De Kalb cargo lines
Grain, timber and general freight out of De Kalb
General freight leads the cargo lines in De Kalb, with 17 carriers declaring it in FMCSA’s carrier census, and 13 more list grain, feed and hay. A truck from one of these outfits is often a tractor that switches between a dry van and a grain trailer with the season, so tell us which trailers it has pulled and send a photo of the hitch.
Twelve local carriers haul logs, poles, beams and lumber, according to the same federal census, and 11 carry farm supplies. Log trucks and flatbeds from those operations tend to sit at a home yard or a pasture gate between loads; give us the gate code or directions and we will plan the pickup at that spot.
Owner-run outfits with a handful of trucks
The biggest fleet registered in De Kalb runs eight power units with six drivers, FMCSA’s records show, and the next two run five and four. With outfits that size, the person selling is usually the person who signed the title, so have the title in the owner’s name and a photo ID ready before we come.
Private fleets make up 22 of the town’s carriers in the federal carrier census, meaning businesses moving their own goods rather than hiring out. If your truck belongs to a farm, a sawmill or a contractor rather than a for-hire company, the title may be in the business name; bring whatever shows you can sign for it.
Texas-only or interstate
Short runs around Bowie County and longer hauls
Intrastate carriers outnumber interstate ones here, 22 to 15, on FMCSA’s carrier census figures. A truck that never left Texas may carry only state registration, which is fine; send the current registration card along with the VIN so we can match the two.
Across ten De Kalb carriers that report mileage, the median truck logs 20,000 miles a year, according to FMCSA. Twenty-five drivers here work inside a hundred-mile radius and 42 go beyond it, per FMCSA’s carrier census. Note the odometer reading in your first message and keep any service log in the cab for the driver who collects it.
Pit and depot
Aggregate north-east, an Army depot east
Gunn Lake Sand, a sand and gravel operation 8.2 miles north-east of De Kalb, is on the Mine Safety and Health Administration’s list of mines. Dump trucks and end dumps that have hauled aggregate out of a pit like that can be collected right at the yard; tell us whether the truck sits on a gravel pad or in soft ground so we bring the right equipment.
The Red River Army Depot, a military installation 15.9 miles east of town, appears in the Bureau of Transportation Statistics’ facility listings. If your truck is parked anywhere near the depot’s gates, give us the nearest public road and any access rules for the lot so the driver arrives with what the site requires.
A certified title copy from the New Boston counter
The Texas Department of Motor Vehicles issues titles through county tax assessor-collector offices, and for De Kalb that is the Bowie County Tax Office at 710 James Bowie Dr, New Boston, 75570, about 12.4 miles away. Start a certified copy there before you list the truck, and keep the receipt to show us while it is in progress.
If a lender is still on the De Kalb title, ask the bank for a lien release letter and bring it to the same New Boston counter, which the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles names as the county’s title office. With a clear title and the release in hand, the sale itself is a short signature at the truck.
Cattle, horses and a small job base
Bowie County has 1,267 farms in USDA’s 2022 Census of Agriculture, led by cattle, horses and deer operations. Livestock haulers and hay trucks from those places often wait in a barn lot outside De Kalb, so send a photo of the approach along with the truck.
De Kalb held 474 jobs in 2023 on the Census Bureau’s LEHD job counts, while three construction firms appear for the area in County Business Patterns. A contractor’s dump truck or a farm’s flatbed from this town is welcome here; list the body type and any attachments when you write to us.
The questions we get asked in De Kalb
- Will you collect a log truck from a timber site outside De Kalb?Twelve De Kalb carriers haul logs, poles and lumber in FMCSA’s carrier census, and we collect trucks where they are parked, including woods roads and mill yards. Send directions and photos of the access.
- Can you take a De Kalb truck that was registered for Texas hauling only?Twenty-two of the town’s 37 carriers in FMCSA’s carrier census operate intrastate only, so a Texas-only registration is common in De Kalb. Send the registration card with the VIN.