Two rail yards just north-east of downtown
The North American Rail Network, kept by the Federal Railroad Administration and the Bureau of Transportation Statistics, places a DGNO yard named Sherman 1.4 miles north-east of the city and a second Sherman yard 1.8 miles out in the same direction. A tractor that shuttles loads between those yards and Sherman’s plants can stay parked wherever it last dropped a trailer; send us the street address and we arrange collection there.
If your rig spends its nights near the tracks, check that the cab card and the title carry the same VIN before you call. Have someone who can unlock the gate on hand, and photograph the truck from all four corners so the pictures match the description you give us.
Gravel pits east and a stone quarry west
Grayson County Sand & Gravel lies 13.7 miles north-east of Sherman and the Ambrose operation 14 miles east, according to Mine Safety and Health Administration listings. Dump trucks and end-dump tractors that work these pits are among what we purchase, so tell us which body is mounted and whether it comes with the chassis.
Further out, Cooke County Crushed Stone is a quarry 23.8 miles west, as recorded by the Mine Safety and Health Administration. When a quarry truck stays at a pit, give us the site name and a contact there; we can collect from the pit gate without the truck driving back into town.
Freight, machinery and coil haulers on Sherman’s register
FMCSA’s carrier census shows 220 active carriers in Sherman: 123 haul general freight, 42 move machinery and large objects, 28 carry metal sheets, coils and rolls, and 23 deliver farm supplies. Tell us which of those loads your truck pulled, and for a coil or lowboy setup send photos of the deck and the securement points.
Of those carriers, 128 operate intrastate, 88 run interstate and 98 are private fleets, according to the same FMCSA census. An interstate tractor should come with its USDOT number and registration paperwork, while a private-fleet unit owned by a company needs a signature from someone authorised to sell it.
Newly registered carriers numbered 28 in 2025 and 12 in 2024 by FMCSA’s count of new registrations. If you started your company recently and are now letting a truck go, have the title in your business name ready, and say if a lender still holds a lien on it.
Short regional loops versus long-haul lanes
Sherman carriers report 285 drivers working within 100 miles and 190 going beyond that radius, per FMCSA’s carrier census. A truck on regional work may be parked at a yard or a jobsite rather than at home, so tell us where it sits tonight.
Across the 65 Sherman carriers that report mileage to FMCSA, the median truck covers 19,855 miles a year. Note the odometer reading off the dash and include it with your VIN; those two numbers start every conversation we have about a truck.
The largest fleet based here lists 60 power units and 30 drivers in FMCSA records, with the next two at 17 units and 11 units. If you are selling several trucks from one fleet, send a list of VINs together so we can plan one visit for all of them.
Build years behind the cab doors of Grayson tractors
FMCSA roadside inspection records from September 2024 to August 2026 take in 163 Sherman-carrier trucks; half were built in 2016 or later, and 46.6% had reached ten or more years old. Whatever the model year of yours, give us the year, make and model as they appear on the title.
Keep a copy of any roadside inspection report for your truck with the title; it records where the truck was stopped and on what date. Add any service records you hold to the file, and if you have none, describe the work the truck did.
Factory floors, contractors and Grayson cattle country
Manufacturing accounts for 4,955 of the 24,301 jobs counted in Sherman for 2023 by the Census Bureau’s LEHD job counts, or 20.4%, with construction at 1,131, wholesale trade at 505 and transportation and warehousing at 462. A box truck or tractor that served a plant dock may still carry the plant’s decals or permits; tell us so the paperwork lines up.
Sherman’s building trade runs to 84 construction establishments in the Census Bureau’s County Business Patterns. Contractors selling a flatbed or dump truck off a jobsite should give us the site address and the hours someone is there to meet us.
Grayson County holds 2,851 farms in USDA’s 2022 Census of Agriculture, with cattle, wheat and horses leading. Livestock haulers, grain trucks and farm-plated tractors are on our list; have the farm plate registration with the title and tell us which barn or field the truck is parked at.
Posted spans and clearances on Sherman roads
The National Bridge Inventory from the Federal Highway Administration lists 92 bridges in Sherman, of which 2 are load-posted and none sit under 14 feet. Tell us the route to your truck and mention if it crosses a posted bridge so the collection vehicle is chosen to suit it.
For a tall cab or a raised dump body, tell us the height and the roads you use to reach it. Still, describe the driveway, the gate width and any overhead wires at the spot where it is parked.
The questions we get asked in Sherman
- My dump truck sits at a gravel pit east of Sherman; can it be collected there?It can be collected right at the pit. The Mine Safety and Health Administration lists the Ambrose sand and gravel operation 14 miles east and Grayson County Sand & Gravel 13.7 miles north-east, and we collect from sites like those. Give us the pit name and a contact who can let us in.
- Who signs when a Sherman private-fleet truck is sold?Sherman’s 220 active carriers include 98 private fleets, by FMCSA’s carrier census. For a company-owned truck, the person authorised to sign for the business on the title signs for the sale, and we need their name when you first contact us.
- My truck hauled feed and cattle around Grayson County; which papers go with it?USDA’s 2022 Census of Agriculture puts 2,851 farms in Grayson County, with cattle at the top. Have the title, the registration and any farm plate papers together, and tell us which property the truck is parked on.