Two rail yards, one east and one across the county
Davis Yard, a rail yard listed on the North American Rail Network kept by the Federal Railroad Administration and the Bureau of Transportation Statistics, lies 2.9 miles east of Antelope. If your tractor has shuttled boxes or loads to and from that yard, tell us so, and give us the street address where it now sits so we can collect it there.
Broderick Yard is the other rail yard on the same North American Rail Network listing, 12.8 miles to the south-west across the river side of the county. A day cab or sleeper parked near Broderick does not need to come back up to Antelope; send the VIN, a photo of the door sticker and the gate contact for that lot.
Tank tractors that load at the south-side fuel terminals
The Energy Information Administration lists a petroleum product terminal called Bradshaw 10 miles south of Antelope, and a second one, Sacramento Terminal, 13 miles to the south-west. Tank tractors that load at either place are trucks we buy; list which terminal the unit worked and keep its service records together for the call.
If the tractor still carries terminal access stickers or site cards, photograph them with the cab, the frame rails and the fifth wheel. Those pictures plus the registration card tell us what the truck has hauled before we ask anything else.
Gravel pits from Bradshaw to Lincoln
Mine Safety and Health Administration records place two sand and gravel operations close together south of town: Bradshaw at 11.6 miles and Perkins Plant at 11.8 miles. Dump trucks, transfer rigs and belly-dump tractors that cycle between those pits and job sites can be sold from the pit lot itself, as long as someone can let us in.
North of Antelope, the Mine Safety and Health Administration lists GMcB Lincoln Pits & Mill, an industrial-mineral mine 12.9 miles away, and to the south it records the Florin Plant, a mineral processing plant at 15.5 miles. Whichever direction your truck hauls, note the body type and axle setup when you contact us, and have the title in hand or know who holds the lien.
Reefer, produce and general freight carriers on the census
Antelope has 519 active carriers on FMCSA’s carrier census, with 271 of them interstate, 245 intrastate and 42 operating as private fleets. For an interstate unit, bring the cab card and any apportioned plate paperwork; an intrastate truck needs only its California registration and title.
By FMCSA’s carrier census, cargo declared in Antelope runs to 335 carriers hauling general freight, 110 hauling fresh produce, and 108 apiece for refrigerated food and for meat. Reefer tractors sell with the trailer or without it; tell us which, and include the reefer unit’s hour reading in your photos.
New registrations keep arriving, too: FMCSA’s census shows 40 new Antelope carriers in 2024 and 41 in 2025. An owner-operator who started recently and has decided to stop can still sell, provided the title is in their name or the lender is named on it.
A 2019 median tractor and its yearly odometer
Across 578 trucks inspected between August 2024 and August 2026, FMCSA roadside inspection records give a median model year of 2019, with 23.9% of those trucks ten or more years old. Put your VIN in the first message, since it spells out the build year, engine and axle layout of the tractor you are selling.
Among 177 local carriers that report mileage, the median is 80,936 miles per truck a year according to FMCSA’s carrier census. Photograph the odometer next to the dash so the reading is clear. The census also lists the biggest fleet registered here at 72 power units and 36 drivers in FMCSA’s records, and a fleet that size sells the same way, one VIN at a time or all together.
Contractors, dairies and corn ground
The Census Bureau’s LEHD job counts for 2023 put 622 of Antelope’s 6,980 jobs in construction, 232 in transportation and warehousing and 52 in wholesale trade. Construction firms number 92 establishments in the Census Bureau’s County Business Patterns for the area. If a contractor’s dump or flatbed is ready to go, the company officer named on the title signs it over.
In USDA’s 2022 Census of Agriculture, Sacramento County counts 1,118 farms, with milk, corn and cattle as its top products. Feed trucks, milk tankers and cattle haulers kept on a farm outside town can be collected from the yard where they are parked; give us directions past the gate.
The questions we get asked in Antelope
- The pink slip for my Antelope tractor has gone missing; who issues a replacement?California’s state title agency issues duplicate titles; apply for one, or tell us at the start and we will explain what the sale needs while the replacement is on its way.
- A dump truck of mine sits at the Perkins Plant gravel pit south of Antelope; must I haul it into town first?There is no need to move it: the Mine Safety and Health Administration lists Perkins Plant 11.8 miles south of Antelope, and we collect from the pit if the operator allows access; send us the name of whoever opens the gate.
- Can I sell a reefer tractor that hauled produce out of Davis Yard?We do: Davis Yard is 2.9 miles east of town on the North American Rail Network, and we buy reefer tractors with or without the trailer; have the registration and the reefer hour reading ready.