Yards by rail
Rice Tracts trucks between the Olmito and Harlingen rail yards
Southeast of town, the Olmito rail yard is 8.5 miles off by the North American Rail Network’s mapping, kept by the Federal Railroad Administration and the Bureau of Transportation Statistics. A tractor that shuttles loads to and from a yard like Olmito often sits at a home lot between runs, so give us that address and we will collect it there.
Harlingen’s own yard sits 11.5 miles from Rice Tracts, toward the north-west, in the North American Rail Network. If your truck has worked transloads at either yard, tell us which one, and have the title, the current registration and any service records together before we arrive.
Petroleum terminals north toward Harlingen
The Energy Information Administration lists two petroleum product terminals north of Rice Tracts: the Harlingen terminal at 9.4 miles and Key Petrol at 9.9 miles. Tank tractors and fuel straight trucks that load at racks like these are trucks we buy; photograph the cab, the frame and any tank from each side so we can see the whole unit.
A little further on, Titan Fuel, a liquid bulk terminal, is about 10 miles north according to the Bureau of Transportation Statistics. If a tanker has hauled from Titan Fuel, note the product it carried and keep any inspection certificates with the title, since those records go with the truck when it leaves.
East to the Gulf
Brownsville port, the intermodal ramp and bulk liquid
Head east and the port of Brownsville is 13.3 miles away, a distance the Bureau of Transportation Statistics records in its port listings. A day cab or sleeper that drays from the docks may be parked near the waterfront rather than at home; tell us exactly where, and whether the gate needs a pass, so pickup goes to the right spot.
Toward the south-east, a rail intermodal ramp called Terminal lies 15.4 miles out on Bureau of Transportation Statistics records, with a liquid bulk terminal a short way past it on the same records. Container chassis tractors and bulk tankers from that corner of the valley are welcome; send the VIN and an odometer photo first.
Module haulers and grain trucks off valley cotton ground
Around Rice Tracts and across Cameron County, USDA’s 2022 Census of Agriculture counts 1,248 farms. Cotton, sorghum and corn are the leading crops it names for the county, and the grain trucks, module haulers and tractors that move those harvests are trucks we take off a farmer’s hands.
A farm truck often lives in a barn or at the edge of a field. Give us directions to the yard, say whether a wet field road could block a tow rig, and keep the title in the name of whoever will sign it.
Cameron’s tax office handles Rice Tracts title replacements
Titles in Texas are issued by the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles, and its county tax assessor-collector offices handle the counter work. For Rice Tracts sellers that is the Cameron County Tax Office at 835 East Levee, Brownsville, 78520, about 13.2 miles away by the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles’ office listing.
If the title is missing, start the duplicate request at that Brownsville office before you schedule a pickup. Bring a photo ID and the VIN, and if a lender once held a lien, bring the lien release too, so the new title comes back clear.
The questions we get asked in Rice Tracts
- Will you pick up a tanker that hauls from the Harlingen fuel terminals?Harlingen’s petroleum product terminal is 9.4 miles north of Rice Tracts on Energy Information Administration records, and tank trucks working there are trucks we buy. Send photos of the tank and cab plus the title, and we come to where it is parked.
- Which counter reissues a missing Texas title for a Rice Tracts truck?The Cameron County Tax Office at 835 East Levee in Brownsville handles titles for the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles, about 13.2 miles from town according to that agency.
- Do you buy farm trucks from cotton and sorghum operations?Cotton, sorghum and corn lead the crops in Cameron County, where USDA’s 2022 Census of Agriculture counts 1,248 farms, and the trucks that haul those crops are ones we purchase. Tell us which field or barn it sits at.