Docks west of Hendron
Hauling to the riverport on the Hendron side of Paducah
Listed by the Bureau of Transportation Statistics as a port, the Paducah-McCracken Riverport, KY lies 3.9 miles west of Hendron. A tractor or dump truck that shuttled loads between the river docks and the farms south of town is the kind we buy from owners here. Tell us which side of the riverport it worked and whether it pulled a hopper, a flatbed or a dump body.
If the truck is still parked at a dock lot near the riverport, it can stay there. Give us the lot’s address and the name of whoever controls the gate, and we arrange the collection with them rather than asking you to move it toward Hendron.
Photos settle most of our questions about a riverport truck before we ask them: the cab, both sides, the frame rails, the fifth wheel or body, and the plate on the door jamb that carries the VIN.
South Yard tracks
The South Yard, east of town on the rail map
According to the North American Rail Network kept by the Federal Railroad Administration and the Bureau of Transportation Statistics, a rail yard named South Yard lies 1.9 miles east of Hendron. Day cabs that moved containers, steel or bulk between that yard and the Paducah terminals fit what we purchase.
A yard tractor or day cab kept near the tracks rarely carries a long service file, so send what you have: the title, the current registration and any receipts or shop invoices with the VIN on them. A missing file is not a reason to hold off; tell us the truck’s job and we work from there.
Tank haulers
TransMontaigne and the two Paducah fuel terminals
Two Paducah petroleum product terminals appear in Energy Information Administration listings, one 4.2 miles north-east of Hendron and another 6.4 miles east. The Bureau of Transportation Statistics adds the TransMontaigne liquid bulk terminal, also 4.3 miles to the north-east. Tank trucks and the tractors that pulled fuel trailers from these sites are on our list.
For a fuel hauler, tell us whether the tank or trailer goes with the tractor or stays behind, and send a photo of each. If the tractor sits inside a terminal fence, name the terminal so the pickup is cleared with its staff.
Dredge haulers
Dredge operations on the river east of Hendron
Mine Safety and Health Administration records list the Dredge Percie McGeorge sand and gravel operation 4.3 miles east of Hendron and the Dredge Pine Bluff operation at 8.1 miles out in the same direction. Dump trucks and tri-axles that carried material away from those dredges are trucks we take.
A dump truck that spent its time at a dredge site may still be parked there. Ask the site operator whether a collection can reach it, then pass us that contact along with the VIN and a few photos of the bed and hoist.
Soybeans and job sites
Soybean fields, harvest loads and McCracken building crews
Grain trucks, farm tractors with hopper trailers and straight trucks that ran harvest loads to the riverport all qualify, whether they sit in a machine shed or at the edge of a field.
The Census Bureau’s LEHD job counts (LODES) record 944 jobs in Hendron for 2023, and 92 of them, or 9.7 percent, were in construction. Contractors with a dump truck, a flatbed or a service body they no longer use can send the VIN and photos the same way a farmer would.
Around Hendron, a soybean or corn truck may be titled to a parent, a spouse or the farm’s own name. Check whose name appears on the title before you contact us, so the signature on the sale matches it.
Getting the Kentucky title and keys ready in Hendron
For a lost Kentucky title, the replacement comes from the state’s title agency, and the request goes in under the name already on record. Start that request early: the title has to be in hand at collection.
Have the registration, any lien release from a lender that financed the truck, and a photo ID for each person named on the title. With those ready and the truck’s location given to us, the handover in Hendron is a signature and a set of keys.
The questions we get asked in Hendron
- The truck hauled fuel out of TransMontaigne. Can you take the tractor without the tank trailer?TransMontaigne’s liquid bulk terminal sits 4.3 miles north-east of Hendron on Bureau of Transportation Statistics listings, and a tractor from there can be sold alone. Tell us which pieces go and which stay, with a photo of each.