Fuel terminals north and north-east of Jean Lafitte
The Energy Information Administration places the Venice petroleum product terminal 6.8 miles north-east of town, and the Harvey terminal sits 10.9 miles north. If your tanker or tractor has shuttled between those two racks, tell us which one it loaded at most and send photos of the tank, the valves and the cab together.
Two liquid bulk terminals appear 10 to 11 miles north in Bureau of Transportation Statistics port records: one listed simply as New Orleans and another named Retif Oil and Fuel. A truck that is parked inside a terminal fence can stay there; give us the gate contact and the hours the lot is open, and the collection is planned around them.
Have the title and the current registration in the cab or close at hand before anyone arrives. With those two papers and the VIN, everything else about a tanker sale on the west bank is a conversation, not a delay.
Sandpits toward the river from Jean Lafitte
North of Jean Lafitte, the Mine Safety and Health Administration lists Beverly Sandpit #3 at 10.4 miles and Bella Rose at 10.9 miles, both sand and gravel operations. Dump trucks and end-dumps that haul fill out of pits like these are trucks we buy, and a photo of the bed raised and lowered tells us its layout at a glance.
If your dump truck still sits at a pit, say which one and who controls the yard. A truck kept at home along the bayou road is just as easy for us; send the street address and note whether a rollback or tow rig can reach it.
Flatbeds, water trucks and dump bodies from small contractors like those are welcome, so list the body type and the body maker when you write in.
Wharves and the base
Nashville Avenue Wharf and the air station north-east
Port of New Orleans - Nashville Avenue Wharf, a roll-on/roll-off terminal, is 11.2 miles north of town according to the Bureau of Transportation Statistics. Day cabs and sleepers that have run loads off that wharf can be collected wherever they now park, whether that is in Jean Lafitte, Marrero or across the river.
Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base New Orleans sits 7.2 miles north-east, a military installation in Bureau of Transportation Statistics listings. A truck kept near the base, or one you drove while stationed there and now leave behind, can be sold from wherever you live; we only need someone who can hand over keys.
For either location, send the VIN, an odometer photo and pictures of all four sides of the truck. Those three things let us confirm the model and the setup before we schedule a pickup.
A third of Jean Lafitte’s jobs are in transportation and warehousing
In a town that size, a seller is often a single owner-operator, and we deal with you directly from first message to pickup.
If the truck was run under your own authority, keep its registration and any service records together with the title. Owner-operators parking at home in Jean Lafitte can have the truck collected from the driveway or the shoulder of the lot, wherever it sits now.
Lost a Louisiana title? Try the Lapalco Boulevard office
The Louisiana Office of Motor Vehicles handles titles across the state through its OMV offices. Nearest to Jean Lafitte on the Louisiana Office of Motor Vehicles office list is Direct Auto Insurance Agency, 4810 Lapalco Boulevard, Marrero, 70072, about 8.4 miles from town.
If the title has gone missing or still shows a lienholder, start a duplicate or a lien release with that Marrero office before the pickup. Bring the VIN, your license and the lienholder’s release letter; once the paper is in your name with no lien, the sale goes ahead.
A title that is already clear just needs to be signed over at collection. Check the name printed on it matches the seller’s ID, and have the registration ready alongside it.
Cattle trucks and farm haulers from around the parish
USDA’s 2022 Census of Agriculture counts 20 farms across Jefferson Parish, with cattle as the top listing. A stock trailer tractor or a flatbed used to move feed and fencing around those places qualifies too.
Farm trucks are often titled to a family member or a farm name rather than the driver. Before you contact us, look at whose name is on the Louisiana title, and if it is not yours, have that person ready to sign.
The questions we get asked in Jean Lafitte
- Can I sell a truck parked near the air station if I’ve moved away?Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base New Orleans is 7.2 miles north-east of Jean Lafitte in Bureau of Transportation Statistics listings, and a truck left near it can be sold without you returning. Name a person locally who can hand over the keys and the signed title.