Pits and gravel
Aggregate trucks loading south and east of the square
The Mine Safety and Health Administration lists Denton Pits, an industrial-mineral mine, just 2.2 miles south of town. A dump truck or end-dump tractor that loads there can usually be collected right at the yard gate, so send us the street address and the name of whoever holds the key.
East and north-east, Denton Sand Farm sits 9.5 miles out and B & B Sand & Gravel 10.5 miles out, each recorded by the Mine Safety and Health Administration as a sand and gravel operation. If your truck is parked at one of those sites rather than at home, tell us which one, and have the title and registration in hand before we arrive.
Intermodal ramps and fuel racks toward the metroplex edge
The Bureau of Transportation Statistics places the Alliance intermodal ramp 19.2 miles south-west, and the North American Rail Network shows the ALLIANCE rail yard at 19.4 miles in that same direction. If your day cab shuttles containers off that ramp, send photos of the cab, tires and fifth wheel along with the VIN when you first contact us.
Two petroleum product terminals, SOUTHLAKE at 18.9 miles and SOUTHLAKE TX at 20.7 miles, both lie south of Denton in Energy Information Administration listings. A tanker tractor that loads at those racks can stay parked where it is; give us the gate contact and any site access rules.
South-east, the CARROLLTON rail yard is 22.6 miles away according to the North American Rail Network maintained by the Federal Railroad Administration and the Bureau of Transportation Statistics. Wherever the truck last dropped a load, we come to it rather than asking you to bring it home.
Four hundred thirteen local motor carriers and their cargo
Of the 413 active Denton motor carriers on FMCSA’s carrier census, general freight shows up on the cargo list of 256. Another 62 haul machinery and large objects, 47 move household goods and 45 carry metal sheets, coils and rolls, all per that same federal census, so a flatbed, a moving van or a dry van tractor all fit what we collect here.
Intrastate operators number 269 in the FMCSA carrier census, against 142 running interstate and 126 private fleets. If your truck carries Texas-only authority, bring the registration and cab card; if it ran across state lines, the apportioned plate paperwork helps us match the VIN.
New registrations keep arriving: the FMCSA carrier census logged 43 new Denton carriers in 2025 and 37 in 2024. Owner-operators who started recently and are now selling should have the title, or the lienholder’s details if a loan is still open.
Drivers, miles and fleet makeup
Among Denton carriers, FMCSA’s carrier census records 536 drivers working within 100 miles and 1,556 working beyond that radius. A long-haul sleeper may be out of town when you decide to sell, so tell us where it will be parked and when.
Ninety-five local carriers reported mileage to the FMCSA carrier census, and their median is 27,500 miles per truck a year. Have the current odometer reading ready with the VIN when you first get in touch.
The three biggest Denton fleets in FMCSA’s census run 335, 332 and 270 power units, with 350, 317 and 277 drivers. Whether you have one truck or a few dozen to sell, list each VIN and where each unit is parked, and we can plan the collections together.
Inspected tractors on Denton roads, sorted by build year
Roadside inspection records from FMCSA cover 704 trucks checked in Denton between August 2024 and August 2026, with a median model year of 2021. In those same FMCSA records, 26.7 percent of the trucks inspected were ten or more years old.
Whatever the model year of yours, send the inspection reports and service records you already keep along with the photos and the VIN.
Jobs, farms and bridges around Denton
The Census Bureau’s LEHD job counts put 75,209 jobs in Denton in 2023, with manufacturing at 7,965, construction at 2,441, transportation and warehousing at 1,928 and wholesale trade at 1,690. County Business Patterns from the Census Bureau adds 211 construction establishments and 8 warehousing ones, so dump trucks, mixers and box trucks from those firms are all part of what we take.
Out across Denton County, USDA’s 2022 Census of Agriculture counts 2,936 farms, with equine, wheat and sorghum as the top products. A grain truck or a horse-hauling tractor parked on a farm can be collected from the property itself; have the title signed over only when we are there.
Of 215 bridges in the National Bridge Inventory around Denton, 2 are load-posted and none sits under 14 feet. Tell us the route into the yard where the truck is parked so our driver can plan around those posted spans.
The questions we get asked in Denton
- Our end-dump sits at the Denton Pits gate; does it need hauling home first?Leave the end-dump right at the pit. The Mine Safety and Health Administration lists Denton Pits 2.2 miles south of town, and we collect from the site; give us the gate contact and the title.
- My title went missing. Who do I contact in Texas?Ask the state’s title agency for a certified copy of the title before the sale, and tell us when you apply so we can schedule collection for when it arrives.
- Our tractor is parked at a lot near Alliance; will collection happen from that lot?It will. The Bureau of Transportation Statistics puts the Alliance intermodal ramp 19.2 miles south-west of Denton, and we come to the truck wherever it is parked out that way.