If your tractor or straight truck pulled mixed loads around the Dallas suburbs, have the title in your name and the current Texas registration close by before you call us.
Household goods movers account for 90 of the carriers on that same FMCSA census, with paper products at 64 and metal sheets, coils and rolls at 61. A moving van, a flatbed that carried coil, or a dry van that ran paper rolls all fit what we purchase, so tell us which of those your truck did and what body or trailer is attached.
Of the Carrollton carriers in the federal census, 471 operate only inside Texas, 228 cross state lines and 177 run private fleets for their own goods. A private-fleet truck often carries a company name on the title, so check whose name is printed there and have whoever signs for that business ready.
Whatever year yours is, send the VIN first; it tells us the engine, axle setup and build date in one step.
Those inspections leave paperwork behind. If your truck went through a roadside check, keep the inspection report with the title and any service invoices, and photograph the cab, frame, tires and the data plate on the door jamb.
The three biggest Carrollton fleets on the FMCSA census run 422, 400 and 84 power units. If you are clearing several units from a fleet that size, list each VIN, where each one is parked and who holds each title, and we can plan the collections as one job.
Rail yards and fuel terminals nearby
The North American Rail Network, kept by the Federal Railroad Administration and the Bureau of Transportation Statistics, places two Carrollton rail yards 2.1 and 2.4 miles south of town. A day cab that shuttled freight between those yards and nearby warehouses can be collected from wherever it is parked; give us the street address and a gate contact.
Petroleum product terminals sit 8.9 miles west at Southlake and 10.7 miles south at Irving, according to the Energy Information Administration. If your tractor pulled a tank trailer between those racks, say whether the trailer comes with it and have its own title or registration separate from the tractor’s.
Further out, the Bureau of Transportation Statistics records liquid bulk terminals 12.2 miles south and a Kinder Morgan terminal 16.3 miles south-west. Trucks parked at a terminal lot need someone with access to let us in, so arrange that before the pickup date and tell us the lot’s rules on visitors.
Wholesale, manufacturing and construction
Wholesale trade holds 14.7% of the 94,377 jobs the Census Bureau’s LEHD job counts recorded in Carrollton for 2023, manufacturing 11.3% and construction 9.7%. Delivery box trucks, reefers and stake beds that serve distributors and plants here are all trucks we buy, whether the title is personal or held by a business.
Dump trucks, flatbeds and roll-offs from a contractor’s yard can stay on that yard for collection; tell us whether a loader or forklift is there in case the truck needs moving into the open.
Transportation and warehousing account for 4,023 jobs, or 4.3%, in the 2023 LEHD job counts. If you drove for one of those employers and own your truck outright, the title and registration are all we need to start; a lease or loan means bringing the lender’s payoff letter.
Bridges, sand pits and Denton County farms
The National Bridge Inventory lists 170 bridges in Carrollton, two of them load-posted and none under 14 feet. That means a tall box truck or tractor with a loaded trailer has clear routes out of most streets, so share the exact parking spot and we plan the route from there.
Denton Sand Farm, a sand and gravel operation 19.3 miles north on Mine Safety and Health Administration records, is the closest pit listed. Dump trucks and end-dump tractors from that work are welcome; take photos showing the bed, the hoist and the axle count.
USDA’s 2022 Census of Agriculture counts 2,936 farms in Denton County, with equine, wheat and sorghum listed first. We collect grain trucks and horse-hauling tractors from the farm itself; tell us if the lane in is gravel and point out a spot wide enough for our truck to swing around.