FMCSA’s carrier census lists 75 active carriers based in Mathis, and 66 of them run intrastate while 9 hold interstate authority. For a seller here that usually means the truck has stayed inside Texas, so the Texas title and current registration are the two papers to find before you call us.
Twenty-eight of the Mathis outfits in that federal census are private fleets moving their own goods, not hired loads. If your tractor or straight truck belonged to a farm, a contractor or a supply business in town, sell it under the name on the title; if that is a company, have whoever signs for the company ready to sign the transfer.
New authority in Mathis has been slow and steady: five carriers registered in 2024 and two in 2025, according to FMCSA’s registration records. If you are one of those newer operators and are leaving the road, a recently titled truck with its purchase paperwork and service log is straightforward for us to collect.
Hay, hoppers and lease-road loads
General freight is the cargo class 43 Mathis carriers list with FMCSA, while 20 list grain, feed and hay. Hopper-bottom and end-dump setups used at harvest are welcome; photograph the trailer gates, the tarp system and the tractor’s data plate so we know exactly what the rig is.
Fourteen local carriers declare oilfield equipment in the federal carrier census, and another fourteen declare machinery and large objects. Winch trucks, lowboys and heavy-haul tractors from that work can be picked up wherever they sit, whether that is a yard in town or a lease road; send a pin and a note on how a tow rig reaches it.
The county’s farm side backs that grain figure up: USDA’s 2022 Census of Agriculture counts 620 farms in San Patricio County, with cotton, sorghum and corn as the leading crops. A module truck or grain truck that only came out for those seasons often has few miles; keep its seasonal service receipts with the title.
Owner-run rigs
One to two dozen tractors per outfit
The biggest fleet registered in Mathis runs 24 power units with 8 drivers, per FMCSA’s census, and the next two hold 5 units each. Most trucks here belong to an owner with one or a handful of rigs, so the person calling us is usually the person on the title, which keeps the paperwork short.
Sixteen local outfits gave FMCSA their yearly mileage, and the midpoint lands at 20,000 per Mathis truck. Write the odometer reading down along with the VIN when you contact us; those two numbers answer most of what we need to ask.
Drivers working within 100 miles of base number 92 in the federal census, against 83 who go beyond that radius. Whichever group you are in, tell us where the truck is parked today, since we come to it rather than asking you to haul it anywhere.
Pit and base, southward
A gravel pit and a military site
Nason Plant #1, a sand and gravel operation on the Mine Safety and Health Administration’s rolls, lies 12.2 miles south of Mathis. Dump trucks and belly-dump tractors that have hauled aggregate from a pit like that are trucks we buy; if yours is still parked at a pit site, get the operator’s permission for a pickup crew to enter.
To the south-west, 19.3 miles out, the Bureau of Transportation Statistics places ALF Orange, a military installation. If your truck is stored on or near a controlled site, arrange access before the collection date and give us the gate contact’s name and number.
Clearances and local jobs
Bridges and jobs around town
Across 21 bridges in and around Mathis, the National Bridge Inventory records no load postings and no clearance under 14 feet. Getting a tall or heavy truck out of town is therefore not something you need to plan around; just give us the address and the best time to reach the truck.
Of the 1,080 jobs located in Mathis in 2023, 52 were construction work, a 4.8 percent slice, by the Census Bureau’s LEHD job counts. If your truck worked construction sites in town, a dump body or flatbed with its body serial number and any upfit paperwork helps us identify it.
The San Patricio County paper trail
The Texas title is the core document; if it is lost, the state’s title agency issues a replacement, so start that request before you call us. Bring the current registration, any lien release, and the key or keys.
With 66 intrastate carriers out of 75 in FMCSA’s census, many Mathis trucks never carried interstate paperwork, and that is fine. Send clear photos of the cab, both sides, the frame and the tires, plus the door sticker, and we will work through the rest with you.
The questions we get asked in Mathis
- My grain truck only runs at harvest in San Patricio County. Do you buy a harvest-only hauler like that?San Patricio County has 620 farms in USDA’s 2022 Census of Agriculture, led by cotton, sorghum and corn, and seasonal grain trucks from that work are part of what we buy. Send the VIN, the odometer reading and photos, and tell us which farm or yard it sits on.
- My truck is parked near the gravel pit south of town. Can it stay out by the pit?Nason Plant #1 is 12.2 miles south of Mathis on Mine Safety and Health Administration records, and a truck parked there or anywhere nearby can stay put. Give us the location and someone who can let our crew onto the site.
- I ran oilfield equipment out of Mathis. Is a winch truck or lowboy something you buy?Fourteen Mathis carriers list oilfield equipment as cargo with FMCSA, and the tractors, winch trucks and trailers from that work are part of what we buy. Tell us what equipment is mounted and send its serial plates with the photos.