Alamo’s registered motor carriers, in-state and out
Alamo is home to 269 active carriers, with 182 holding intrastate authority and 83 crossing state lines, per FMCSA’s carrier census. If your tractor has stayed inside Texas, the registration and title you already hold are what we ask to see; there is no extra interstate paperwork to dig out.
Forty-two of the town’s carriers move their own goods as private fleets, the same federal census shows, rather than hauling for hire. A farm, packing shed or contractor that owns a truck for its own loads can sell it to us the same way a for-hire operator does: send the VIN, a photo of the title and a few pictures of the cab and chassis.
New authority keeps arriving here too: the federal carrier census records 14 new Alamo carriers in 2025 and 13 in 2024. If you started up recently and the truck is still under a lien, tell us the lender’s name at the start so the payoff and title release can be lined up with the pickup.
Valley loads
Produce, meat and reefer freight
Fresh produce is listed as cargo by 101 Alamo carriers in FMCSA’s census, and 72 list refrigerated food while another 72 list meat. A reefer tractor or a truck with a refrigerated box is something we collect here; include a photo of the reefer unit’s hour meter and its make plate along with the cab shots.
General freight is the most common cargo line, with 162 local carriers listing it under FMCSA registration figures. Day cabs and sleepers that pull dry vans out of the Mid-Valley are sold to us with the title, the current registration and any service records you have kept in the cab or the office.
Hidalgo County counts 2,045 farms in USDA’s 2022 Census of Agriculture, with cotton, corn and cattle at the top. If your truck is a grain hauler, a cattle pot tractor or a module truck that sits on a farm between seasons, we pick it up on the farm; give us the road the gate is on and a phone number for whoever holds the key.
Dump trucks for stone and sand north of town
La Havana Pit, a crushed-stone quarry, lies 8.8 miles north of Alamo on Mine Safety and Health Administration records, and Portable Crusher #2 is listed 19.7 miles north. A dump truck or end-dump tractor that has hauled from either is one we buy where it is parked, whether that is a yard in town or a lot near the pit.
The Mine Safety and Health Administration also lists the Texan Pit, a sand and gravel operation 11.9 miles to the north-west, and the Tabasco Pit 20.9 miles west. For aggregate trucks, tell us the body length and the axle setup, and send a photo of the door sticker showing the gross weight rating.
Construction gives 201 jobs in Alamo in 2023 under the Census Bureau’s LEHD job counts, and County Business Patterns lists 28 construction establishments in the area. Contractors selling a single dump or a water truck need only the title in the company’s name and someone authorised to sign it.
The Donna ramp and the Edinburg terminal
The Rio Valley intermodal ramp at Donna is 1.7 miles east of Alamo in the Bureau of Transportation Statistics listings. A day cab that shuttles containers on and off that ramp can be left right where it works; we arrange collection at the yard once you tell us whose lot it sits on.
Thirteen point nine miles north, the Energy Information Administration lists the EDINBURG petroleum product terminal. Fuel tractors that load there are welcome; send the VIN, the odometer reading and a clear photo of the title, and say whether a tank trailer goes with the tractor or stays behind.
How old Alamo’s trucks are, and how far they go
Across 503 trucks checked at roadside between September 2024 and August 2026, FMCSA roadside inspection records give a median model year of 2019, and 31.8 percent were ten or more years old. Whatever the model year of yours, the year, make and VIN are the first three things we ask for.
Mileage reported to FMCSA by 85 Alamo outfits puts the typical truck here at 52,776 miles a year at the median. Have the current odometer reading ready when you call, along with the engine make if you know it.
The biggest fleet registered here runs 324 power units and 158 drivers on FMCSA’s census, and the next two run 52 and 25. Selling several trucks at once is handled as one pickup plan: list each VIN and the address where each truck is parked.
Clearance and titles
Roads, bridges and paperwork in Alamo
Of the 8 Alamo bridges carried in the National Bridge Inventory, not one is load-posted and not one drops below 14 feet. A tow truck or lowboy can reach most addresses in town, so the main thing we need from you is a gate code or a contact on the day.
Transportation and warehousing account for 72 jobs in Alamo and wholesale trade for 134, per the Census Bureau’s LEHD 2023 figures. If the truck belongs to a business, have the title, a bill of sale signed by an officer and the current registration together; if the title is missing, a replacement comes from the state’s title agency before the sale closes.
The questions we get asked in Alamo
- Should a dump truck that works La Havana Pit come into Alamo before you collect it?La Havana Pit is 8.8 miles north of town on Mine Safety and Health Administration records, and we collect from there or any lot near it. Tell us whose land it is parked on so the gate is open when we arrive.
- Do you buy reefer tractors from produce carriers in Alamo?Fresh produce is listed by 101 Alamo carriers in FMCSA’s carrier census, and reefer tractors are trucks we purchase here. Send the VIN, title photo and a picture of the reefer unit’s hour meter.
- Will you pick up a day cab parked by the Rio Valley ramp in Donna?The Rio Valley ramp at Donna sits 1.7 miles east of Alamo in Bureau of Transportation Statistics listings, and a pickup there is arranged with whoever runs the lot. Give us the yard name and a contact.
- Can a truck sitting on a Hidalgo County farm be collected where it is?Hidalgo County has 2,045 farms in USDA’s 2022 Census of Agriculture, and farm pickups are routine for us here. Tell us the road, the gate and who can meet the driver.