Gravel out of Richmond Material Co
Richmond Material Co, a sand and gravel operation on the Mine Safety and Health Administration’s list, lies 8.8 miles south of Mission Bend. A dump truck or end-dump tractor that loads there can be collected from wherever it is kept between runs, whether that is a home driveway in Mission Bend or a lot near the pit.
If the truck sits at the gravel operation rather than at home, give us the name of whoever controls the gate at Richmond Material Co and a phone number for them. With the title, the current registration and a few photos of the bed, cab and frame, that is enough for us to plan a collection south of town.
East along the rails
Eureka Yard and the line east
The North American Rail Network, kept by the Federal Railroad Administration and the Bureau of Transportation Statistics, places Eureka Yard 15.5 miles east of Mission Bend and a second yard listed as Eureka at 15.9 miles. Day cabs that shuttle freight to and from the Eureka yards are tractors we buy, and they can be picked up at the yard lot or at home.
For a tractor that has spent its working life around the Eureka yards, the VIN and the odometer reading are the two details to send first. Add a photo of the registration card and the title, front and back, and we can answer most of your questions on the first call.
Tank racks and bulk liquid sites to the east
Two petroleum product terminals appear in Energy Information Administration listings to the east: one 15.9 miles out and a second at 16.3 miles. Tractors that pull tank trailers from those racks belong on the list of what we collect, with or without the trailer.
At the same 16.3-mile distance, the Bureau of Transportation Statistics records an ExxonMobil liquid bulk terminal, and it lists Texas Blending & Warehousing, another liquid bulk site, 20.5 miles east. If your tractor served any of these, tell us which ones and keep any site inspection sheets or service records together with the title; they travel with the truck when we take it.
Where the tractor is parked inside a terminal fence, we need a contact who can sign us in. Send that name along with the street address so the collection is arranged around the site’s rules rather than yours.
Northeast to the water
The port, 19.9 miles out
The Bureau of Transportation Statistics lists a port authority 19.9 miles northeast of Mission Bend. Container tractors and drayage day cabs that run between the docks and the west side are trucks we purchase from their owners.
You do not have to drive a tractor home from the port to sell it. Tell us the yard it stands in, who holds the keys, and whether a tow truck can get alongside it, and send photos of the cab, the fifth wheel and the tires.
Rice, cotton, cattle
Cattle, rice and cotton haulers
Fort Bend County had 1,233 farms in USDA’s 2022 Census of Agriculture, and cattle, rice and cotton head its list of products. Livestock haulers, grain trucks and flatbeds that serve those operations can be collected on the farm itself.
For a farm truck, the title may be in the name of the farm or a family member rather than the person calling us. Tell us whose name is on it at the start; if the paper title has gone missing, apply to the state’s title agency for a replacement before you contact us.
Construction trucks and the Mission Bend workforce
County Business Patterns from the Census Bureau counts 45 construction establishments for Mission Bend, and the Census Bureau’s LEHD job counts put 796 jobs in the town in 2023. Contractors with a dump truck, a stake bed or a box truck parked at a home or small yard here are the sellers we hear from.
A contractor’s truck is often registered to a company rather than a person. Have the business name on the title ready, the registration, and the name of someone who can sign for the company, and we can work from there.
Model years in the roadside inspection log
FMCSA roadside inspection records cover 344 trucks inspected around Mission Bend between August 30, 2024 and August 24, 2026. Their median model year was 2015.
Of those 344 trucks, 54.36 percent were ten or more model years old in the same FMCSA roadside inspection records. Whatever the year of yours, send the VIN; it tells us the make, engine and build so the conversation starts from the right truck.
The questions we get asked in Mission Bend
- Our dump truck stays at Richmond Material Co between loads, so can the collection happen at the pit south of town?The Mine Safety and Health Administration lists Richmond Material Co 8.8 miles south of town, and we come to the truck at the site. Give us a gate contact so we can arrange access.
- The tractor sits in a lot by the Eureka rail yards, so must it be driven back to a Mission Bend address before you collect?The North American Rail Network shows Eureka Yard 15.5 miles east of Mission Bend, and we can collect from a lot out there. Send the address and the name of whoever runs the yard.
- Will you take a grain truck or livestock hauler off a Fort Bend County farm?USDA’s 2022 Census of Agriculture counts 1,233 farms in Fort Bend County, and grain trucks, livestock haulers and flatbeds from those farms are trucks we collect. Tell us whose name is on the title.
- Which details should a Mission Bend owner send us at the start?The VIN, the odometer reading and photos of the title and registration. FMCSA roadside inspection records give a 2015 median model year for the 344 trucks inspected here, and the VIN tells us exactly where yours fits.