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

FMCSA’s carrier census counts 944 active carriers in Tyler, and 703 of them run intrastate only, against 239 that cross state lines. For a seller that usually means a Texas-plated truck with Texas paperwork, so have the Texas title in the registered owner’s name and the current registration card together before you call.

Of those carriers, 298 run private fleets hauling their own goods rather than freight for hire, per the same FMCSA census. If your tractor or straight truck belonged to a business’s own fleet, tell us whose name is on the title: a company, a partnership or you personally, so the signature on the transfer matches the record.

New authorities keep appearing in the city, too: FMCSA’s carrier census shows 67 carriers registered here in 2024 and 81 in 2025. An owner who started out in one of those years and is now stepping away can sell the single truck the business was built on; bring the title and the operating authority details so we can see who holds what.

Logs, poles, beams and lumber appear as a cargo for 124 Tyler carriers in FMCSA’s census, and metal sheets, coils and rolls for 112 more. Log tractors, flatbed sleepers and day cabs set up for coil racks are all trucks we take; photograph the deck, the headache rack and any bunks or chains that stay with the sale.

Another 141 local carriers list machinery and large objects, according to the same FMCSA census. Lowboy and heavy-haul tractors are on our list. If the trailer goes with the tractor, send the trailer’s title or registration as well; the tractor and the trailer each have their own paperwork.

General freight is the cargo most often listed, named by 579 of Tyler’s carriers in FMCSA’s records. Dry-van and reefer tractors from that work are welcome here; a photo of the door sticker with the VIN and a dashboard shot showing the odometer cover the first two questions we will ask.

The North American Rail Network, kept by the Federal Railroad Administration and the Bureau of Transportation Statistics, places the Tyler rail yard 3.1 miles north of town. A truck that shuttles to that yard is close enough to collect where it sits; give us the street address and the name of whoever controls the gate.

South-east of the city, 16.8 miles out, the Mine Safety and Health Administration lists the Troup Plant, a mineral processing plant, and 24.4 miles north it lists the North Pit and Plant, a sand and gravel operation. Dump trucks and end-dump tractors that work those sites can be sold from the pit lot, provided the operator lets our driver in; ask them before you book the pickup.

Mining, quarrying and oil and gas extraction account for 842 jobs in Tyler according to the Census Bureau’s LEHD job counts for 2023. Any truck from that work should come with its MSHA site records if you kept them, since they show where the truck has been operating.

Drivers based here split between short and long work: FMCSA’s carrier census lists 1,787 drivers operating within 100 miles and 1,445 who go beyond. A local hauler is often parked at a yard in Tyler on a weekday, while a long-haul sleeper may be out of state when you decide to sell; tell us where it will be on the day of collection.

Across 202 carriers reporting it, the median truck covers 30,000 miles a year, according to FMCSA’s census. Write down the odometer reading the day you send photos, since the title transfer asks for it and it should match what our driver sees.

Fleets vary widely in size; FMCSA lists one Tyler carrier with 432 power units and 440 drivers, and two others with 83 and 79 power units. Selling several trucks from one yard is a single conversation: send a list of VINs with the title holder for each.

FMCSA roadside inspection records cover 575 trucks from Tyler carriers inspected between August 28, 2024 and August 27, 2026, and their median model year is 2018. Keep the cab card and the most recent roadside inspection report in the truck so the driver who collects it has them on hand.

In that same FMCSA roadside inspection set, 44 percent of the trucks were ten or more model years old. Whatever the year of yours, have the most recent annual inspection report and any service records in one folder for the driver who collects it.

Wholesale trade holds 4,255 jobs in Tyler and transportation and warehousing 3,112, on the Census Bureau’s LEHD job counts for 2023, out of 82,047 in total. Box trucks and tractors that run between distribution sites can be collected at the dock or lot where they are parked once you clear it with the site.

County Business Patterns from the Census Bureau records 356 construction establishments in Smith County, while LEHD puts construction at 2,521 jobs in the city. A dump truck, flatbed or mixer chassis from a contractor’s yard is a truck we buy; send the title and a photo of the body’s plate or serial tag.

Smith County has 2,495 farms in USDA’s 2022 Census of Agriculture, with cattle, equine and potted flowering plants as the leading products. Livestock haulers and farm-plated trucks parked on a ranch can be picked up there, so give us the gate directions and a phone number for whoever is on the property.

• I ran under my own intrastate authority in Tyler, so which documents do I pull together for the sale?FMCSA’s carrier census shows 703 Tyler carriers running intrastate only. For a truck like that, gather the Texas title, the current registration and your latest inspection report, and tell us whether the title is in your name or the company’s.