Gravel and stone west of Palmview
Tabasco Pit, a sand and gravel operation 4.4 miles north-west of Palmview, appears in Mine Safety and Health Administration records alongside the CARRALES PLANT, 6.2 miles west. A dump truck or end-dump tractor that hauls out of either pit can be collected at the pit yard or at your place, whichever is easier to reach; give us the address and a gate contact.
Two crushed-stone quarries also show up in the Mine Safety and Health Administration listings: MOBILE CRUSHER #3 FRONTERA MATERIALS, 6.7 miles west, and La Havana Pit, 14.3 miles east. If your aggregate truck works between those sites, tell us where it is usually parked so the pickup is planned around that spot.
For any truck working these pits, send photos of the bed or trailer, the cab, the tires and the VIN plate together. Have the Texas title in your name ready, along with the current registration.
Vans, flatbeds and Texas-only rigs
Palmview is home base for 164 active motor carriers, according to FMCSA’s carrier census. The same census shows 118 of them listing general freight, and the van and flatbed tractors behind that freight are trucks we buy here, from a single power unit to a whole yard.
By the same federal census, 112 of the local carriers run intrastate and 51 run interstate, while 24 operate as private fleets hauling their own goods. A Texas-only rig and one with interstate authority are both welcome; tell us which it is, and have the USDOT number to hand if it still carries one.
Fleet sizes vary widely across Palmview: FMCSA’s census shows the three biggest local operations with 75, 58 and 31 power units. An owner retiring several tractors at once can list the VINs together and we arrange the collection as one job.
Cold loads out of the Valley fields
Fresh produce is hauled by 59 Palmview carriers, according to FMCSA, with 53 hauling refrigerated food and 53 hauling meat. Reefer tractors and refrigerated trailers belong on the list of what we purchase; include the trailer unit’s make and the reefer unit’s hour meter reading when you write to us.
USDA’s 2022 Census of Agriculture records 2,045 farms in Hidalgo County, with cotton, corn and cattle at the top. A farm truck, grain hauler or livestock rig kept on one of those properties can stay right where it sits; we come out to the farm for it.
If the tractor is parked at a packing shed or cold-storage yard rather than at home, tell us whose lot it is so the visit is arranged with them in advance.
Odometers, drivers and the Hidalgo County workforce
Across 58 Palmview carriers that reported mileage to FMCSA, the median truck covers 60,000 miles a year. Note your own odometer reading and the VIN before contacting us; those two details answer most of our first questions.
Driver records in the FMCSA census put 191 local drivers within 100 miles and 287 beyond that radius. A long-haul sleeper that is away on the road can be sold once it returns; tell us where it will be parked and on what week.
Out of 3,162 jobs located in Palmview in 2023, the Census Bureau’s LEHD job counts place 277 in transportation and warehousing and 181 in construction. Whether your truck served a warehouse dock or a building site, keep any service records together with the title.
Fuel terminal and the Donna ramp
The Energy Information Administration lists the EDINBURG petroleum product terminal 17.9 miles north-east of town. Tank tractors that load there are part of what we take; tell us which products the truck carried and bring along any tank inspection paperwork you hold.
East of Palmview by 18.4 miles, the Donna, TX - Rio Valley rail intermodal ramp is listed by the Bureau of Transportation Statistics. A day cab that drays containers off that ramp can be picked up at the ramp yard or back at your shop.
On the National Bridge Inventory, Palmview’s 9 bridges carry no load postings and none sit under 14 feet, so a lowboy or tall trailer leaving town for collection has no posted bridge to plan around.
The questions we get asked in Palmview
- My dump truck stays at Tabasco Pit outside Palmview. Can the pickup happen right there at the gravel yard?Tabasco Pit sits 4.4 miles north-west of town according to the Mine Safety and Health Administration, and we collect from pit yards like that one. Give us the site address and the name of whoever can open the gate.
- Do you take refrigerated trucks from Palmview produce haulers?Palmview has 59 fresh produce carriers and 53 refrigerated food carriers in FMCSA’s census, and their reefer tractors and trailers are trucks we buy. Send photos of the tractor, the trailer and the reefer unit.
- Several of my tractors are in Hidalgo County. Can they go as one sale?Local fleets in FMCSA’s census run as large as 75 power units, and we handle groups of that kind together. Send us every VIN with the yard or address where that tractor sits.
- What should I have ready before you come out to Palmview?Hidalgo County sellers should have the Texas title in their own name, the current registration, the VIN and the odometer reading, plus any service records kept for the truck.