The Paintsville yard just up the road
Only 1.8 miles north of West Van Lear, the Paintsville rail yard is mapped on the North American Rail Network that the Federal Railroad Administration and the Bureau of Transportation Statistics keep. If your truck shuttles loads to that siding, tell us where it parks between runs and we will collect it there.
South along the valley, the Martin rail yard sits 14.2 miles from West Van Lear on the North American Rail Network. If your tractor or dump truck splits its week between the two yards, tell us which one it is parked at and whether a trailer can reach it without moving other equipment first.
Coal country hauling
Prep plants and mines east and south of town
Prep Plant # 1, a coal preparation plant on the Mine Safety and Health Administration’s list, sits 6.5 miles east of West Van Lear, and #1 Plant lies 8.6 miles to the south-east. Tri-axle dumps and end-dump tractors serving tipples like these can sell from wherever they are parked; send photos of the bed, the hoist, the cab and the data plate so we see the whole truck.
Job 5, a coal mine 9.9 miles north, and MBM#1, a mine 14.9 miles east, also appear in Mine Safety and Health Administration records. If your truck is still on a mine property, ask the operator about gate access before we schedule the pickup, and give us the name of whoever can let a driver in.
Barn lots and bale fields
Stock haulers for West Van Lear’s cattle and horse farms
Around West Van Lear, 199 farms in Johnson County were counted by USDA’s 2022 Census of Agriculture, with cattle, equine and corn as the leading products. Stock trucks, gooseneck haulers, grain bodies and flatbeds for round bales all fit that mix, and we buy each of them.
A farm truck often sits in a barn lot or a back field rather than a paved yard. Tell us the gate, the ground and how close a trailer can get, and keep the registration and any service receipts together in the cab for the driver to check against the VIN.
Court Street counter
Kentucky titles at the Paintsville courthouse
The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet handles vehicle titles through county clerk offices, and the one serving West Van Lear is the Johnson County Clerk at 230 Court Street, Suite 124, Paintsville, 41240, about 2.5 miles from town. A West Van Lear owner who cannot find the title applies for the duplicate at that Court Street clerk.
Bring photo ID and the VIN when you go, and if a lender is still listed on the title, ask the lender for a lien release first. Once the clean title is in hand, send us a photo of the front and back so the name on it can be matched to yours.
Ready for pickup
VIN, photos and papers from a West Van Lear truck
Start with the VIN, the make, model and year, and the address where the truck is parked, whether that is a lot near the Paintsville yard or a hollow off the county road. Send them in your first message to us.
Add clear photos of all four sides, the dash, the engine bay and any body or trailer equipment such as a dump bed or a stock rack. Keep the title, current registration and any inspection or service records together so the paperwork matches what the driver sees on the day.
The questions we get asked in West Van Lear
- Will you come out to a truck parked near the Paintsville rail yard?The Paintsville yard is 1.8 miles north of West Van Lear by the North American Rail Network’s figures, and we collect from sidings, lots and yards like it. Give us the exact spot and who can open the gate.
- My dump truck sits at a coal prep plant east of West Van Lear. Is collection from the plant possible?Prep Plant # 1, 6.5 miles east on the Mine Safety and Health Administration’s list, and plants like it are places we can collect from once the operator clears access. Tell us the site and a contact there.
- Do you buy livestock and hay trucks from local farms?Cattle, equine and corn lead Johnson County’s 199 farms in USDA’s 2022 Census of Agriculture, and stock trucks, bale flatbeds and grain trucks from those farms are all trucks we buy.