Greenhouse loads and grower trucks
Of the 3,374 jobs the Census Bureau’s LEHD job counts place in El Rio for 2023, 2,062 fall under agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting. If your truck has spent its seasons hauling from growers here, tell us which farm or packing shed it usually sits at; we arrange collection at that yard.
USDA’s 2022 Census of Agriculture counts 1,812 farms across Ventura County, with potted flowering plants, cut flowers and cultivated greens, and propagative material at the head of its list. Box trucks and reefers that carry plants and flowers between greenhouses fit what we buy, so send a photo of the body and the refrigeration unit along with the cab.
Grower trucks often stay registered to the farm business rather than to a person. Before you contact us, check whose name is on the California title and have the registration card to hand, so the paperwork matches the seller from the first call.
Two rail sidings just south of El Rio
Two sidings sit close below town: Oxnard Yard at 3.3 miles and Industrial Plaza Yard at 3.6 miles, both due south on the North American Rail Network maintained by the Federal Railroad Administration and the Bureau of Transportation Statistics. A tractor that shuttles loads to those sidings can be picked up where it is parked near the tracks; give us the street address and a contact who can open the lot.
Day cabs that turn short runs between rail and warehouse tend to build up a thick file of service slips. Gather those records with the VIN and an odometer photo, and we can work through your truck’s history in a single conversation.
Transportation and warehousing accounts for 180 jobs here in 2023, according to the Census Bureau’s LEHD job counts. If you run one of those trucks yourself and are ready to sell it, the sale can go ahead while it is still parked at the yard.
Harbor and docks
Port Hueneme and the Oxnard Harbor District
Oxnard Harbor District lies 4.7 miles south-west of El Rio on the Bureau of Transportation Statistics’ port list, and the same agency places the Port of Hueneme North Terminal, a roll-on/roll-off terminal, and a rail intermodal ramp 7.2 miles out in that direction. Tractors that pull chassis off the docks there are trucks we purchase; tell us which gate the truck goes through so we know how to reach it.
Port tractors frequently carry terminal access stickers and tags. Leave them in place and mention them when you write to us, and include clear photos of the fifth wheel, the frame rails and the tires.
Naval Base Ventura County’s Port Hueneme Operating Facility, 6.4 miles south-west, and Channel Islands ANG Station, 7.8 miles south-east, both appear on the Bureau of Transportation Statistics’ list of military installations. If your truck is parked on or beside a base, mention it in your first message and name the person who can sign us through the gate.
Quarry and construction trucks
Pacific Rock Inc, a crushed-stone quarry 9 miles east of El Rio, is listed by the Mine Safety and Health Administration. Dump trucks and end-dump tractors that haul aggregate out of that pit are on the list of what we buy, and we come to the quarry road or the contractor’s yard rather than asking you to bring the truck in.
Construction holds 282 jobs in El Rio, on the Census Bureau’s LEHD job counts for 2023, and manufacturing another 66. If a mixer, dump body or flatbed belongs to a building firm, have the company officer who can sign the title named before we start, along with any inspection records you keep.
Wholesale trade adds 76 jobs on the same LEHD count. Straight trucks with liftgates that deliver to shops around Oxnard are welcome too; a photo of the liftgate and the plate on the body helps us identify the setup.
Diesel tractors near the Hueneme docks and the state’s fleet rules
The California Air Resources Board’s Advanced Clean Fleets requirements for drayage, high-priority and federal fleets are listed as repealed, and a federal court filing shows enforcement of the 2036 zero-emission sales requirement as paused. If you are deciding whether to keep a diesel tractor at the Hueneme docks, those are the current statuses to check against your own fleet’s plans.
The Advanced Clean Trucks Regulation is shown as contested, following amendments the board approved. Whatever happens with these rules, selling your truck to us still needs only the title, the registration and photos, and we can answer questions about your situation when you call.
The questions we get asked in El Rio
- Does a flower-hauling box truck sitting at an El Rio greenhouse have to be driven anywhere first?Ventura County has 1,812 farms on USDA’s 2022 Census of Agriculture, and a truck parked on one of them can stay where it is; give us the nursery’s address and a gate contact.
- Can you collect a tractor from the Port of Hueneme area?The Port of Hueneme North Terminal is 7.2 miles south-west of El Rio by the Bureau of Transportation Statistics’ figures, and we arrange collection at the terminal or a nearby lot once you tell us where the truck stands.
- For a truck that works the fields or the rail sidings near El Rio, what paperwork goes with it?Trucks from El Rio’s farms, rail yards and quarry roads all need the same few things: the California title in the seller’s name, the current registration, the VIN, an odometer photo, and any service or inspection records you have.