Van, flatbed and lowboy outfits around Brenham
General freight is the cargo line on 151 of the 247 active Brenham carriers that FMCSA’s carrier census shows. If yours is a dry van tractor or straight truck from that group, send the VIN, the cab card and a few clear photos of each side, and we can start from there.
Machinery and large objects appear on 58 Brenham carrier registrations in FMCSA’s carrier census, which points to lowboys, step decks and the tractors that pull them. When a trailer goes with the tractor, list both VINs and both titles so each piece is accounted for at collection.
Of those Brenham carriers, the federal census counts 202 as intrastate and 42 as interstate, with 94 operating private fleets that move their own goods. A truck kept on a company lot rather than a home driveway is easy for us to reach; tell us who holds the gate key.
Cattle, hogs and horses in Washington County
USDA’s 2022 Census of Agriculture counts 2,137 farms in Washington County, with cattle, hogs and horses as the leading livestock. A cattle pot, a stock trailer rig or a farm-plated tractor parked in a pasture barn is a normal pickup for us; give directions past the last paved turn.
Grain, feed and hay are named by 52 local carriers in FMCSA’s carrier census, and another 48 list farm supplies. Farm trucks are often titled to a ranch partnership or a family member, so check whose name is printed on the Texas title before you call, and have that person ready to sign.
Sand pits and the Somerville yard
The Mine Safety and Health Administration lists the Hempstead Plant, a sand and gravel operation 18.4 miles south-east of Brenham, and the Hidalgo Falls Plant 19.2 miles to the north-east. Dump trucks and end dumps that load at either pit can be picked up on site if the operator allows it, so ask the plant office before you give us that address.
Somerville’s rail yard sits 15.8 miles north-west of town on the North American Rail Network. Trucks that shuttle freight to and from that yard can stay parked wherever they finish their last load; tell us the street address and we arrange the collection around it.
Plant docks and distribution in Washington County
Manufacturing accounts for 2,625 of Brenham’s 13,702 jobs in 2023, or 19.2 percent, on the Census Bureau’s LEHD job counts. Box trucks and tractors that serve plant docks often carry maintenance logs kept by the plant itself; ask for copies before you hand the truck over.
Wholesale trade adds 1,138 jobs and construction another 427 under the same LEHD figures, while County Business Patterns lists 97 construction establishments in the county. A contractor’s dump truck or a distributor’s reefer box sells the same way: title, registration and photos of the cab and body.
Day runs out of Brenham yards
Drivers working inside a 100-mile radius number 1,806 against 404 who go further, according to FMCSA’s carrier census for Brenham-based carriers. Brenham’s 67 mileage-reporting carriers log a median 33,425 miles a truck yearly on FMCSA filings, so have your own odometer reading ready when you call.
Brenham’s largest registered fleet runs 1,818 power units with 1,501 drivers, and the next two run 74 and 30 trucks, per FMCSA’s carrier census. Owners of one truck or a whole yard follow one routine with us: a list of VINs, the titles in hand and a contact on site.
Model years, bridges and titles
Brenham trucks stopped by inspectors from September 2024 to August 2026 numbered 452, and FMCSA roadside inspection records show a 2021 median model year with 27.2 percent at ten years or older. Whatever the year on yours, the registration card and the title are the two documents we read first.
The National Bridge Inventory records 69 bridges in the Brenham area, two of them load-posted. If the route to your truck crosses a posted bridge, mention it so the pickup rig is sized to fit.
The questions we get asked in Brenham
- My truck sits at a gravel pit near Hempstead. Does the dump truck have to leave the Hempstead pit first?The Hempstead Plant is 18.4 miles south-east of Brenham on Mine Safety and Health Administration records, and we collect at the pit if the operator signs off. Name the plant contact who opens the scale-house gate and describe where on the pit the truck stands.
- The title is in my ranch’s name, not mine. Who signs the Texas title?With 2,137 farms in Washington County on USDA’s 2022 Census of Agriculture, ranch-titled trucks are common here. The person or partnership named on the title signs it over, so have them available when we arrange the pickup.
- I run one tractor out of Brenham. Is one tractor enough for you to come out?FMCSA’s carrier census lists 247 active carriers in Brenham, and a single tractor from any one of them is handled the same way as a fleet. Send the VIN, photos and the title status to begin.