Gravel hauling west and south of town
Gravel comes out of Hidalgo Falls Plant just 5.8 miles west of Navasota, a sand and gravel site on Mine Safety and Health Administration rolls. Tandem dump trucks and end-dump tractors that load there spend their days on short gravel hauls, so a seller should photograph the bed, the hoist and the tailgate along with the cab and send the VIN.
To the south, the Mine Safety and Health Administration places the Hempstead Plant 24.4 miles from town. If your dump truck is parked at a pit gate or a contractor’s yard down that road rather than at home, give us the address and the name of whoever holds the key, and the collection gets planned around that spot.
Navasota freight, machinery and timber haulers
FMCSA’s carrier census lists 158 active carriers in Navasota; general freight is the cargo 89 of them name. Box trucks, day cabs and sleepers all fall inside that mix, and every one of them sells the same way: Texas title in hand, current registration, and a few clear photos of each side.
Of those carriers, the FMCSA census records 36 hauling machinery and large objects and 21 hauling logs, poles, beams and lumber. Lowboys, step-decks and log trucks from those outfits often stay parked at a jobsite or a mill yard between loads; tell us which, and whether a loaded trailer is still attached.
Fresh authority keeps arriving too: 14 new carriers registered here in 2025 and 8 in 2024, according to FMCSA’s carrier census. A newer operator selling a first truck should have the title, any lien release from the lender, and the DOT number ready before calling.
Texas-only hauls and company-owned trucks
Intrastate operators number 125 in Navasota against 32 running interstate, on FMCSA carrier census records, and 73 are private fleets hauling their own goods. A private-fleet truck sold out of a company yard needs a signature from someone who can sign for the business on the title.
Driver counts filed with FMCSA put 277 drivers working within 100 miles and 180 beyond it. Among 46 carriers reporting mileage to FMCSA, the median was 28,106 miles per truck a year. Write the current odometer reading on your inquiry so the paperwork matches the dash when we arrive.
Fleet size and year
Owner-operators up to multi-unit outfits
One Navasota fleet runs 68 power units with 86 drivers on FMCSA registration, and two others run 44 and 26. A fleet manager clearing several trucks at once can send one list of VINs with each truck’s yard location, and we work through them together.
Roadside inspection records kept by FMCSA cover 149 Navasota trucks checked from August 2024 to August 2026: their median model year is 2018, and 41.6 percent date back ten years or more. Whatever the model year on your title, send it with the VIN, and keep any inspection or service records with the truck.
Plant docks, warehouses and contractors
In 2023 the Census Bureau’s LEHD job counts placed 3,205 jobs in Navasota, and 633 of them, 19.8 percent, were in manufacturing. Wholesale trade adds 213 more on the same LEHD job counts. Straight trucks and tractors that shuttle between plant docks and warehouses are part of what we collect, often from a loading lot rather than a driveway.
The Census Bureau’s County Business Patterns counts 42 construction establishments, and LEHD figures show 104 construction jobs in town. Contractors selling a dump truck, flatbed or service body should list any attached equipment, like a crane or tool boxes, so it is accounted for on pickup.
Cattle, deer and horse country
USDA’s 2022 Census of Agriculture records 1,668 farms in Grimes County, led by cattle, deer and equine operations. Ranch trucks and tractors pulling stock or horse trailers tend to sit in a pasture or barn lot, so describe the gate and the ground when you contact us.
With 22 Navasota carriers listing farm supplies as cargo in FMCSA’s census, feed and fertilizer haulers are in the mix as well. A farm truck titled to a ranch partnership or an estate needs every named owner to sign; the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles handles duplicate titles if the original is missing.
The questions we get asked in Navasota
- Can you collect a dump truck sitting at a gravel pit west of Navasota instead of in town?Hidalgo Falls sits 5.8 miles west of town on the Mine Safety and Health Administration’s register, and we collect from there. Give us the pit or yard address and a contact who can let us in.
- Our Navasota company hauls its own goods with its own trucks; whose signature goes on the title?Private fleets make up 73 of Navasota’s carriers in FMCSA’s census, and for each the title is in the business name. An officer or owner authorized to sign for the company signs it, and a lien release goes with it if the truck was financed.
- How do I replace a missing title on a Grimes County ranch truck before selling it?Grimes County’s 1,668 farms, counted by USDA’s 2022 Census of Agriculture, put plenty of ranch trucks on titles that go missing. Apply to the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles for a certified copy, then contact us with the VIN while it is on the way.