Sand pit near Garnet
Hauling sand from the Thousand Palms pit
Thousand Palms Pit sits 6.6 miles south-east of Garnet, and the Mine Safety and Health Administration lists it as a sand and gravel operation. A tandem dump or a belly-dump set that loads there may well be parked at the pit itself; tell us which gate it is behind and who holds the key, and our driver collects it on site.
Before the pickup at Thousand Palms, write down the VIN from the door jamb and the plate on the back, then photograph the bed, the hoist and the frame rails. Send the pictures and both numbers with your first message.
Painted Hills gravel
Gravel haulers parked at Painted Hills Quarry
West of Garnet by 8.9 miles, MSHA’s mine register shows Painted Hills Quarry, another sand and gravel site. Gravel haulers that work between Painted Hills and Thousand Palms can be collected from either end, so give us the address where the truck sleeps tonight, not where its paperwork was mailed.
If the truck at Painted Hills is titled to a small hauling company rather than to you personally, have the company officer who can sign ready, along with the current California registration card. A matching name on the title and on the signature line keeps the sale simple.
Garnet contractors and their flatbeds
Of the 522 jobs located in Garnet during 2023, construction holds 92, or 17.6 percent, by the Census Bureau’s LEHD job counts. Contractor trucks such as flatbeds, stake beds, service bodies and dumps belong on the list of what we buy, whether one sits in a yard or several share a lot.
Selling more than one unit from a Garnet contractor yard? Send a short list with each VIN, plate and body type, and keep the titles grouped in the same order. Add a maintenance log or service invoices to the folder if you kept them.
Dairies and mushroom farms
Dairy, mushroom and cotton country across the county
Milk, mushrooms and cotton lead Riverside County’s farm output, and USDA’s 2022 Census of Agriculture counts 2,424 farms across the county. A milk tanker, a flatbed or a farm truck left on a ranch outside Garnet can be picked up where it stands; send the ranch address and a note on how our driver gets in.
Farm trucks are often titled to a ranch, a dairy or a family partnership. Check that the name printed on the California title is one you can sign for, and if the farm has changed owners, have the paperwork that shows who controls it today.
CARB fleet rules, as of now, for Garnet trucks
According to the California Air Resources Board’s rulemaking record, the Advanced Clean Fleets drayage, high-priority and federal fleet requirements have been repealed. A federal court filing in the Eastern District of California shows enforcement of the 2036 zero-emission sales requirement paused, and CARB’s own release shows the Advanced Clean Trucks rule still contested.
None of those statuses changes what a Garnet seller needs at the start: the VIN, the title, the registration and a few clear photos. Diesel tractors, dump trucks and work trucks registered in California are all trucks we purchase.
The questions we get asked in Garnet
- Can my gravel dump stay at Painted Hills Quarry, west of Garnet, until your driver arrives?Painted Hills Quarry is 8.9 miles west of Garnet on the Mine Safety and Health Administration’s list, and the truck can stay at the quarry for collection. Give us the gate details and a site contact.
- Will you take all three trucks from my Garnet contracting yard in one sale?Construction makes up 92 of Garnet’s 522 jobs in the Census Bureau’s 2023 LEHD job counts, and a contractor selling several trucks at once is a sale we handle. List each VIN and plate and keep a title with each one.
- Where does a Garnet owner apply for a replacement truck title?California’s title agency, the DMV, issues a duplicate title for a Riverside County truck. Start that application and let us know it is filed, so the rest of the sale can be arranged around it.