Aggregate and cement roads out of Grandview
The Mine Safety and Health Administration lists a sand and gravel operation 9.2 miles north-west of Grandview and Alvarado Sand and Gravel 12.5 miles out in the same direction. A dump truck or end-dump tractor that runs those pits is often parked at a pit gate or a yard between jobs rather than at a house in town, so give us the exact spot and whether a loaded trailer is still hooked up.
North-east toward Midlothian, the Mine Safety and Health Administration records Midlothian Quarry and Plant at 16.2 miles and Ash Grove Cement Company at 19.8 miles, both cement plants. Bulk tankers and pneumatic trailers that load cement there can be collected from the plant lot, a drop yard or your own shop; tell us which, and have the title and current registration in the cab or on hand.
South-west of town, Blum Quarry (dimension stone, 18.3 miles) and Canfield Materials LLC. (crushed stone, 18.8 miles) appear in the Mine Safety and Health Administration’s mine listings. Send photos of the bed, the hoist and the tag axle, plus any service records you keep.
The rail yard and the bulk terminal toward Cleburne
A rail yard named CLEBURNE, 13.8 miles up the road north-west of Grandview, is mapped on the North American Rail Network that the Federal Railroad Administration and the Bureau of Transportation Statistics maintain. Day cabs that shuttle loads to and from that yard can be picked up wherever you keep them parked; send the street address or the yard name with your first message.
Carry Transit, a liquid bulk terminal 18.1 miles north-west, is on the Bureau of Transportation Statistics’ terminal list. If your tractor has pulled tank trailers in and out of it, tell us whether the trailer goes with the sale or stays behind, and have the VIN for each unit ready.
Freight, machinery and hay haulers on Grandview’s books
FMCSA’s carrier census counts 92 active carriers here: 46 listing general freight, 26 machinery and large objects, 23 farm supplies and 21 grain, feed and hay. A flatbed or lowboy rig, a grain hopper or a dry van tractor all fit what we buy, and one photo of each side plus the odometer is enough to start.
Of those 92, the federal census marks 67 as intrastate and 25 as interstate, and 41 run as private fleets moving their own goods. An intrastate tractor plated only in Texas still needs its Texas title signed over, so check the name on it matches the name on your registration.
The biggest local operations in that census run 16, 14 and 10 power units, with 9, 17 and 1 drivers respectively. If you are selling several trucks at once from a yard that size, list the unit numbers and VINs together and we will plan one collection around the lot.
Grandview added seven newly registered carriers in 2024 and four more in 2025, by FMCSA’s carrier census. An owner who started up recently and is now parking a tractor can sell it the same way a long-standing fleet does, with the title, the registration and a few clear photos.
How old the inspected trucks are and how far they run
Grandview carriers had 85 trucks checked at the roadside from October 2024 to August 2026, and FMCSA roadside inspection records give those trucks a median model year of 2013, with 55.3 percent at ten or more model years. Whatever year your truck is, give us the model year and engine from the door tag or title so we start with the right unit.
Among 23 carriers that reported mileage in FMCSA’s carrier census, the median truck covered 23,109 miles a year. Read the odometer and the engine hours off the dash before you call, and include both with your photos.
Plant jobs, builders and Johnson County cattle
The Census Bureau’s LEHD job counts for 2023 show 847 jobs located in Grandview, 468 of them, or 55.3 percent, in manufacturing. Box trucks and tractors that serve plant docks are usually parked at the plant or a nearby lot, so tell us if someone needs to open a gate for the pickup.
Twenty-three builders, paving outfits and other construction establishments are tallied for the Grandview area in the Census Bureau’s County Business Patterns. Their dump trucks, flatbeds and water trucks can be listed with us by the owner or by whoever holds the title for the business, as long as that person can sign it.
Across Johnson County, 2,745 farms were counted in USDA’s 2022 Census of Agriculture, led by cattle, milk and corn. A cattle pot, a milk tanker or a grain truck parked out at a ranch can be collected there; a gate code and a pin dropped on the barn spare a long search down a county road.
Getting a replacement Texas title in Cleburne
Titles in Texas come from the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles, and in Johnson County the work is handled at the Johnson County Tax Office, one of the county tax assessor-collector offices, at 2 North Mill Street, Cleburne, 76033. Driving from Grandview to that Mill Street counter is 13.3 miles, by the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles’ office listing.
If your title is missing, request a certified copy from the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles through the Cleburne tax office before we schedule a pickup. Bring your photo ID and the VIN, and tell us if a lender is still listed so the lien release can be sorted at the same visit.
The questions we get asked in Grandview
- Can a gravel dump truck be picked up at the Alvarado pit itself?Alvarado Sand and Gravel sits 12.5 miles north-west of Grandview on the Mine Safety and Health Administration’s list, and we can collect from a pit gate there or anywhere else you park the truck; send the location and a contact for the gate.
- Which counter replaces a missing title for a Grandview owner?The Johnson County Tax Office at 2 North Mill Street in Cleburne, 13.3 miles away, handles title work for the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles; ask there for a certified copy and bring your ID and VIN.
- Does a 2013-era tractor from a Grandview carrier qualify?FMCSA roadside inspection records put the median model year of Grandview trucks at 2013, and we look at every model year; send the VIN, the odometer reading and photos of each side.
- Can I sell a grain or cattle truck from a farm outside town?USDA’s 2022 Census of Agriculture counts 2,745 farms across Johnson County, and a truck parked on any of them can be collected where it sits once you send directions and the title holder’s name.