General freight, hay and produce out of Lemoore
Of the 264 active carriers with a Lemoore address, 124 declare general freight to FMCSA’s carrier census, the single biggest cargo line on their filings. If your tractor pulled mixed loads for one of those outfits, a VIN, a current registration card and a set of photos covering the cab, frame and tires is enough for us to start.
Farm loads come next on the list: 40 Lemoore carriers declare grain, feed and hay, 25 declare dry bulk commodities and 22 declare fresh produce, according to the same FMCSA carrier census. Tell us what the truck pulled, whether a hopper, a flatbed of bales or a reefer, and send a photo of the trailer coupling so we know what the tractor was set up for.
Most of these operators stay inside California: FMCSA’s records show 225 Lemoore carriers running intrastate, 39 running interstate and 53 operating as private fleets. A private-fleet truck often carries the company’s name on the title, so have whoever signs for that business ready before pickup.
Milk, cattle and cotton around town
USDA’s 2022 Census of Agriculture records 862 farms in Kings County, with milk, cattle and cotton as its leading products. A feed truck or livestock tractor that has spent its working life on dairy and ranch roads can be collected where it is parked, on the farm itself, so send us the yard address and a gate contact.
In the Census Bureau’s LEHD job counts for 2023, agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting accounts for 559 of Lemoore’s 5,978 jobs, a 9.4 percent share. If the truck belongs to a farm partnership or a family operation, check whose name is on the California title before you call, since that person signs it over.
Plant shifts, job sites and a smaller freight sector
Manufacturing holds 1,691 jobs in Lemoore, or 28.3 percent of the total, by the Census Bureau’s LEHD count for 2023. Tractors that shuttle between processing plants and storage usually keep a service log at the shop, so ask the shop for a copy and include it with your photos.
Construction adds 135 jobs on that LEHD count, and County Business Patterns from the Census Bureau lists 32 construction establishments in the area. Dump trucks, water trucks and flatbeds from those firms are on our list; give us the body type and the VIN and we will ask the rest.
Transportation and warehousing itself carries 101 jobs here, a 1.7 percent share in the LEHD figures. Whatever the sector, a clear title and a readable VIN plate are the two things that keep a pickup simple.
Terminals and the base outside town
The Bureau of Transportation Statistics places Van-G Logistics, a liquid bulk terminal, 16.4 miles north of Lemoore, and Western Milling LLC, another liquid bulk terminal, 21.3 miles east. A tanker parked at either site can stay there; tell us the terminal and who can let a driver through the gate.
NAS Lemoore lies 7.8 miles west of town on the Bureau of Transportation Statistics map of military installations, and a sewage evaporation pond site sits 5.9 miles to the south-west. If your truck is parked on or near the base, let us know what access rules apply so the collection is planned around them.
What the roadside checks found on Kings County tractors
Across 144 Lemoore trucks inspected at the roadside between October 2024 and August 2026, FMCSA roadside inspection records give a median model year of 2017, with 38.9 percent ten or more years old. Whatever the year of yours, read us the model year and odometer from the dash when you first get in touch.
A Lemoore truck logs a median 31,080 miles a year, going by the 70 local carriers whose mileage filings sit with FMCSA. Keep the most recent mileage figure on hand, along with any inspection reports, so the details you send match the truck when we arrive.
Fleet sellers
Retiring a row of power units at once
FMCSA’s census shows the three biggest Lemoore fleets running 48, 43 and 30 power units, with 22, 43 and 12 drivers respectively. A fleet owner retiring several units at once can send one list of VINs and one yard address, and we will arrange the trucks together.
New operators keep arriving, with 17 carriers registered in Lemoore in 2024 and 14 in 2025 on FMCSA’s records. A newer owner-operator selling a single tractor needs the same things a fleet does: the title, the registration and photos taken in daylight.
Where CARB’s truck regulations sit for a Lemoore owner
The California Air Resources Board’s Advanced Clean Fleets drayage and high-priority fleet requirements are listed as repealed, and enforcement of the 2036 zero-emission sales requirement is paused under a federal court filing. Neither status changes what we need from you to buy a diesel truck in Lemoore.
The Advanced Clean Trucks Regulation is shown as contested, with amendments approved by the California Air Resources Board. If you have any CARB compliance paperwork for the truck, keep it with the title so it travels with the sale.
The questions we get asked in Lemoore
- My truck is parked out near Van-G Logistics north of town. Does it have to come to Lemoore before you take it?Van-G Logistics sits 16.4 miles north of Lemoore by the Bureau of Transportation Statistics’ listing, and we collect from there. Give us the terminal contact so a driver can be let in.
- I hauled hay and feed for Kings County dairies. Will you take a dairy feed tractor?Grain, feed and hay is declared by 40 Lemoore carriers in FMCSA’s carrier census, and those tractors are ones we purchase. Send the VIN, the title holder’s name and photos of the cab and frame.
- The truck is registered to a private fleet, not to me. Who puts a name on the title transfer?Private fleets account for 53 Lemoore carriers on FMCSA’s records, and in each case the business named on the title signs it over. Have that person or officer available when we collect.