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

Virginia International Gateway, a rail intermodal ramp listed by the Bureau of Transportation Statistics, lies 0.9 miles north of Portsmouth. A day cab that shuttles boxes between that ramp and the river terminals is often parked close to the gate between moves, so give us the yard address and the name of whoever holds the keys.

Roll-on/roll-off cargo crosses the Port of Virginia’s Portsmouth Marine Terminal, which the same federal agency places 1.5 miles east of town. If your tractor or car-hauler has worked that terminal, have the title and current registration in one folder before you call, along with photos of the cab, the frame and the coupling gear.

A second Portsmouth intermodal ramp appears in the Bureau of Transportation Statistics list 2.2 miles east, and the strategic seaport designation for Hampton Roads sits 1.8 miles out in the same direction. Owners who drayed between these points can leave the truck where it last stopped; we arrange collection there.

Federal Railroad Administration mapping in the North American Rail Network shows the Lamberts Point yard 2.5 miles north-east and the Chesapeake yard 2.8 miles south-east. A truck that worked transload runs at either yard can be picked up from a lot near the tracks, provided someone can meet us and open the gate.

Craney Island, 2.1 miles north, and NAVMEDCEN Portsmouth, 2.9 miles east, are both military installations on the Bureau of Transportation Statistics map. If your truck is parked on or beside a controlled site, tell us at the start so access can be sorted before the pickup date is set.

Of the 365 active carriers in FMCSA’s carrier census for Portsmouth, 262 list general freight and 65 list intermodal containers. Either way, the VIN and odometer reading are the first two things we ask for, so have them written down.

Motor vehicle haulers number 48 in the same federal census, with 43 carriers moving household goods. Car-carrier rigs and moving vans both fit what we buy; mention the body or trailer type when you describe the truck.

FMCSA records split the local carriers into 166 interstate and 199 intrastate operations, and 82 run as private fleets carrying their own goods. Private-fleet owners should bring the company title and a letter showing who can sign for the sale.

FMCSA roadside inspection records cover 300 Portsmouth trucks stopped from September 2024 to August 2026; half were model year 2016 or newer, and 44 percent had reached ten years or more. Whatever the year of yours, the model year printed on the title is what we match to the VIN.

Among 74 carriers reporting mileage to the federal census, the median was 22,018 miles a truck each year. Short annual totals like that match work around the port, so a service log grouped by date is useful to send along with photos.

Driver counts in FMCSA’s census show 713 drivers working within 100 miles and 543 going further. If your truck is out on a longer route when you contact us, tell us where it will be parked when the trip ends.

The Census Bureau’s LEHD job counts for 2023 show 32,664 jobs in Portsmouth, 2,322 of them in transportation and warehousing. Box trucks and straight trucks from warehouse work qualify as well as tractors, so list the body length when you write to us.

Construction accounts for 1,990 of those jobs under the same LEHD figures, and County Business Patterns from the Census Bureau counts 144 construction establishments in Portsmouth. A dump truck or flatbed from a job site can be collected at the site itself if the contractor gives us access.

Manufacturing holds 1,394 local jobs and wholesale trade 632, according to the 2023 LEHD counts. Delivery trucks from either line of work go through the same steps: title, registration, photos and a contact at the parking spot.

New carrier registrations in Portsmouth reached 46 in 2025 and 33 in 2024 under FMCSA’s carrier census. An owner-operator selling a first truck needs the title in the name that appears on the authority paperwork, so check that before you call.

The three biggest local fleets in the same census run 129, 51 and 38 power units. Fleet managers selling several units at once can send one list of VINs and parking addresses, and we will plan each pickup from it.

• My tractor sits in a lot beside Virginia International Gateway; does it need moving before you come?It can stay put: the Bureau of Transportation Statistics lists that ramp 0.9 miles north of Portsmouth, and we collect from the yard where the truck is parked once you give us the address and a contact.
• The truck is parked by the Craney Island installation; is a pickup there possible?Yes, if access is arranged. Craney Island is 2.1 miles north of town on the Bureau of Transportation Statistics map, so tell us about any gate pass needed when you first get in touch.
• My car-hauler worked the Portsmouth Marine Terminal ro-ro berths; which papers go with it?The roll-on/roll-off terminal sits 1.5 miles east per the Bureau of Transportation Statistics. Have the title, registration and photos of the tractor and the car-carrier deck ready.