A town where construction holds nearly every job
Construction crews account for 247 of the 267 Ventress jobs that the Census Bureau’s LEHD job counts recorded for 2023, so nearly every working payroll in town is a building one. If your dump truck, flatbed or equipment hauler has been working those crews, it may be parked at a job site rather than in a driveway; tell us which site and we will arrange to collect it there.
Six contractor establishments around Ventress turn up in the Census Bureau’s County Business Patterns. Whether your truck belongs to one of those outfits or to an owner-operator who subcontracts for them, send the VIN, the registration and clear photos of each side, and note any body or equipment mounted on the chassis so the description is complete from the first message.
Baton Rouge ELS and the Port Allen lube plant
Just under ten miles east of Ventress, the Energy Information Administration lists BATON ROUGE ELS as a petroleum product terminal. Tank trucks and tractors that load there and park back in Pointe Coupee Parish can be collected at home; give us the street address and say whether a trailer is still coupled.
PORT ALLEN LUBE BLENDING PACKAGING, a petroleum product terminal 19 miles south-east according to the Energy Information Administration, is the second fuel site within reach. If your tractor ran lube or packaged product out of Port Allen, keep any hazmat endorsement paperwork and terminal records with the truck so its work history travels with it.
Docks south-east of Ventress on the river
South-east of town at 17.7 miles, the Bureau of Transportation Statistics places the Port of Greater Baton Rouge, LA. Day cabs that shuttle containers or bulk loads from those docks can be picked up wherever they sit between runs, so tell us whether yours stays at the port or comes back to Ventress.
Two liquid bulk terminals appear in Bureau of Transportation Statistics listings nearby: Baton Rouge at 19.1 miles and Liquid Bulk Terminals at 21.2 miles, both south-east. Tanker owners from Ventress should photograph the tank’s data plate along with the tractor, and include the trailer’s own title if it is part of the sale.
Yards at Livonia and Anchorage, gravel at Wyandotte
The North American Rail Network, kept by the Federal Railroad Administration and the Bureau of Transportation Statistics, shows a rail yard at LIVONIA 12.9 miles south-west of Ventress and another at ANCHORAGE 18.5 miles south-east. Trucks that drayed freight to either yard may be stored near the tracks; a gate code or contact name at the yard helps us reach it.
Wyandotte Dredging, a sand and gravel operation the Mine Safety and Health Administration lists 17.9 miles south-east, lies in the same south-east direction as the Port Allen terminals. Owners of tri-axle dumps or end-dump trailers that hauled aggregate from there should mention the bed type and the axle setup when they contact us.
Farm haulers from the soybean and corn ground near Ventress
Around Ventress and across the rest of Pointe Coupee Parish, USDA’s 2022 Census of Agriculture counts 485 farms, with soybeans, corn and cattle as the leading products. Grain trucks and livestock haulers on those farms often sit in a barn lot between seasons, and we can collect from the farm itself once you tell us how to find the gate.
For a farm truck, find the registration and the title before you call, and check that the name on the title matches the farm or person selling. Note the bed or trailer type, grain body or cattle pot, in your first message.
Titles go through the OMV counter in New Roads
Louisiana titles are issued by the Louisiana Office of Motor Vehicles, which lists the OMV New Roads Office at 424 Hospital Road, Unit A, New Roads, 70760, 2.2 miles from Ventress. If the title for your truck is lost or carries an old lienholder, that office is where a duplicate or a lien release is handled.
Before we schedule pickup in Ventress, have the title signed by every owner named on it, plus a photo ID and the current registration. If a lender still holds the title, bring the payoff letter or release, and the New Roads office can tell you which form the Louisiana Office of Motor Vehicles needs.
The questions we get asked in Ventress
- Can you collect a truck from a construction site near Ventress?With 247 of Ventress’s 267 jobs in construction on the Census Bureau’s LEHD counts, many trucks here live on job sites, and we can arrange collection there once you give us the location and a site contact.
- If my title went missing, is there a Louisiana OMV counter close to Ventress?The OMV New Roads Office at 424 Hospital Road, Unit A, New Roads, 2.2 miles from Ventress, is the Louisiana Office of Motor Vehicles location that handles duplicate titles.
- Do you buy grain and cattle trucks from parish farms?Pointe Coupee Parish has 485 farms growing soybeans and corn and raising cattle, according to USDA’s 2022 Census of Agriculture, and their grain trucks and livestock haulers are trucks we purchase.
- Can a tanker based at the Baton Rouge ELS terminal be collected there?BATON ROUGE ELS is 9.8 miles east of Ventress on the Energy Information Administration’s terminal list, and a tanker based there can be collected at the terminal yard or at your home address, whichever you prefer.