The mill below London
Western Milling and the tankers south of London
Western Milling LLC, a liquid bulk terminal the Bureau of Transportation Statistics places 8.6 miles south of London, is the closest freight site to town. Tank tractors and feed haulers that shuttle between that terminal and the dairies around it are trucks we buy, and if yours is parked at a yard near the mill we collect it there.
Before you call, write down the VIN, the plate and the name on the title, and photograph the tank or body along with the cab. A tractor that has pulled liquid loads for the mill often carries a tank inspection sticker or a recent service sheet; put those with the photos so the tractor’s working history comes through in one message.
Van-G Logistics, the Fresno fuel terminal and Calwa Yard
Up the road toward Fresno, the Bureau of Transportation Statistics records Van-G Logistics as a liquid bulk terminal 13.9 miles north-west of London. Further along the same line, the Energy Information Administration lists a petroleum product terminal called FRESNO at 21.4 miles, so fuel tankers and bulk tractors from this corner of the valley often sleep closer to Fresno than to London itself.
Calwa Yard, 23.3 miles north-west on the North American Rail Network kept by the Federal Railroad Administration and the Bureau of Transportation Statistics, adds rail transloading to that corridor. If your day cab hauls between the rail yard and the terminals, tell us which lot it is kept on; we can collect it at that lot with the gate details and a contact on site.
Gravel pits east and north
Orosi Quarry and the two Sanger plants
East of town, Orosi Quarry is a sand and gravel operation 12.1 miles out, as recorded by the Mine Safety and Health Administration. To the north, the Mine Safety and Health Administration also lists the Sanger Aggregate Plant, an industrial-mineral mine at 13.5 miles, and the Sanger Plant, another sand and gravel site 17.2 miles away.
Dump trucks, transfer trucks and belly-dump tractors that load at those pits are welcome here. Send photos of the bed, the hoist and the axles as well as the cab and odometer, and if the truck stays at the quarry between loads, give us the site name so the collection can be booked with the plant’s gate.
Dairy roads
Dairy hauling around London
Milk, cattle and corn lead the farm output of Tulare County, where USDA’s 2022 Census of Agriculture counts 3,713 farms. Around London that list translates into milk tankers, cattle pots, silage trucks and feed haulers parked on dairies and ranches rather than in town.
Should your truck live on a farm, a gravel lane or a shed behind the milking barn is fine as the pickup spot. Tell us how the truck is reached from the paved road and whether a loading area is nearby, and keep the registration card and any service receipts in the cab so they travel with it.
Exeter Yard, south-east of London
Exeter Yard is a rail yard 21.5 miles south-east of London, according to the North American Rail Network. Tractors that move freight between that yard and the farms on this side of the county can be collected wherever they are parked, whether near Exeter or back at a home base in London.
Have the title, the most recent registration and a note of who holds the keys ready when you reach us. If the truck carries a lien, name the lender up front so the payoff can be settled as part of the sale.
Reedley’s DMV counter for London title paperwork
The State of California Department of Motor Vehicles handles titles through its DMV field offices, and the one nearest London is the Reedley office at 1890 E Dinuba Avenue, Reedley, 93654, which the department places 7.6 miles from town. If the title has gone missing, the Reedley counter can issue a replacement ahead of the pickup.
Take the registration card, your photo identification and the VIN when you visit Reedley. If the title still names a lender, bring the lien release with you as well.
London tractors and the state’s zero-emission rules
For London owners, the status of California’s Advanced Clean Trucks Regulation is contested. Enforcement is on hold, too, for the state’s requirement that all new medium- and heavy-duty truck sales be zero-emission, according to a federal court filing from the Eastern District of California.
London owners with drayage or high-priority fleets should know that the Advanced Clean Fleets Regulation - Drayage Fleet Requirements and High Priority and Federal Fleets Requirements has since been repealed. None of these rules stops you selling a diesel tractor kept in Tulare County, and we buy them as they are registered today.
The questions we get asked in London
- Where is the nearest DMV office to London for a title?Reedley’s DMV field office, at 1890 E Dinuba Avenue, sits 7.6 miles from London according to the State of California Department of Motor Vehicles, and it can issue a replacement title.
- Do you collect trucks parked at the quarries near Orosi and Sanger?Orosi Quarry and both Sanger plants are within reach of a collection; give us the site name and a gate contact and we book the pickup there.
- Can you pick up a milk tanker from a dairy outside town?Dairies around London are a common pickup point, since milk tops the farm list for Tulare County in USDA’s 2022 Census of Agriculture; tell us how the truck is reached from the road.
- Does California’s clean truck regulation stop me selling my diesel tractor?California’s drayage and high-priority fleet requirements under the Advanced Clean Fleets Regulation have been repealed, and a diesel tractor registered in the state can still be sold.