Dump trucks from the pits north-west of Santa Susana
Tapo Rock & Sand, a sand and gravel operation listed by the Mine Safety and Health Administration, lies 5.3 miles north-west of Santa Susana, and Canyon Rock Plant, an industrial-mineral mine on the same federal list, is 5.9 miles out in that direction. If you run a dump truck, a transfer rig or a water truck that has worked either site, tell us which one when you first get in touch, and send a photo of the body and the plate on the door.
Moorpark Quarry, another sand and gravel operation the Mine Safety and Health Administration records, is 13.4 miles west of town. A truck that splits its weeks between Moorpark and the Tapo canyon pits may be parked at either end when you call; give us the yard address where it actually sits, and we arrange collection there rather than asking you to move it.
East of Santa Susana, the Energy Information Administration lists two petroleum product terminals: VAN NUYS at 11.2 miles and VAN NUYS TERMINAL at 12.5 miles. Owners of fuel tankers and bobtails that load there should have the registration card and any tank inspection paperwork in the cab before we arrive; we look at those sheets first on a tank unit.
A tractor that has pulled a fuel trailer out of Van Nuys is a straightforward one for us to collect. Tell us whether you are selling the tractor alone or the trailer as well, and send the VIN for each, since the two carry separate titles.
Yards in the valley and the harbor to the south-east
RAYMER YARD sits 11.1 miles east and GEMCO YARD 13.3 miles east, according to the North American Rail Network kept by the Federal Railroad Administration and the Bureau of Transportation Statistics. Day cabs that shuttle between those rail yards and shippers in the valley are among the trucks we buy; list the routes it has run so we know what kind of work it has done.
Out to the south-east, the Port of Los Angeles is 17.8 miles away on the Bureau of Transportation Statistics port listing. If your tractor has pulled containers off the harbor, photograph the fifth wheel, the frame rails and the tires along with the cab, and keep the odometer reading handy for the first call.
Growers’ freight
Box trucks and reefers serving Ventura nurseries
Potted flowering plants lead the farm sales list for Ventura County in USDA’s 2022 Census of Agriculture, ahead of cut flowers and cultivated greens, then propagative material, with 1,812 farms counted across the county. Box trucks and refrigerated units that carry nursery stock out of Santa Susana and the county’s growers fit what we collect.
For a reefer, note the make of the refrigeration unit and its hour meter, and photograph the plate on it. A straight truck that delivers plants to garden centers needs only its title, its registration and a handful of clear photos for us to start.
Santa Susana sellers deal with the State of California Department of Motor Vehicles, which handles titles through its DMV field offices. The nearest is the Simi Valley office at 3855 D - Alamo Street, Simi Valley, 93063, about 3.9 miles from town according to the State of California Department of Motor Vehicles office list.
Should the title be missing, a duplicate goes through that Alamo Street field office. Bring your registration and your identification, and if a lender is still on the title, have the lien release with you; tell us at the outset so we can plan around the paperwork.
The state’s zero-emission sales requirement for medium- and heavy-duty trucks is on hold; enforcement is paused under a federal court filing.
The drayage and high-priority fleet parts of the Advanced Clean Fleets Regulation have been repealed by the state’s air board. Santa Susana owners selling a diesel tractor or straight truck need nothing tied to these rules to sell to us; the title and registration are what we ask for.