General freight, coils and moving vans out of Coppell
General freight is the cargo line on 118 of the 156 active Coppell motor carriers in FMCSA’s carrier census. If your truck pulled dry vans or reefers for one of those outfits, the title in your name and a recent registration card are the two papers to find first.
Among the same 156 carriers in FMCSA’s carrier census, 22 haul machinery and large objects, 20 move household goods and 19 carry metal sheets, coils and rolls. A lowboy tractor, a moving straight truck and a coil-rated flatbed rig all fit what we collect; tell us the body or trailer type in the first message so the pickup crew brings the right equipment.
New entrants keep appearing on the FMCSA register: 18 Coppell carriers were added in 2024 and 11 in 2025. If you started an authority in those years and are now stepping back, a single truck under a young authority is a straightforward sale, provided the title matches the name on the registration.
Short-haul miles around the Metroplex
Of the Coppell carriers on FMCSA’s census, 94 run intrastate only, 61 cross state lines and 36 operate as private fleets hauling their own goods. A private-fleet truck often carries the company’s name on the title, so ask whoever signs for the business to have that document and a letter of authority ready.
Drivers here mostly stay close: the carrier census counts 4,109 drivers working within 100 miles and 644 beyond it. That means a truck for sale is usually parked at a yard or a home in Coppell, Carrollton or Irving rather than out on a long run, so give us the street address and gate hours.
Across 27 carriers that reported mileage to FMCSA, the median comes to 14,196 miles per truck. Put the odometer reading and the VIN in your first message, along with the address where the truck is parked.
Inspection stops and the 2020 median on Coppell rigs
Between August 2024 and August 2026, inspectors stopped 455 trucks based here, and FMCSA roadside inspection records give 2020 as their median model year. FMCSA’s inspection records also put 17.1 percent of the inspected trucks at ten or more model years old.
If your truck appears in those inspections, keep the reports with the title; a clean inspection sheet and the service file let us see the tractor’s history without guesswork. Photos of the cab, the frame, the fifth wheel and every tire round it out.
Fleet sizes in the carrier census range widely: the three biggest Coppell operations run 3,287, 907 and 129 power units. Whether you are selling one unit or a block from a yard that size, send a list of VINs and where each one is parked.
Terminals and yards a few miles out
The Energy Information Administration lists a petroleum product terminal at Southlake 3.3 miles west of Coppell and another 8.1 miles out. Tank trucks and tractors that pulled fuel trailers from those racks are welcome; tell us whether the tank stays with the sale and have its test paperwork on hand.
Carrollton has two rail yards on the North American Rail Network, 4.9 and 5.3 miles east of town. Drayage tractors and box trucks that worked those yards are typically parked nearby, and we collect from the lot where the truck already sits.
South-west of the city, a Kinder Morgan liquid bulk terminal sits 11.8 miles away by the Bureau of Transportation Statistics’ listing, with a second liquid bulk terminal 11.9 miles south-east. A tanker parked at either site can stay there; name the contact who can let our driver through the gate.
Jobs on the map
Warehouses, wholesale and building work
Coppell held 46,426 jobs in 2023 on the Census Bureau’s LEHD job counts, with 7,346 in transportation and warehousing and 7,116 in wholesale trade. Box trucks and day cabs from distribution work fit what we take, and a liftgate or reefer unit should be listed when you describe the truck.
Builders account for 67 local establishments and warehouse operators for 19, as tallied in the Census Bureau’s County Business Patterns. A dump truck, a stake bed or a crew-cab hauler from a contractor’s yard qualifies; bring the title and any equipment manuals for the body.
Manufacturing accounts for 3,899 jobs and construction for 1,472, by the same LEHD figures. If your work truck belongs to a plant or a builder, check who holds the title before we schedule the pickup.
Bridges, mines and Dallas County farms
None of the 52 bridges in and around Coppell is load-posted or under 14 feet of clearance, according to the National Bridge Inventory. That gives our driver a clear approach to most yards in town; just mention any tight gate or low carport at the address.
The Mine Safety and Health Administration lists Denton Pits, an industrial-mineral mine 17.6 miles north-west, and the Grand Prairie Reserve Complex lies 15.6 miles south by the Bureau of Transportation Statistics. A truck parked out at either direction is still within our collection range.
Dallas County had 647 farms in USDA’s 2022 Census of Agriculture, with cattle, corn and horses topping the list. Livestock haulers, grain trucks and horse-trailer tractors from those operations are trucks we buy, so have the farm’s title and registration together.
The questions we get asked in Coppell
- My tractor is parked across the line in Carrollton - will you pick it up from there?Carrollton is close by: the North American Rail Network places Carrollton’s rail yards about 4.9 and 5.3 miles east of Coppell, and we come to the truck wherever it is parked; give us the address and a gate contact.
- Our Coppell business holds the title - which papers should the signer bring?With 36 private fleets among Coppell’s carriers on FMCSA’s census, this comes up often: have the title, the registration and a signed authorization from whoever can sign for the company.
- Do you take tank trucks that loaded at Southlake?Southlake tankers are on our list, and the Energy Information Administration lists a petroleum product terminal at Southlake 3.3 miles west; tell us the tank’s capacity and have its test records ready.