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Midlothian · Ellis County · Texas

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

Midlothian sits in Ellis County between two cement plants, with kiln stacks a few miles west and north of town and the Dallas rail yards about twenty miles up the road. The trucks that work here haul cement, aggregate, steel coil and general freight, and we buy them where they are parked.

Selling a truck in Midlothian? Tell us about it and we'll take it from there.

Two cement plants on the edge of town

The Mine Safety and Health Administration lists the Midlothian Quarry and Plant 2.1 miles west of town and the Amrize Midlothian Plant 3 miles north, both as cement plants. Bulk pneumatic tractors, dump trucks and mixers that run between those gates and job sites are trucks we collect. Tell us which plant your truck loaded at, whether it is parked on plant property, and who at the gate can let a driver in.

Farther out, two sand and gravel operations appear on MSHA’s list: Portable #1, 13.2 miles north-west, and the site numbered 3136, 15 miles west. If your dump truck or end-dump tractor is sitting at one of those pits, send the address and a photo of the pit entrance with your first message. A driver who knows where to turn in finds the truck on the first attempt.

Freight haulers based around Midlothian

FMCSA’s carrier census counts 321 active carriers based in Midlothian; 224 of them list general freight, 58 machinery and large objects, 45 metal sheets, coils and rolls, and 43 logs, poles, beams and lumber. Flatbed and step-deck tractors are part of that mix, and so are box vans. Whichever you have, a clear photo of the door decal or cab card helps us match the truck to its USDOT number.

Of those carriers, 185 operate intrastate only, 134 cross state lines and 85 run private fleets, according to the same federal census. A private fleet truck that hauled a company’s own goods sells the same way as a for-hire tractor. Have the Texas title in the owner’s name and the current registration ready, and if the title is lost, start the replacement with the state’s title agency before we schedule collection.

New registrations keep arriving: 31 carriers in 2025 and 29 in 2024, per FMCSA’s filings. The three biggest local fleets run 88, 76 and 65 power units on that census. Whether you are a one-truck operator from last year or are retiring units from a fleet of dozens, list each VIN separately and we will handle them one by one or as a group.

What the inspected Midlothian tractors look like on paper

Roadside inspection records kept by FMCSA cover 461 trucks from Midlothian carriers checked between August 2024 and August 2026; their median model year is 2018, and 38.8 percent were ten or more model years old. Any year on that spread is one we look at. Give us the model year, make and engine from the door jamb sticker or the title so the conversation starts from the right truck.

Midlothian’s 101 carriers that report annual mileage to FMCSA log a median of 42,000 miles on each truck. Read the odometer and photograph it along with the dash, the cab, both sides and the tires. Service records from a shop in Ellis County or anywhere else go in the same message if you have them.

Jobs and freight

Manufacturing, warehousing and construction work

In 2023 the Census Bureau’s LEHD job counts put 14,168 jobs in Midlothian, with 2,098 in manufacturing, 1,895 in transportation and warehousing, 1,195 in construction and 503 in wholesale trade. Tractors from plant shipping docks and straight trucks from contractor yards both turn up for sale here. Note whether yours sits at a business address with posted hours, so collection is booked when the yard is open.

There are 139 construction businesses and 3 warehousing businesses here, by the Census Bureau’s County Business Patterns tally. A contractor selling a dump truck, a flatbed or a mixer should have the title and the keys together at the yard. If the truck is titled to the company, the person signing should be someone authorised to sign for it.

Rail yards and terminals within twenty miles

The North American Rail Network shows the GARRETT yard 19.1 miles north and DALLAS INTERMODAL TERM 19.9 miles north-east of Midlothian. Day cabs that pulled containers off those ramps are trucks we buy, and we come to the truck rather than asking you to move it toward the city.

Carry Transit, a liquid bulk terminal 19.9 miles north, and the Grand Prairie Reserve Complex 18.8 miles north are both listed by the Bureau of Transportation Statistics. If your tank tractor is parked at a terminal lot, tell us who controls that lot and give us a contact who can let a driver in.

Load-posted spans, cattle and grain around Ellis County

Of the 99 Midlothian-area spans in the National Bridge Inventory, just 2 carry a posted load limit and not one clears less than 14 feet. Tell us if your truck is parked on a farm road or behind a gate with a weight limit, so the collection vehicle is chosen to suit the route.

Ellis County holds 2,563 farms, and cattle, corn and wheat lead its output in USDA’s 2022 Census of Agriculture. Grain trucks, livestock haulers and farm-plated tractors are on our list too. A farm truck sitting in a pasture or barn is fine; send the location and a photo of the farm plate or registration.

The questions we get asked in Midlothian

  • My mixer sits at the cement plant west of Midlothian; does it have to come into town first?The Mine Safety and Health Administration lists the Midlothian Quarry and Plant 2.1 miles west of town, and the truck can be collected right there. Tell us who to call at the gate.
  • I run one of the intrastate carriers here. Can I still sell my truck?FMCSA’s carrier census lists 185 intrastate-only carriers in Midlothian, and a truck from any of them can be sold to us the same way. Have the title, registration and USDOT number ready.
  • Will you look at a 2015 tractor from a Midlothian carrier?FMCSA roadside inspection records show 38.8 percent of the 461 Midlothian trucks inspected were ten or more model years old, and a 2015 fits inside that group. Send the VIN with photos of the cab, frame and tires.

Sell your truck in Midlothian

From the cement plants west and north of Midlothian to the sand and gravel pits to the west and the rail yards toward Dallas, we come to the truck.