Cotton, soybeans and corn around Kennett
USDA’s 2022 Census of Agriculture counts 291 farms in Dunklin County, with cotton, soybeans and corn named as the leading crops. A tractor or straight truck that has spent harvest seasons moving those crops is often parked on a farm lot or at a field shop rather than in town, so give us the road name or the farm’s gate location when you get in touch.
Grain, feed and hay is listed as a cargo class by 21 Kennett carriers in FMCSA’s carrier census. If your truck pulled a hopper or a grain trailer, tell us whether the trailer goes with it or stays behind, and send photos of both from all four sides along with the cab interior.
Dry vans, hoppers and lowboys out of Kennett
General freight is claimed by 42 of the 72 active Kennett motor carriers on FMCSA’s carrier census, making dry van and box work the common thread in town. Box trucks, day cabs and sleepers pulling dry vans fall in that group; have the title, the current Missouri registration and the VIN plate photo ready before we talk.
Commodities dry bulk shows up for 18 local carriers and machinery or large objects for 16, according to the same FMCSA census. Lowboy and pneumatic tank tractors carry fifth wheels and wet kits that matter to us, so list any attached equipment and say whether the trailer is part of the sale.
Of those Kennett carriers, 40 run interstate, 32 stay intrastate and 26 operate as private fleets hauling their own goods, per FMCSA’s census. A private fleet truck that served a farm operation or a local business is just as welcome as a for-hire tractor; bring whatever service log the business kept.
Model years stopped at Bootheel inspections
Roadside stops logged by FMCSA from August 2024 to August 2026 caught 75 Kennett-based trucks, and the middle model year among them was 2016. Write down the model year, engine make and odometer reading from the dash before you call, since those three figures shape every question we ask after.
Forty-eight percent of those inspected trucks were ten or more model years old, according to the same FMCSA roadside inspection records. Older or newer, the steps match: a clear title in your name, or a lien release if the truck was financed, plus photos taken in daylight.
The median truck run by 30 Kennett carriers covered 28,703 miles a year, as reported to FMCSA’s carrier census. Share your own annual mileage figure if you track it, along with any inspection reports the truck has collected.
Mississippi docks, a fuel terminal and the Malden yard
The Bureau of Transportation Statistics lists Pemiscot County Port, MO, about 14.7 miles east of Kennett on the Mississippi. A truck parked at a river terminal lot can be collected right there; tell us who controls the gate and give us a contact on site.
Some 19.5 miles east, the Energy Information Administration records the OAKMAR petroleum product terminal. Tank tractors that loaded fuel there should come with whatever hazmat placarding and tank inspection paperwork you still hold, so mention it at the start.
North of town, the North American Rail Network, kept by the Federal Railroad Administration and the Bureau of Transportation Statistics, places the Malden rail yard 22.2 miles out. A tractor that hauled to Malden and is parked there now can be collected at the yard; send the spot where it sits.
Jobs, builders and long-haul drivers
Kennett held 4,368 jobs in 2023 by the Census Bureau’s LEHD job counts, with manufacturing at 216 of them and wholesale trade at 162. Delivery trucks and straight trucks that served a plant dock or a distributor’s warehouse often sit at the business itself, so arrange access with the property owner before the pickup date.
Nine construction firms operate from Kennett, per the Census Bureau’s County Business Patterns. Dump trucks and flatbeds from a contractor’s yard qualify too; send a picture of the body and the hoist plate along with the truck’s papers.
Kennett carriers employ 199 drivers who travel beyond 100 miles and 77 who stay within 100, per FMCSA’s carrier census. A long-haul truck parked out of state can still be sold from Kennett; send its address and a contact at that lot.
Title and registration on Main Street
The Missouri Department of Revenue runs its Kennett license office at 103 S Main, about 0.6 miles from the town centre. If the title is lost or carries an old lienholder, that office is where a duplicate or a corrected title gets started.
Bring a photo ID and the VIN to that Department of Revenue office when applying for a replacement title. With the Missouri title in hand, wait to sign the assignment until we go through it with you, so it is completed once and correctly.
The questions we get asked in Kennett
- Will you come out to a Dunklin County farm to pick up my cotton or grain truck?Dunklin County holds 291 farms according to USDA’s 2022 Census of Agriculture, and we collect trucks from farm lots across it. Send the gate location and a phone number for whoever can let us in.
- My title disappeared somewhere; can I sort it out on Main Street in Kennett?The Missouri Department of Revenue license office at 103 S Main in Kennett, about 0.6 miles from the town centre, handles duplicate titles. Start that before we schedule collection.
- My tractor sits up at the Malden rail yard; does it have to come back to Kennett first?Malden’s rail yard lies 22.2 miles north of Kennett on the North American Rail Network, and we collect from there. Point us to the row or gate at Malden where the tractor stands.