Container hauls off the Rio Valley ramp
Just 4.6 miles west of Midway South, the Bureau of Transportation Statistics lists the Donna, TX - Rio Valley rail intermodal ramp. Day cabs that shuttle boxes between that ramp and nearby yards are among the tractors we buy here. If yours has done that work, tell us whether it is parked at home or at a yard near Donna, so the collection is planned for the right gate.
A tractor working ramp traffic often has a chassis or container still attached when the owner decides to sell. Let us know which pieces are yours and which belong to someone else, and send photos of the tractor on its own along with the VIN plate.
Dump trucks from La Havana, Texan Pit and the crusher
La Havana Pit, a crushed-stone quarry, lies 13.3 miles north-west of town according to the Mine Safety and Health Administration. The same federal agency places the Texan Pit sand and gravel operation 17.9 miles out in that direction and Portable Crusher #2 at 22.9 miles. Tandem dumps, end dumps and the tractors that pull belly-dump trailers are the usual rigs on loads from sites like these.
If your dump truck is sitting at a pit rather than in your driveway, give us the site name and who controls the gate. Having the title, the current registration and a few clear photos of the bed and the cab ready lets the pickup be arranged around the quarry’s hours.
Edinburg tank lane
Tankers loading at the Edinburg terminal
Up the road at Edinburg, 17.2 miles north-west of Midway South, sits a petroleum product terminal on the Energy Information Administration’s list. Fuel tractors and straight tank trucks that load there and deliver across the valley fit the list of what we purchase.
Owners of a tanker should tell us whether the tank stays with the truck or comes off before sale, and gather any tank inspection or service records kept for it. Paperwork like that travels with the photos and answers questions before they are asked.
Two rail yards toward Harlingen
Heading east, the North American Rail Network, kept by the Federal Railroad Administration and the Bureau of Transportation Statistics, shows two rail yards at Harlingen, 19.7 and 19.8 miles from Midway South. Trucks that work freight in and out of those yards travel the same corridor as the Donna ramp traffic, only in the opposite direction.
A truck based on the Harlingen side can be collected there; you do not have to bring it back toward Midway South. Send the street address and say whether the truck has a clear path out of its spot.
Module trucks and cattle trailers
Around Midway South, Hidalgo County holds 2,045 farms in USDA’s 2022 Census of Agriculture, and that count ranks cotton, corn and cattle as its top products. Grain trucks, cattle haulers and the tractors pulling cotton modules belong to that farm traffic.
A farm truck often sits on a ranch road or behind a barn between seasons. Tell us how to reach it and whether the title is in your name or the farm’s, so the paperwork matches the person signing.
A tax assessor-collector visit
A Texas truck title that has gone missing is replaced through the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles, and the state handles that work at county tax assessor-collector offices. Start the copy before you contact us if you can; the sale goes through on a title in the seller’s name.
Bring your photo ID and the VIN when you visit the tax assessor-collector, and ask about any lien still recorded against the truck. Once the replacement title is in hand, send a photo of it with the truck pictures.
The questions we get asked in Midway South
- Will you collect a dump truck parked at one of the pits north-west of Midway South?La Havana Pit sits 13.3 miles north-west and Texan Pit 17.9 miles out by the Mine Safety and Health Administration’s listing, and a truck at either can be picked up on site once you give us the gate contact.
- My tractor hauls containers from the Donna ramp; does it have to come to you?The Rio Valley ramp at Donna, 4.6 miles west per the Bureau of Transportation Statistics, is close enough that a tractor parked near it can stay where it is; just send the address and the VIN.
- Where do I get a copy of my truck title in Hidalgo County?Copies come from the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles through county tax assessor-collector offices, so the Hidalgo County office is the place to ask, with your ID and the truck’s VIN.