Cotton, sorghum and corn around Raymondville
Cotton leads the crop list in Willacy County, ahead of sorghum and corn, across the 345 farms that USDA’s 2022 Census of Agriculture tallies there. If your truck spent harvest seasons pulling from those fields, it may be sitting at a farm yard or a gin lot rather than in town, and that is where we would collect it. Send us the road name or a pin for the yard.
Farm and field work accounts for 87 of Raymondville’s 1,977 jobs in 2023, or 4.4 percent, on the Census Bureau’s LEHD job counts for agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting. A grain hopper or a farm tractor that belongs to a family operation often has a title in one relative’s name and plates in another’s, so check that the name on the title matches the person signing before we schedule anything.
Grain hoppers, reefers and vans out of Raymondville
FMCSA’s carrier census lists 132 active carriers based in Raymondville, and 85 of them report grain, feed and hay among their cargo. In that same federal census, general freight follows at 72, fresh produce at 59 and refrigerated food at 39. Hopper bottoms, flatbeds, dry vans and reefer units all show up in that mix, and each one is a truck we purchase; tell us the trailer type when you first get in touch.
Most of these operators stay inside Texas: the same federal census records 106 intrastate carriers, 25 that run interstate, and 19 private fleets hauling their own goods. A Texas-only truck usually has its Texas registration and title close at hand, which is the paperwork we ask to see first, along with the VIN.
New registrations are steady but small, according to the FMCSA census: 6 new carriers in 2024 and 8 in 2025. If you started up in one of those years and are now selling the tractor, have the purchase paperwork and any lien release from the lender ready so the title can transfer cleanly.
How old the inspected tractors are, and how far they go
Roadside stops of 147 Raymondville-based trucks, logged in FMCSA roadside inspection records from September 2024 to August 2026, show a median model year of 2009, with 72.8 percent at ten or more years old. Whatever year yours is, the model year and engine details go in the first message, along with photos of the cab, frame, tires and fifth wheel.
A typical Raymondville truck covers 43,750 miles a year, the median among the 35 local carriers reporting mileage on FMCSA’s carrier census. Write down the current odometer reading before you contact us, and include the service or inspection records you have kept; they tell us how the truck has been used in a way a photo cannot.
Short runs, long runs and the bigger local fleets
The FMCSA census splits Raymondville’s drivers almost evenly: 185 work within 100 miles of home and 178 go beyond that radius. A driver who runs long may have the truck parked somewhere other than Raymondville when the sale happens, and that is fine; give us the address where it sits and a phone number for whoever can let us in.
The three largest fleets based here run 25, 17 and 17 power units, with 17, 15 and 13 drivers, according to FMCSA’s carrier census. If you are selling several units from a fleet that size, list each VIN, its title status and where each truck is parked, and we can plan one collection trip around the group.
Rail yard, port and fuel terminals near town
Nineteen miles south, the North American Rail Network maps the Harlingen rail yard, and the Bureau of Transportation Statistics places the Port of Harlingen Authority 20.7 miles to the south-east. A tractor that shuttles between the fields, the rail yard and the port docks can stay at whichever of those spots is convenient; tell us which one and who controls the gate.
The Titan Fuel Terminal sits 21.9 miles south-east of Raymondville on Energy Information Administration listings, beside the Harlingen petroleum product terminal at 22 miles. If your truck pulled a tank trailer between those terminals, say whether the trailer is part of the sale, and bring along the tank’s inspection paperwork if you have it.
Pits, quarries and the bridges in between
To the west, the Mine Safety and Health Administration lists Portable Crusher #2, a crushed-stone quarry 23.6 miles out, and Perales Pit, a sand and gravel operation at 24.8 miles. Dump trucks and end dumps that load at those two sites are on our list; photograph the bed and the hoist along with the cab when you send pictures.
Inside Raymondville the National Bridge Inventory lists just 6 bridges, and a heavy tractor meets no load posting and no clearance under 14 feet on any of them. Our collection truck can reach a tractor parked anywhere in town, so the only thing we need from you is the street address and a time the truck can be reached.
The questions we get asked in Raymondville
- My hopper sits on a Willacy County farm off a county road; does it have to come into Raymondville first?Willacy County holds 345 farms on USDA’s 2022 Census of Agriculture, and we collect from farm yards as readily as from town lots. Give us the road and a gate contact, and the truck can stay where it is.
- Will you take a reefer tractor and trailer that hauled fresh produce out of Raymondville?Fresh produce is carried by 59 Raymondville carriers and refrigerated food by 39 on FMCSA’s carrier census, and we purchase the reefer tractors and trailers that do that work. Tell us the reefer unit’s make and hours along with the truck’s VIN.
- The Texas title for my Raymondville truck has gone missing; where does that leave the sale?Raymondville trucks are titled in Texas, so a missing title is replaced through the state’s title agency before the sale closes. Start that request early and send us the VIN in the meantime so we can line up everything else.
- Could pickup happen at a lot by the Port of Harlingen instead of in Raymondville?The Port of Harlingen Authority is 20.7 miles south-east of Raymondville on Bureau of Transportation Statistics listings, and we pick up from port lots in that area. Tell us whose lot the truck is on so the collection is arranged with them.