Pits and kilns
Gravel, sand and cement east of Burleson
The Mine Safety and Health Administration lists Alvarado Sand and Gravel 6.9 miles south-east of town and a sand and gravel site called Portable #1 some 8.4 miles east. If your dump truck or end-dump tractor is parked at either pit, give us the gate contact and the site’s hours so the collection can be set up with whoever runs the yard.
The Mine Safety and Health Administration also lists two cement plants east of Burleson: Ash Grove Cement Company at 17.4 miles and Midlothian Quarry and Plant at 18 miles. A mixer or bulk pneumatic tractor that worked those kilns can be sold from where it sits; send the VIN, a photo of the door plate and a copy of the Texas title before anything else.
Haulers between these pits and kilns often keep the truck at home in Burleson rather than on site. Tell us which address applies, and whether a trailer is coupled, so we know what is coming off the lot with the tractor.
Cleburne yard, the logging spur and a tank terminal
Ten point nine miles south of Burleson, the North American Rail Network kept by the Federal Railroad Administration and the Bureau of Transportation Statistics places the Cleburne rail yard; the same file marks a site named Logging Yard 13.4 miles north. Drayage tractors working either yard should be photographed with the fifth wheel and the frame rails in view, along with the cab interior.
Carry Transit, a liquid bulk terminal, appears in Bureau of Transportation Statistics listings 9.9 miles south-west of the city. A tanker tractor tied to that terminal sells with its paperwork: registration, the title and any tank inspection records you hold, kept together in one folder for us to see.
Wherever the truck is parked, tell us whether the gate is locked and who holds the key, and send photos of the tires and the cab with the title.
Freight, lumber and coil haulers registered in Burleson
FMCSA’s carrier census counts 420 active carriers based in Burleson, with 252 hauling general freight, 63 carrying machinery and large objects, 52 moving logs, poles, beams and lumber, and 51 hauling metal sheets, coils and rolls. A flatbed, a step-deck tractor or a dry-van rig all fit what we buy here; just tell us which trailer the tractor normally pulled.
Of those carriers, 296 run intrastate only, 121 cross state lines and 122 operate private fleets, again per the federal census. An intrastate-only tractor still needs its Texas registration current at sale, and a private-fleet unit needs a signed release from the company that owns it.
New registrations keep arriving: the FMCSA census shows 35 new carriers in Burleson in 2025 and 28 in 2024. A first-year owner-operator selling a tractor should have the title in the business or personal name that appears on the registration.
How old Burleson tractors run, and how far
Across 520 trucks from Burleson carriers stopped between September 2024 and August 2026, FMCSA roadside inspection records give a median model year of 2017, and 45.6 percent were ten or more years old. Whatever the year of yours, a photo of the odometer and the VIN plate answers the first questions we have.
Among 102 carriers reporting mileage to the federal carrier census, the median is 29,500 miles per truck a year. FMCSA’s carrier census lists 807 drivers here operating within 100 miles and 961 beyond it; your tractor may be sitting at a terminal out of state, so tell us the city and we will arrange collection there.
Fleet sizes vary widely by the FMCSA count: one Burleson carrier runs 309 power units with 231 drivers, another 80 units with 60 drivers, a third 46 units and 46 drivers. A fleet selling several tractors at once should send a list of VINs and where each one is parked.
Construction, factories and bridges around town
Construction accounts for 1,421 of the 17,461 jobs in Burleson in 2023, according to the Census Bureau’s LEHD job counts, with manufacturing close behind at 1,407 and transportation and warehousing at 772. County Business Patterns from the Census Bureau records 204 construction establishments, so a dump truck or lowboy tractor from a builder’s yard is a common sale here.
On local roads, the National Bridge Inventory from the Federal Highway Administration counts 74 bridges, one of them load-posted and none under 14 feet of clearance. Tell us if the truck sits beyond a posted bridge so the right equipment is sent.
Wholesale trade adds 348 jobs, per the same LEHD figures. A box truck or day cab from a distribution business is sold the same way: title, registration and photos of all four sides.
Cattle, dairy and corn in Johnson County
Cattle lead the farm products of Johnson County, followed by milk and corn, across 2,745 farms tallied in USDA’s 2022 Census of Agriculture. Livestock haulers, milk tankers and grain trucks from those operations are trucks we collect straight from the farm.
If the truck is parked in a pasture or barn lot, tell us the gate code or who will meet the driver, and have the title signed by the person or ranch named on it.
The questions we get asked in Burleson
- My dump truck sits at the Alvarado gravel pit; must I haul it into Burleson first?Leave it at the pit: the Mine Safety and Health Administration lists Alvarado Sand and Gravel 6.9 miles south-east of town, and we collect there once you give us the gate contact.
- My tractor pulled loads out of the Cleburne rail yard; which documents go to you up front?Send the VIN, an odometer photo and the title. The North American Rail Network places that yard 10.9 miles south of Burleson, and we pick up there or wherever the tractor is parked.
- Our fleet has several Burleson-registered trucks to sell at once; what does the first message to you need?Send one list with each VIN, its location and who holds the title. FMCSA’s carrier census shows fleets here from 46 to 309 power units, and each truck is handled on its own paperwork.