Galveston’s harvest haulers and stock trailers
Corn, soybeans and hogs lead the farm output around Galveston, and USDA’s 2022 Census of Agriculture counts 633 farms across Cass County. A truck that has spent its seasons moving harvest or feeder pigs from those operations is the kind we collect, whether it is a grain hopper tractor, a straight truck with a box, or a stock rig. Have the title, the current registration and a few clear photos of the cab, frame and trailer hookup ready before you get in touch.
Grain, feed and hay show up on the cargo lists of 15 Galveston carriers, and livestock on 12, out of 44 active carriers in FMCSA’s carrier census. If your truck is one of those, tell us which trailers it pulled and where it is parked between seasons, whether in a machine shed, a farm lot or beside a grain bin, so the pickup can be planned for that spot.
Small home-based fleets
Galveston yards where farms keep their own rigs
Private fleets make up 34 of the town’s 44 active carriers in FMCSA’s carrier census, and 38 of them stay intrastate while only 6 cross state lines. Most of these trucks belong to farms and local businesses hauling their own goods, so the truck is usually at the owner’s yard or homestead rather than a terminal. Give us that address and the name of whoever can show us the truck.
The biggest home-based operation here runs 13 power units with 12 drivers, according to the same FMCSA census, and the next runs 6 trucks with 9 drivers. If you are thinning out a small fleet like that, list the VINs together, note which units share a lot, and we can look at them as one collection.
Machinery and large objects appear as cargo for 7 Galveston carriers in FMCSA’s census, and farm supplies for 5. Lowboys, flatbeds and the tractors that pull them fit what we buy; send the trailer’s paperwork along with the tractor’s if you are letting go of both.
How far a Galveston truck travels from the yard
Galveston drivers who keep inside the short-haul radius number 54, against 30 who travel further, in FMCSA’s carrier census. With most of the work this close to home, the truck you want to sell is likely sitting within reach of town, and we come to it there.
Five carriers here reported annual mileage to FMCSA, and their median was 34,100 miles a truck. Write the odometer reading down next to the VIN when you contact us; those two details answer most of our first questions.
Galveston added 2 carriers in 2025 after a year with no new registrations in 2024, going by FMCSA’s carrier census. Whether your operation is decades old or just starting, the steps are the same: title in hand, registration current, and the truck where we can reach it.
Quarries south of town and the cement plant toward Logansport
The Mine Safety and Health Administration lists the Kokomo Mine and the Kokomo Quarry, both crushed-stone operations, 7.5 miles south of Galveston. Dump trucks and end-dump tractors that have hauled aggregate from those pits are trucks we purchase, and they can stay parked at the yard where they work.
Toward the north-west, 16.5 miles out, sits the Logansport Cement Plant on the Mine Safety and Health Administration’s roster, and the PERU PLANT sand and gravel operation lies 16.2 miles north-east. Six construction establishments operate in the county according to the Census Bureau’s County Business Patterns. If your mixer or dump truck has served those sites, keep its service records with the title and tell us which site it works from.
Fuel and rail to the north-east
Peru’s terminal and rail yard up the road
Up the road toward Peru, 12.6 miles north-east of Galveston, the Energy Information Administration records the PERU petroleum product terminal. Fuel tankers and the tractors that pull them out of that terminal are welcome; tell us what product the tank carried and keep any tank inspection paperwork with the title.
Rail yards at PERU, 15.1 miles north-east, and TIPTON, 20.9 miles south-east, appear on the North American Rail Network kept by the Federal Railroad Administration and the Bureau of Transportation Statistics. A truck that shuttles freight to either yard can be collected at its usual lot; just send us the address and a contact on site.
Grissom ARB, which the Bureau of Transportation Statistics lists as a military installation 6.1 miles north-east, is the nearest large site to town. If your truck is parked anywhere near the base, give us clear directions and gate details so the pickup goes to the right place.
The Kokomo BMV branch, under ten miles away
The Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles handles titles here through its BMV branches, and the Kokomo branch at 192 E Southway Blvd, Kokomo, 46902, is 9.7 miles from Galveston by the Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles’ own branch list. If the title is lost, apply there for a duplicate before the sale, or tell us it is missing and we will walk you through what that branch needs.
Bring your driver’s license and the truck’s VIN to the Kokomo branch, and if a lender once held the truck, the lien release too. Once the duplicate is in hand, send us a photo of it with the registration and we can set the collection.
The questions we get asked in Galveston
- Our hopper tractor sits in the machine shed until the corn comes off. Is the shed a workable pickup spot?Galveston is surrounded by the 633 Cass County farms that USDA’s 2022 Census of Agriculture counts, and we collect trucks from farm lots and machine sheds. Send the address, a photo of the title and a contact who can meet us.
- My dump truck is parked at the Kokomo stone pit. Can it be picked up right there at the pit?The Kokomo Mine and Kokomo Quarry sit 7.5 miles south of town on the Mine Safety and Health Administration’s list, and the truck can stay at the pit or its yard while we collect it. Tell us who can give access.
- Three of our farm trucks are going. Could one Galveston visit cover every unit?Galveston’s home-based fleets are small, with the biggest at 13 power units in FMCSA’s carrier census, and several trucks from one yard can go in one collection. List every VIN with its matching title so the whole Galveston yard is handled in one trip.