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

The Bureau of Transportation Statistics lists the Point Potrero Marine Terminal, a roll-on/roll-off berth at the Port of Richmond, 3 miles south of the city centre. If your tractor has hauled vehicles or rolling cargo off that terminal, tell us which gate it used and where it is parked today, so the collection can be planned around the port’s access rules.

Oakland’s strategic seaport sits 9.5 miles south of Richmond according to the Bureau of Transportation Statistics. A day cab that runs boxes between the two harbors is often parked in a yard near one of them; give us the street address, the name of whoever controls the gate and a phone number for them.

Intermodal containers are the cargo listed by 77 Richmond carriers in FMCSA’s carrier census. For a drayage tractor, send the VIN, a clear photo of the registration card and pictures of the fifth wheel and the cab, and say whether the truck carries a port access sticker.

Two petroleum product terminals named Richmond, at 1.9 and 2.2 miles south of town, appear in Energy Information Administration listings. Tank tractors that load there usually come with hazmat endorsements on the driver side and tank inspection records on the equipment side; keep the tractor’s own service file together so we can see its history at a glance.

The North American Rail Network, kept by the Federal Railroad Administration and the Bureau of Transportation Statistics, places Chevron Yard 1.2 miles and Richmond Yard 1.4 miles south-west of the city. A truck sitting inside a refinery or rail fence needs an escort or a gate pass for pickup, so ask the site contact about entry before we schedule the visit.

If the tractor and its tank trailer are sold separately, list each one with its own VIN and plate. Tell us which one you are selling, so the pickup crew brings the right equipment.

FMCSA’s carrier census counts 1,039 active carriers in Richmond, with 935 of them operating intrastate, 101 interstate and 218 running private fleets. A carrier that only works inside California still sells the same way: a clear title in the company’s name and a signer who can act for the business.

General freight is the leading cargo, named by 361 local carriers in the federal carrier census, followed by household goods at 56 and garbage and refuse at 52. Box trucks from movers and roll-off or packer trucks from refuse haulers are on our list alongside tractors; send a photo of the body as well as the chassis.

New registrations listed by FMCSA rose from 45 carriers in 2024 to 56 in 2025. If you started a small operation recently and are closing it, have the title, the lien release if the truck was financed, and your USDOT number ready when you call.

San Rafael Rock Quarry, a crushed-stone operation recorded by the Mine Safety and Health Administration, lies 5.5 miles west across the bay. Dump trucks and end-dump tractors hauling stone from there are welcome; a photo of the bed raised and the chassis plate helps us identify the build.

Contra Costa job sites counted in the Census Bureau’s County Business Patterns include 375 construction establishments, against just 14 in warehousing. Mixers, dumps, flatbeds and box trucks serving those sites can be collected from a job yard, provided someone on site can hand over the keys.

Manufacturing holds 4,589 of Richmond’s 35,417 jobs in the Census Bureau’s LEHD job counts for 2023, beside 3,554 in construction, 3,546 in transportation and warehousing and 1,824 in wholesale trade. Plant trucks owned by a manufacturer are company assets, so have a letter or resolution showing who may sign the title.

FMCSA roadside inspection records for Richmond put the median model year at 2018 across 763 trucks checked from August 2024 to August 2026, and 39 percent were a decade old or older. Whatever the year of yours, the model year on the title and the VIN on the door should match; check both before you reach out.

Among 170 carriers reporting it, the median distance per truck is 20,000 miles a year in the federal carrier census. Read the odometer and the engine hours off the dash and send both with your photos.

Fleets in town top out at 77 power units with 71 drivers, followed by 54 and 42 units, per FMCSA registrations. A fleet selling several trucks at once should send a list with each VIN, plate and parking location so every unit is collected from the right yard.

None of Richmond’s 54 bridges in the National Bridge Inventory is load-posted, and none has clearance under 14 feet. Tell us the exact spot where the truck sits, the cross street and whether a lowboy or tow unit can pull alongside it.

If the title is lost, California’s title agency issues the duplicate, and the registered owner applies for it. Start that request before you contact us and tell us it is under way; the sale can be lined up while the paper is in process.

• My tractor sits inside the Point Potrero Marine Terminal gate; will you collect it from the dock?We will, since the Bureau of Transportation Statistics places Point Potrero 3 miles south of Richmond; give us the gate contact and we collect from the terminal.
• I run a packer for a Richmond refuse hauler; is a garbage truck on your list?Packers and roll-offs are on it, and FMCSA’s carrier census shows 52 Richmond carriers hauling garbage and refuse; send photos of the body and the chassis.
• Would you pick up a stake bed or livestock hauler from a Contra Costa ranch?USDA’s 2022 Census of Agriculture counts 405 farms in Contra Costa County, led by cattle, flower seeds and bulbs, and a farm truck from any of them is one we collect from the ranch.