Ah, duh!
Hey Ed, did you drive your truck there or just show up with the notorized bill of sale? Was this fairly recent? The DMV gave me a big stack of homework for the title process, something like..

Proof of Insurance

3 day temp tag so I can go to Sheriff's office

Have sheriff verify the VIN

Then back to DMV for title search (to see if it's been stolen or someone has a rightful claim for the vehicle

Then I can apply for a lost title.

All these steps have fees associated with them too. So if there's a way to go see some officers on a one stop trip, I'm all for it.