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

The Bureau of Transportation Statistics places the Port of Oakland 3.4 miles south-west of downtown, with the Matson Terminal roll-on/roll-off berth 4.3 miles west. A drayage tractor that shuttles boxes between those berths is often parked near the harbor when its owner calls us, so give us the yard address and the name of whoever controls the gate.

Among Oakland-based carriers, 341 list intermodal containers as cargo in FMCSA’s carrier census, next to 1,099 that list general freight. If your day cab pulled chassis for either kind of work, have the title, the current California registration and a set of photos of the cab, the frame and the fifth wheel ready before we talk.

Charles P. Howard Terminal appears in Bureau of Transportation Statistics records twice, as a roll-on/roll-off berth and as a rail intermodal ramp, both 3.8 miles north-west. Tell us which gate your truck used and we will plan the collection around that part of the waterfront.

The North American Rail Network, kept by the Federal Railroad Administration and the Bureau of Transportation Statistics, shows East Oakland Yard 2.1 miles north-west of the city and West Oakland Yard 4 miles out in the same direction. Tractors that move boxes from these yards to warehouses across the East Bay can be collected from the lot they sit on.

Matson Terminal also carries a rail intermodal ramp at 4.3 miles west, by the Bureau of Transportation Statistics listing. If your rig ran ramp-to-dock moves there, send the VIN and the odometer reading first, then any service records you kept.

Tidewater Oakland Marine Aggregate, a sand and gravel operation on the Mine Safety and Health Administration register, sits 0.4 miles south-east of the city. Dump trucks and transfer rigs loading there stay close to town, so pickup is usually a short trip across Oakland streets.

County Business Patterns from the Census Bureau records 754 construction establishments here, and LEHD job counts for 2023 put construction at 8,485 jobs. A contractor retiring a dump truck or a flatbed should gather the title and any inspection paperwork, and tell us which site it is parked on.

FMCSA’s carrier census counts 3,170 active carriers based in Oakland: 2,687 operate intrastate, 480 interstate and 442 as private fleets. A seller with one tractor and a fleet manager clearing several units go through the same steps with us; list each VIN and where each truck is parked.

Drivers working within 100 miles number 4,643, against 3,694 who go beyond that radius, according to FMCSA’s carrier census. Among 483 carriers reporting mileage to that census, the median was 25,000 miles per truck. Note the reading on the dash when you contact us so the paperwork matches.

New registrations in FMCSA’s carrier census reached 140 in 2025, after 123 in 2024. If you bought your truck when you started out and are now closing the business, the title in your name and a recent registration card are what we need first.

Between August 2024 and August 2026, inspectors stopped 1,802 trucks belonging to Oakland-based carriers, and FMCSA roadside inspection records give their median model year as 2018. Those same roadside inspection records show 34.8 percent were ten or more model years old.

A 2018 drayage tractor and a much older Oakland dump truck are both trucks we collect. Tell us the year, the make and the engine, and send photos of the dash and each side of the truck.

Of 219 bridges in the National Bridge Inventory around Oakland, none is load-posted and 5 have clearance under 14 feet. The lowest in the National Bridge Inventory, structure 33 0132Y, carries Broadway over Golden Gate Ave at 12 ft 8 in.

If your truck is parked near Broadway or on a block with a low overpass, mention it, and give us the cross streets so the tow route avoids it.

• My tractor sits in a yard near the Port of Oakland; does it have to come to you?It stays where it is: the Bureau of Transportation Statistics puts the port 3.4 miles from downtown, and we collect from the yard; just tell us who opens the gate.
• I ran refrigerated or meat loads. Is that a fit?Reefer and meat haulers are part of Oakland trucking, with FMCSA’s carrier census showing 146 Oakland carriers hauling refrigerated food and 146 hauling meat; send the VIN and photos of the tractor and any reefer unit.
• Who handles a lost California title?California’s state title agency issues duplicate titles; tell us early if the title is missing so we can plan around it.