The Mine Safety and Health Administration lists The Bandit Pit, a sand and gravel operation 1 mile north of town, and Sullivan Pit, another one 2.2 miles to the north-west. A dump truck or end-dump tractor that runs between those pits and Hidalgo County job sites is the kind of truck we collect, and it can stay parked right at the pit gate or in your yard while we arrange the pickup.
East along the valley, MOBILE CRUSHER #3 FRONTERA MATERIALS is a crushed-stone quarry 5.1 miles away, and MOBILE CRUSHER #1 sits 17.4 miles to the north-east, both on Mine Safety and Health Administration records. If your truck hauled stone from either crusher, note which site it last worked from so our driver knows whether to head east or stay close to Sullivan City.
Sorted by cargo in that same FMCSA census, 45 haul general freight, 19 carry refrigerated food, 19 move meat and 17 handle fresh produce. Reefer tractors, van tractors and flatbed rigs from those Sullivan City carriers are all trucks we collect.
Most of these outfits stay inside Texas: FMCSA’s carrier census shows 47 intrastate operations, 16 that cross state lines and 6 private fleets. For a seller that usually means the truck is parked locally and registered in Texas, so have the Texas registration card and the title together before you call.
Fleet sizes stay small here, with the three biggest operations running 25, 11 and 6 power units on FMCSA’s carrier census, each with the same number of drivers as trucks. Owner-operators and two- or three-truck outfits can sell one tractor or the whole lineup in a single conversation.
Drivers split between short and long runs: FMCSA’s carrier census counts 33 working within 100 miles of their base and 80 going beyond that radius. If your truck is out on a long haul when you reach us, tell us where it will be parked next and we can plan the collection around that location.
Among the 16 local carriers that report mileage to FMCSA’s carrier census, the median comes to 34,971 miles per truck per year. Write the current odometer reading down along with the VIN before you contact us; those two figures answer most of our first questions.
The age of trucks inspected around here
Whatever the year on your title, send clear photos of the cab, the frame and the tires along with the model year so we see the same truck you describe.
Older and newer tractors are both on our list, and an inspection report or service log, if you kept one, goes in the folder with the title.
Grain trucks, cattle haulers and the tractors that pull them out of the fields toward Sullivan City are welcome, and a farm truck can be collected from the barn or the field edge where it sits.
If the title for a ranch or cotton truck has gone missing, the state’s title agency issues a replacement, and starting that request early keeps the sale moving once you call us.
Many of the trucks that serve those employers are parked at a home or a small lot in town, and that is exactly where we come to pick them up.
New authority keeps appearing here too: FMCSA’s carrier census shows 4 carriers registering in 2025, after 0 in 2024. If you started a small operation recently and are now selling a truck, bring your registration and the title, and tell us whether the truck still carries your USDOT markings.
The questions we get asked in Sullivan City
- Can I sell a farm truck from a Hidalgo County ranch?Hidalgo County holds 2,045 farms in USDA’s 2022 Census of Agriculture, led by cotton, corn and cattle, and trucks from those farms qualify. Have the title in your name and tell us where on the property it is parked.