Two quarries just outside Hondo
The Mine Safety and Health Administration lists 711 Quarry, a crushed-stone operation 4.2 miles north-east of Hondo. A dump truck or end-dump tractor that hauls rock off that site is often parked at the pit or a yard nearby, so tell us which gate it sits behind and who can let us in.
Medina Rock & Rail, also crushed stone, sits 5.5 miles north-west of town according to the Mine Safety and Health Administration. If your truck loaded there, send photos of the bed or trailer, the frame and the tires with the cab shots, plus the VIN, and we can plan a pickup at the quarry road rather than in town.
Feed, grain and stock trucks on Medina ranches
Medina County holds 2,204 farms in USDA’s 2022 Census of Agriculture, where cattle ranks first ahead of corn and cotton. Livestock haulers, grain trucks and farm tractors working those operations often stay on the ranch between seasons; give us the ranch address and a note on the gate and we will collect it there.
Among Hondo’s registered motor carriers, FMCSA’s carrier census shows 28 hauling grain, feed or hay and 26 carrying farm supplies. If your truck runs feed to Medina County pastures, have the title and the registration together before you call, since the first thing we confirm is who holds the title.
General freight and heavy machinery carriers in Hondo
There are 102 active carriers based in Hondo on FMCSA’s carrier census, and 43 of them list general freight while 31 move machinery and large objects. A lowboy or step-deck tractor from that second group may be parked at a job site; tell us where and whether a trailer stays hooked.
Most of these operations stay inside Texas: the federal carrier census records 93 intrastate carriers against 8 interstate ones, and 50 run private fleets hauling their own goods. A private-fleet truck sold out of a farm or contractor’s yard needs the same paperwork as any other, so find the title and any service records before we talk.
Hondo’s three biggest fleets, per FMCSA’s census, run 81, 20 and 17 power units. Selling several trucks from one yard is fine; list each VIN and note which ones share a location so one visit covers them.
For 23 local carriers that report mileage, the FMCSA carrier census puts the median at 14,286 miles a truck. Write down the current odometer reading and the VIN before you contact us; those two answer most of our first questions.
Drivers working out of Hondo split between short and long hauls: the carrier census lists 138 drivers within 100 miles and 215 beyond. A Hondo tractor that spends its week on those longer hauls can still be collected at home; name the yard or driveway where it will sit between trips.
Roadside inspections give a neutral picture of the fleet. Across 139 Hondo trucks stopped from August 2024 to August 2026, the median model year in FMCSA roadside inspection records is 2019, and 36.7 percent date back ten years or more. Have the model year and any inspection reports to hand when you describe your truck.
Construction, wholesale and warehousing jobs
Of 2,698 jobs located in Hondo in 2023, the Census Bureau’s LEHD job counts place 192 in construction, 126 in wholesale trade, 103 in transportation and warehousing and 81 in agriculture. Trucks from each of those trades come to us, from dump trucks to box trucks, so describe the work yours did.
Hondo has 30 construction establishments on the Census Bureau’s County Business Patterns, each with yards where trucks park between jobs. A contractor’s truck is usually parked at the shop or the current job; give us that address and the name of whoever holds the keys.
Reaching ranch and quarry yards
Bridge clearances near Hondo
For a ranch or quarry yard pickup here, give us an exact address and mention any locked gates.
New carriers keep registering in town: FMCSA’s carrier census shows 7 new ones in 2024 and 6 in 2025. If you started a hauling business here and are now selling the truck, keep your registration papers with the title so the sale lines up with your carrier records.
The questions we get asked in Hondo
- Can you collect my dump truck at the stone quarry north-east of Hondo, or must I haul it into town?711 Quarry is 4.2 miles north-east of Hondo on the Mine Safety and Health Administration’s listing, and we collect from the quarry itself. Give us the quarry office contact and we will set the collection with them directly.
- Do you buy grain and livestock trucks from Medina County ranches?Medina County has 2,204 farms in USDA’s 2022 Census of Agriculture, led by cattle, corn and cotton, and their grain and livestock trucks are ones we buy. Share the VIN, a few photos and directions to the ranch gate.