Container runs west to Mesquite and north to Wylie
According to the Bureau of Transportation Statistics, the Dallas - Mesquite rail intermodal ramp lies 10.3 miles west of Travis Ranch. A day cab that shuttles boxes between that ramp and warehouses around Kaufman County is exactly the kind of tractor we collect, and it can stay parked at your house or your yard in Travis Ranch while we arrange things. Send the VIN, a clear shot of the odometer and photos of each side of the cab to start.
Two more yards appear in the North American Rail Network, kept by the Federal Railroad Administration and the Bureau of Transportation Statistics: DALLAS TOFC at 10.6 miles west and DALLAS IMF at 11.9 miles west. If your tractor has a yard pass or gate credentials for either one, mention it, and tell us whether the truck is sitting inside a fenced lot so we know who has to let our driver in.
North of town, the Wylie, TX ramp is 15.6 miles away on the Bureau of Transportation Statistics list. Owner-operators who split runs between Wylie and Mesquite often keep paperwork scattered between two glove boxes; gather the title and current registration into one folder before you call, and the conversation stays on the truck itself.
Gravel pits to the south-west and the dump trucks that serve them
The Mine Safety and Health Administration records Beltline Pit, a sand and gravel operation, 13.1 miles south-west of Travis Ranch, with Post Oak No 1 a little further at 15.9 miles in that same direction. Tandem dumps and end-dump tractors hauling aggregate out of pits like these are trucks we buy; tell us the body type, the bed length and whether a trailer goes with the tractor.
When a dump truck is parked at a pit rather than at home, give us the site name, a gate contact and the hours the gate is open. Our driver collects from where the truck sits, so a pickup at either pit is arranged with whoever controls access there, and you do not have to move it first.
Petroleum racks west and north-east of town
PAR TRUCK RACK, a petroleum product terminal, sits 19.1 miles west of Travis Ranch in the Energy Information Administration’s terminal listings. If your tractor pulled a tank trailer through that rack, keep any loading records, inspection sheets or hazmat paperwork with the truck so the record of where it has worked travels alongside it.
In the other direction, SUNOCO CADDO LLC is a petroleum product terminal 22.9 miles north-east, again per the Energy Information Administration. Fuel haulers who loaded at both racks can describe the routes in a sentence or two; say whether the tank trailer is part of the sale or whether you want to sell the tractor alone.
Stock trailers and hay trucks off Travis Ranch pastures
Kaufman County had 2,478 farms in USDA’s 2022 Census of Agriculture, and cattle, equine and deer topped its list of commodities. Stock trailers, flatbeds and the medium-duty trucks that move hay, horses and livestock between pastures are welcome here, alongside the highway tractors.
A truck kept out on rural acreage outside Travis Ranch is fine for us to reach. Give us directions past the last paved turn, note any locked pasture gate and who holds the key, and send a photo of the plate and the VIN plate so the paperwork lines up with the truck in the field.
What a Travis Ranch seller should have ready
Find the title first, since it names who can sign the truck over; if a lender still holds it, tell us the lender’s name at the outset. Bring the registration card along with it, plus any service logs you kept, even if they are only receipts in an envelope.
Photos settle most questions about a truck parked in Kaufman County: the cab inside and out, the frame rails, the tires, the fifth wheel or the body, and the dash with the key on. Add the street address where it sits, and we plan the collection around that spot.
The questions we get asked in Travis Ranch
- Our day cab sits on a lot beside the Mesquite ramp; does it have to come home to Travis Ranch first?The Bureau of Transportation Statistics places the Dallas - Mesquite ramp 10.3 miles west of Travis Ranch, and we collect the truck where it is parked there. Name the lot owner and a gate contact, and the Mesquite collection gets set up with them directly.
- Do you buy dump trucks that haul from the gravel pits south-west of town?Beltline Pit and Post Oak No 1, both listed by the Mine Safety and Health Administration at 13.1 and 15.9 miles south-west, are sand and gravel operations, and the dump trucks working them are trucks we buy. Send the body type and photos to begin.
- Will you take a stock truck or hay flatbed from a cattle place outside Travis Ranch?With 2,478 farms in the county per USDA’s 2022 Census of Agriculture, and cattle first on its list, farm trucks are a regular part of what we buy around Travis Ranch. Tell us how to reach the pasture where it is kept.
- Can I sell a fuel tractor without the tank trailer?Haulers serving PAR TRUCK RACK, 19.1 miles west on Energy Information Administration listings, sell tractors on their own or with the trailer; just say which when you contact us.