Sell your semi truck for cash in Stephenville the easy and convenient way

USDA’s 2022 Census of Agriculture counts 2,400 farms in Erath County and lists milk first among its top products, ahead of cattle and equine. A tractor or straight truck that runs between Erath dairies, feed mills and sale barns usually sits on a farm lot rather than in town, so send us the road name and a gate contact when you get in touch.

Grain, feed and hay is a cargo class claimed by 78 Stephenville-area carriers in FMCSA’s carrier census, and farm supplies by 60. If your rig pulled hopper, flatbed or hay trailers for a ranch, tell us whether the trailer goes with it, and photograph both units with the plates showing.

The Mine Safety and Health Administration lists Smith Pit, a dimension-stone quarry, 19.2 miles north-east of Stephenville, and Sky Ridge Stone 22.2 miles to the north. Dump trucks and flatbeds that carry cut stone off those benches can be collected at the pit yard; ask the site office who can sign us in.

Tolar Mine, a sand and gravel operation 22.6 miles north-east, Proctor Quarry 22.9 miles south-west and Premium Sandstone Quarry 24.7 miles north-west all appear in Mine Safety and Health Administration records. For an aggregate hauler parked at any of them, have the title, the VIN and a photo of the bed and hoist ready before we set a pickup.

FMCSA’s carrier census shows 257 active carriers around Stephenville, of which 197 run intrastate only and 60 cross state lines. For a Texas-only truck, the Texas registration and title are the two papers we start with; an interstate unit should also come with its cab card.

Private fleets, companies hauling their own goods, number 133 of those carriers on FMCSA’s census, and general freight is the most common cargo class at 137. If your truck belongs to a business rather than to you personally, have whoever signs for the company ready to sign the title.

New registrations appear in FMCSA’s census too: 16 carriers began in 2025 and 7 in 2024. An owner-operator who started recently and is selling the one truck can send the title, a registration copy and four photos, and that is enough to begin.

FMCSA roadside inspection records put the median model year at 2013 for the 243 Stephenville-based trucks stopped from September 2024 to August 2026, with 60 percent at ten or more years old. Whatever year yours is, put it in your first message with the make, model and engine.

Among the 72 local carriers that report mileage to FMCSA, the median was 25,000 miles per truck. Read the odometer before you call, and include a photo of it so the number we work from is the one on the dash.

FMCSA’s census also counts 335 local drivers working within 100 miles of base and 393 going beyond that. A long-haul tractor may be parked at a terminal or a driver’s house rather than in Stephenville; give us whichever address it is at.

Manufacturing holds 1,276 of the 12,784 jobs located in the Stephenville area in 2023, about 10 percent, on the Census Bureau’s LEHD job counts. Box trucks and tractors that shuttle between those plants often carry a company name on the door, so tell us whether the business or a person holds the title.

County Business Patterns from the Census Bureau records 108 construction establishments, and LEHD puts 488 construction jobs in the area. Dump trucks, water trucks and equipment haulers from those crews can be picked up at a job site or shop yard, as long as someone can show us where the keys are.

The three biggest fleets in FMCSA’s carrier census here run 105, 86 and 39 power units. Selling several trucks from a yard that size works best with a list of VINs, titles grouped by unit, and one person on site for the collection.

For a single truck, the title in your name matters most. If it is lost, the state’s title agency issues a certified copy, and you can contact us while that request is pending; service records and the registration help but are not required.

• Do you take a tractor that pulled a milk tanker for an Erath County dairy?Milk tops the list of Erath County products in USDA’s 2022 Census of Agriculture, and dairy tankers and their tractors are trucks we buy. Send the VIN, pictures of tractor and tank, and the dairy’s road address.
• Does a dump truck sitting at a pit out toward Tolar have to come into Stephenville first?Tolar Mine sits 22.6 miles north-east of Stephenville on Mine Safety and Health Administration records, and we come to the truck there. Tell us who runs the gate so the collection can be arranged with the site.
• Does a truck registered only for hauling within Texas sell any differently from Stephenville?Of Stephenville’s 257 active carriers in FMCSA’s census, 197 are intrastate only, so a Texas-only truck is the usual case here. A Texas title and current registration are all we need to begin.