Sherman yards, eastbound
Two rail yards six miles from Southmayd
Six miles east of Southmayd sits the SHERMAN (DGNO) yard, with a second SHERMAN yard at 6.2 miles, both on the North American Rail Network maintained by the Federal Railroad Administration and the Bureau of Transportation Statistics. A day cab that shuttles freight between those yards and the farms west of town can be collected from your own driveway; send us the street address and a photo of where it is parked.
If your tractor is parked at a lot near either Sherman yard rather than at home, tell us who controls the gate there. We arrange the pickup with that person, and you can sign the sale from Southmayd without driving over.
Dump trucks from the gravel pits around Southmayd
Grayson County Sand & Gravel lies 17.4 miles north-east of town, according to the Mine Safety and Health Administration, and the same agency lists the Ambrose sand and gravel operation 18.7 miles to the east. Owners of tandem dumps and end-dump trailers that haul from those pits can send us the VIN, the axle setup and a few photos of the bed and frame before anything else.
Westward, Cooke County Crushed Stone is 19.2 miles from Southmayd on the Mine Safety and Health Administration’s list of active quarries. A truck that still sits at a quarry yard can stay there; give us the site name and a contact who can let us in, and we bring the collection to the gate.
Grain and stock trucks off the farms around Southmayd
Around Southmayd, cattle, wheat and equine operations lead the farm count, and USDA’s 2022 Census of Agriculture records 2,851 farms in Grayson County. Grain trucks, livestock haulers and stock-trailer tractors from those operations are the kind we buy, including one that has stood in a barn between harvests.
For a farm truck, have the title in the name that appears on the registration, plus any service receipts you kept from the seasons it worked. If the truck sits in a pasture or behind a hay barn, a pinned map location helps the driver find it on the first trip.
Sherman courthouse office
Texas titles are handled by the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles through its county tax assessor-collector offices, and for Southmayd that is the Grayson County Tax Office in Sherman, ZIP code 75090, about 5.8 miles from town. A seller missing the title can request a certified copy there before we collect the truck.
Bring your driver’s licence and the VIN when you visit the Sherman tax office. If a lender is still listed on the title, ask the lender for a release letter at the same time, so the paperwork is complete on the day the truck leaves Southmayd.
Sixteen bridges and two weight postings near town
Of the 16 bridges the National Bridge Inventory of the Federal Highway Administration lists around Southmayd, 2 carry posted load limits and none has a clearance below fourteen feet. When you describe where the truck is, mention whether the route out crosses a posted bridge, and we plan a tow rig that suits the crossing.
A loaded dump or a tractor with a lowboy attached weighs differently from a bare chassis, so tell us whether a trailer stays coupled for the pickup. With that answer and the 2 load-posted spans the National Bridge Inventory names, the driver picks a route before leaving.
The questions we get asked in Southmayd
- Will you pick up a dump truck left at the Grayson County Sand & Gravel pit outside Southmayd?Grayson County Sand & Gravel is 17.4 miles north-east of town on the Mine Safety and Health Administration’s list, and we can pick up at a pit like that. Give us the site contact and the gate hours, and we schedule the visit with them.
- Which office near Southmayd issues a copy of a missing Texas truck title?The Grayson County Tax Office in Sherman, about 5.8 miles away, issues certified copies for the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles. Take your licence and the truck’s VIN to that counter in Sherman.
- Will you take a cattle hauler or wheat truck off a farm near Southmayd?Cattle and wheat lead Grayson County’s 2,851 farms in USDA’s 2022 Census of Agriculture, and trucks from that work are ones we buy. For a Southmayd farm truck, send the VIN, barnyard photos and whose name is on the Texas title.