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

The North American Rail Network, kept by the Federal Railroad Administration and the Bureau of Transportation Statistics, places the HAZARD rail yard just 0.2 miles south-east of town and the CRAWFORD yard 2.1 miles to the west. A dump truck or tractor that shuttled loads to either siding is probably parked somewhere along that short stretch, so give us the exact lot or the road it sits beside.

With both yards so close to downtown, a Perry County hauler may never have run far from home. Send clear photos of the cab, the bed or fifth wheel and the VIN plate, and list the yard the truck served so our questions start in the right place.

Kentucky River Loading, a coal preparation plant 2.6 miles west of Hazard, appears in the Mine Safety and Health Administration’s facility listing, as does Pioneer Preparation Plant 8.7 miles to the east. Tri-axle dumps and end-dump tractors that fed those plants can be collected where they stand, whether on a plant lot or at a driveway up the hollow.

Mine sites sit close too: BEAR BRANCH 2 lies 3.6 miles south-east and Noble Mine #2 6.7 miles north-east, according to the Mine Safety and Health Administration. If a coal truck is behind a mine gate, name someone who can open it for the pickup and have the title in hand, signed by whoever appears on it.

Twenty miles south, the Mine Safety and Health Administration also records Cumberland Quarry, a crushed-stone operation. Gravel and stone haulers from that run belong on the list of trucks we purchase, so mention the quarry when you describe the work the truck did.

FMCSA’s carrier census counts 253 active carriers based in Hazard, and 50 of them list coal and coke as cargo. The same FMCSA census shows another 39 registered for logs, poles, beams and lumber, 35 for machinery and large objects, and 62 for general freight.

That mix means a seller here could be holding a log truck with a loader, a lowboy tractor that moved dozers between job sites, or a straight truck on local delivery. Whatever the body, have the registration and any service records together before you reach out.

Of those 253 carriers, 237 run intrastate only and just 16 cross state lines, per the same FMCSA census, and 166 operate as private fleets hauling their own goods. A Kentucky-plated truck that never left the state still qualifies, and you can tell us which county it worked in.

Out of Hazard, FMCSA’s census lists 534 drivers who stay inside a 100-mile radius and 214 who range beyond it. If your truck stayed on the short loop between mine, plant and rail siding, write down the usual run so we can picture its working life.

Twenty-one Hazard carriers gave FMCSA yearly mileage, and their median truck logged 11,429 miles. Read the odometer before you call and include a photo of the dash showing it; that one figure answers several questions at once.

Fleet sizes in town stay modest: FMCSA’s carrier census lists the three biggest Hazard operations at 24, 18 and 12 power units. Whether you own one truck or a yard of them, list each VIN separately so every unit can be looked at on its own.

Roadside stops of Hazard-based rigs, 170 of them in FMCSA inspection records from September 2024 through August 2026, put the median model year at 2017. In those FMCSA inspection records, about 45 percent of the units were ten or more model years old.

Late-model and older units both turn up in that record, so give us the model year, the engine and the axle setup in your first message. If the truck went through a roadside inspection, send a copy of the report along with the title.

New authority keeps arriving too: FMCSA registered 6 new carriers in Hazard during 2024 and 8 in 2025. A small operator who started up recently and is now selling a truck can reach us the same way a long-standing outfit would.

In 2023 the Census Bureau’s LEHD job counts put 8,449 jobs in Hazard, with 133 in transportation and warehousing, 98 in construction and 70 in wholesale trade. Dump trucks, flatbeds and box trucks from those trades can be picked up at the job site or the shop.

Hazard’s area holds 15 construction establishments in the Census Bureau’s County Business Patterns, each a possible home for a dump truck or flatbed. If your truck belongs to a contractor’s yard, tell us whose name is on the title and who signs for the business.

USDA’s 2022 Census of Agriculture counts 53 farms in Perry County, with goats, cattle and honey leading the list. A livestock hauler or farm flatbed parked out on a Perry County pasture can be collected right there; just send directions past the last paved turn.

• Can you pick up a coal truck sitting by the Kentucky River Loading plant west of Hazard?Kentucky River Loading sits 2.6 miles west of Hazard on the Mine Safety and Health Administration’s listing, and we collect from there or wherever else the truck is parked. Give us the gate contact and the spot it occupies.
• Will you buy a log truck from a Perry County timber outfit?Hazard has 39 carriers registered for logs, poles, beams and lumber under FMCSA’s carrier census, and their trucks are among those we purchase. Send photos of the loader, the bunks and the VIN plate along with the title.
• Does a coal truck that only ever ran Kentucky roads still qualify?FMCSA’s census shows 237 of Hazard’s 253 active carriers running intrastate only, so a truck that stayed in Kentucky is the usual case here. Have the Kentucky title and registration ready when you contact us.
• Can a Hazard operator with several power units sell the whole yard at once?The three largest Hazard fleets in FMCSA’s carrier census run 24, 18 and 12 power units, and we work with operations of every size. List each truck’s VIN, model year and location, and we will go through them one by one.