Rail yards and the intermodal ramp
The North American Rail Network, kept by the Federal Railroad Administration and the Bureau of Transportation Statistics, places BIGGS AAF YARD 1.2 miles east of downtown El Paso and the DALLAS ST yard 6.1 miles to the south-west. A day cab that shuttles between those two yards is often parked right beside one of them, so tell us which yard and who controls the gate before we schedule the collection.
About 7.4 miles south-west of the city, the El Paso intermodal ramp appears in Bureau of Transportation Statistics listings. Tractors that dray boxes on and off that ramp usually carry a clear trail of dispatch sheets; send the VIN, the title and a few photos of the cab and fifth wheel, and keep those sheets handy in case we ask where the truck has worked.
Two petroleum terminals south-east of town
Energy Information Administration records show two petroleum product terminals south-east of El Paso: EL PASO TERMINAL at 5 miles and the site listed as EL PASO TX at 5.9 miles. Tank tractors that load at those racks often stay inside a terminal fence between shifts, so name the terminal and a contact who can let us in.
Hazmat endorsements and tank inspection paperwork belong with the rest of the truck’s file. Have the Texas title, current registration and whatever inspection records you kept for the tanker work ready to send along with photos of the tractor.
Quarries in the canyons around El Paso
Mine Safety and Health Administration listings include the McKelligon Canyon crushed-stone quarry 3.1 miles south-west of the city, plus Avispa Canyon Quarry 8.6 miles west and Dyer Sand Pit 8.6 miles north-east. Dump trucks and end-dump tractors hauling aggregate out of those pits are the kind of equipment we collect from quarry lots.
If your dump truck sits at a pit, give us the site name and tell us whether the pit road is open on weekends. Pass along photos of the bed, the hoist and the cab, and the title, so everything matches when we arrive.
El Paso’s carriers by type and cargo
FMCSA’s carrier census counts 4,002 active carriers based in El Paso, with 2,063 running interstate, 1,886 intrastate and 822 operating as private fleets. Whichever of those describes you, the sale starts the same way: the VIN, the title holder’s name and where the truck is parked.
Cargo listings in that same FMCSA census show 2,804 carriers hauling general freight, 768 paper products, 671 beverages and 566 dry bulk commodities. Beverage route trucks and dry bulk tractors both fit what we buy, so tell us the body or trailer setup when you reach out.
Three El Paso fleets hold 424, 420 and 329 power units, according to FMCSA’s census, and the same source records 310 new carriers registering in 2025 after 289 in 2024. Selling one unit out of a big fleet or the only truck from a new authority works the same way; we need the title and someone who can sign for it.
Miles, model years and low bridges
Among 1,186 carriers reporting mileage to FMCSA, the median truck here covered 52,096 miles a year. Have the odometer reading ready when you call; it is one of the first things we ask for.
FMCSA roadside inspection records for 3,767 trucks inspected between August 2024 and August 2026 put the median model year at 2019, with 31.78 percent of them ten or more years old. Whatever the model year of yours, send the VIN and we will read the build details from it.
The National Bridge Inventory lists 620 bridges in the El Paso area, 10 of them load-posted and 1 under 14 feet: US 62 eastbound over the UP railroad, canal and streets, at 13ft 8in. Tell us if your truck is tall or parked past that crossing so the route for the collection truck is planned around it.
Construction, freight and farm work
LEHD job counts from the Census Bureau put 16,720 of El Paso’s 304,829 jobs in transportation and warehousing in 2023, alongside 13,756 in construction, 15,975 in manufacturing and 12,808 in wholesale trade. Box trucks, flatbeds and tractors from any of those trades are on our list.
County Business Patterns, also from the Census Bureau, records 874 construction establishments and 55 warehousing establishments in the county. A contractor’s dump or flatbed parked at a yard or job site can be collected there; send the address and the gate hours.
In El Paso County the USDA’s 2022 Census of Agriculture counts 581 farms, with cotton, cattle and honey at the top. A cattle hauler or farm truck on a ranch road is fine where it stands; tell us how to reach the gate and have the title in the owner’s name.
The questions we get asked in El Paso
- My tank tractor stays at a terminal south-east of El Paso; does it have to be driven anywhere first?It can stay put: the Energy Information Administration lists EL PASO TERMINAL 5 miles south-east of the city, and we can collect from a terminal lot; give us the site name and a contact who can open the gate.
- The Texas title for my El Paso tractor has gone missing; who replaces it?The Texas Department of Motor Vehicles issues certified copies of Texas titles. Request one before the sale, or tell us the situation and we will explain what paperwork the transfer needs.
- My dump truck is at Dyer Sand Pit. Can you get it from there?We can collect it there, since the Mine Safety and Health Administration places Dyer Sand Pit 8.6 miles north-east of El Paso; tell us who runs the pit and when the road in is open.