Tankers serving the Eureka petroleum depot
A petroleum product terminal in Eureka, recorded by the Energy Information Administration, stands 2.7 miles to Cutten’s west, and fuel trucks loading there pass close to town. A tank truck or a tractor that pulled fuel trailers out of that terminal is one we would look at, so tell us which loads it carried and which trailer it ran with when you first get in touch.
A fuel truck sold from Cutten may be parked at the owner’s home or at a yard in Eureka near the terminal. Give us the exact address and the name of whoever controls the gate, and the collection gets arranged around that spot rather than around your schedule.
If you kept tank test records or inspection sheets for the truck, photograph them with the VIN plate and the odometer so the truck’s paperwork and its pictures arrive together.
Crusher and quarry
Gravel bars and a quarry north-east of town
Mine Safety and Health Administration records place the Hatchery Road Crusher, a sand and gravel operation, 10.5 miles north-east of Cutten, with Christie Bar, another sand and gravel site, at 11.4 miles in the same direction. Dump trucks and end-dump tractors that ran aggregate from those pits are the kind of equipment we buy, and a seller should say which pit the truck loaded at.
Further out on the same north-eastern line, the Mine Safety and Health Administration has Ford Quarries, which produces crushed stone, at 13.2 miles from Cutten. If your dump truck or transfer rig is still parked out by the quarry, leave it there; send the location, a contact who can let us in, and photos of the bed, the hoist and the cab.
For any aggregate truck, have the title, the current registration and whatever service log you kept in one folder before you call; with those three in hand, most of our questions are already answered.
Dairy, cattle and hemp across Humboldt County
USDA’s 2022 Census of Agriculture counts 721 farms in Humboldt County, with milk, cattle and hemp as the leading products. Milk tankers, livestock haulers, flatbeds and farm trucks that served those operations all fit what we purchase from owners around Cutten.
A farm truck is frequently parked in a barn or a field rather than at a street address, so describe the access: whether the ground is paved or gravel, whether a gate is locked, and who on the farm can meet us. That lets us plan the pickup at the place the truck already stands.
If a livestock body or a milk tank is mounted on the chassis, tell us so and send a picture of it, along with the plate and the VIN, so the whole unit is described in one go.
Jobs located in Cutten itself
Cutten held 571 jobs in 2023, a figure that comes from the Census Bureau’s LEHD job counts for the community. Service vans, box trucks and utility bodies working for small local employers are part of what we take, alongside the heavier equipment from the terminal and the gravel pits.
Whichever business ran the truck, the name on the title is the one who signs it over, so check that the titled owner matches the seller before we talk; if the truck sits under a company name, have someone with authority for that company ready to sign.
State regulation
CARB fleet and sales rules for Humboldt owners
The California Air Resources Board lists its Advanced Clean Trucks Regulation as contested, and a federal court filing records that enforcement of the 2036 requirement for all medium- and heavy-duty sales to be zero-emission is paused. Neither status stops you from selling a diesel truck that is registered in Humboldt County.
According to the California Air Resources Board, the drayage, high-priority and federal fleet requirements of its Advanced Clean Fleets Regulation have been repealed. If you held a truck back from sale while waiting on those rules, note the repeal, and keep any compliance paperwork you filed for the truck in the same folder as the title.
The questions we get asked in Cutten
- My fuel truck is at a yard near the Eureka terminal. Does it have to come up the road to Cutten first?The Energy Information Administration places the Eureka petroleum product terminal 2.7 miles west of Cutten, and we collect from wherever the truck sits there. Send the yard’s address and the name of the person who can open it.
- Will you pick up a dump truck still parked out at Ford Quarries?Ford Quarries is 13.2 miles north-east of Cutten in Mine Safety and Health Administration records, and a truck parked there can be collected on site. Tell us who controls access and send photos of the bed and the cab.
- I ran a milk tanker for a Humboldt dairy. Would you take that tanker off my hands?Milk leads Humboldt County’s farm products in USDA’s 2022 Census of Agriculture, which counts 721 farms there, and milk tankers are among the trucks we purchase. Have the title and registration ready and tell us how to reach the truck on the farm.
- Can a Cutten owner still sell a diesel tractor under the CARB rules?The California Air Resources Board lists the drayage and high-priority fleet parts of its Advanced Clean Fleets Regulation as repealed, and a sale of a diesel truck goes ahead with the title in the seller’s name.