Sell your semi truck for cash in Los Angeles the easy and convenient way

The Bureau of Transportation Statistics places the Port of Los Angeles 6.5 miles from the city and the Hobart intermodal ramp 12.6 miles out, with the Lamar Street ramp (LATC) at 11 miles. If your tractor pulled chassis between the harbor and those ramps, we collect it wherever it sits, including a drayage yard near the terminals; give us the yard address and who holds the gate key.

Of the carriers in FMCSA’s carrier census here, 1,705 list intermodal containers as cargo. For a day cab that has done port turns, have the title and current registration together before you call, plus photos of the cab, the frame and the fifth wheel, so the truck we see matches the one you describe.

The North American Rail Network, kept by the Federal Railroad Administration and the Bureau of Transportation Statistics, shows El Segundo Yard 7.9 miles from Los Angeles and Los Angeles J Yard 10.1 miles away. A truck parked at either yard can be picked up there; send the location and a name for whoever can let us in.

Trucks that worked rail transfers often carry their history in yard paperwork. Keep any service records or annual inspection sheets with the title, and tell us which yard the truck ran out of so our first questions are about your truck, not its route.

The Energy Information Administration lists a petroleum product terminal at El Segundo, 7.1 miles from the city, and another listed as Los Angeles at 10.8 miles. Tank tractors that loaded at these racks are among the trucks we purchase, with or without the trailer.

Sellers of a fuel tractor should note whether the tank trailer is part of the sale, and photograph each unit with its plate visible. If the title sits with a lender, give us the lienholder’s name so the release can be lined up alongside the paperwork.

General freight is listed by 11,955 carriers in FMCSA’s carrier census, fresh produce by 1,301 and household goods by 1,282. A box truck from a moving outfit, a reefer from produce runs and a dry van tractor all fit what we buy; tell us the body type and its length when you write.

Most outfits here stay inside California: FMCSA’s carrier census shows 28,913 intrastate carriers against 4,629 interstate, with 5,531 running private fleets. If your truck never crossed the state line, the California registration and title are the papers that matter for the sale.

New registrations keep coming, with 1,334 carriers added in 2025 and 1,188 in 2024 according to FMCSA’s carrier census. If you started out recently and are selling a single truck, you deal with us directly, and the steps are the same as for a fleet.

FMCSA roadside inspection records put the median model year at 2018 for the 11,197 Los Angeles trucks checked from August 2024 to August 2026, and 30.6 percent of them were ten or more years old. Have the VIN and the odometer reading ready; those two answer most of what we ask first.

Among 4,868 carriers reporting mileage in FMCSA’s carrier census, the median is 25,000 miles per truck a year. That same census tallies 60,993 drivers working within 100 miles of base and 40,144 beyond it, so tell us whether your truck ran local or long haul.

The National Bridge Inventory records 1,218 bridges in the city, 8 of them under 14 feet, the lowest being 10ft 9in where State Route 1 crosses a pipeline undercrossing. If your truck is parked somewhere tight or behind a low structure, mention it so we bring the right equipment for the route out.

The California Air Resources Board’s rulemaking record shows its Advanced Clean Fleets drayage requirements repealed, and a federal court filing shows enforcement of the 2036 zero-emission sales requirement paused. A diesel drayage tractor registered in Los Angeles County can still be sold to us; keep its registration current until the paperwork is signed.

• My tractor sits in a yard near the Port of Los Angeles; does it have to come into the city first?It can stay put: the Bureau of Transportation Statistics puts the port 6.5 miles from the city, and we collect from yards around it once you give us the address and a gate contact.
• I ran a produce reefer out of Los Angeles; will you take a refrigerated unit?We will, and FMCSA’s carrier census lists 1,301 local carriers hauling fresh produce, so reefers from that work are a regular part of what we purchase.
• The California title for my truck has gone missing; where do I get a replacement?California’s title agency issues duplicate titles; start that request early and tell us it is under way, since the sale needs the title in your name.