Factory and building-site trucks in Lockhart
Manufacturing accounts for 1,926 of the 5,940 jobs located in Lockhart, 32.4 percent, according to the Census Bureau’s LEHD job counts for 2023. A box truck or tractor that shuttles parts and finished goods between plants is a truck we buy, so note which shop it served and whether it carries a liftgate when you write to us.
Construction holds 1,779 of those Lockhart jobs, or 29.9 percent, on the same 2023 LEHD tally from the Census Bureau. Dump trucks, mixers and flatbed haulers from that trade usually sit on a contractor’s yard between jobs, so give us the yard address and the name of whoever holds the gate key.
Wholesale trade adds 284 jobs, 4.8 percent of the local total, per the Census Bureau’s LEHD counts. Straight trucks used for wholesale delivery qualify too; send a photo of the body, the data plate and the odometer so the description matches the truck.
Construction firms around the area
County Business Patterns, published by the Census Bureau, lists 150 construction establishments for the Lockhart area. If your firm is one of them and is cutting its fleet by one unit or several, we can look at each truck separately or the group together.
For a company-owned truck, the title should be in the business name and signed by someone the business authorises. Have that person’s name and a phone number ready, along with the registration, and the paperwork side moves without back-and-forth.
Tanks and rail
Terminals and rail yards south-east of town
Heniff, a liquid bulk terminal listed by the Bureau of Transportation Statistics, lies 5.8 miles south-east of Lockhart. Tank tractors that pull to and from a site like that are on our list; tell us which trailers the tractor was coupled to and include any wash or inspection records you kept.
On the North American Rail Network, kept by the Federal Railroad Administration with the Bureau of Transportation Statistics, the ORLANDO rail yard is 7.8 miles south-east and the TAFT yard is 13.1 miles south. A day cab that drayed freight to either yard can be collected wherever it is now parked, whether that is your driveway or a lot near the tracks.
Transflo CSXT, a liquid bulk transload site 15.1 miles north-east, and the ORLANDO petroleum product terminal 14.6 miles south appear in federal listings from the Bureau of Transportation Statistics and the Energy Information Administration respectively. Fuel and bulk-liquid tractors from those runs are welcome; the VIN and a clear photo of the cab are enough to begin.
Sand and gravel south-west of Lockhart
The Mine Safety and Health Administration records Center Sand Company, a sand and gravel operation, 17.6 miles south-west of town. End dumps and belly dumps that haul from a pit like that are trucks we purchase, and photos of the bed, tailgate and hoist help us read the truck correctly.
If the truck is still parked at a pit or a quarry yard, ask the site manager whether an outside crew can enter, and pass that contact to us. We arrange the collection around the site’s own rules.
FMCSA roadside inspection records from August 2024 to August 2026 cover 105 Lockhart-area trucks, and half of them were built in 2018 or later. That puts the typical Lockhart truck at about the 2018 model year, and we buy newer and older units alike.
Roughly a third of that roadside sample, 32.4 percent on FMCSA inspection records, carried a model year ten or more years back. Whatever year yours is, keep the service log with the title so we can see its history in one place.
Clearances on the way out of Lockhart
Thirteen bridges stand in the Lockhart area in the National Bridge Inventory, from the Federal Highway Administration, and one of them is load-posted. When you send the truck’s location, mention the street it is reached from, so our driver plans a route that keeps clear of the posted span.
None of those 13 bridges has a clearance below 14 feet, per the National Bridge Inventory. A tall box truck or a tractor with a raised stack can still be brought out without a detour for height.
Foliage growers and their haulers
Foliage plants top the crop list for Orange County’s 600 farms, followed by propagative material and potted flowering plants, in USDA’s 2022 Census of Agriculture. Reefer straight trucks and flatbeds that carry nursery stock out of those growers are trucks we will look at.
A grower’s truck is often titled to the farm rather than to a person, so check whose name is on the title before you contact us. Photos of the reefer unit’s display and the trailer floor help us describe the truck accurately to you.
The questions we get asked in Lockhart
- My tank tractor is parked near the Heniff terminal. Must it come into Lockhart before pickup?Heniff sits 5.8 miles south-east of Lockhart on the Bureau of Transportation Statistics listing, and we collect from there or anywhere nearby. Give us the gate contact and the parking spot.
- I run a construction company in Lockhart. Will you collect several of our trucks together?County Business Patterns counts 150 construction establishments around Lockhart, and fleets of any size among them are welcome to send us a list of VINs. We review each truck on that list.
- Is a 2010 dump truck too old for you?FMCSA roadside inspection records show 32.4 percent of trucks inspected around Lockhart are ten or more model years old, and model year does not rule a truck out with us. Send the VIN and photos.
- The truck belongs to my nursery business, not to me. Which papers does the farm sign?Orange County’s 600 farms, in USDA’s 2022 Census of Agriculture, often hold trucks in the farm’s name. Bring the title in that name, signed by someone the business authorises, plus the registration.