Crushed stone south-east of the valley
Aggregate for Marin building sites comes partly from San Rafael Rock Quarry, which the Mine Safety and Health Administration places 7.8 miles south-east of the Lucas Valley-Marinwood homes. Tri-axle dumps, end dumps and transfer rigs that load aggregate there are the kind of truck we collect from Marin driveways and yards. Note the axle layout and the body length when you first get in touch.
If your dump truck is still parked at a jobsite near the quarry rather than at home, give us that address and the name of whoever controls the gate. We arrange collection with the site, so you do not need to move a loaded-out body back home first.
Keep the title and the current California registration card together with the truck’s keys. Send a photo of the VIN plate on the door jamb, plus pictures of the bed, hoist and frame rails.
Tank racks and Chevron rail sidings over the bay
Two petroleum product terminals listed by the Energy Information Administration, RICHMOND CA TERMINAL at 12.9 miles and RICHMOND at 13.8 miles, sit south-east of town. Tank trucks and fuel tractors serving those racks are part of what we purchase from Marin owners. Tell us the tank’s capacity and compartment count along with the tractor details.
Rail adds another layer: the North American Rail Network, kept by the Federal Railroad Administration with the Bureau of Transportation Statistics, places WEST CHEVRON YARD 12.2 miles out and CHEVRON YARD at 12.9 miles, both to the south-east. If a tractor of yours shuttled between those yards and the terminals, have its inspection reports and service log on hand when we talk.
Ports and roll-on cargo
Point Potrero car docks and the San Francisco waterfront
East of Lucas Valley-Marinwood, the Bureau of Transportation Statistics lists the port of Richmond, CA at 13.3 miles and its Point Potrero Marine Terminal, a roll-on/roll-off facility, at 14.6 miles. Car carriers and day cabs that worked the vehicle docks at Point Potrero fit squarely in what we take. Send photos of the headache rack, the decks and the hydraulics as well as the cab.
San Francisco’s port appears 19.5 miles to the south-east in that same Bureau of Transportation Statistics listing. A drayage tractor that runs container moves there but sleeps in a Marin lot can be collected from the lot; just give us the street address and a phone number for whoever holds the keys.
Dairy and horse country
Milk, cattle and horse hauling from Marin ranches
USDA’s 2022 Census of Agriculture counts 255 farms in Marin County, with milk, cattle and equine at the top of the county’s sales list. Milk tankers, livestock haulers, flatbeds carrying hay and horse-trailer tow rigs are all trucks we will look at from ranches anywhere in the county as well as valley addresses.
A truck parked out at a ranch gate is no obstacle. Send us directions to where it sits on the property, note whether a gate code or ranch hand is needed to reach it, and include any brand or ag registration papers you keep with the title.
Box trucks and service bodies for valley employers
The Census Bureau’s LEHD job counts for 2023 put 721 jobs inside Lucas Valley-Marinwood itself. Box trucks, service bodies and landscaping rigs used by people working close to home are welcome here alongside the heavier tractors.
Whether yours is a stake bed behind a house in Marinwood or a utility body at a contractor’s yard, the paperwork is the same: a signed title in your name, or a lien release if a lender was listed, plus registration and photos from all four sides.
Air Resources Board truck rules as a Marinwood seller sees them
The California Air Resources Board has amended the Advanced Clean Trucks Regulation, and the rule’s status is contested. Its Advanced Clean Fleets drayage and high-priority fleet requirements are listed by the Board as repealed.
A federal court opinion published on govinfo.gov shows enforcement paused on the state’s zero-emission sales mandate for medium- and heavy-duty trucks. Whatever fuel your truck burns, diesel, gasoline or natural gas, we still buy it; tell us the engine and fuel type up front.
The questions we get asked in Lucas Valley-Marinwood
- My Marinwood dump truck loads stone at San Rafael Rock Quarry. Will you collect it near there?San Rafael Rock Quarry sits 7.8 miles south-east of Lucas Valley-Marinwood on the Mine Safety and Health Administration’s list, and we can collect from a yard near it or from your driveway. Name the yard near the quarry and the person holding its gate key.
- I run a tanker out of the Richmond terminals but live in Marinwood. Is the pickup at my house or at the Richmond rack?The Energy Information Administration lists the Richmond fuel terminals between 12.9 and 13.8 miles from town, and we pick up wherever the truck is parked, at home or across the bridge. Tell us which location is easier to reach.
- Do you buy livestock or milk trucks from Marin ranches?Marin County’s 255 farms, as counted by USDA’s 2022 Census of Agriculture, are led by milk, cattle and equine, and the trucks that serve them are ones we buy. Send photos and the title holder’s name to start.
- Does the Advanced Clean Fleets repeal matter for selling a Marin diesel tractor?California’s Advanced Clean Fleets drayage and high-priority fleet rules are listed by the Air Resources Board as repealed, and we buy diesel trucks from Lucas Valley-Marinwood owners. Keep your California title and registration card with the keys for the Lucas Valley collection.