Rail and liquids
GARRETT, TREX Station and the Carry Transit tanks
The North American Rail Network, kept by the Federal Railroad Administration and the Bureau of Transportation Statistics, places the GARRETT rail yard 4.9 miles north-east of Arlington and TREX STATION 10 miles out on the same bearing. A day cab that shuttles boxes or bulk loads to those yards can stay parked near the tracks; give us the lot address and a name at the gate and we collect it there.
Carry Transit, a liquid bulk terminal 5.6 miles north-east, and the Kinder Morgan liquid bulk terminal 8 miles north both appear in Bureau of Transportation Statistics listings. If your tractor pulled tank trailers into either one, say which trailer stays with you and which goes, and have the tank inspection sheets in the cab so the paperwork and the photos describe the same unit.
Euless fuel racks
The Euless petroleum terminals
Two petroleum product terminals, EULESS and the EULESS LOADING FACILITY, sit 7.8 miles north of town according to the Energy Information Administration. Fuel haulers loading at those racks usually keep hazmat placards and tank test dates on file; send pictures of both with the VIN plate and the odometer.
When a fuel truck from the Euless racks is registered to a company rather than to you, check whose name is on the Texas title before we talk. The person listed there signs it over at pickup, and if the title has gone missing, start the replacement with the state’s title agency so the signature is ready when we arrive.
Registered carriers
Carriers with an Arlington address
FMCSA’s carrier census counts 2,164 active carriers with an Arlington address, 1,582 of them listing general freight, 290 paper products, 239 household goods and 230 dry bulk commodities. Moving vans, box trucks and dry bulk trailers all fit what we purchase, so describe the body type in your first message.
Of those carriers, the same FMCSA census shows 1,401 running intrastate only, 741 crossing state lines and 371 operating private fleets. An intrastate truck may carry a Texas registration without an apportioned plate; tell us which plate is on it and whether the cab card is current.
New registrations keep arriving: 188 carriers signed up in 2024 and 203 in 2025, per FMCSA records. A first-year owner-operator selling a tractor should have the purchase paperwork and any lien release together, since the lender has to clear the title before it changes hands.
Miles and fleets
Local routes, long routes and fleet size
Drivers based in Arlington split almost evenly by radius in FMCSA’s carrier census: 2,811 stay within 100 miles and 2,986 go beyond it. Among the 441 carriers that reported mileage to FMCSA, the median was 44,121 miles per truck a year. Wherever your sleeper or day cab ends its last run, in a yard here or a lot out of state, we arrange collection at that spot.
Three fleets registered in the city run 180, 171 and 93 power units with 255, 168 and 155 drivers on the FMCSA census. Fleet managers selling several units at once can send one list of VINs, plate numbers and parking locations, and we schedule them as a group.
Model years at Arlington roadside checks
FMCSA roadside inspection records from August 2024 to August 2026 cover 1,372 trucks tied to Arlington carriers, with a median model year of 2017 and 42.5 percent ten or more years old. A model year is a single line on the title; send a photo of that line along with the door sticker so we match the truck to its record.
Inspection reports themselves are useful to have to hand. If your truck went through a roadside check in that window, keep the report with the registration and send both, and add any service invoices you have kept.
Bridges a pickup has to clear
Arlington has 338 bridges in the National Bridge Inventory, five of them load-posted and two under 14 feet. The lowest in the National Bridge Inventory, Fielder Road southbound over the interstate, gives 13 ft 8 in of clearance, so tell us the height of anything tall on your truck, such as a box body or stacks.
When the truck is parked on a street near that interstate crossing or a load-posted span, mention it. The Federal Highway Administration’s bridge records let us pick a route in and out before the tow or the driver sets off.
Work in the area
Plants, sites and farms around the city
The Census Bureau’s LEHD job counts for 2023 put 188,051 jobs in Arlington, with 17,507 in manufacturing, 8,894 in transportation and warehousing, 8,735 in wholesale trade and 8,289 in construction. Straight trucks and tractors serving those plants and distribution floors are on our list, from flatbeds to reefers.
Construction firms number 595 locally on County Business Patterns from the Census Bureau, and the Mine Safety and Health Administration lists the Portable #1 sand and gravel operation 10.6 miles south-west. Dump trucks and mixers from those jobs can be picked up at the site; tell us the gate hours and who holds the keys.
Tarrant County counts 1,000 farms in USDA’s 2022 Census of Agriculture, with cattle, horses and wheat leading. A livestock hauler or grain truck kept on a ranch outside town is collected where it stands, provided the title and registration are in the owner’s name.
The questions we get asked in Arlington
- Can my tanker be collected from the Kinder Morgan terminal north of Arlington?The Bureau of Transportation Statistics lists that liquid bulk terminal 8 miles north of the city; give us the gate contact and we arrange collection on site.
- Will a tall box truck get past the Fielder Road bridge over the interstate?The National Bridge Inventory records 13 ft 8 in under that southbound span, so tell us your truck’s height and we plan a route around it if needed.
- Does my dump truck have to leave the Portable #1 gravel pit before pickup?The Mine Safety and Health Administration lists that sand and gravel operation 10.6 miles south-west of Arlington, and it stays put: we collect from the site once you tell us who can let us in.