TEL will break ground on its new Palmer, Texas, location on Nov. 5, marking a major step in the company's strategic expansion into the Southwest. The facility is scheduled to open in Q1 of 2028 with a state-of-the-art reconditioning center and retail super center for commercial trucks and trailers.

Located on 48 acres with significant frontage along I-45, the Palmer campus will be TEL's largest facility to date, with space for more than 1,500 trucks and trailers. The site’s Ellis County location and proximity to Dallas and Fort Worth will provide carriers and customers across Texas, the Southwest and nearby states convenient access to the thousands of pieces of equipment TEL offers for sale or lease.

“Palmer gives us the right combination of size, access and position in the market,” said Aaron Thompson, Vice President of Asset Management at TEL. “We evaluated this location for how well it serves our customers, how efficiently equipment moves in and out, and how much room it gives us to grow. With this much acreage and frontage along I-45, Palmer checks every box, and we're excited to get construction underway.”

The location is also closer to manufacturers that have facilities in Texas and Mexico, reducing unnecessary shipping costs and supporting a more efficient flow of equipment to customers, Thompson added.

The campus will include two key facilities:

• A 60,000-square-foot reconditioning center, designed for the repair and refurbishment of trucks and trailers.
• A separate retail super center with 6,000 square feet of interior space, dedicated to used truck and trailer buyers.

The project will create 40+ skilled jobs in the Palmer area.

“Our customers are growing, and they expect us to be where they need us, with the equipment, service and expertise to keep them moving,” said Jud Alexander, President and CEO of TEL. “Palmer is a strategic investment in Texas and the Southwest and a reflection of how we think about growth: put the right assets in the right geographies and build the infrastructure to support our customers over the long term. This is part of a broader national expansion, and we plan to add more locations in strategic geographies in the years ahead.”