Port and docks
Trucks that work the Beaumont waterfront
Two miles south of the city, the Bureau of Transportation Statistics lists the Port of Beaumont, and it also marks Beaumont as a strategic seaport 3.5 miles east. If your tractor shuttles between those docks and an inland yard, tell us which gate it uses and who controls access, so we can line up collection with whoever holds the keys on site.
The Harbor Island Marine Terminal, a roll-on/roll-off berth 3.3 miles east on Bureau of Transportation Statistics records, handles cargo that rolls aboard rather than being lifted. A truck parked inside a terminal fence can stay there; send the terminal name, your contact’s phone number and clear photos of the cab, frame and fifth wheel before we arrange a visit.
Tank tractors between Beaumont and Neches
The Energy Information Administration places a petroleum product terminal at Beaumont, 4.6 miles east, and another at Neches, 6.8 miles out in the same direction. Tractors that pull tank trailers between them often sit at a shipper’s lot between loads, so give us the lot address and say whether the trailer stays with the sale or comes off first.
Jefferson Energy Terminal Site appears 3.8 miles east as a liquid bulk terminal in Bureau of Transportation Statistics listings. Hazmat-endorsed rigs from that corridor should come with their registration and any tank or site inspection sheets you kept, since those papers tell us where the unit has been without a second phone call.
Sunnyside and the east-side yards
Under a mile south-east of town, the North American Rail Network maps the Sunnyside rail yard, with a second Beaumont yard 1.9 miles east. Drayage tractors running between those yards and the port keep short loops, so they are usually parked close in; tell us the cross street and we come to it.
Have the title in the registered owner’s name before we arrive. Where the title has gone missing, the state’s title agency issues the replacement, and starting that request early keeps a rail-side truck from waiting on paperwork after everything else is settled.
Beaumont’s freight, lumber and coil haulers
FMCSA’s carrier census counts 775 active carriers based in Beaumont, with 500 of them hauling general freight, 139 moving machinery and large objects, 126 carrying logs, poles, beams and lumber, and 108 handling metal sheets, coils and rolls. Flatbed and step-deck owners from the lumber and coil side should send photos of the deck, the tie-downs and the tractor’s VIN plate together.
Of those Beaumont carriers, 497 run intrastate and 276 interstate, and 234 are private fleets hauling their own goods, all according to FMCSA’s census. A private-fleet truck may be titled to the parent company rather than a driver, so check whose name sits on the title and who can sign for it.
New registrations add to that base: FMCSA’s carrier census shows 52 carriers starting in Beaumont in 2024 and 66 in 2025. If your authority is recent and the truck is financed, have the lender’s name and your account details ready so the lien release can be arranged at the time of sale.
Beaumont model years, miles and driver range
Roadside inspection records from FMCSA cover 837 trucks inspected between August 2024 and August 2026 in this area, with a median model year of 2019 and 32.6 percent of them ten or more model years old. Whatever the year on yours, the VIN and current odometer reading are the first two things to send us.
Among 203 Beaumont carriers reporting mileage to FMCSA, the median truck logged 26,000 miles a year. The same census lists 1,455 drivers working within 100 miles and 1,444 beyond it, so a truck may be parked here or out on a longer lane; tell us its current location rather than the home base.
The three biggest fleets on FMCSA’s census for the city run 345, 245 and 120 power units. Owners selling several units at once should list each VIN, body type and parking spot in one message, and we plan the collections as a group.
Construction, manufacturing and rice country
The Census Bureau’s LEHD job counts record 65,955 jobs in Beaumont for 2023, including 6,032 in construction, 3,706 in manufacturing, 2,774 in wholesale trade and 1,880 in transportation and warehousing. Dump trucks, mixers and service bodies from job sites should come with their registration and any service records kept in the cab.
Beaumont has 232 construction establishments on the Census Bureau’s County Business Patterns count. A truck left on an active site can be collected there if you clear access with the site manager first and send us the gate hours.
Across Jefferson County, USDA’s 2022 Census of Agriculture counts 612 farms, led by cattle, rice and honey. Grain trucks and livestock haulers kept on a farm can stay put; give us directions to the barn or field gate, since rural addresses here do not always match the map.
Getting a truck out of town
The National Bridge Inventory from the Federal Highway Administration lists 177 bridges in Beaumont, and 20 carry posted load limits. If your truck is heavy or is parked beyond one of those posted spans, mention it so the route to collect it avoids them.
The same National Bridge Inventory shows no Beaumont bridge with a clearance under 14 feet. Tell us the trailer height and length anyway, so the collection plan fits the unit.
The questions we get asked in Beaumont
- My tractor is parked at the Port of Beaumont; does it have to come off the dock before you collect?It can stay on the dock: the Bureau of Transportation Statistics lists the port two miles south of the city, and we collect from there; send the terminal name and who can let us through the gate.
- I haul for a lumber or coil outfit out of Beaumont. Do you take flatbeds?We do, and FMCSA’s carrier census lists 126 Beaumont carriers hauling logs, poles, beams and lumber and 108 moving metal sheets, coils and rolls, and we buy the tractors and decks that do that work. Send photos and the VIN to start.
- My truck sits on a rice farm outside Beaumont. Can you get to it?We can reach a farm lot, and USDA’s 2022 Census of Agriculture counts 612 farms in Jefferson County with rice among the top three; give us directions to the field gate and a contact on the farm.