FMCSA’s carrier census shows 168 active carriers based in Floresville, and 142 of them are registered for intrastate work only against 26 that cross state lines. For a seller that usually means the truck carries Texas registration and has spent its working life on Texas roads, so have that registration and the title in the same folder before you call.
In FMCSA’s carrier census, 55 of those 168 carriers run private fleets hauling their own goods rather than freight for hire. If your tractor or straight truck belonged to a farm, a contractor or a supplier instead of a trucking outfit, it is just as welcome; tell us who owned it on paper so the title transfer goes to the right name.
An owner-operator who started recently and is now stepping away can sell a single truck to us the same way a long-standing operation sells several.
General freight leads the cargo list, with 92 local carriers authorised for it in FMCSA’s carrier census, while 48 list machinery and large objects. That points to dry vans, flatbeds and lowboy combinations; tell us which trailer, if any, comes with the tractor and send a photo of its plate.
Grain, feed and hay are hauled by 33 Floresville carriers and oilfield equipment by 25, the federal census of motor carriers shows. A hay truck may be sitting on a ranch off a county road and an oilfield unit at a yard outside town; either is fine, and a gate code or a contact on site is all we need to reach it.
Wilson County held 2,503 farms in USDA’s 2022 Census of Agriculture, with cattle, corn and cotton at the top of the list. Farm-owned trucks often have thin paperwork, so if a service log never existed, a few clear photos of the cab, the frame and the bed tell us what the truck is.
Pits and plants within twenty miles
The Mine Safety and Health Administration lists the Abrego industrial-mineral mine 5.8 miles south-west of Floresville and Alpine Silica-San Antonio 17.6 miles to the west. Dump trucks and tractors that hauled sand from those sites can be collected where they last worked or where you park them now; give us the address.
East of town, the Gillett Plant crushed-stone quarry sits 18.2 miles out, and the Espey Pit and Plant sand and gravel operation 19.6 miles west, both on Mine Safety and Health Administration records. If a quarry truck has site inspection sheets or MSHA paperwork from those plants, keep it with the title and send copies along with the VIN.
Rail parks and fuel terminals toward San Antonio
Mission Rail Park lies 9.8 miles north-west of Floresville and the Alamo Junction Rail Park yard 13.6 miles in the same direction, per the North American Rail Network kept by the Federal Railroad Administration and the Bureau of Transportation Statistics. Day cabs that shuttled boxes or bulk loads to those yards fit what we purchase; note the fifth-wheel setup when you write to us.
Two petroleum product terminals on Energy Information Administration lists bracket the town: San Antonio South 21.8 miles north-west and Pleasanton 22.7 miles south-west. A tractor that pulled tank trailers between them is one we will look at, and any hazmat endorsement paperwork or tank inspection records belong in the folder with the title.
FMCSA’s carrier census counts 266 drivers for local carriers working within 100 miles of base and 248 going beyond that radius. A truck kept close to home is likely parked at the owner’s yard or house, which is where we would expect to pick it up.
Among the 36 local carriers reporting mileage in FMCSA’s census, the median truck covered 29,400 miles a year.
One Floresville carrier runs 57 power units with 9 drivers, another 38 units with 46 drivers and a third 32 units with 32 drivers, according to the federal carrier census. Selling several trucks at once is handled as one sale, with a single list of VINs and locations.
Whatever the year on your title, send it with the make and model so we know exactly which truck we are talking about.
Older and newer trucks are both on our list; a copy of your most recent inspection report, if you have it, is helpful to include.
Jobs that keep trucks busy in town
The Census Bureau’s LEHD job counts show 3,199 jobs in Floresville in 2023, including 127 in manufacturing, 60 in construction and 50 in mining, quarrying and oil and gas extraction. Trucks that served those employers may carry company decals or permits; mention them so the paperwork can be matched to the vehicle.
Contractors retiring a dump truck, a flatbed or a service body truck can send photos and the title details, and we will arrange collection at the job yard.
The questions we get asked in Floresville
- What should I have ready for a truck that worked the rail parks?Mission Rail Park, 9.8 miles north-west on the North American Rail Network, is a typical starting point for those trucks. Have the title, the Texas registration, the VIN and the odometer reading together, plus any service records you kept.