Granules and crushed stone
Four quarry sites between Pine Grove and Ione
Heading west out of Pine Grove, the Mine Safety and Health Administration lists Specialty Granules (Ione) LLC 14.7 miles away and the USMC Ione Plant at 16.4 miles, both sand and gravel operations. A dump truck or end-dump tractor that runs between those pits and foothill job sites is the kind of truck we collect. Tell us whether it is parked at a pit yard or at home so the pickup goes to the right gate.
Jackson Valley Quarry, 17.9 miles west, and HOGAN QUARRY, 19.9 miles south-west, appear as crushed-stone quarries in Mine Safety and Health Administration records. If your truck sits at either site, send us the address, the name of whoever can let a driver in, and photos of the bed, cab and tires so what we see matches what you describe.
Foothill freight
Lumber, machinery and general loads out of Pine Grove
Of the 33 active carriers based in Pine Grove on FMCSA’s carrier census, 11 list general freight, 5 haul logs, poles, beams or lumber, and another 5 carry machinery and large objects. A log truck, a lowboy tractor or a box truck from one of those operations fits what we buy. Have the VIN ready along with the odometer reading when you reach out.
Two Pine Grove carriers also list farm supplies as cargo, according to the same FMCSA census. Feed haulers and stake-bed trucks count too; describe the body and what it carried, and we will ask about the rest.
Intrastate by a wide margin
Mostly California routes, some longer runs
FMCSA’s carrier census shows 28 Pine Grove carriers running intrastate and just 4 crossing state lines, with 8 operating as private fleets that move their own goods. If your truck stayed on California roads, your California registration card is the document to keep with the title.
Drivers split almost evenly here: the federal carrier census counts 20 Pine Grove carriers keeping drivers within a 100-mile radius and 23 sending them farther. Wherever your truck is parked right now, whether in town or at a yard along a longer route, give us that location and we arrange collection there.
An eleven-unit top fleet
Pine Grove fleets of eleven, three and two
The biggest Pine Grove fleet on FMCSA’s census runs 11 power units with 9 drivers, the next has 3 power units, and the third has 2. Most sellers here are owner-operators or small family outfits, so the person selling is usually the person named on the title. Check that the name on the title matches yours before we talk.
Eight Pine Grove carriers gave FMCSA’s census a yearly mileage, and their median sits at 10,000 miles a truck. Note your truck’s figure from the odometer and send it with photos of the dash; it is a neutral number we record, nothing more.
Jackson DMV
The Jackson field office, seven miles off
California titles are handled through DMV field offices, and the State of California Department of Motor Vehicles lists its Jackson office at 201 Clinton Road, Jackson, 95642, about 7.1 miles from Pine Grove. If the title is missing, that office is where to apply for a duplicate before the sale.
Bring your registration, photo ID and any lien release to the Jackson field office. If a bank still holds a lien on the truck, tell us at the start so the release is part of the plan.
Livestock and contractors
Cattle, horses and goats around the foothills
Around Pine Grove, Amador County held 445 farms in USDA’s 2022 Census of Agriculture, with cattle, equine and goats leading. Livestock haulers, flatbeds that move hay and stock trucks parked on a ranch are all trucks we come out to collect. Give us the ranch address and say whether the gate road suits a tow truck.
County Business Patterns from the Census Bureau records 14 construction establishments in the area, and the Census Bureau’s LEHD job counts (LODES) put local employment at 367 for 2023. Contractors’ dump trucks and service bodies parked at a shop or job site qualify; send the site address with your photos.
The questions we get asked in Pine Grove
- Can you collect a gravel truck sitting at Jackson Valley Quarry rather than in Pine Grove itself?The Mine Safety and Health Administration lists Jackson Valley Quarry 17.9 miles west of Pine Grove, and we collect from quarry yards like it. Name the quarry yard and whoever holds the key to its entrance.
- Which DMV office serves a Pine Grove seller whose title has gone missing?The State of California Department of Motor Vehicles has its Jackson field office at 201 Clinton Road, Jackson, 95642, about 7.1 miles from Pine Grove. Apply for the duplicate there and tell us the title is on its way.
- Is a Pine Grove logging tractor with bunks something you collect?Five Pine Grove carriers haul logs, poles, beams or lumber on FMCSA’s carrier census, and log trucks are on our list. Send the VIN, odometer reading and photos of the tractor and bunks.