Riverport, tanks and terminals near Henderson
Three miles south of Henderson, the Bureau of Transportation Statistics lists the Henderson County Riverport as a port, and 4.6 miles west it lists the same riverport as a liquid bulk terminal. If your tractor spent its shifts shuttling between the docks and the bulk tanks there, tell us which side of the riverport it worked and where it is parked now, so the pickup can be arranged at that gate.
The Energy Information Administration places one petroleum product terminal named Henderson 2.6 miles north of town and a second 4.8 miles west. A truck that pulled fuel trailers out of either one can be collected right at the yard it runs from; send the VIN, the Kentucky registration and a few photos of the cab and the fifth wheel before we set a time.
Further along, 5.1 miles west, the Bureau of Transportation Statistics names Owensboro as a liquid bulk terminal. Should the truck be sitting out there instead of in Henderson, give us that address along with a name and phone number for whoever holds the keys.
Gravel north of town, coal to the south-west
Audubon Sand & Gravel, 3.1 miles north of Henderson, appears in Mine Safety and Health Administration records as a sand and gravel operation. Dump trucks and tri-axles that load at a pit like that are part of what we buy, and the title plus any service records are the two documents to gather before you call.
Mine Safety and Health Administration listings show the Henderson County Mine as a coal mine 12.5 miles south-west, and River View Mine 18 miles west. A haul truck parked on a mine property needs a contact who can let a driver through the gate; include that person in your first message along with the exact location on site.
Henderson outfits, from hopper tractors to lowboys
FMCSA’s carrier census shows 316 active carriers based in Henderson: 107 run interstate, 208 stay intrastate and 238 operate private fleets. Whether your truck crossed into Indiana daily or never left Kentucky, the paperwork we ask for is the same, a clear title in the seller’s name and current registration.
General freight is the most common cargo among those carriers, at 115, with 77 hauling machinery and large objects, 58 carrying grain, feed and hay and 43 moving farm supplies, according to the same FMCSA census. Lowboys, flatbeds, hopper tractors and box trucks all fit that mix, and any of them can be sold where they stand.
According to FMCSA, 13 new carriers registered in Henderson in 2025, after 11 in 2024. The three biggest local fleets in its census run 85, 81 and 66 power units. If you are selling several trucks from one yard, list each unit’s VIN and the address where it is parked in one message.
Roadside stops, odometers and driver range
Across 185 trucks stopped between August 2024 and August 2026, FMCSA roadside inspection records give a median model year of 2020, with 28.1 percent ten or more years old. Whatever year yours is, note it with the VIN and the odometer reading when you first get in touch.
Among the 74 Henderson carriers reporting mileage, FMCSA’s census puts the median at 10,000 miles a truck. The same FMCSA census shows 694 drivers working within 100 miles and 382 going beyond that. A local unit and a long-haul sleeper are handled the same way: photos, the title and the location of the truck.
Farm loads and factory work across Henderson County
USDA’s 2022 Census of Agriculture counts 438 farms in Henderson County, with corn, soybeans and cattle leading. Grain trucks and livestock haulers that sit at a farm between harvests can be picked up from the farmyard itself, so give us the road and the field entrance if the truck is not by the house.
The Census Bureau’s LEHD job counts for 2023 show 12,044 jobs in Henderson, including 1,923 in manufacturing, 657 in construction, 293 in transportation and warehousing and 213 in wholesale trade. Henderson County holds 69 construction firms and just 3 warehousing sites, per the Census Bureau’s County Business Patterns. A plant’s yard truck or a contractor’s dump truck is collected from the site it works on, once the title holder signs off.
The questions we get asked in Henderson
- Will a driver come for a tractor sitting on a dock lot at the Henderson County Riverport?The Bureau of Transportation Statistics puts the riverport 3 miles south of Henderson, and we collect from there. Tell us who manages the lot so a driver can be let in.
- Would you take a tri-axle that loaded at Audubon Sand & Gravel north of Henderson?Audubon Sand & Gravel is listed by the Mine Safety and Health Administration 3.1 miles north of town, and dump trucks that worked a pit like it are on our list. Send the VIN, photos and the title details.
- What should a Henderson County farmer have ready to sell a grain truck?With 438 farms in Henderson County in USDA’s 2022 Census of Agriculture, many grain trucks sit on farmland; have the title in your name, the registration and photos, plus directions to where the truck is parked.