The Energy Information Administration places the Titan Fuel Terminal 2.5 miles south-west of Rio Hondo, with Key Petrol, another petroleum product terminal, at 2.9 miles in the same direction. A tractor that pulled tank trailers in and out of those gates is something we buy, and it can stay parked near the terminal road while we arrange collection.
Titan Fuel also appears as a liquid bulk terminal 2.7 miles out in the Bureau of Transportation Statistics port and terminal listings. If your rig served those loading racks, mention it when you first get in touch, and send the VIN, a clear shot of the odometer and photos of the tractor from all four sides. Photograph any hazmat endorsement paperwork or site safety cards that rode in the cab as well.
Ports and rail within a short haul of Rio Hondo
North-east of town, about 4.4 miles away, sits the Port of Harlingen Authority, a port the Bureau of Transportation Statistics lists. A truck that ran barge cargo off those docks can be collected from the port area or from your own driveway in Rio Hondo, whichever is easier for you. Tell us which, and whether our collection crew can reach it without other equipment being moved first.
Eight miles west, the Harlingen rail yard shows up on the North American Rail Network kept by the Federal Railroad Administration and the Bureau of Transportation Statistics. Further out, Brownsville’s port lies 17.8 miles south-east, and a rail intermodal ramp called Terminal sits 22.3 miles off in that direction, per the Bureau of Transportation Statistics. Drivers who shuttle containers or rail freight between those points can leave the truck at the yard where it is parked; we only need a contact on site.
FMCSA’s carrier census shows 47 active carriers in Rio Hondo, and 31 of them list general freight among what they carry. Eight list grain, feed and hay, another eight list fresh produce, and six list machinery or large objects. Whether yours is a reefer tractor, a hopper rig or a lowboy puller, send the year, make and model with the photos so we can match it to the work it did.
Of those 47, the federal carrier census counts 39 that operate intrastate only, 8 that cross state lines and 12 that run as private fleets hauling their own goods. For an intrastate truck, the Texas registration and title are usually all you need to hand over. An interstate rig should come with its cab card and any IFTA decals noted, so we can close out the paperwork cleanly.
Fleet sizes stay small: three outfits on that census run seven, four and four power units with between three and five drivers each. If you run two or three trucks and want to sell one, or all of them, list each VIN separately so every unit is handled on its own.
Rio Hondo carriers report 34 drivers who stay inside a hundred-mile radius and 62 who go beyond it, on FMCSA’s carrier census. A local truck is likely sitting at home between jobs; a long-haul tractor may be out on a run when you contact us. Tell us where it will be parked and on what day it is back, and we plan the pickup around that.
Read the odometer, photograph it, and include the reading with your VIN.
Farm hauling from Rio Hondo’s fields
Rio Hondo lies in a county where USDA’s 2022 Census of Agriculture counts 1,248 farms in Cameron County, with cotton, sorghum and corn the leading crops. Grain trucks, module haulers and hopper tractors from that harvest are trucks we buy, whether they sit at a gin, a farm shop or a field edge. Give us directions to the spot if it is off a paved road.
Census Bureau LEHD job counts for 2023 put 990 jobs in Rio Hondo itself. Many local trucks are owned by a farm or a small business rather than a carrier, so check whose name is on the title before you reach out. If it is a company name, the person signing needs authority to sell for that business.
If the title is missing, a certified copy can be requested there before the sale.
When a lender still shows on the Texas title, the lien release needs to be with it at pickup. If the payoff letter or release is still on its way, tell us so we can schedule around it; everything else, from the registration to the keys, can be ready on the day.