If your tractor or box truck has spent its working life on general freight around Kenton County, have the title and current registration in the cab before you call, and tell us whether the truck is a day cab or a sleeper.
Five Elsmere carriers record motor vehicles as cargo and four record driveaway or towaway work, on the same federal carrier census. Car haulers and the tow units that move other vehicles are trucks we buy; photograph the deck, the headboard and any ramps so we see the whole rig, not only the cab.
Three Elsmere carriers move household goods, the FMCSA census shows. A moving van parked behind a house in Elsmere stays where it is: give us the street address and say whether the box clears the driveway.
Interstate authority, private fleets and short radius driving
Sixteen Elsmere carriers hold interstate authority and eight run intrastate only, according to FMCSA’s carrier census, while 12 operate as private fleets hauling their own goods. A business that moves its own product with one or two straight trucks can sell a single unit; bring the title in the company’s name and a contact who can sign for it.
Of the drivers registered by carriers in the city, 44 work within 100 miles and 23 go beyond that radius, per the FMCSA census. For a truck that runs local routes and returns to a company yard, the yard address and the name of whoever holds the gate key let us arrange the collection.
Six carriers reported mileage on the federal census, with a median of 25,481 miles per truck. Write the current odometer reading down next to the VIN when you contact us; those two numbers start every conversation about a specific tractor.
Small fleets of five to twelve power units
Carrier census records from FMCSA show three of the bigger Elsmere fleets with 12, 7 and 5 power units, running 5, 6 and 2 drivers respectively. An owner thinning a fleet like that can sell one truck or several at once; list each VIN and where each unit is parked.
One new carrier registered in Elsmere in 2025 and three in 2024, on FMCSA’s census. If you started hauling recently and are stepping back, the paperwork you filed when you began, title and registration in particular, is what the sale runs on.
Trucks that shuttle parts and finished goods between plants stay at the plant lot for collection if the owner arranges access; tell us who opens the gate.
The same LEHD figures put construction at 223 jobs and wholesale trade at 214, while transportation and warehousing account for 82. A dump truck or flatbed that serves building sites can be picked up from the job yard; mention any body or crane mounted on the chassis so we arrive with the right equipment.
If a wholesale delivery truck carries a liftgate or refrigeration unit, say so with the photos, and include any service records you have for those units next to the ones for the chassis.
The North American Rail Network, kept by the Federal Railroad Administration and the Bureau of Transportation Statistics, places the DeCoursey rail yard 7 miles east of Elsmere and the Ludlow yard 7.3 miles north-east. A tractor that pulls containers or trailers to and from those yards can be collected where it sits; send the yard name and the lot it is in.
Energy Information Administration listings show the Bromley Terminal 6.3 miles north-east of town and the Covington petroleum product terminal 6.8 miles in the same direction. Tank trucks that load at those racks belong on our list; bring the tank inspection paperwork with the title so the trailer and the tractor are described together.
Belleview Sand & Gravel sits 12.2 miles west of Elsmere and PLANT #1 another sand and gravel operation 15.3 miles west, both on the Mine Safety and Health Administration’s list. Dump trucks and end dumps that haul from those pits can stay at the pit for pickup if the operator allows it; ask them first and tell us the answer.
To the south-west, MLC - Verona is a crushed-stone quarry 13.8 miles away, and Butler Quarry lies 19.5 miles south-east, per MSHA records. If your tri-axle works between the quarries and Kenton County job sites, send photos of the bed, the hoist and the axles along with the cab.
USDA’s 2022 Census of Agriculture counts 453 farms in Kenton County, with honey, equine and goats listed at the top. A livestock hauler or a farm straight truck kept in a barn lot can be collected from the farm; give us the road address and a phone number for whoever is on site.
Farm-plated trucks still need the title in hand, so check that the name on it matches the name on the registration before we schedule anything for a Kenton County farm.