Sell your semi truck for cash in Moreno Valley the easy and convenient way

Of the 61,863 jobs the Census Bureau’s LEHD job counts (LODES) place in Moreno Valley for 2023, 21,705 fall in transportation and warehousing, a 35.1 percent share. If your tractor has spent its life backing into dock doors around town, tell us which distribution building it is parked at and who can let us onto the lot.

County Business Patterns from the Census Bureau records 31 warehousing establishments here alongside 215 construction establishments. A dump truck or flatbed tied to a building contractor is as welcome as a day cab tied to a warehouse; send the VIN, the title and a few clear photos of each side of the cab and the deck or box behind it.

FMCSA’s carrier census lists 2,080 active carriers based in Moreno Valley, and 1,316 of them mark general freight as cargo they carry. For a dry-van tractor from one of those outfits, the registration card and the title in the owner’s name are the two papers that move a sale forward here.

In that same federal carrier census, 169 Moreno Valley carriers list fresh produce, 168 list refrigerated food and 168 list intermodal containers. If the truck pulled a reefer, say whether the trailer goes with it; if it ran a chassis, say whether the chassis is yours or was pooled, so we know exactly what we are collecting.

Local operating authority splits 1,420 intrastate carriers from 651 interstate ones, with 221 private fleets on top, according to FMCSA. A truck that only ever ran California miles still needs its California title in hand; if that title is lost, the California Department of Motor Vehicles is the office that issues a duplicate.

Three fleets top the Moreno Valley list in FMCSA’s census: one with 486 power units and 542 drivers, one with 154 power units and 127 drivers, and one running 65 trucks with 65 drivers. A fleet manager selling several units at once can send one list of VINs and yard addresses and we work through them together.

Among 598 carriers that report annual mileage to FMCSA, the median comes to 45,000 miles per truck. Have the current odometer reading written down before you call, since that figure and the VIN are the first two things we ask.

FMCSA’s carrier census counts 1,924 drivers working within 100 miles of base and 2,672 who go beyond it. If your truck is out on a long run when you decide to sell, tell us where it will be parked when it returns so the pickup goes to the right yard.

Between 2024-08-28 and 2026-08-26, FMCSA roadside inspection records cover 1,186 trucks tied to Moreno Valley carriers; their median model year is 2018, and 33.98 percent are ten or more years old. Whatever the year on your title, bring the most recent inspection report you have and any service records kept in the cab.

Those inspection reports also name the truck by VIN and plate, which lets us confirm the registration details you give us match the vehicle we come to collect. A copy or a phone photo of the latest one is enough.

The Mine Safety and Health Administration lists Chandler Aggregates at Gilman Springs, a dimension-stone quarry 10.5 miles east, plus Alpha Materials, a sand and gravel operation 11.3 miles north-west, and Redlands Quarry 12.2 miles north. If your dump truck or transfer rig is parked at one of those pits, give us the site name and a contact at the scale house who can open the gate.

Colton Yard, 11.6 miles north-west, appears in the North American Rail Network maintained by the Federal Railroad Administration and the Bureau of Transportation Statistics. A tractor that shuttles boxes between that yard and the valley’s warehouses can stay where it is; we collect from the yard side or your home address, whichever you name.

Two petroleum product terminals, both listed as Colton and 13.3 miles north-west, are on the Energy Information Administration’s register, and MSHA names the Riverside Operation mineral processing plant at 12.7 miles. For a fuel tanker or a bulk hauler that served those sites, include any tank or site inspection paperwork you have with the title.

March ARB lies 4.7 miles south-west of the city according to the Bureau of Transportation Statistics. If the truck is parked near the base, tell us the nearest public street address so the collection is planned there.

USDA’s 2022 Census of Agriculture counts 2,424 farms across Riverside County, with milk, mushrooms and cotton at the top of the list. A farm truck or a tractor that hauled milk tankers off a county dairy can be collected at the farm; have the title and the registration ready, even if the truck only ever worked private roads.

The California Air Resources Board’s Advanced Clean Fleets drayage, high-priority and federal fleet requirements have been repealed, and enforcement of the 2036 zero-emission sales requirement is paused under a federal court filing. The Advanced Clean Trucks Regulation is listed as contested.

None of those rules stops you from selling a diesel tractor registered in Moreno Valley. Keep the California registration current up to the sale, and tell us the engine model year.

• My dump truck is parked at a quarry near Gilman Springs. Do I have to move it into Moreno Valley?Leave it parked at Gilman Springs. The Mine Safety and Health Administration places Chandler Aggregates at Gilman Springs 10.5 miles east of the city, and we collect there. Give us the pit name and who on site can open the gate.
• My tractor runs containers out of Colton Yard; will you collect it at the yard?We collect at Colton Yard. The North American Rail Network puts Colton Yard 11.6 miles north-west of Moreno Valley. Tell us where the tractor is parked and whether the chassis stays with the yard.
• Which office replaces a lost California truck title?For a truck titled in California, the California Department of Motor Vehicles issues a duplicate title. Start that request and tell us it is in progress when you contact us.