the Bureau of Transportation Statistics port list about 11.4 miles south-west of town, and the same bureau places the Appliance Park intermodal ramp 11.5 miles out in that direction. Sleepers and day cabs that pull containers or flatbeds off those two sites are part of what we purchase.

A tractor parked at the ramp, at a drop lot or at home in Coldstream can be collected right there; it does not have to move first. Include the odometer reading and the engine make in your note, and keep any chassis or trailer paperwork with the truck.

Farm trucks from equine and cattle operations

USDA’s 2022 Census of Agriculture counts 264 farms in Jefferson County, and equine operations top that list, followed by cattle and soybeans. Around Coldstream that means livestock haulers, grain trucks and the pickups and flatbeds used for hay and horse trailers.

A farm truck kept in a barn or field can be collected from the property. Make sure the title is in the name of whoever is selling, and if the truck has carried farm plates, mention that so we know which registration to look for.

Duplicate Kentucky titles on East Liberty Street

In Kentucky, titles are handled by the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet through county clerk offices, and for Coldstream that is the Jefferson County Clerk at the Elections Center, 1000 East Liberty Street, Louisville, 40204-1029, about 12.1 miles from town on the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet’s clerk list. A seller who cannot find the title starts the duplicate request there.

Bring photo identification and the VIN when you go to Liberty Street, and if a loan was ever recorded against the truck, bring the lien release too. Let us know a replacement is on the way and we can line up everything else while the clerk’s office finishes it.

The questions we get asked in Coldstream

  • Will you pick up a dump truck that works the quarries near Coldstream?Jefferson County Stone lies 3.4 miles south-east and Oldham County Stone 3.6 miles north on the Mine Safety and Health Administration’s list, and a dump truck working either one can be collected from the pit, the yard or your driveway.
  • My title is missing; which Louisville office reissues it for a Coldstream truck?The Jefferson County Clerk, at the Elections Center on 1000 East Liberty Street in Louisville, about 12.1 miles away by the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet’s listing, issues titles for the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet; start the duplicate there with your ID and VIN.
  • Do you buy tractors that run containers off the Appliance Park ramp?Appliance Park, an intermodal ramp the Bureau of Transportation Statistics places 11.5 miles south-west of Coldstream, sees day cabs and sleepers we purchase; send the VIN, the odometer reading and photos to begin.
  • What details help you plan a Coldstream collection near the quarries or rail yard?Coldstream sellers usually park their trucks within a few miles of the rail yard or the quarries, so give us that address, the VIN, the title holder’s name and pictures of the cab, frame and tires.

Sell your truck in Coldstream

Coldstream lies between a rail yard to the south, quarries north and south-east, and the river port and intermodal ramp about eleven miles south-west.