Liquid bulk sites a mile or two from Kennedy
West Coast Transloading, a liquid bulk terminal listed by the Bureau of Transportation Statistics, lies 1.5 miles south-west of Kennedy, and Bulk Transportation CO, another liquid bulk site on the same federal list, is 1.8 miles west. If your tractor has pulled tank trailers between these two yards, tell us which trailer it was coupled to and whether that trailer is part of the sale or stays behind.
Both sites are close enough that a tanker tractor based here is often parked on a terminal lot rather than at home. Give us the lot’s street address and the name of whoever controls the gate, and we arrange collection with them directly so you do not have to move the truck first.
For a tank-hauling rig, keep any terminal loading records, hazmat placards still on the unit and the most recent inspection report together in the cab. Photos of the plates, the VIN tag and the full length of the tractor round out what we ask for at the start.
Shell rack, north-west
Two petroleum terminals north-west of town
The Energy Information Administration lists two petroleum product terminals a short drive north-west: one named Stockton at 2.9 miles and the Shell Stockton Terminal at 3 miles. Fuel tankers loading at those racks and running deliveries across the valley are part of what we purchase from owners around Kennedy.
If your truck has been loading at either rack, say so in your first message, along with the tank configuration and whether the trailer is included. Any rack access cards or terminal credentials stay with you; we only need the truck, its keys and its paperwork.
A fuel truck that sat on a terminal lot at the end of its last job can be collected from there. Send the terminal name, the bay or row where it is parked and a phone number for the site, and we schedule around the terminal’s own hours.
West-side rail yards
Yards a mile and a half west, a ramp and a port to the east
On the North American Rail Network kept by the Federal Railroad Administration and the Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Stockton Yard is 1.5 miles west of Kennedy and Mormon Yard is 1.6 miles north-west. Day cabs that shuttle loads in and out of yards this close to town are trucks we buy, and they are usually parked within a few minutes of either yard when we come for them.
East of town, the Bureau of Transportation Statistics places the Stockton intermodal ramp 4.6 miles out, and the Port of Stockton sits 4.8 miles north-west by the same agency’s listing. A drayage tractor working between the ramp and the port can be picked up wherever it is parked between those two points; just tell us which side of Kennedy it is on.
Container haulers should send the VIN, the odometer reading and a photo of the fifth wheel first. If the chassis belongs to someone else, let us know so it is left where it is and only the tractor leaves with us.
Two in three Kennedy jobs are in transportation and warehousing
Of the 1,271 jobs located in Kennedy in 2023, the Census Bureau’s LEHD job counts (LODES) put 67.6 percent in transportation and warehousing, with construction at 5.6 percent and wholesale trade at 5.4 percent. Box trucks, tractors and straight trucks from warehouse and freight operations are all welcome here, whether you run one unit or several.
Construction made up 71 positions in that 2023 LEHD release, and wholesale trade another 69. Dump trucks, flatbeds and delivery trucks from those trades can be listed with us the same way: photos of each side, the VIN and the current registration.
If you are selling more than one truck from a yard in Kennedy, send a simple list with each unit’s VIN, year and make. We look at them together and plan a single visit to the yard where that works.
Valley farm hauls
Tankers and stock trailers off the dairies east of Stockton
Milk, cattle and corn lead farm sales in San Joaquin County, which counts 3,439 farms according to USDA’s 2022 Census of Agriculture. Milk tankers, livestock haulers and grain trucks from those operations are trucks we take on, from the farm lot where they sit.
A farm truck in this part of the county is often parked behind a barn or at a feed yard rather than on a paved lot. Tell us how the truck is reached, whether a gate needs opening and who will be there, and we plan the pickup on those terms.
A truck on farm plates around Kennedy still has to carry a California title made out to whoever is selling it. If the registration lapsed while the truck was parked for the season, mention it at the start so the paperwork is sorted out before collection day.
Lincoln Street
The DMV field office 3.2 miles away
A lost title is replaced through the State of California Department of Motor Vehicles, and its nearest DMV field office to Kennedy is the Stockton office at 55 South Lincoln Street, Stockton, 95203, about 3.2 miles from town. Bring identification and the truck’s VIN when you go.
If a lender is still listed on the title, the lien release has to be in hand before the State of California Department of Motor Vehicles will issue a clear title. Tell us about any lien when you first get in touch, and we will tell you which papers we need to see.
California’s Advanced Clean Fleets drayage, high-priority and federal fleet requirements appear as repealed on the California Air Resources Board’s rulemaking page, while its Advanced Clean Trucks Regulation is shown as contested and a federal court filing records enforcement of the 2036 zero-emission sales requirement as paused. None of that changes what a Kennedy seller hands over: title, registration and keys.
The questions we get asked in Kennedy
- My tractor is parked at a liquid bulk terminal near Kennedy. Can the tanker leave straight from the terminal yard near Stockton Yard?West Coast Transloading is 1.5 miles south-west of Kennedy and Bulk Transportation CO is 1.8 miles west, by the Bureau of Transportation Statistics’ listing, and we collect from terminal lots like those. Send the terminal address plus a name at the gate who can let us in.
- Which DMV office replaces a missing title for a truck kept in Kennedy?The Stockton DMV field office at 55 South Lincoln Street, about 3.2 miles from Kennedy, handles title replacement for the State of California Department of Motor Vehicles. Take identification and the VIN.
- Do you buy dairy and farm trucks from around San Joaquin County?San Joaquin County has 3,439 farms with milk, cattle and corn at the top, per USDA’s 2022 Census of Agriculture, and we buy tankers, livestock trucks and grain trucks from them. A VIN and a few photos taken at the farm are enough for a first look.
- My drayage tractor works between the Stockton ramp and the port. Can it stay parked out by the ramp or the port when you come?The Stockton intermodal ramp is 4.6 miles east and the port 4.8 miles north-west, according to the Bureau of Transportation Statistics, and we pick the tractor up wherever it is parked between them. Leave any chassis that is not yours where it sits.