Freight rails north-west and south of the post
Six miles up the road to the north-west, the Leesville rail yard appears on the North American Rail Network that the Federal Railroad Administration and the Bureau of Transportation Statistics maintain. A tractor that shuttles freight to and from that yard can be collected at your house, at a parish lot or beside the siding, so give us the street address where it is parked.
Heading south, the North American Rail Network records a second yard at DeRidder, 15.4 miles from town. If your rig splits its weeks between Leesville and DeRidder, tell us which end it sits at on the day you contact us, and keep the title and current registration in the cab or at hand.
Trucks that work the post
Fort Johnson is listed by the Bureau of Transportation Statistics as a military installation 9.2 miles north-east of Fort Polk South. Box trucks, flatbeds and service bodies that make deliveries out that way are trucks we buy; photograph the cab, the body and the VIN plate before you call.
If the truck is parked inside the installation, say so up front and tell us whether it can be moved to an address off post for collection. A road off post in Fort Polk South itself works well as a meeting point for the tow.
Pit and plant dumps
Sand and gravel to the south-west
Plant 1343-Emerald Rock/Cooper, a sand and gravel operation, sits 15.8 miles south-west of town according to the Mine Safety and Health Administration. Dump trucks and end-dump tractors that load there are welcome; send a photo of the bed raised and lowered along with the plate number.
Seven miles past it, at 23 miles out, the Mine Safety and Health Administration lists Plant 1328-Eaves Loop. If your dump truck is parked at a pit gate rather than in town, share the plant name and the gate it sits behind so the driver we send finds it on the first approach.
Jobs counted in town
Fort Polk South held 2,173 jobs in 2023, a figure from the Census Bureau LEHD job counts (LODES) for the town itself. Pickups with dump beds, utility trucks and straight trucks belonging to the people in those jobs are all vehicles we will look at.
For 2023, 67 of those jobs, a 3.1 percent share, were in construction according to the LEHD figures from the Census Bureau. If you run a small crew truck or a water truck for site work, have its service records handy along with the title in your name.
Pasture and paddock
Cattle, horse and sheep country
USDA’s 2022 Census of Agriculture counted 429 farms in Vernon Parish, with cattle, equine and sheep as the leading listings. Livestock haulers, stake-bed trucks and hay trucks that work those places are part of what we purchase here.
A farm truck is often parked down a pasture lane, so describe the gate, the ground and whether a rollback can turn around near the truck. Farm-plated vehicles still need the title; if it was lost, the state’s title agency in Louisiana issues the replacement before a sale can close.
The questions we get asked in Fort Polk South
- Will you collect a truck parked near the Leesville rail yard?The Leesville yard is 6 miles north-west of Fort Polk South on the North American Rail Network, and a truck parked near it can be picked up there. Send the exact address and a contact who can meet the driver.
- Can I sell a dump truck that sits at a gravel plant?Both sand and gravel plants on the Mine Safety and Health Administration list, Emerald Rock/Cooper at 15.8 miles and Eaves Loop at 23 miles, are within reach for collection. Tell us which plant holds the truck and who can open the gate.
- What paperwork does a Vernon Parish seller need for the pickup?Sellers in Vernon Parish should have the title in hand, the registration, photos of the truck and its VIN, and any service records. If the title is missing, start a replacement with Louisiana’s title agency first.