Chassis work between Colton’s two yards and the ramp
The North American Rail Network, kept by the Federal Railroad Administration and the Bureau of Transportation Statistics, places Colton Yard 3.7 miles north of Highgrove and West Colton Yard 5.8 miles north-west. A day cab that pulls chassis between those two yards can stay right where it parks after a shift; give us the yard address, the gate contact and the VIN, and the pickup is planned around that gate.
Container work continues at the San Bernardino intermodal ramp, which the Bureau of Transportation Statistics puts 6.6 miles north of town. If your tractor has dropped boxes there, photograph the fifth wheel, the frame rails and the cab interior, and note the hours or odometer reading on the dash, so the photos and your description of the truck line up.
Tankers out of the Colton petroleum terminals
Two petroleum product terminals listed under the name Colton appear in Energy Information Administration records 4.8 miles north-west of Highgrove. Tank trucks and tractors set up for fuel trailers that load at those racks are trucks we buy, with or without the trailer.
Hazmat haulers usually carry more paperwork than other rigs, and it helps to gather it before you call: the California title, current registration, and any tank or vehicle inspection reports kept in the cab. Tell us whether the tanker sits at a Colton terminal lot or at your house, and name the person who can open the gate on collection day.
Dump trucks from Alpha Materials and the western plant
According to the Mine Safety and Health Administration, Alpha Materials, Inc. runs a sand and gravel operation 3.7 miles north of Highgrove, and the Riverside Operation, a mineral processing plant, lies 5 miles west. Dump trucks, transfer rigs and mixers that run loads between those gates and Inland Empire job sites are a natural fit for us.
A second sand and gravel operation, Redlands, sits 8.5 miles north-east on the Mine Safety and Health Administration’s list. If your dump truck is still parked at a pit or a contractor’s yard out that way, we collect it from there; send the bed dimensions, the axle setup and a photo of the VIN plate.
Warehousing, wholesale and construction jobs in Highgrove
The Census Bureau’s LEHD job counts for 2023 record 870 jobs located in Highgrove. In that LEHD count, wholesale trade holds 173 of them, or 19.9 percent, with transportation and warehousing at 147 jobs, 16.9 percent of the total.
Construction accounts for 126 local jobs, a 14.5 percent share in the same 2023 LEHD release. Box trucks from the wholesale side, tractors from the warehouses and flatbeds or dumps from contractors all qualify, and an owner-operator selling a single truck is handled the same way as a contractor clearing several from one yard.
Riverside County dairy, mushroom and cotton hauling
USDA’s 2022 Census of Agriculture counts 2,424 farms in Riverside County, and ranks milk, mushrooms and cotton as the county’s top products. Milk tankers, refrigerated straight trucks from mushroom growers and cotton module haulers all fall within what we purchase.
Farm trucks often sit on the property between seasons. If yours is parked in a barn or on a dirt lot, tell us whether a tow truck can reach it and whether it carries farm plates or standard California registration, since that changes what paperwork we ask you to bring.
CARB fleet rules as they apply to a Highgrove sale
The California Air Resources Board’s Advanced Clean Fleets rules for drayage, high priority and federal fleets are listed as repealed on its 2025 rulemaking notice. Highgrove owners who run containers to the San Bernardino ramp can sell a drayage tractor with the title, keys and registration in hand.
Enforcement of the 2036 zero-emission sales requirement for medium- and heavy-duty vehicles is paused, according to a federal district court filing in the Eastern District of California, and CARB’s own release describes the Advanced Clean Trucks amendments as still contested. Neither status changes what you need to sell a diesel truck here: a clear title, the keys and an address.
The questions we get asked in Highgrove
- Will you pick up a tractor that sits behind the Colton Yard fence?Colton Yard lies 3.7 miles north of Highgrove on the North American Rail Network, and we pick up from inside yards like it. Give us the gate contact and any access rules the yard enforces.
- The pink slip for my Highgrove rig is missing; where does a duplicate come from?For a rig plated in Riverside County, the duplicate comes from California’s title agency, which keeps the record of ownership. Request the duplicate before collection day, and tell us when you apply so the pickup date matches the paperwork.
- Do you take tankers that load at the Colton terminals?The Energy Information Administration lists two Colton petroleum product terminals 4.8 miles north-west of town, and tankers working those racks are trucks we buy. Have the tank inspection reports ready alongside the title.
- Must a dump truck parked out at the Redlands gravel site be driven back to Highgrove before sale?The Redlands sand and gravel operation is 8.5 miles north-east of Highgrove on the Mine Safety and Health Administration list, and the truck can stay there. Pass along the pit’s street address and the name of whoever holds the gate key there.