Dallas Wooden Spools

North corridor

Wooden spools and reel pickup in Sherman

Sherman is the far north end of our area, about an hour up US-75 from Dallas and close to the Oklahoma line. It's a manufacturing town that has become the site of one of the largest construction projects in Texas, and that means cable, and reels, on a scale the town hasn't seen before.

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Side of the Metroplex
North corridor, the far north end, about an hour up US-75 from Dallas
County
Grayson County
ZIP codes
75090, 75092
Highways and ring
US-75, US-82, SH 56, SH 11
Distance
About 60 miles north of downtown Dallas, and about 74 miles north-east of downtown Fort Worth, in a straight line
Where the reels come from
Semiconductor fab construction, manufacturing plants, contractors, utility work, ranches
Pickup note
Grouped onto dedicated trips; larger loads are easier to schedule
Map of the north corridor with an arrow pointing north along US-75 to Sherman, beyond the top of the Metroplex
Sherman lies north of the Metroplex map, up US-75 from McKinney.

Texas Instruments' fabs

Texas Instruments broke ground on 18 May 2022 on new 300-mm semiconductor wafer fabs in Sherman, in Grayson County, with up to four fabs planned and about $30 billion of investment potential. Building a wafer fab is extraordinarily cable-intensive: power distribution, process tools, cleanroom systems, controls, data and fire systems, all wired from reels. Multi-year projects like this produce empty reels across every size, from 96 in drums of medium-voltage cable to thousands of small plywood and plastic reels, and the contractors on site need them cleared regularly.

Manufacturing and the rest of town

Sherman and neighbouring Denison have long had food, materials and industrial plants, and their maintenance and expansion work leaves reels too. Contractors who work the region's industrial projects have yards in and around town. South along US-75 toward Van Alstyne and Anna, new subdivisions are filling the gap between Sherman and the Metroplex.

Getting trucks to Sherman

Sherman is a long round trip from the core of the Metroplex, so we group pickups and deliveries there onto dedicated trips rather than adding one-off stops to other routes. That works best for larger loads: a big contractor's laydown yard, a plant's backlog or a full truck of spools for ranches. Small loads can be collected when a trip is already planned; send the count and we'll tell you when the next one is likely.

Pickup notes for Sherman

  • Large construction sites: badging, induction and escorts are standard; plan pickups with the site logistics team.
  • Plants: gate procedures and safety rules apply.
  • Ranches and acreages: gravel drives and gates; dry weather is best for heavy deliveries.
  • Routes: Sherman trips may include Denison, Van Alstyne, Anna and McKinney.

Grayson County ranches

The country around Sherman is cattle and hay land, and ranchers there buy large spools for fence wire and pipe. A Sherman trip often carries spools north and brings empty reels south, so both directions earn their keep.

Denison and Lake Texoma

Just north of Sherman, Denison has its own industry, rail heritage and contractors, and beyond it Lake Texoma draws marinas, resorts and lake homes. Marinas and lake houses buy spools for rope, hose and patio tables, and occasionally have reels to clear after dock and shoreline electrical work. Those ride on Sherman trips.

A contractor's view of a fab project

On a project the size of a wafer fab, an electrical subcontractor may have several laydown areas, each with its own reels from different crews and phases. Pickups go best when one person coordinates them: counting each area, setting aside returnables, and booking the truck through the site's delivery system. The quote can cover all areas together, with reels grouped by size and condition, so the paperwork stays simple even when the site is enormous.

Planning around US-75

US-75 between McKinney and Sherman has been under construction in stretches for years, with lane closures that slow heavy trucks. We plan Sherman trips with that in mind, leaving early and allowing time for delays, so a pickup booked for the morning happens in the morning.

Spools for Grayson County buyers are loaded in McKinney or Dallas and travel north on the same trip that brings empty reels south.

Sherman's older plants near the downtown rail yards also hold reels from decades of maintenance, which a single trip can clear.

Grayson College and local hospitals also commission electrical work that adds small reel batches to Sherman trips.

Pottsboro and Van Alstyne buyers join the same trips.

Questions about Sherman

Do you really cover Sherman?

Yes, on dedicated trips. Larger loads are easiest to schedule.

Can you clear reels from fab construction?

Yes, with scheduled visits planned with the site's logistics team. See big loads.

Do you cover Denison?

Yes, on the same trips as Sherman.

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