Two sand and gravel sites on either side of Pine Canyon
Eight point six miles north-east of Pine Canyon, the Mine Safety and Health Administration records Clark Pit as an active sand and gravel operation. Dump trucks and end-dump tractors that shuttle aggregate from a pit like that are on the list of what we buy, and if yours sits at the pit gate rather than at home, tell us so and we will plan the collection there.
Hidden Canyon Quarry appears in the same Mine Safety and Health Administration records, 13.4 miles to the north-west. A truck that has split its days between the two sites may be parked at either one; give us the site name and the nearest road when you get in touch, along with photos of the bed, the cab and the VIN plate.
If you keep load tickets or scale slips from either operation, put a few with the truck’s paperwork. They tell us what the truck carried and where, which saves a round of questions later.
Toward the fort
Fort Hunter Liggett and the roads toward it
The Bureau of Transportation Statistics lists Fort Hunter Liggett, a military installation, 16.2 miles south-west of Pine Canyon. Contractors’ flatbeds, water trucks and box trucks that served the post are trucks we purchase, and the route out toward the installation is one we can reach for a pickup.
Before sending anything, check that the registration card matches the name on the title. If the truck spent time on a contract at the post, a photo of any gate pass or site log you still hold helps, though it is not required.
Tracks down valley
Wunpost Yard on the line down the valley
Wunpost Yard, a rail yard named in the North American Rail Network kept by the Federal Railroad Administration and the Bureau of Transportation Statistics, is 22.6 miles south-east of town. Tractors and straight trucks that have moved freight to and from a yard like that fit what we take on.
A truck that is staged near the tracks rather than in Pine Canyon itself does not need to be moved first. Send us the yard address or a pin on a map, mention whether a trailer is still hooked up, and include a clear photo of the odometer and the VIN.
Pots, trays, herds
Potted plants, transplants and cattle on Monterey County farms
Monterey County holds 1,057 farms in USDA’s 2022 Census of Agriculture, and potted flowering plants top its list, followed by transplants and then cattle. Refrigerated box trucks carrying nursery stock, flatbeds loaded with transplant trays and cattle haulers are all trucks a Pine Canyon grower might want to sell, and each is one we buy.
For a farm truck, the title and current registration matter more than anything else. If the truck has a reefer unit or a livestock body, photograph that equipment separately so we see the whole rig, not only the cab.
A truck parked out at a ranch or a growing field is fine where it stands. Tell us how the gate is reached and whether a trailer can get in beside it.
King City DMV
A lost title three and a half miles away in King City
Pine Canyon sellers whose title has gone missing can turn to the State of California Department of Motor Vehicles, which handles title transfers and replacements through its DMV field offices. By the State of California Department of Motor Vehicles’ own listing, the closest is the King City field office at 101 E San Antonio Dr, King City, 93930, 3.6 miles from town.
Start a replacement title there before you contact us if you can, and keep the receipt. If the truck still carries a lien, have the lender’s release letter or the payoff contact in hand, since the title will not move without it.
Where three California truck regulations stand for a Pine Canyon owner
For a Pine Canyon owner, the Advanced Clean Trucks Regulation from the California Air Resources Board currently stands as contested. A federal court filing in the Eastern District of California records that enforcement is paused for the zero-emission sales requirement CARB set for 2036 covering medium- and heavy-duty vehicles.
Pine Canyon fleet owners should also know that the Advanced Clean Fleets Regulation - Drayage Fleet Requirements and High Priority and Federal Fleets Requirements has been repealed, according to the Air Resources Board’s own rulemaking notice. None of these rules changes what we need from you to buy a truck: the title, the registration and photos.
The questions we get asked in Pine Canyon
- Is it alright to leave my end-dump at the gravel pit for you to collect?Clark Pit sits 8.6 miles north-east and Hidden Canyon Quarry 13.4 miles north-west, both in the Mine Safety and Health Administration’s records, and we can collect from either site if the truck is parked there.
- I’ve lost the pink slip on my Pine Canyon tractor - which King City desk sorts that out?The King City field office of the State of California Department of Motor Vehicles, at 101 E San Antonio Dr, is 3.6 miles away and handles title replacements.
- Will you buy a livestock hauler or a nursery reefer from a Monterey County farm?Cattle and potted flowering plants both rank among Monterey County’s top farm products in USDA’s 2022 Census of Agriculture, and trucks built for either are ones we purchase; send photos of the body as well as the cab.
- My tractor is staged out by Wunpost Yard - do I have to bring it to Pine Canyon first?Wunpost Yard lies 22.6 miles south-east of Pine Canyon in the North American Rail Network, and a truck staged there can stay put; send us the location and we arrange the pickup at the yard.