Sell your semi truck for cash in Longview the easy and convenient way

The North American Rail Network, kept by the Federal Railroad Administration and the Bureau of Transportation Statistics, places the Union Pacific’s Longview Yard 2.5 miles south-east of the city and the BNSF yard of the same name 2.9 miles out in that direction. If your tractor shuttles loads between those two rail sidings and East Texas shippers, it may well be parked within sight of the tracks, and that is fine for collection. Give us the street address and a note on gate access.

Drayage tractors that live near a rail yard tend to change drivers, so gather the title and current Texas registration before you call. A short list of who has driven it and where it was based makes the paperwork side of the sale straightforward.

A & T Sand and Gravel, a pit on the Mine Safety and Health Administration’s list, works 5.5 miles south of town. Dump trucks and end-dump tractors that haul out of that pit can be collected from the pit lot or from your own yard; tell us which, and whether a loader or anything else blocks the way out.

Eighteen miles north-west, the Energy Information Administration records the Big Sandy petroleum product terminal. A fuel tractor or tanker that runs between that rack and Gregg County stations should come with its tank inspection papers and the cab and chassis photos together, so we see the whole unit at once.

Longview is home base for 584 active carriers on FMCSA’s carrier census. In that FMCSA census, 338 list general freight, 123 haul machinery and large objects, 111 move logs, poles, beams and lumber, and 101 carry metal sheets, coils and rolls. Whether yours is a log truck with standards and bunks or a flatbed rigged for coil, photograph the equipment on the deck as well as the tractor.

Those same FMCSA registrations show 361 carriers running intrastate only, 220 crossing state lines and 238 operating as private fleets moving their own goods. A private-fleet truck sold by a manufacturer or contractor still needs the title in the company’s name and someone authorised to sign it, so line that person up early.

New authority keeps arriving too: FMCSA recorded 35 new Longview carriers in 2024 and 42 in 2025. If you started your outfit in that stretch and are selling the first truck you bought, bring the purchase paperwork alongside the title.

Among drivers on Longview carrier rolls, FMCSA’s census puts 842 working within 100 miles and 1,226 going farther. For the 148 carriers that report mileage, the median sits at 21,508 miles per truck a year, according to the same census. A long-haul sleeper could be anywhere when you decide to sell; tell us where it will be parked and we will plan around that spot.

Roadside inspection records from FMCSA, covering 552 trucks checked between September 2024 and August 2026, give a median model year of 2019, with about 39 percent ten or more years old. Have the model year and VIN off the door jamb ready, since those are the first two things we ask for.

The National Bridge Inventory lists 107 bridges in and around Longview, with one load-posted and one under 14 feet. The National Bridge Inventory gives that low one, carrying H G Mosley over the Paul G Boorman Trail, a clearance of 6 feet 0 inches.

When you send the pickup address, mention any tight turns, soft ground or low wires near where the truck stands. A clear description of the approach lets us send the right equipment the first time.

The Census Bureau’s LEHD job counts for 2023 show 55,189 jobs in Longview, 5,695 of them in manufacturing, 2,622 in construction, 2,396 in transportation and warehousing, 2,342 in wholesale trade and 2,264 in mining, quarrying and oil and gas extraction. A vacuum truck, winch tractor or pole hauler from the oil patch is the kind of unit we take, so list any mounted equipment and its serial plate.

County Business Patterns from the Census Bureau records 218 construction establishments in the county. Dump trucks, mixers and boom trucks parked on a job site can be collected there as long as the site contact knows we are coming.

USDA’s 2022 Census of Agriculture counts 403 farms in Gregg County, led by cattle, equine and honey operations. We collect cattle haulers and stock trailer tractors at the ranch itself; send a map pin for the barn where the truck stands.

• My log truck is parked out at a lumber yard rather than in Longview itself, so can you still collect it there?FMCSA’s carrier census shows 111 Longview carriers hauling logs, poles, beams and lumber, and we collect from the yard where the truck stands. Give us the yard’s address and who holds the key.
• The tractor sits near the Union Pacific yard south-east of town. Does it have to come into Longview before you collect it?The North American Rail Network places that yard 2.5 miles south-east of the city, and we pick up from there or anywhere nearby. Tell us which gate to use.
• Can you reach a truck parked beside the gravel pit south of Longview?The Mine Safety and Health Administration lists A & T Sand and Gravel 5.5 miles south of the city, and a truck kept at or near that site is collected where it stands once the operator knows we are coming.