Olton trucks that move feed, hay and grain
Hay, feed and grain top the cargo list for Olton: FMCSA’s carrier census puts 51 of the town’s 59 active carriers on those loads. If your tractor pulled a hopper or flatbed of hay to dairies and feedlots, tell us the trailer it ran with and whether you are selling the pair or the tractor alone.
Farm supplies come next in that same federal carrier census, at 28 Olton carriers, with 21 hauling dry bulk commodities. A truck that spent its seasons delivering seed, fertilizer or bulk feed to farms is one we buy; send photos of the cab, the frame and the bed or body so we can see the whole setup.
Dairies, cotton and cattle off the Olton highways
Around Olton and across Lamb County, USDA’s 2022 Census of Agriculture counts 879 farms, with cattle, milk and cotton ranked as the top products. Trucks serving those operations often stay parked at a farm or a shop yard between runs, so give us the address where yours sits and the name of whoever can open the gate.
If the truck worked a dairy route or hauled cotton modules at harvest, list the body or trailer it carried. Keep the registration and any service records together with the title so the pickup goes smoothly once we have agreed on the sale.
Trucks that stay close to the plains
Intrastate operations make up 53 of Olton’s carriers in FMCSA’s carrier census, against 6 that run interstate, and 27 of them are private fleets hauling their own goods. A farm or business truck that never crossed a state line still sells to us the same way: title, registration and a few clear photos.
Driver records filed with FMCSA show 90 Olton drivers working within a 100-mile radius and 35 going beyond it. For the 21 carriers that report mileage, the federal census puts the median at 15,000 miles a truck each year. Tell us the odometer reading and the VIN when you first contact us.
One rig or twenty-six
From a single truck to a few dozen
The biggest operation based in Olton runs 26 power units with 20 drivers, according to FMCSA’s carrier census, and the next two each run 5 trucks. Whether you are selling one pickup-and-trailer setup or several tractors from a small fleet, we can take them together; list each unit with its VIN.
Owners retiring a few units at once should note where each one is parked. Trucks spread between a farm, a yard in town and a lot down the road can each be collected where they stand.
Hay rigs and feed trucks pulled over near Olton
When officers stopped 47 Olton-based trucks from September 2024 to August 2026, FMCSA roadside inspection records logged a 2013 median model year among them. FMCSA’s inspection records also show roughly 66 percent of those Olton trucks at ten or more model years old.
Whatever the model year of yours, have the title in hand and note the engine make and transmission. Those two details, with the VIN, let us answer you with the right questions from the start.
Wholesalers and diesel
Wholesale trade and the Abernathy terminal
The Census Bureau’s LEHD job counts list 604 jobs in Olton for 2023, with wholesale trade holding 141 of them, or 23.3 percent. If your truck delivered for a wholesaler between elevators, suppliers and farms, tell us what it carried and where it is parked now.
Some 21.5 miles south, the Energy Information Administration lists a petroleum product terminal at Abernathy. If your truck hauled fuel from there to farms around Olton, mention the tank or trailer it pulled. Construction accounts for 5 establishments in County Business Patterns, so a dump truck or service body from that work is welcome too.
Lamb County’s tax office and your title
For a lost Olton title, the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles routes certified copies through county tax assessor-collector offices, so the Lamb County office is where an owner here applies. If the title for your truck has gone missing, start with the Lamb County tax assessor-collector before we schedule the collection.
A tractor bought on a farm loan may still show the lender on its title; bring that lender’s release letter along with the copy. Tell us early if anything about the paperwork is uncertain, and we will walk through it with you.
The questions we get asked in Olton
- My hay truck is parked out on a farm north of Olton. Should the hay truck be moved off the farm before pickup?Olton’s carriers mostly work short runs within Texas, 53 of 59 intrastate in FMCSA’s carrier census, so many trucks here sit on farms. We come to the farm; give us the address and a contact who can meet us.
- The farm truck’s title went missing somewhere on the place; where in Lamb County do I apply for another?Lamb County’s tax assessor-collector office takes title requests for the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles. Get the certified copy there, then send us a photo of it.
- Do you buy older farm trucks?Olton’s inspected trucks have a median model year of 2013 in FMCSA roadside inspection records, and we buy across model years. Photograph the cab and frame of your farm truck, and include the VIN plate.