Sell your semi truck for cash in King City the easy and convenient way

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting held 44 percent of the 4,243 jobs located in King City in 2023, according to the Census Bureau’s LEHD job counts. A truck that has spent its seasons on field roads and packing-shed docks is often still sitting at a ranch yard or grower’s lot when we arrive, so give us the farm’s gate details and who can let us in.

USDA’s 2022 Census of Agriculture counts 1,057 farms across Monterey County, with potted flowering plants, transplants and cattle leading the list. If yours is a reefer box, a flatbed for nursery trays or a cattle hauler, tell us what body is fitted and send photos of it alongside the cab and frame.

Among the 113 active motor carriers based here on FMCSA’s carrier census, 35 list fresh produce as a cargo they carry and 18 list farm supplies. Have the title and current California registration together before you call; those two papers settle most of the first conversation.

FMCSA’s carrier census shows 82 of King City’s active carriers operating intrastate only, 31 crossing state lines, and 29 running private fleets that move their own goods. If your truck belongs to a farm or packing operation rather than a for-hire company, the sale works the same way; we need the name on the title and someone authorised to sign.

General freight is the most common cargo listed, at 59 carriers in the FMCSA census, with 13 listing machinery and large objects. For a tractor that has pulled lowboys or equipment trailers, tell us whether the trailer is part of the sale or stays with you.

The three biggest fleets registered in town report 106, 51 and 33 power units to FMCSA. When one King City operation sells several units at once, list each VIN with its odometer reading and where it is parked, and we can plan a single collection around them.

Half of the 186 King City trucks stopped for FMCSA roadside inspection records between August 2024 and August 2026 were model year 2020 or newer, and half older. Note the model year from the title when you contact us, along with the VIN, so the details match on both sides.

Roughly a quarter, 24.7 percent, of those 186 King City trucks in the FMCSA roadside inspection records carried a model year ten or more years back. Whatever year yours is, keep any inspection reports and service records in the cab; they travel with the truck when it changes hands.

For the 34 local carriers that report mileage to FMCSA, the median truck covers 45,341 miles a year. A current odometer photo, taken the day you send your other pictures, keeps that figure accurate.

The Mine Safety and Health Administration lists Clark Pit, a sand and gravel operation 5.7 miles north-east of town, and Hidden Canyon Quarry, 10.9 miles to the north-west. Dump trucks and end-dumps that have hauled from pits like these can be collected at the quarry lot if the operator permits it, so ask them before you give us the address.

Fifteen construction firms operate around King City in the Census Bureau’s County Business Patterns, and some of them keep trucks on site. If your truck works for one of them, have the owner of record ready to sign, since the title name decides who can sell.

Fort Hunter Liggett, a military installation the Bureau of Transportation Statistics places 19.3 miles south-west, and Wunpost Yard, a rail yard 24.5 miles south-east on the North American Rail Network, both sit within reach of town. A truck parked near either does not need to be driven into King City; send the location and a contact for access.

Local carriers report 97 drivers working within 100 miles and 291 driving beyond that radius, per FMCSA’s carrier census. If your truck is out on a long run when you decide to sell, tell us where it will be parked when it comes back.

New registrations continue in small numbers: FMCSA lists 7 new carriers based here in 2025 and 6 in 2024. A newer operation selling its first truck needs the same papers as any other, the title and registration, plus a lien release if the truck was financed.

A King City owner whose title has gone missing should ask the state’s title agency for a duplicate early, so the replacement arrives before the collection is arranged.

• My produce truck is parked at a grower’s yard outside King City. Is hauling it to a King City address part of selling it?Monterey County has 1,057 farms on USDA’s 2022 Census of Agriculture, and many trucks stay parked on one of them. We collect from the farm itself; give us the address and a contact who can open the gate.
• My end-dump is parked out at Clark Pit, the gravel operation north-east of town. Can the collection happen right there at the pit?Clark Pit is a sand and gravel operation 5.7 miles north-east of King City on Mine Safety and Health Administration records. With the operator’s permission, we collect at the pit; otherwise tell us where the truck will be moved.
• Before calling, which documents and photos should a King City truck owner put together?King City carriers on FMCSA’s census number 113, and every sale among them starts with the same items: the title, the registration, the VIN, an odometer photo and pictures of the cab, frame and body.