Oakdale Yard, Riverbank Yard and the ramps toward the Delta
The North American Rail Network, kept by the Federal Railroad Administration and the Bureau of Transportation Statistics, places Oakdale Yard 0.4 miles east of the city centre and Riverbank Yard 5.5 miles to the south-west. A day cab that shuttles loads between those two yards can stay parked where it last worked; give us the street address or the yard gate and the name of whoever holds the key.
For container work, the Bureau of Transportation Statistics lists a rail intermodal ramp at Stockton, 20 miles north-west of Oakdale, and another at Lathrop, 23.3 miles to the west. If your tractor has pulled boxes off either ramp, send the VIN, a photo of the door sticker and a shot of the odometer, and tell us whether it is sitting in the Valley or back home in Oakdale.
Sand, gravel and stone on both sides of town
Munn & Perkins Pit & Mill, a sand and gravel operation 6.9 miles west, and Ohe Sand & Gravel Inc, 9.5 miles east, both appear in Mine Safety and Health Administration records. Dump trucks, end dumps and transfer rigs that load at pits like these can be collected at the pit or at your own shop; tell us which, and whether a loader or gate code is needed to get to it.
Further out, Table Mountain Plant & Quarry, a crushed-stone site 20.4 miles east, and the Waverly industrial-mineral mine, 20.7 miles north, are both on the Mine Safety and Health Administration’s list. For a truck kept at a quarry site, photograph the cab, frame, tires and body in daylight and have the title holder’s name ready before you call.
Hay, freight and machinery
Intrastate haulers, private fleets and interstate authority
FMCSA’s carrier census counts 361 active carriers based in Oakdale: 311 run intrastate, 49 run interstate, and 95 are private fleets carrying their own goods. A truck registered only for California work needs nothing extra from you beyond the title and the current registration card.
By cargo type, 140 of those carriers list general freight, 30 list farm supplies, 28 list machinery and large objects, and 22 list grain, feed and hay, according to the same FMCSA census. Flatbeds and lowboys that move equipment sit on that list as readily as dry vans, so tell us the trailer type if one goes with the tractor.
Twenty new carriers registered in Oakdale in 2024 and another twenty in 2025, on FMCSA figures. If your authority is recent and the truck is still under a lender, bring the lender’s name and the account number so the lien can be cleared at collection.
Model years and driver range around Oakdale
Across 286 Oakdale-based trucks pulled for roadside checks from August 2024 to August 2026, FMCSA roadside inspection records put the median model year at 2018, with 29.4 percent at ten model years or older. Whatever the year of your truck, the model year, engine make and VIN on the paperwork are the first things to send.
Oakdale’s carriers report 346 drivers working within 100 miles and 612 driving beyond that range, per FMCSA’s census. Among 78 carriers reporting mileage to that census, the median truck covered 23,500 miles a year. A long-haul sleeper may be parked at a terminal out of state; give us that location and we arrange the pickup there.
The three largest fleets based in Oakdale run 73, 60 and 45 power units, on FMCSA’s census. Owners selling several units at once can send one list with each VIN, its location and its title status, and we work through them together.
Manufacturing, construction and the farms of Stanislaus County
The Census Bureau’s LEHD job counts for 2023 show 7,008 jobs in Oakdale, with 1,196 in manufacturing and 816 in construction. County Business Patterns from the Census Bureau lists 102 construction establishments; contractors selling a dump truck, a water truck or a flatbed should have the registration and any equipment attached to the body listed out.
USDA’s 2022 Census of Agriculture records 3,455 farms in Stanislaus County, with milk, cattle and corn at the top of the list. A cattle hauler, a feed truck or a silage truck from a dairy can be collected at the farm; tell us which gate to use and where on the property it stands.
Titles and registration for an Oakdale truck
A missing certificate of title is replaced through California’s state title agency; ask it for a duplicate before the sale if the original cannot be found. Keep the current registration card with it and note any lender shown on the title.
If the title is in a business name, have the person authorised to sign for that company available on the day of pickup. Service records and roadside inspection reports are useful to send along with photos, though a truck without them is still one we will look at.
The questions we get asked in Oakdale
- Can my end dump stay at the Munn & Perkins pit instead of coming into town?Munn & Perkins Pit & Mill sits 6.9 miles west of town on Mine Safety and Health Administration records, and we collect from sites like it. Tell us the pit name and who can open the gate.
- I hauled containers out of Stockton and Lathrop. Can you pick the tractor up there?Stockton’s ramp is 20 miles north-west of Oakdale and Lathrop’s is 23.3 miles west, according to the Bureau of Transportation Statistics, and the tractor can be collected from either area. Send the address where it is parked.
- The pink slip for my Oakdale hay truck has gone missing, so who issues a duplicate?California’s state title agency issues duplicate titles for trucks registered in Stanislaus County. Start that request and tell us it is under way when you contact us.
- Do you buy trucks from dairy and cattle operations around Oakdale?Milk and cattle lead Stanislaus County’s farm output in USDA’s 2022 Census of Agriculture, and feed, livestock and farm-supply trucks from those operations are ones we buy. A VIN and four daylight photos of the rig are enough to open the conversation.