Sell your semi truck for cash in Metairie the easy and convenient way

The North American Rail Network, kept by the Federal Railroad Administration and the Bureau of Transportation Statistics, places the MAYS rail yard 2 miles south-west of Metairie and the Shrewsbury yard in New Orleans 2.8 miles south-east. A day cab that shuttles boxes between those yards can stay parked at the yard lot; send us the lot’s address and the name of whoever controls the gate.

Two intermodal ramps listed for New Orleans appear in Bureau of Transportation Statistics records at 2.3 miles south-west and 5.1 miles south of town. If your tractor works either ramp, have the VIN, the plate and a clear shot of the door sticker ready when you first call us.

For fuel, the Energy Information Administration lists the Marrero petroleum product terminal 3.3 miles south-west and the Kenner Blending Terminal 3.9 miles west. A tractor that pulls tankers out of Marrero or Kenner can be photographed where it stands, cab, frame and fifth wheel included, and those pictures are what we look at first.

Mine Safety and Health Administration records show Wood Materials running a sand and gravel operation at Harahan, 4.3 miles south, and a second Wood Materials site 4.9 miles south-west. Tandem dumps and end-dump tractors that haul from pits like these are trucks we purchase outright.

If the dump sits inside a pit fence, tell us so up front and give us a contact on site. Mine-site visitor rules vary, and knowing them ahead lets us schedule a collection that fits the operation’s hours.

Of the 214 active carriers based in Metairie on FMCSA’s carrier census, 135 list general freight, 36 haul metal sheets, coils and rolls, and 25 each carry household goods and logs, poles, beams or lumber. Coil haulers, flatbeds, moving vans and box trucks all belong on our list, so name the body type and trailer setup when you get in touch.

That same FMCSA census splits Metairie’s carriers into 83 interstate and 131 intrastate operations, and 76 of them run private fleets that move their own goods. For a truck registered to a company rather than a person, the seller we deal with is whoever is authorised to sign the title for that business.

Metairie added 10 carriers in 2024 and 16 in 2025, going by FMCSA’s carrier census. If you are closing down a young authority, a title in the company’s name plus a signed bill of sale covers what we need.

Across 161 trucks checked between August 2024 and August 2026, FMCSA roadside inspection records give a median model year of 2022 for Metairie-based units, and about 23 percent were ten or more model years old. Whatever the year on yours, put it on the first message together with the make and the engine.

Among 41 local carriers reporting mileage, the median sits at 20,500 miles per truck a year according to FMCSA’s carrier census. A clear odometer photo saves a round of questions.

Three of the parish’s registered fleets run 989, 236 and 206 power units, per FMCSA’s census, and the agency counts 623 drivers working within 100 miles and 1,322 going farther. A fleet manager selling several units at once can send one list of VINs and yard locations, and we will work through it in order.

The National Bridge Inventory counts 116 bridges around Metairie, 16 of them load-posted and 2 with less than 14 feet of clearance. The inventory’s lowest entry is Causeway Boulevard over Veterans Memorial Boulevard, at 13 feet 8 inches according to the National Bridge Inventory.

When the truck carries a tall body or rides on a lowboy, mention its height in your first message. Our driver can then plan a route to your address that avoids the Causeway underpass.

LEHD job counts from the Census Bureau put 72,095 jobs in Metairie for 2023, with 4,935 in construction, 2,554 in wholesale trade and 1,704 in transportation and warehousing. Concrete trucks, roll-offs, stake beds and delivery straight trucks all fit what we take in.

County Business Patterns, also from the Census Bureau, lists 370 construction establishments and 8 warehousing establishments in Jefferson Parish. If your truck is tied to a contractor’s business, have the registration and any lien release on hand so the title transfer goes through cleanly.

Farming is small here: USDA’s 2022 Census of Agriculture counts 20 farms in Jefferson Parish, with cattle the main product. A cattle hauler or farm truck from one of them is welcome too; the title and registration are the papers that matter.

• Does a tractor left by the MAYS rail yard have to come to me first?It stays put: the North American Rail Network places MAYS 2 miles south-west of Metairie, and we collect from the lot where the truck sits. Send the yard address and the person holding the gate key.
• Is a dump truck working the Harahan sand pit something you buy?Harahan dumps are on our list, and Mine Safety and Health Administration records list Wood Materials at Harahan, 4.3 miles south of Metairie. Tell us the truck is inside the pit and who can let us in.
• Will a tall box body clear the Causeway underpass on the way out of Metairie?The National Bridge Inventory lists 13 feet 8 inches under Causeway Boulevard at Veterans Memorial Boulevard. Give us your body height and we route around it.