Quarries on both sides of the county line
The Mine Safety and Health Administration lists Jefferson County Stone, a crushed-stone quarry, about 2 miles north-east of Middletown. Dump trucks and tri-axles that load at a pit that close often sit on a contractor’s lot or at the owner’s house between jobs, so give us the street address where it is parked and a phone number for whoever holds the keys.
Oldham County Stone, another crushed-stone quarry on the Mine Safety and Health Administration’s list, lies about 8.6 miles north, across into Oldham County. If your truck has hauled aggregate out of either site, send photos of the bed, the hoist, the frame and the cab, plus the VIN, and we can talk about the truck without you driving it anywhere.
About 10.8 miles west, the Mine Safety and Health Administration records Louisville Yard as a mineral processing plant. A truck that runs between a quarry face and a processing yard may have a service log in the glovebox or on the shop computer; print it or photograph it and send it with the photos.
Ford’s rail yard, Appliance Park and the river port
On the North American Rail Network, kept by the Federal Railroad Administration with the Bureau of Transportation Statistics, the Ford Truck Plant rail yard sits about 4 miles north of Middletown and the Appliance Park yard about 8.7 miles south-west. Tractors that shuttle parts and finished goods between those yards and local docks are day cabs as often as sleepers; tell us which kind you have and whether it has a fifth wheel or a flatbed.
Two intermodal ramps appear in Bureau of Transportation Statistics listings nearby: Louisville’s Appliance Park ramp, 8.4 miles south-west, and the Buechel ramp, 9.6 miles west. If your tractor has pulled containers off either one, have the title, the current registration and any annual inspection reports in one folder before you call.
The Louisville-Jefferson Port, which the Bureau of Transportation Statistics places about 8.4 miles west, is the river side of the same picture. A truck parked near the port or in a yard along the way can stay there; we arrange collection at the gate, so tell us whose property it is on and who can let us in.
Middletown’s carriers: private fleets and intrastate work
Of the 47 active Middletown carriers in FMCSA’s carrier census, 18 hold interstate authority and the other 29 keep to Kentucky roads. Thirty are registered as private fleets, hauling their own goods rather than freight for hire, so many trucks here belong to a business that also does something else; if the truck is titled to that business, have an officer ready to sign.
Middletown’s FMCSA filings split the drivers 110 inside a 100-mile radius of base and 51 beyond it, toward and past the Louisville ramps. For eight carriers reporting mileage to FMCSA, the median comes to 36,402 miles per truck in a year. Put the odometer reading in your first message along with the VIN, and we can start from there.
The biggest fleet registered in town runs 17 power units with 15 drivers, according to the FMCSA census; the next two have 5 and 2. Whether you are selling one truck or several from a small fleet, send a list with each VIN, its location and whose name is on each title.
General freight, lumber and heavy machinery
Of the cargo types Middletown carriers declare to FMCSA, general freight leads with 21 carriers, followed by logs, poles, beams and lumber with 8, and machinery and large objects with 8. Box trucks and dry vans match the first group, while log trucks, flatbeds and lowboys match the other two; tell us which one yours is when you write.
Six local carriers list farm supplies on their FMCSA registrations. USDA’s 2022 Census of Agriculture counts 264 farms in Jefferson County, with equine, cattle and soybeans at the top. A truck that hauls feed or hay out to those farms may be parked in a barn lot; give us directions to the gate and tell us if the ground is soft in wet weather.
Five new carriers registered in Middletown in 2025, against none in 2024, according to FMCSA’s carrier census. If you started a company recently and are winding a truck down, check that the title has moved into the company’s name or still sits in yours, and bring whichever version matches the registration.
Contractors, warehouses and the Middletown job count
Of 9,275 jobs located in Middletown in 2023, the Census Bureau’s LEHD job counts place 533 in construction, 403 in wholesale trade, 297 in manufacturing and 65 in transportation and warehousing. Dump trucks, flatbeds and straight trucks tied to that construction work are the kind we collect from job sites and yards alike.
For Middletown, County Business Patterns lists 28 construction establishments, each with crews and equipment moving between sites. If your truck belongs to one of those contractors and sits at a site that is still active, tell us the hours the gate is open, and we will plan the pickup around the crew rather than the other way round.
Wholesale trade’s 403 jobs, by the LEHD count, mean delivery trucks working out of warehouses and distribution buildings nearby. For a box truck or reefer coming out of that work, include photos of the box interior and the liftgate or refrigeration unit, along with the plate numbers.
The questions we get asked in Middletown
- The dump truck sits by the Jefferson County Stone quarry off Middletown’s north-east edge; does it have to come to you?Jefferson County Stone is about 2 miles north-east of Middletown on the Mine Safety and Health Administration’s list, and we can collect the truck there or wherever else it sits. Pass along the quarry-side address and the name of whoever unlocks that lot.
- Our Middletown business hauls its own goods with three trucks; will you take the whole set together?Thirty of the 47 carriers in FMCSA’s census for Middletown are private fleets, and several trucks from one business is something we handle. Send each VIN, where it is parked and the name on its title.
- Which documents go with a tractor that pulled boxes off the Appliance Park ramp?The Appliance Park intermodal ramp lies 8.4 miles south-west by the Bureau of Transportation Statistics. For a tractor from there, have the title, current registration and any inspection or service records, plus photos of the cab, frame and fifth wheel.
- Do you buy log trucks and lowboys here?Eight Middletown carriers declare logs, poles, beams and lumber to FMCSA, and eight more declare machinery and large objects, so log trucks, flatbeds and lowboys are all on our list. A VIN and a set of photos of the log bunks or deck get the conversation going.