Mesquite is located in North Texas and in 2010 census had a population of 139,824 making it the eighteenth most populous city in the state of Texas. Surrounding Mesquite are the following cities; Dallas, Garland, Sunnyvale, Rockwall, Forney, Balch Springs and Terrell. There are a number of local resources for owner operators and company truck drivers in Mesquite Texas.