El Paso Equipment Appraisal
El Paso truck and heavy equipment valuations by a certified equipment appraiser. Starting at $295.
El Paso equipment appraisal is a certified statement of what heavy equipment in El Paso and Hudspeth counties is worth: semi trucks, trailers and forklifts from the freight business at the border crossings, earthmoving machines from road and site work, and farm machinery from the pecan, cotton and hay farms of both counties. The signature on it belongs to a CMEA, meaning a Certified Machinery and Equipment Appraiser, and the work follows the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice (USPAP).
- Equipment in El Paso, Socorro, Fabens and Hudspeth County can share one report.
- A desktop appraisal uses the photos and records you send, with no visit to the yard.
- When a lender or a court needs the equipment seen, an on-site inspection is scheduled.
- The report states which kind of value it gives and what it is to be used for.
- The fee and the delivery date are put in writing before you commit.
- USPAP-compliant
- Signed by a CMEA
- Rated 5.0 on Google
How do I get equipment appraised in El Paso?
1. Start the form
Its first question covers the kind of equipment and the count.
2. Three more answers
Choose desktop or on-site and name the city, give your deadline, and enter your name and email for the quote.
3. Send the records
Once you accept the quote, send your equipment list, the serial numbers, photos of each piece and any service records. Say which state each piece is kept in if some of it sits across the line in New Mexico.
What should an El Paso equipment owner know first?
- El Paso runs on Mountain Time
- The federal courts in El Paso print their office hours in Mountain Time. Most of Texas is an hour ahead, so when a time of day is given, check which clock it is on.
- Which appraisal district covers El Paso
- Business equipment in El Paso County is listed with the El Paso Central Appraisal District on Trowbridge Drive. The yearly list is called a rendition. Texas sets April 15 as its due date, and a written request made by April 15 moves it to May 15. The district’s online filing page says the same. Hudspeth County has its own district in Sierra Blanca. El Paso Central Appraisal District
- Part of the area is in New Mexico
- The Santa Teresa border crossing, just over the state line from El Paso, is in New Mexico. Equipment kept on that side is not in Texas, so note the state for each piece on your list.
- Which federal court covers El Paso
- El Paso County alone makes up the El Paso Division of the Western District of Texas. Hudspeth County is placed by law in the Pecos Division, whose court sits at Pecos and Alpine.
- How long a report takes
- Most desktop reports are done 7 to 10 business days after the records arrive. For one or two pieces, a 24 to 48 hour rush is offered. An inspection on site takes more time.
- Fee
- Starting at $295. A larger list, an on-site inspection or a rush adds to the fee.
What is particular to equipment in El Paso?
Freight at the crossings, warehouses in the trade zone, and farms in both counties.
Trucks at the crossings
The City of El Paso lists commercial truck lanes at the Bridge of the Americas and a commercial crossing at Tornillo, and trucks also cross at the Ysleta port of entry. A semi truck that works those crossings can spend part of each day waiting with the engine on. That adds engine hours and few miles, so send the hours as well as the odometer reading.
Warehouses in the trade zone
El Paso has a foreign-trade zone, where imported goods can be held without paying duty until they enter the U.S. market. The federal notice on the zone lists a site for each of several companies, including Kuehne + Nagel, CEVA Logistics and Schenker. Warehouse forklifts are judged on hours and on what powers them. Give the hour reading and the power, battery, propane or diesel, for each.
Pecans, cotton and hay
Pecans and cotton lead the crops by acres in El Paso County, with hay and vegetables behind them. Hudspeth County grows hay and cotton and runs cattle. Tell us the crop each harvester or implement was bought for, since a machine built for one crop can have fewer buyers.
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What equipment is appraised in El Paso?
Trucks and warehouse equipment from the border trade, machines from construction, and farm equipment from two counties. One unit or a whole fleet.
Semi trucks
The tractors that pull trailers. For each, send the vehicle identification number (VIN), the odometer miles and the hours on the engine.
Trailers
Flatbeds, lowboys, which are low trailers for hauling machines, and the other trailers a carrier runs. Send the VIN and photos of the deck and tires.
