Runway neighbours
A town that sits against the flight line
The Bureau of Transportation Statistics places the Laughlin AFB installation 2.1 miles south-east of the town that shares its name. Box trucks, flatbeds and tractors that run deliveries to a military site often stay parked near the gate between loads, so tell us the exact lot or street where yours is sitting and whether a visitor can reach it without a base pass.
Further out, the Laughlin Recreation Annex sits 17.4 miles to the north-west, according to the Bureau of Transportation Statistics. If your truck is kept at a ranch, a storage yard or a house along that road rather than in town, send the address and a pin, and we will plan the collection around where it actually is.
Two gravel plants eleven miles out on the Del Rio side
Two aggregate operations lie a short run west: the Mine Safety and Health Administration records Amistad Sand & Gravel 10.4 miles out and Del Rio Pit & Plant #87 at 11.3 miles. Dump trucks, end-dumps and belly-dump tractors from pits like these are the kind of equipment we purchase, so note the body type, the bed length and whether a trailer goes with it.
A truck that spends its shifts at a pit may be parked at the plant yard instead of at home. Ask the site whether an outside driver can come in to load it, and give us the gate contact, so the day we arrive nobody is waiting on permission.
Eastbound
Rock trucks hauling off the Bader Pit floor
East of Laughlin AFB, Bader Pit appears in Mine Safety and Health Administration listings as a crushed-stone quarry 18.7 miles from town. Tri-axle dumps and lowboy tractors that move rock off a quarry floor are welcome here, and photos of the cab, the frame rails, the tires and the dump body help us see exactly what you have.
Have the VIN plate photographed and the odometer reading written down before you call. With those two details, plus the engine make if you know it, the conversation about your quarry truck starts from facts rather than guesses.
Goat and sheep pastures
Goats, sheep and cattle on the Val Verde range
Around Laughlin AFB, ranching shows up in USDA’s 2022 Census of Agriculture, which lists 333 farms in Val Verde County with cattle, goats and sheep as the leading livestock. Stock trailers, gooseneck haulers and the pickups and flatbeds that pull them across those pastures are part of what we buy.
Ranch trucks often sit behind a locked pasture gate miles from pavement. Tell us how the road in looks, whether a tow rig can turn around at the barn, and who will meet us with the key, and the pickup can be arranged on your schedule.
Seven miles to a reissued Texas title for base-area sellers
A lost title in this part of Texas is handled through the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles, which works through county tax assessor-collector offices. For residents of Laughlin AFB, the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles lists the Val Verde County Tax Office at 309 Mill Street, Del Rio, 78840, about 7 miles from town.
Bring your photo ID and the truck’s VIN to Mill Street to request a certified copy, and ask the clerk about any lien still recorded on it. If a lender holds the title, get the payoff letter and the lienholder’s contact details so the release can be lined up before the truck changes hands.
Keys, VIN and photos
A short file for a Val Verde County sale
Sellers around the base and the Del Rio pits do best with a short file: the title or the copy from the Val Verde County Tax Office, current registration, and any service invoices or inspection sheets kept in the cab. Loose receipts are fine; we sort through them with you.
Clear photos from all four corners, the dashboard with the ignition on, and the data plate on the door jamb round out the file. Send them along with the town, the street and a phone number for whoever holds the keys.
The questions we get asked in Laughlin AFB
- Will you collect a truck parked near the base gate at Laughlin AFB?The installation is listed by the Bureau of Transportation Statistics 2.1 miles south-east of town, and we collect from lots and homes around it; tell us whether the spot needs a base pass so we can plan access.
- Will you take an end-dump that hauls from the Amistad gravel plants?Amistad Sand & Gravel and Del Rio Pit & Plant #87, about 10 and 11 miles west in Mine Safety and Health Administration records, are the kind of sites whose dump trucks and tractors we purchase, along with any trailer that goes with them.
- My title went missing - which Del Rio office reissues it for a Laughlin AFB truck?The Val Verde County Tax Office at 309 Mill Street, Del Rio, roughly 7 miles away, handles title copies for the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles; bring photo ID and the VIN.
- Can you pick up a stock trailer or ranch truck out on a pasture?Val Verde County’s 333 farms, mostly cattle, goat and sheep operations in USDA’s 2022 Census of Agriculture, keep plenty of haulers on ranch roads, and we come out to them once you describe the access and who has the key.