Gravel north and west of Meadow Vista
The Mine Safety and Health Administration lists two sand and gravel operations close by: Bear River Materials 2.2 miles north of town, and the Robinson Gravel Pit off Ophir Road 3.7 miles west. A truck that has hauled aggregate out of either one may still be parked near the pit gate rather than at home, so tell us which site it sits at and who holds the key to that lot.
Cool Cave Quarry, a crushed-stone quarry 6.9 miles south in Mine Safety and Health Administration records, is a short haul from the same roads. If your tandem or end-dump worked that run, send photos of the bed, the frame rails and the tires along with the cab, plus the plate and VIN, and we can line up collection at whichever yard it occupies.
Further east, the Big Seam mine is a metal mine 11.9 miles out, again according to the Mine Safety and Health Administration. Equipment that served it may be stored up the hill rather than in Meadow Vista proper; give us the nearest road and whether a lowboy or a tow rig can get in.
Lincoln mineral pits
Mineral sites south-west and west
GMcB Lincoln Pits & Mill, an industrial-mineral mine 15.5 miles south-west, and Capital Rock LLC, another industrial-mineral mine 16.6 miles west, both appear in Mine Safety and Health Administration records. We collect a truck at the spot where it is parked near either site, and it stays there until our driver arrives.
Chili Bar Slate is a crushed-stone quarry 20 miles south-east, per the Mine Safety and Health Administration. Should your truck be stationed there, have the title and current registration in hand, and tell us whether a site contact must sign it out of the yard.
Private fleets and freight haulers in Meadow Vista
FMCSA’s carrier census counts 25 active carriers based in Meadow Vista; 21 are intrastate, 4 cross state lines and 11 are private fleets hauling their own goods. If you run one of those private fleets, a single contact can list every unit you want gone, and we will take the VINs as one batch.
On FMCSA’s carrier census, general freight is the cargo 12 of these outfits report, while intermodal containers, passengers and well water each account for 2. A water tanker that served wells around the county is a truck we buy too; note the tank capacity and any pump gear on the chassis when you write to us.
Fleet sizes on the FMCSA census here run from 12 power units with 3 drivers, to 8 power units with 7 drivers, to 4 power units with 4 drivers. An owner with a dozen tractors and three drivers can send photos of the parked units first, one set per VIN.
Radius and yearly mileage for Meadow Vista rigs
Driver records filed with the FMCSA census put 26 drivers inside a 100-mile radius and 15 beyond it. For a short-haul truck, the yard where it ends each shift is usually where we collect it; for a long-haul unit, tell us where the truck will be on the day it is free.
Across the 6 carriers that report mileage to the FMCSA census, the median comes to 23,903 miles per truck each year. Write down the current odometer reading together with the VIN, since those two numbers start every conversation we have about a truck.
Fresh registrations are small here: the FMCSA census shows 2 carriers new in 2025 and none in 2024. If you started your authority recently and are now selling the truck, bring the title, the registration card and your USDOT number so the paperwork lines up with the operating record.
Construction jobs, Placer farms and Beale
The Census Bureau’s LEHD job counts for 2023 record 472 jobs in Meadow Vista, and construction holds 113 of them, a 23.9 percent share. Builders’ trucks such as flatbeds, dumps and crane units often sit at a job site between contracts; tell us the site address and the name of whoever controls the gate.
County Business Patterns, from the Census Bureau, shows 30 construction establishments. If your company is one of them and is retiring a work truck, bring its service records along with the title, since they show us where and how the truck has been used.
USDA’s 2022 Census of Agriculture counts 1,093 farms in Placer County, with cattle, equine and sheep at the top. Livestock haulers and ranch trucks parked out on a property are collected from the ranch itself, so give us the gate code or the name of whoever will be there.
Beale Air Force Base, a military installation listed by the Bureau of Transportation Statistics, lies 20.9 miles west. If your truck is stored near the base, tell us whether a pass or escort is needed to reach it.
Title and California fleet rules
Keep the title signed by every owner listed on it, and if a lender appears there, have the lien release ready. A lost California title is replaced through the state’s title agency, and you can start that process before we ever see the truck.
The California Air Resources Board has repealed the Advanced Clean Fleets drayage, high priority and federal fleet requirements, a federal court filing records that enforcement of the zero-emission sales requirement is paused, and the Advanced Clean Trucks Regulation is contested. Whatever the status of those rules, we buy trucks from Meadow Vista owners, so bring the title and registration and let us see the truck.
The questions we get asked in Meadow Vista
- My dump truck is parked at the Ophir Road gravel pit, not at home, so can your driver load it from that pit?The Mine Safety and Health Administration places the Robinson Gravel Pit off Ophir Road 3.7 miles west of Meadow Vista, and we collect from that lot. Give us the name of the pit’s yard manager so the loading is set up with whoever runs the gate.
- I run a water tanker for wells around Placer County; is that a truck you purchase?Well water is a cargo 2 Meadow Vista carriers report on FMCSA’s carrier census, and we buy tankers like theirs. Send the VIN, the tank size and photos of the pump equipment.
- The title to my Meadow Vista truck is missing, so which office replaces it?In Meadow Vista a replacement title comes from the state’s title agency, and you can request it while we look at your truck. Bring the registration card and your ID when you apply.
- My truck sits on a cattle ranch outside Meadow Vista; does your driver go out to ranch property?Placer County has 1,093 farms in USDA’s 2022 Census of Agriculture, and ranch trucks are collected where they are parked. Give us the gate details and a phone number for whoever will meet the driver.