Forklifts and yard tractors
Warehouse forklifts, and yard tractors, which shift trailers around a freight yard. Send the hour reading and a photo of the data plate.
Earthmoving
Excavators, dozers, wheel loaders and motor graders. Photograph the tracks or tires and the meter.
Paving and concrete
Pavers, rollers and mixer trucks from road and bridge jobs.
Farm machinery
Tractors, cotton harvesters and hay equipment from farms in El Paso County and Hudspeth County.
Is yours missing from this list? Describe it on the form.
What should an El Paso equipment appraiser be asked before you hire one?
Do they ask which state each piece is in?
An El Paso fleet can have units parked in Texas and in New Mexico. Ask whether the appraiser will record where each one is kept.
Will the report name who it is for?
A file here may go to the El Paso Central Appraisal District, the federal court in El Paso or a lender anywhere. Ask that the report name its reader, its purpose and the kind of value it gives.
Will the delivery date be in writing?
A report may be due before April 15, the rendition deadline, or before a court date or a loan closing. A lender or court elsewhere in Texas works an hour ahead of El Paso, so ask for the delivery date in writing, and for the clock any time of day is on.
Which El Paso offices and courts use an appraisal?
The El Paso Central Appraisal District. It appraises property in El Paso County for tax. An owner who believes the district’s value for equipment is too high can protest and bring an independent appraisal as evidence. El Paso Central Appraisal District
The federal courts. The district court is at 525 Magoffin Avenue. The bankruptcy court’s El Paso Division is in the R.E. Thomason Federal Building on East San Antonio Avenue.
Lenders and the SBA. The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) lists an El Paso District Office on North Florence Street. A lender, including one making a loan backed by the SBA, tends to want two numbers. Fair market value is the price in an ordinary sale. Orderly liquidation value is lower: the price if the sale has a deadline a few months off.
What should I send for an El Paso appraisal?
- Your equipment list: year, make and model for each piece.
- The VIN or serial number of each piece.
- Odometer miles and engine hours on trucks. Meter hours on machines and forklifts.
- Photos of every side of each piece, with its plate and its meter.
- The city and the state where each piece is kept.
Which towns around El Paso are covered?
El Paso and Hudspeth counties, including:
- El Paso
- Socorro
- Horizon City
- San Elizario
- Anthony
- Clint
- Vinton
- Canutillo
- Fabens
- Tornillo
- Sierra Blanca
- Fort Hancock
- Dell City
Midland and Odessa form a division of the same Western District of Texas. Odessa and Midland equipment appraisal
San Antonio is a division of that district too. equipment appraisal in San Antonio
What else do El Paso equipment owners ask?
Which dealers sell trucks, forklifts and farm equipment around El Paso?
Rush Truck Centers, on Gateway Boulevard West, says it sells new and used Peterbilt, Hino and Isuzu trucks. Medley Equipment Company, on Brogan, says it is a material handling dealer that sells forklifts. South Plains Implement is a John Deere dealer with a store in Tornillo.
Some of my equipment is in Santa Teresa. Can it go in the same report?
Yes. One report can list equipment in both states. Mark which pieces are kept in New Mexico, so the report shows the state of each one.
Do you appraise farm equipment in Hudspeth County?
Yes. Tractors, hay equipment and cotton harvesters in Hudspeth County can be appraised from your photos and records. If the reader of the report wants them inspected, that is arranged. The Hudspeth Appraisal District in Sierra Blanca is the tax office for that county.
My trucks cross into Juárez daily. Does the county tax their full value?
Possibly not. Texas has a rule for vehicles used continually outside the state, normally measured by miles, and the owner applies to the appraisal district each year. That filing is separate from the appraisal, which gives a selling price for each truck.
Ask for your El Paso equipment appraisal quote
Semi trucks, trailers, forklifts, earthmoving and paving equipment and farm machinery in El Paso and Hudspeth counties, appraised for owners, lenders and courts. The form has four questions and the quote is sent by email.