Vans, flatbeds and car haulers on Brookshire authorities
If yours is a van or reefer tractor that moved general loads, have the title in your name and a set of photos of the cab, the frame and the tires before you call.
Steel and heavy loads show up too: according to FMCSA’s carrier census, 36 local carriers haul metal sheets, coils and rolls, 39 move machinery and large objects, and 29 carry motor vehicles. A flatbed tractor, a lowboy setup or a car hauler is something we collect, so tell us which trailer the truck pulled and whether it comes with the sale.
Most of these outfits stay inside Texas, with 192 intrastate operators against 79 interstate ones and 58 private fleets in the FMCSA carrier census. An intrastate truck can still carry a Texas title and registration in good order, and those two papers are the first things we ask to see.
From owner-operators to the bigger Brookshire outfits
At the top end, one Brookshire carrier fields 124 power units and 96 drivers in FMCSA’s carrier census, and the next two field 48 tractors with 57 drivers and 25 tractors with 28. A fleet selling several units at once can send one list of VINs and yard addresses, and we plan collection around where each tractor is parked.
New authorities keep appearing here: FMCSA’s carrier census records 22 new Brookshire carriers in 2025 and 17 in 2024. If you started up recently and are now selling the truck, bring the purchase paperwork and any lien release along with the title.
Across 80 reporting carriers, the FMCSA carrier census puts the median at 42,500 miles per truck a year. Write the current odometer reading down next to the VIN when you contact us; it is one of the first two things we need.
Have the model year, make and engine listed on the title or registration in front of you so the details match from the first call.
Of those 354 inspected trucks, 53 percent were ten or more model years old according to FMCSA roadside inspection records. Older or newer, the inspection reports and service invoices you kept belong in the folder with the title, since they tell us the truck’s history in its own records.
Pits, plants and rail yards around Waller County
The Mine Safety and Health Administration lists the Hockley Mine, an industrial-mineral operation 14.3 miles north-east, and the Hockley Plant sand and gravel site 14.6 miles out the same way. A dump truck or end-dump tractor parked near those pits can stay where it is; send us the address and a contact who can open the gate.
North-west of town, the Hempstead Plant sand and gravel operation sits 20.2 miles away in Mine Safety and Health Administration listings. If your truck worked aggregate runs out of Hempstead, tell us what body or trailer is on it so we arrive with the right equipment.
Rail is close in both directions: the North American Rail Network shows the Sealy yard 12.1 miles west and the Kendleton Intermodal yard 22.2 miles south, and the Bureau of Transportation Statistics lists the intermodal ramp at Kendleton 22.4 miles south. A day cab that drayed containers off the Kendleton ramp can be collected from your own lot or yard.
Plants, wholesale and cattle
Plants, wholesalers and farms nearby
Manufacturing accounts for 471 of the 2,516 jobs located in Brookshire, or 18.7 percent, in the Census Bureau’s LEHD job counts for 2023, with 235 more in wholesale trade. Box trucks and straight trucks that delivered for local plants or distributors are part of what we buy; a clear registration and title cover most of what we need.
Brookshire holds 54 construction firms against just 5 warehousing ones in the Census Bureau’s County Business Patterns. If your truck is a dump, a flatbed or a stake bed that served job sites, send photos showing the body and any attached equipment.
Waller County has 1,545 farms, per USDA’s 2022 Census of Agriculture, and cattle, rice and horses lead the list. A livestock hauler or a farm-plated truck is welcome; have the title and the plate registration ready, and tell us if the trailer stays on the ranch.