Pits east toward Spring, mines toward Hockley
The Mine Safety and Health Administration lists the Spring Plant, a sand and gravel operation, 12.3 miles east of Tomball, and the 1362 (32) Route 242 Plant 14.7 miles to the north-east. A dump truck or end-dump tractor that hauls out of either pit can stay parked at the yard it works from; give us the street address and the name of whoever holds the gate key.
Two industrial-mineral sites also appear on the Mine Safety and Health Administration’s list: the Conroe Dryer Plant, 15.6 miles east, and Hockley Mine, 15.9 miles to the south-west. If your truck splits its week between the Conroe side and the Hockley side, tell us where it sleeps on the night you want it collected, and have the Texas title in the owner’s name ready to sign.
Two yards and two fuel racks south-east of town
Lloyd rail yard is 12.9 miles east of town and the North Houston yard 14.3 miles south-east, both on the North American Rail Network kept by the Federal Railroad Administration and the Bureau of Transportation Statistics. Day cabs that shuttle loads between those yards and Tomball-area customers are trucks we collect; a photo of the VIN plate and one of the odometer let us start the conversation.
On the Energy Information Administration’s list of petroleum product terminals, HOUSTON sits 15.8 miles south-east and NORTH HOUSTON 17.3 miles in the same direction. For a tractor that has pulled fuel tankers from those racks, bring the annual inspection sheet and any tank test paperwork you kept; send both with the cab photos.
General freight, coils, lumber and heavy machinery
Of the 549 active carriers, 383 list general freight, 119 machinery and large objects, 96 metal sheets, coils and rolls, and 86 logs, poles, beams and lumber, according to FMCSA’s carrier census. A flatbed or step-deck tractor that has carried coils or lumber is as welcome as a dry-van day cab, so mention the trailer type it pulled when you write to us.
Intrastate operations account for 376 of these carriers and interstate for 170, while 163 run private fleets, the federal census shows. A truck that never left Texas needs only its Texas title and current registration; one that crossed state lines should come with its IRP cab card if you still have it.
Drivers working within 100 miles number 882 in the same FMCSA register, against 955 who go beyond that. For 128 carriers reporting mileage to FMCSA, the median truck covered 31,667 miles a year; have the odometer photo ready either way.
A 2015 median and a fleet that keeps growing
Between August 2024 and August 2026, FMCSA roadside inspection records logged 706 Tomball-based trucks, with a median model year of 2015 and 52.3% of them ten or more years old. Whatever year yours is, the title, the VIN and clear photos of all four sides are what we ask for first.
New registrations add to that count each year: FMCSA’s carrier census shows 47 carriers starting up here in 2025 and 31 in 2024. The three biggest operations by power units run 179, 161 and 91 trucks, with 177, 161 and 91 drivers, by the same census. A fleet owner selling several units at once can send one list of VINs and yard locations.
Builders, plants, cattle and nursery stock
Construction employs 1,061 of the 16,575 people working in Tomball, the Census Bureau’s LEHD job counts for 2023 report, with manufacturing at 657 and wholesale trade at 546. Tomball’s 275 construction establishments, tallied in the Census Bureau’s County Business Patterns, keep dump trucks and lowboys in their yards. Dump trucks and equipment haulers parked at those contractors’ yards are collected where they stand.
Harris County had 1,531 farms in USDA’s 2022 Census of Agriculture, with cattle, equine and potted flowering plants topping the list. Livestock haulers and nursery delivery trucks from those operations can be collected from the farm itself; just tell us whether the lane will take a tow truck.
On the roads, the National Bridge Inventory records 81 bridges in the Tomball area, none of them load-posted and none under 14 feet. Mention any private bridge or low gate on your own property when you book the collection.
The questions we get asked in Tomball
- Can you collect my dump truck at the gravel pit by the Spring Plant without me hauling it into Tomball first?The Spring Plant is 12.3 miles east of town on the Mine Safety and Health Administration’s list, and we collect from the pit itself. Give us the pit address and the name of the person on site with the gate key.
- I run a flatbed hauling coils for one of the local metal carriers. Would you buy that coil-hauling tractor off me?Ninety-six Tomball carriers list metal sheets, coils and rolls in FMCSA’s carrier census, and their flatbed tractors are trucks we buy. Keep the Texas title and the registration receipt together for signing.
- Would a 2015 Tomball tractor fit what you purchase?Tomball’s median at FMCSA roadside inspections was model year 2015 across 706 trucks, and a 2015 tractor is one we buy. Email the VIN with photos of the cab and frame.