Olmito and Palo Alto yards bracket the neighbourhood
Olmito, a rail yard listed in the North American Rail Network kept by the Federal Railroad Administration and the Bureau of Transportation Statistics, lies 2.7 miles north-west of Cameron Park. Send the street address where a day cab that shuttles freight to and from Olmito is parked, and we plan collection at that spot.
The Brownsville Palo Alto yard, 3.8 miles to the east on that same Federal Railroad Administration rail network, is the other one close by. If your tractor has been hooked to trailers moving between Palo Alto and Olmito, have the title in your name and the current Texas registration ready before you call, and a set of photos of the cab, frame and fifth wheel.
Border and Tejano
Border and Tejano petroleum terminals, south-east and east
According to the Energy Information Administration, the Border petroleum product terminal is 3.8 miles south-east of Cameron Park and the Tejano terminal is 4.2 miles east. Fuel tankers and the tractors that pull them out of those two gates are part of what we purchase from owners in this corner of Cameron County.
For a tank truck or a tractor that has loaded at Border or Tejano, send any hazmat endorsement paperwork, tank test certificates and service logs you have along with the VIN. Those records travel with the truck and answer most of the questions we would otherwise put to you.
Bulk liquids and the port
The ship channel side of Brownsville
Two liquid bulk terminals appear in Bureau of Transportation Statistics listings east of here: one 5 miles out and Bluewing Midstream at 6.1 miles. Owners who ran bulk trailers to those docks can sell the tractor from wherever it is parked, whether that is a driveway in Cameron Park or a yard near the water.
Five point three miles north-east, the Bureau of Transportation Statistics lists the port at Brownsville. If your truck is staged at a port-area lot rather than at home, tell us the gate or lot name and who holds the keys, so collection can be arranged with the people on site.
The Terminal ramp
An intermodal ramp four and a half miles away
A rail intermodal ramp named Terminal sits 4.5 miles east of Cameron Park, per the Bureau of Transportation Statistics. Sleepers and day cabs that dray boxes from that ramp to warehouses around Brownsville fit squarely within what we take on.
With a container tractor, start by sending us the VIN and an odometer photo, then pictures of all four sides. If the chassis you pull is leased and stays behind, say so up front so we only plan for the tractor itself.
Fields of the Valley
Module haulers and grain trucks from Cameron Park farmland
Around Cameron Park, the 1,248 Cameron County farms tallied in USDA’s 2022 Census of Agriculture grow cotton first, then sorghum and corn. Grain trucks, module haulers and farm straight trucks from those operations are welcome here just as much as highway tractors.
A farm truck in Cameron County is frequently registered with farm plates and parked at a field edge or a barn instead of a paved lot. Tell us the plate type on the registration, whether the title carries a lienholder, and how a pickup truck reaches the spot where it stands.
Papers for Cameron Park
What to gather before you reach out
Whether your truck works the Olmito yard, the Tejano terminal or a cotton field, the core papers are the same: a title in your name, the Texas registration, and any inspection or maintenance records you have kept. Photos of the cab interior, the data plate and the dash complete the set.
If the title has gone missing, tell us when you first contact us rather than at collection. Replacing it before the pickup is planned keeps the day itself simple for whoever hands over the keys.
The questions we get asked in Cameron Park
- Do you collect trucks parked near the port at Brownsville?The Bureau of Transportation Statistics places the port at Brownsville 5.3 miles north-east of Cameron Park, and we collect from port-area lots as well as from home driveways. Name the Brownsville lot and the person holding its gate key.
- Will you buy a tanker that loads at the Border or Tejano terminal?Border and Tejano, both Energy Information Administration-listed petroleum product terminals within 4.2 miles of Cameron Park, are served by exactly the kind of tankers and tractors we purchase. Send the VIN, photos and any tank test records.
- Can I sell a farm truck from a field in Cameron County?Cameron County has 1,248 farms in USDA’s 2022 Census of Agriculture, growing mostly cotton, sorghum and corn, and their trucks are on our list. Give us directions to where the truck is parked and the plate type it carries.