Logs, grain and coil
Seventeen Cottonport carriers and what they load
FMCSA’s carrier census lists 17 active motor carriers based in Cottonport, and 12 of them declare general freight as cargo they carry. If your tractor or straight truck has spent its working life on mixed freight, send us the VIN, a clear photo of each side and the cab, and the address where it sits today.
Six Cottonport carriers on that same federal census list logs, poles, beams and lumber, while three each list grain, feed and hay, and metal sheets, coils and rolls. A log truck, a grain trailer setup or a flatbed rigged for coil is the kind of equipment we collect here; tell us what the truck was built to carry and whether a trailer goes with it.
The carrier census splits the town’s operators almost evenly: 9 run interstate, 8 stay intrastate, and 5 are private fleets moving their own goods. A private-fleet truck sold out of a farm or a construction outfit needs the same title and registration as any other, so have both in hand before we schedule the visit.
Small operators along the Cottonport roads
Cottonport’s three biggest operators on the FMCSA census run 7, 3 and 2 power units, with 6, 7 and 1 drivers respectively. An owner with one or two tractors gets the same process as a seven-truck yard: one call, photos of each unit, and the paperwork for whichever trucks you want gone.
Federal registration records show one Cottonport carrier was added in 2025 and two in 2024. Whether you are winding down a newer authority or an operation that has run for years, list each truck by VIN so we can match it to the title the Louisiana Office of Motor Vehicles issued.
Drivers working for Cottonport carriers split evenly in the FMCSA census, 21 operating inside a hundred-mile radius and 21 beyond it. A truck that runs long routes may be parked away from town when you call; give us the yard, the truck stop or the customer lot where it is, and we arrange collection there.
Soybeans, corn and rice around the town
Around Cottonport, the parish counts 868 farms in USDA’s 2022 Census of Agriculture, with soybeans, corn and rice leading the crop list. Grain trucks and tractors pulling hopper trailers often sit at a farm shop or a barn between seasons; tell us the road and whether the gate is open when we arrive.
If the farm truck is titled to a family member, an estate or a farm business rather than to you, sort out who signs before collection day. Along with the registration, send photos of the bed, the hoist and the cab of the farm truck.
Construction work and the Cottonport job base
Construction holds 13 percent of the 767 jobs counted in and around Cottonport for 2023 in the Census Bureau’s LEHD job counts. Dump trucks, flatbeds and service bodies from that trade are on the list of what we buy; send the body type with your photos so we know what to bring.
A dozen construction establishments operate in the Cottonport area, according to the Census Bureau’s County Business Patterns. A contractor’s truck often sits on a job site or an equipment yard, so give us that location and a contact who can unlock it, and keep the title with you or with whoever signs it over.
Latanier and the approach
Rail at Latanier and the bridges near Cottonport
The Latanier rail yard lies 21.7 miles north-west of Cottonport on the North American Rail Network kept by the Federal Railroad Administration and the Bureau of Transportation Statistics. If your truck has been shuttling loads to or from that yard, it may be parked out that way; we collect from wherever it stands.
Of the six bridges the National Bridge Inventory records around Cottonport, one is load-posted and none sits below a fourteen-foot clearance. Tell us the route into the property and anything tight about the approach, and we plan the collection vehicle to suit it.
Bunkie OMV
Main Street in Bunkie, eight miles down the road
Duplicate titles in this part of Avoyelles Parish go through the Louisiana Office of Motor Vehicles, whose OMV Bunkie Office stands at 220 South West Main Street, Bunkie, 71322, 8.2 miles from Cottonport. If the title is missing, start the replacement there before you list the truck with us.
The Louisiana Office of Motor Vehicles handles title and registration through its OMV offices and its online service for used vehicles. Bring your registration, a photo ID and the VIN when you visit Bunkie, and tell us the date you applied so we can line up collection with the new title.
The questions we get asked in Cottonport
- Will you take a Cottonport log truck hauling poles or lumber?Six Cottonport carriers on FMCSA’s carrier census list logs, poles, beams and lumber, and we collect those trucks; send the VIN, photos and the title to start.
- My truck’s title went missing; how far is the nearest OMV from Cottonport?The OMV Bunkie Office at 220 South West Main Street, Bunkie, 71322, 8.2 miles away, is the Louisiana Office of Motor Vehicles location nearest town for a duplicate title.
- Can you pick up a grain truck parked on an Avoyelles Parish farm?Avoyelles Parish has 868 farms in USDA’s 2022 Census of Agriculture, and we collect from farm yards across it; give us the road and a contact who can open the gate.
- Could a Cottonport operator sell its whole seven-unit yard together?Cottonport’s largest operator on the FMCSA census runs 7 power units, and a whole yard like that can go in one sale; list each truck by VIN with its title.