Tankers loading a mile east of Central Gardens
The Energy Information Administration places the Nederland Terminal one mile east of Central Gardens and the Beaumont Terminal 1.9 miles east, both listed as petroleum product terminals. A tractor or straight truck that loaded at either rack is probably parked within a few minutes of home, so give us the street address and the name of whoever holds the keys when you first get in touch.
Beaumont I, a liquid bulk terminal on the Bureau of Transportation Statistics list, sits 2.4 miles north-west. If your rig pulled tank trailers between these three sites, gather the tank inspection sheets and the cab registration before we talk; a seller who can hand over both papers at the curb saves a second visit to Central Gardens.
Dump beds and flatbeds from 2,183 LEHD-counted construction jobs
Of the 3,593 jobs counted here in 2023 by the Census Bureau’s LEHD job counts, 2,183 were in construction, a 60.8% share. That mix points to dump trucks, flatbeds, water trucks and crew haulers sitting in driveways and contractor yards around Central Gardens, and every one of those body types is a truck we purchase.
When a contractor’s truck changes hands, the title often sits in a company name while the operator keeps the keys. Before you call, check whose name appears on the Texas title, have that person ready to sign, and send us photos of the dump bed, the hoist or the flatbed deck beside a shot of the VIN plate.
Warehouses and haulers
Wholesale trade and trucking work in town
The same LEHD figures from the Census Bureau put 378 Central Gardens jobs in wholesale trade, 10.5% of the total, and 246 in transportation and warehousing, or 6.8%. Box trucks, reefers and day cabs come out of that kind of work, and we can collect one from a loading dock just as easily as from a home driveway.
If the truck you want to sell belongs to a distributor and is parked behind a warehouse fence, tell us the gate hours and who signs us in. Bring the registration card and any maintenance log the shop kept, since those two papers answer most of our questions about a box truck.
Drayage between the Chaisson rail yard and Beaumont’s docks
Per the North American Rail Network kept by the Federal Railroad Administration and the Bureau of Transportation Statistics, the Chaisson rail yard lies 5.4 miles north-west and the Port of Beaumont yard 6.5 miles in the same direction. A drayage tractor that shuttled freight between those yards and the Central Gardens area can be picked up wherever it last dropped a load.
Beaumont is listed as a strategic seaport 7.3 miles north-west by the Bureau of Transportation Statistics, and its Harbor Island Marine Terminal, a roll-on/roll-off dock, sits 7.5 miles away beside the Jefferson Energy Terminal Site, a liquid bulk facility. If your truck is staged near Harbor Island, share the name of the person who can let us onto the terminal before a date is set.
Posted spans and rice fields
A posted bridge and Jefferson County’s cattle and rice farms
The National Bridge Inventory from the Federal Highway Administration lists 14 bridges in Central Gardens, one carrying a posted load limit and none under 14 feet of clearance. For a heavy tractor or a loaded dump truck, that single posted span is the one to mention when you describe the route from where the truck is parked.
USDA’s 2022 Census of Agriculture counts 612 farms in Jefferson County, with cattle, rice and honey at the top of the list. Livestock haulers, grain trucks and farm flatbeds from those operations are welcome here, and if one is parked in a pasture or beside a rice field, send a pin drop along with a note on whether a tow rig can reach it after rain.
The questions we get asked in Central Gardens
- My tractor sits in a lot beside the Nederland Terminal east of Central Gardens; does it have to come to you?The Energy Information Administration puts the Nederland Terminal just one mile east of Central Gardens, and we drive to the truck wherever it sits there. Send the lot’s street address and the name of whoever controls its gate.
- The Texas title for my Central Gardens dump truck has gone missing; how do I get a replacement?In Central Gardens, a missing Texas title is replaced through the state’s title agency. Start that application early and tell us it is underway; we can plan around a duplicate in progress.
- Will you collect a cattle or rice truck from a Jefferson County farm near Central Gardens?Jefferson County has 612 farms in USDA’s 2022 Census of Agriculture, led by cattle, rice and honey, and the livestock trailers, grain trucks and flatbeds that serve them are on our list. Tell us the farm road and gate details so the pickup is planned to the field.
- What should I send first for a construction truck?With 2,183 Central Gardens jobs in construction according to the Census Bureau’s LEHD job counts, dump and flatbed trucks are a common sale here. Send the VIN, the odometer reading and photos of the body and frame, and we will ask about anything else from there.