Steel and siderite
The Lonestar Steel yard and the siderite mine
Four miles east of Daingerfield, the North American Rail Network kept by the Federal Railroad Administration and the Bureau of Transportation Statistics places the LONESTAR STEEL rail yard, 4.1 miles out on the east side. A tractor or flatbed that shuttles loads to that yard is likely parked close to it, so give us the lot address and the name of whoever holds the gate key when you call.
Farther out the same direction, the Mine Safety and Health Administration lists the Sidco Minerals Siderite Mine as an industrial-mineral mine 21.5 miles east. Trucks that haul from a mine site often stay on the property between shifts; if yours is there, tell us whether a visitor needs an escort or a site pass, and we will plan the pickup around those terms.
Fuel along the west road
Fuel terminals and a second rail yard to the west
The Energy Information Administration records two petroleum product terminals under the MT PLEASANT name, one 16 miles west of Daingerfield and the other 17.3 miles north-west. A tank truck or fuel tractor that loads at either one can be collected wherever it sits, whether that is a yard in Mount Pleasant or a driveway back in town.
Close by those terminals, the MOUNT PLEASANT rail yard lies 16.6 miles north-west on the North American Rail Network. If your truck works between that yard and the steel yard east of town, send a VIN photo and a picture of the odometer with your first message, and we can talk through the truck before anyone heads out to see it.
General freight, logs and lowboys out of Daingerfield
Of the 24 active carriers that FMCSA’s carrier census places in Daingerfield, general freight is the listing on 18 of their records. Six haul logs, poles, beams or lumber, five carry farm supplies, and four move machinery or large objects, so a log trailer rig, a lowboy tractor or a dry-van unit are all trucks we expect to see from this town.
Of those 24 carriers, 16 operate intrastate only, 8 run interstate authority and 8 are private fleets hauling their own goods, according to the same federal census. A private-fleet truck sold by a local business needs the company’s authorised signer on the title, so have that person ready when we arrange collection.
A median of 20,000 miles per truck is what FMCSA shows across the nine Daingerfield carriers that file annual mileage. That figure is neutral; bring the current odometer reading with your photos so our first questions are about the truck itself.
One tractor from a Daingerfield fleet, or the only one you own
On FMCSA’s registration records, the biggest fleet in town runs 12 power units with 6 drivers, the next 6 units with 4 drivers, and a third 5 units with 6 drivers. Selling one tractor out of a dozen works the same as selling a lone owner-operator’s truck: one title, one VIN, one pickup address.
New authority keeps arriving in small numbers, with FMCSA recording two new Daingerfield carriers in 2024 and one more in 2025. If you took out authority recently and are letting a truck go, send the registration and title together, since a recent purchase sometimes still shows a lienholder that needs a release.
Steps from downtown
A title counter a short walk from the square
Texas titles are issued through the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles, and its local counter here is the Morris County Tax Office at 500 Broadnax, Ste 1, Daingerfield, 75638, one of the state’s county tax assessor-collector offices, about 0.3 miles from the centre of town. A seller whose title is missing can request a certified copy there before we schedule collection.
Bring photo identification and the VIN to that Broadnax office, and if the truck was registered to a business, bring proof that you can sign for it. Once the replacement title is in hand, send us a photo of the front and back so the paperwork matches the truck we pick up.
Stock, hay and building
Cattle, honey and goats on Daingerfield’s back roads
Daingerfield’s surrounding Morris County holds 335 farms in USDA’s 2022 Census of Agriculture, with cattle first among its products, followed by honey and goats. A stock trailer tractor or a flatbed used for hay often sits at a farm rather than a yard, and we collect from the field gate as readily as from a paved lot.
In 2023 Daingerfield counted 993 jobs on the Census Bureau’s LEHD job counts, while the county had six construction establishments on County Business Patterns. Dump trucks and equipment haulers from those builders are welcome; tell us the body type and whether the truck has a hoist or a ramp, so we can bring the right gear for loading.
The questions we get asked in Daingerfield
- The log rig sits by the Lonestar Steel rail yard east of Daingerfield. Is that a place you will collect from?The LONESTAR STEEL rail yard sits 4.1 miles east of Daingerfield on the North American Rail Network, and we collect trucks from yards and lots out that way. Tell us the lot address and who can open the gate on the day.
- Which Daingerfield office replaces a lost Texas title for a truck?The Morris County Tax Office at 500 Broadnax, Ste 1, about 0.3 miles from the centre of town, handles titles for the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles. Take photo ID and the truck’s VIN to that counter and ask for a certified copy.
- Our fuel tractor loads at the MT PLEASANT terminals and stays parked out west. Will you collect it from that side of Morris County?Those MT PLEASANT petroleum product terminals lie 16 and 17.3 miles west and north-west of Daingerfield on Energy Information Administration records, and the truck can stay where it is parked out there. Tell us the location and we arrange the pickup.
- Our Daingerfield farm-supply outfit keeps several trucks. Will you take just one tractor?Five of Daingerfield’s 24 FMCSA-registered carriers carry farm supplies, and we buy a single tractor from a fleet as readily as the whole lot. Send the VIN, the title and photos of the truck you want to sell.