Pits four miles south-west and north-east
The Mine Safety and Health Administration lists Mother Earth, a sand and gravel operation 4 miles south-west of Tierra Grande, and STX Materials FM 665, another one 4.2 miles to the north-east. Dump trucks, end-dump tractors and belly-dump rigs that shuttle loads out of pits like these are trucks we buy, and if yours is parked at either site we can collect it there.
CIMBAR Resources Inc., a mineral processing plant 6.6 miles north-east, also appears on the Mine Safety and Health Administration’s register. If your tractor or straight truck has hauled for the plant, send the VIN, a clear shot of the odometer and photos of the cab, the bed or fifth wheel and each axle, and write down the yard address where it sits today.
North-east toward the bay
Fuel terminals within ten miles of town
A liquid bulk terminal 8.8 miles north-east appears in Bureau of Transportation Statistics port records. The Energy Information Administration adds two petroleum product terminals close by: POTAC LLC at 9 miles to the north and CORP CHRISTI PLANT at 9.1 miles north-east.
Tank tractors that have pulled fuel trailers out of those gates are welcome, with or without the trailer. Have the registration in the seller’s name, any DOT annual inspection sheet you still keep, and a note on which terminal the unit loaded at, so our questions stay short.
Switching tracks toward the bay
HOPKINS first, VIOLA farther on
On the North American Rail Network, kept by the Federal Railroad Administration and the Bureau of Transportation Statistics, HOPKINS is a rail yard 8.1 miles north-east of Tierra Grande, and VIOLA lies 9.7 miles out in that same direction.
Day cabs that dray containers or bulk loads between those yards and the terminals nearby are a fit for us. Tell us whether the truck sits inside a fenced rail lot or on open ground, since a gated yard may need a contact name and a pickup window agreed with whoever holds the key.
Farm trucks from the surrounding fields
For the 549 farms counted in Nueces County, USDA’s 2022 Census of Agriculture names cotton first, with sorghum and corn behind it. Grain trucks, module haulers and tractor-trailers that moved harvest from those fields to the elevators are part of what we purchase.
A truck stored in a barn or at the edge of a field near Tierra Grande does not need to be moved before collection. Give us the gate location, tell us if the ground is soft after rain, and keep the title and any registration renewal slips together for the driver.
Clearance and posted spans nearby
Around Tierra Grande, the National Bridge Inventory kept by the Federal Highway Administration lists twenty structures, and none of them clears below fourteen feet. Only one of the twenty carries a posted load limit.
Mention that single posted span when you describe how to reach the truck. If your route in from the highway crosses it, say so, and our driver will plan the approach before setting out with a lowboy.
Leopard Street, Corpus Christi
Replacing a missing certificate
The Texas Department of Motor Vehicles handles titles through county tax assessor-collector offices; for Tierra Grande that is the Nueces County Tax Office at 901 Leopard St, Ste 301, Corpus Christi, 78401, about 12.3 miles from town.
If the certificate is lost, request a certified copy from that Leopard Street office before collection, or tell us at the outset and we will explain which form the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles asks for. Bring a photo ID, the VIN, and any lien release if the truck was ever financed.
The questions we get asked in Tierra Grande
- Will you collect a dump truck that sits at a gravel pit outside Tierra Grande?Mother Earth and STX Materials FM 665 are both about four miles out, on the Mine Safety and Health Administration’s list, and a truck parked at either one can be collected where it stands once we have the address and a site contact.
- My certificate of title went missing in Tierra Grande - where on Leopard Street do I go?The Nueces County Tax Office at 901 Leopard St, Ste 301, Corpus Christi, roughly 12.3 miles away, issues certified copies for the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles.
- Will you take a cotton or grain truck from the fields by Tierra Grande?USDA’s 2022 Census of Agriculture counts 549 farms in Nueces County growing cotton, sorghum and corn, and grain trucks or tractor-trailers that served those fields are trucks we take.