If your tractor or straight truck pulled mixed loads out of Karnes County, send us the VIN, a few photos of the cab and the frame, and the registration, and we can start from there.
Thirteen Kenedy carriers list machinery and large objects on FMCSA’s carrier census, while 10 list oilfield equipment. A lowboy tractor, a winch truck or a heavy-haul rig that moved rigs and tanks between lease roads is a truck we look at; tell us what trailer it usually pulled and where it is parked now.
Grain, feed and hay appear on the authority of 11 local carriers, according to FMCSA’s carrier census. A bed truck or a tractor that ran hay to ranches around town can be collected from the ranch gate, so give us directions and a phone number for whoever holds the key.
Mostly intrastate, with some fleets crossing state lines
Of the Kenedy carriers on FMCSA’s carrier census, 55 operate intrastate only and 10 run interstate, and 18 are private fleets moving their own goods. If your truck carried a Texas-only authority, have the cab card and any state permits ready alongside the title.
Drivers on those carrier filings split 91 working within 100 miles of base and 122 going beyond that radius, per FMCSA. A sleeper that spent weeks away may be parked at a yard far from Kenedy; tell us exactly where, since we collect the truck at its location.
Eighteen carriers here reported mileage to FMCSA, and the median among them was 31,826 miles per truck a year. Put the odometer reading and the engine make in your first message.
Kenedy trucks at the inspection lane
FMCSA roadside inspection records from September 2024 through August 2026 caught 66 Kenedy-based trucks, whose median model year was 2016. Those FMCSA inspection records put about 51.5 percent of the inspected units at ten or more model years old.
Keep the inspection reports and service records you have for your unit, whatever its model year. They travel with the photos and give us the truck’s history in your own paperwork rather than in guesses.
The three biggest fleets based in town run 57, 18 and 16 power units according to FMCSA’s carrier census. If you run one of those Karnes County fleets and are parting with several units, a single sheet of VINs, yard addresses and photos covers them all.
Stone pits and a naval field below Kenedy
The Mine Safety and Health Administration lists Ray Pit, a crushed-stone quarry 13.5 miles south of Kenedy, and Tuleta Pit, another crushed-stone operation 17 miles south. Dump trucks and end-dump tractors that hauled stone off those pits can be picked up at the yard where they sit; ask the site office about access before we arrive.
NALF Goliad, a military installation about 20 miles south-east of town, appears on the Bureau of Transportation Statistics list. If your truck is stored on or near a gated site, name a contact who can let a driver through.
Mining, quarrying and oil and gas extraction accounted for 80 of the 1,663 jobs located in Kenedy in 2023, or 4.8 percent, on the Census Bureau’s LEHD job counts. Trucks from that work often carry extra equipment such as winches or headache racks, so list what is mounted on yours.
Cattle, deer and corn across Karnes County
USDA’s 2022 Census of Agriculture counts 958 farms in Karnes County, led by cattle, deer and corn. Cattle haulers, feed trucks and grain tractors on those places can stay where they are parked for collection.
Wholesale trade employed 58 people and manufacturing 53 in Kenedy in 2023, the LEHD job counts from the Census Bureau show. A box truck or flatbed from a feed store, a supply house or a small plant is one we buy; photos of the body and the plate are a good first step.
Title, registration and the route out
Have the Texas title in the name on the registration before we collect. If the title is lost, the state’s title agency handles a replacement, and starting that request early keeps the sale moving once we have agreed terms.
The National Bridge Inventory records 24 bridges in and around Kenedy, with one load-posted and none under 14 feet of clearance. Let us know which road reaches the truck so the driver can plan the route to it.
Six construction establishments operate around Kenedy, the Census Bureau’s County Business Patterns report. A dump truck or water truck from one of those firms can be sold with its equipment attached; tell us what is mounted on it.
The questions we get asked in Kenedy
- The Karnes County title for my tractor has gone missing; where does a replacement come from?In Texas the state’s title agency issues replacement titles, so request one from it and send us a copy of the registration meanwhile. We can talk through the truck while the title request is pending.
- Will you collect an oilfield winch truck based in Kenedy?Ten Kenedy carriers list oilfield equipment as a cargo on FMCSA’s carrier census, and their winch trucks, bed trucks and heavy-haul tractors are trucks we look at. Send the VIN and photos of the mounted equipment.