Carriers registered on the lakeside
FMCSA’s carrier census lists 348 active carriers based in Rowlett, with 211 running intrastate only, 135 crossing state lines and 75 operating as private fleets. If your tractor stayed inside Texas, have the Texas registration and the title in the owner’s name ready before we talk; an interstate unit should also come with its cab card.
General freight is the cargo 243 of those Rowlett carriers list, according to the same federal census, while 55 haul machinery and large objects, 49 carry metal sheets, coils and rolls, and 47 move household goods. Tell us which of these your truck pulled, and send a photo of the trailer coupling or the box, so we know whether a flatbed, a van or a moving body is coming with it.
New registrations keep arriving on the lakeside: the federal carrier census counts 31 Rowlett carriers added in 2025 and 25 in 2024. If you started your authority in one of those years and are now closing it, keep the USDOT number on hand when you call; we match the truck to its owner with it.
One-truck owners and small Rowlett fleets
The three biggest fleets on the Rowlett carrier census run 57, 36 and 34 power units, with 42, 34 and 45 drivers respectively. Whether you are selling one truck or several from a yard here, a list of VINs and where each unit is parked is the place to start.
Among the 100 Rowlett carriers reporting mileage to FMCSA, the median truck covers 54,192 miles a year. Read the odometer and photograph the dash with the ignition on, so the figure we work from is the one on the truck.
Drivers working within 100 air miles number 415 on the federal carrier census for Rowlett, against 582 who run beyond that radius. If your truck is out on a long run, tell us the city where it will be parked next, and we will plan the collection there rather than in Rowlett.
Model years stopped at the roadside
Across 388 Rowlett-based trucks stopped between August 2024 and August 2026, the median model year in FMCSA roadside inspection records is 2017. A truck of any model year is something we look at, so give us the year, make and model straight from the title.
Of those 388 inspected trucks, 43.3% were ten or more model years old, per the same roadside inspection records. Keep any inspection reports you were handed at the roadside along with your service records; they belong in the folder that goes with the truck.
Rail ramps and yards around Rowlett
The Bureau of Transportation Statistics places the Wylie intermodal ramp 7.9 miles north of Rowlett, and the North American Rail Network shows the WYLIE rail yard at 8.3 miles in the same direction. A day cab that has been dropping containers at Wylie can be collected from the lot where it sits; send the address and the name of whoever controls the gate.
South-west of town, the North American Rail Network maps the DALLAS IMF yard 8.2 miles away, and the Bureau of Transportation Statistics lists the Dallas - Mesquite intermodal ramp at 11.1 miles. If your chassis puller is parked near either one, tell us which, and include photos of the fifth wheel and the tires.
Liquid loads have their own stops here: the Energy Information Administration lists the PAR TRUCK RACK petroleum terminal 17.4 miles south-west, and the Bureau of Transportation Statistics places the Heniff liquid bulk terminal 21.1 miles west. Tank tractors that served those racks are trucks we purchase; mention the tank trailer if it is part of the sale.
Pits and jobs
Beltline Pit, Post Oak and the building trades
The Mine Safety and Health Administration lists Beltline Pit, a sand and gravel operation 19 miles south of Rowlett, and Post Oak No 1 at 21.1 miles in the same direction. Dump trucks and end-dump tractors that hauled from those pits can stay where they are parked; we come to the yard.
Construction accounts for 1,891 of the 13,218 jobs located in Rowlett in 2023, a 14.3% share in the Census Bureau’s LEHD job counts, and County Business Patterns from the Census Bureau records 154 construction establishments. If your dump body, flatbed or mixer came off a contractor’s job, bring the equipment manuals or body paperwork you have along with the title.
The same LEHD figures show 444 manufacturing jobs, 341 in wholesale trade and 192 in transportation and warehousing in Rowlett. Box trucks and straight trucks from those businesses are on our list too; photograph the cargo area and the liftgate if it has one.
Bridges and farm country in Dallas County
Of the 36 bridges the National Bridge Inventory records in Rowlett, none is load-posted and none has under 14 feet of clearance. A loaded tractor or a tall box truck can be reached on local streets, so give us the street address and any gate code for the place it is parked.
USDA’s 2022 Census of Agriculture counts 647 farms in Dallas County, with cattle, corn and equine listed as the top products. If your ranch truck or stock trailer rig sits on a county property, tell us the road in and whether the lane in is gravel.
The questions we get asked in Rowlett
- My truck sits in a yard by the Wylie rail ramp; must it come back to Rowlett first?The Bureau of Transportation Statistics puts the Wylie intermodal ramp 7.9 miles north of Rowlett, and we collect the truck where it is parked. Give us the yard address and a contact who can let us in.
- My dump truck hauled from Beltline Pit, so which papers and photos go to you up front?The Mine Safety and Health Administration lists Beltline Pit 19 miles south of Rowlett. Send the VIN, the title, an odometer photo and pictures of the dump body, and tell us whether the truck is still on site.
- I hauled inside Texas only, under my own USDOT number; is my tractor one you buy?An intrastate tractor is welcome here; FMCSA’s carrier census shows 211 Rowlett carriers working intrastate only. Have the title in your name and the Texas registration ready, and give us the USDOT number so we can match the truck to you.