Two fuel terminals up toward Elk Grove
The Energy Information Administration lists a petroleum product terminal at Elk Grove, 9.4 miles north-west of Herald, and the Elk Grove Asphalt Terminal a few tenths of a mile beyond it at 9.8 miles. A tractor that has hauled fuel or asphalt out of either gate is one we collect from wherever it is parked, whether that is a farm lot in Herald or a yard closer to the terminals.
If your truck has pulled tankers or asphalt trailers on that run, tell us which terminal it loaded at and send the VIN with photos of the cab, the frame and the tires. Keep any site entry or loading paperwork together with the title so the history arrives in one envelope.
Polk Yard is 19.1 miles out toward the north-west on that North American Rail Network map. Trucks that shuttle loads between a Herald farm and either yard tend to be day cabs parked at home between trips, which makes pickup simple.
When you reach out, give us the address where the truck sits and say whether a rollback or a tow rig can get to it without trouble. A gravel lane behind a Herald barn is fine; just mention any gate or soft ground we should know about.
Knife River’s sand and gravel operation, listed under Concrete, Inc, sits 14.4 miles south-east of town in Mine Safety and Health Administration records. The Mine Safety and Health Administration also places Jackson Valley Quarry, a crushed-stone site, 14.6 miles east, and the TRP-Sacramento Plant, another sand and gravel operation, 14.7 miles north.
Further up toward Sacramento, the Florin Plant mineral processing site is 16.7 miles north-west according to the Mine Safety and Health Administration. Dump trucks, transfer rigs and mixers that rotate among these pits are welcome here. Note the body type, the axle setup and any service records you hold, and photograph the bed or drum along with the cab.
A town of small fleets running close to home
FMCSA’s carrier census counts 33 active motor carriers in Herald, and 30 of them are registered for intrastate work against 3 for interstate. Under that same federal census, the three biggest local outfits field just 3, 3 and 2 power units, so most sellers here are owner-operators or families with a truck or two.
General freight is the most common cargo listing, with 12 carriers in the FMCSA registry, while refrigerated food, grain, feed and hay, and meat each show 2. Across 9 carriers that reported it, the federal census puts median annual miles per truck at 27,500. Have your current registration and odometer reading at hand; those two figures answer most of our first questions.
If you started up recently and the truck is still under a lender’s name, tell us at the start so the payoff paperwork can be lined up with the title.
Farm jobs and construction jobs around Herald
In 2023 the Census Bureau’s LEHD job counts recorded 415 jobs in Herald, with agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting holding 178 of them, or 42.9 percent. Construction accounted for 115, a 27.7 percent share in those same LEHD figures. Livestock haulers, feed trucks and dump trucks all fit that mix, and we buy each of them.
Across Sacramento County, USDA’s 2022 Census of Agriculture lists 1,118 farms, with milk, corn and cattle leading the county’s products. A milk tanker, a grain hopper or a cattle pot parked on a Herald dairy or ranch can be collected right there; send photos of the trailer and the tractor separately if you are selling both.
The nearest one to Herald is the Lodi field office at 1222 Pixley Parkway, Lodi, 95240, 11.8 miles from town according to the State of California Department of Motor Vehicles.
If the title is missing or still shows an old owner, start the duplicate or transfer at that Lodi office before pickup day. Bring your registration card and photo ID, and let us know where the request stands so the sale can be timed to it.
Clean truck regulations and a Herald seller
California’s Advanced Clean Trucks Regulation is contested at present. For the zero-emission sales requirements set for 2036, enforcement is on hold.
A Herald owner deciding whether to sell a diesel tractor can set those three rules aside as reasons to rush; we buy trucks of any engine year and handle the transfer paperwork with you.
The questions we get asked in Herald
- Will you come out to a farm near Herald to pick up my truck?Herald’s 33 FMCSA-registered carriers are mostly small home-based outfits, and we collect from farm lots, barns and home driveways around town; send the address and we plan the visit.