Sand, gravel and rock north of town
The Mine Safety and Health Administration lists Tapo Rock & Sand 4.7 miles north-east of Simi Valley and the Canyon Rock Plant, an industrial-mineral mine, 4.9 miles out in the same direction. A dump truck or transfer rig that loads at either site may still be parked in a yard near the pit when you decide to sell; give us the gate address and the name of whoever holds the key, and we collect it there.
Moorpark Quarry, a sand and gravel operation 8.8 miles north-west, also appears in Mine Safety and Health Administration records, as does a crushed-stone quarry 15.8 miles west. If your truck hauled from those pits, keep its scale tickets or haul logs with the title; they tell us what the body carried before we ever see a photo.
Construction employs 3,091 people working in Simi Valley, about 8.4% of local jobs, according to the Census Bureau’s LEHD job counts for 2023. Send pictures of the bed, the hoist and the tag axle along with the cab, plus the VIN plate, when your truck has been on those job sites.
Freight, refuse and produce haulers on the census
Of the 773 active carriers with a Simi Valley base, 245 tell FMCSA’s carrier census they move general freight. If your box truck or tractor sits in that group, a clear photo of the registration card and the current odometer reading is the first thing to send us.
Of those carriers, 682 are intrastate, 87 cross state lines, and 195 run private fleets for their own goods, per the same FMCSA census. A private-fleet truck often carries a company name on the doors; tell us who signs for the sale and whose name is on the California title before we schedule the pickup.
Smaller specialties show up in FMCSA’s carrier census as well: 42 carriers haul machinery and large objects, 31 haul garbage and refuse, and 29 carry fresh produce. Lowboys, roll-offs and refrigerated units from those lines are all trucks we purchase, so name the body type and any attached trailer when you first contact us.
A 2018 median at the scales and roadside stops
Inspectors stopped 271 trucks belonging to local carriers from late August 2024 to late August 2026, and FMCSA roadside inspection records give their median model year as 2018. Those same FMCSA roadside inspection records put roughly 31% of the trucks at ten or more model years old.
Whatever the year of your truck, have its service records and the last inspection report ready; a 2018 tractor and a 2009 dump truck both go through the same paperwork with us. For 127 carriers here reporting mileage, FMCSA’s census puts the median at 16,667 miles per truck a year, so include the odometer figure exactly as the dash reads it.
Rail yards and fuel terminals to the east
East of town, the North American Rail Network maintained by the Federal Railroad Administration and the Bureau of Transportation Statistics places Raymer Yard 15.9 miles from Simi Valley and Gemco Yard 18.1 miles out. A day cab that shuttles between those yards can be collected at your home address or at the lot where it is kept, whichever is easier for you.
Two petroleum product terminals in Van Nuys, 16 and 17.1 miles east, are listed by the Energy Information Administration. If your truck pulled a tank trailer from them, tell us whether the trailer is part of the sale and keep any hazmat or tank test paperwork with the title.
Overpass clearance around Caldwell Avenue
Of 67 bridges in Simi Valley on the National Bridge Inventory, none is load-posted and two give under 14 feet of clearance. The National Bridge Inventory lists one of those two, structure 52 0346L, carrying the westbound state route over Caldwell Avenue at 13 ft 1 in.
If your truck stands tall or sits on a trailer, mention where it is parked relative to the state route over Caldwell Avenue so the route for the recovery rig is planned before the day of collection. A street address and a note about the gate width are usually enough.
Nurseries
Ventura County farms and the trucks that serve them
USDA’s 2022 Census of Agriculture counts 1,812 farms in Ventura County, with potted flowering plants, cut flowers and cultivated greens, and propagative material at the top of the list. Refrigerated straight trucks that move nursery stock out of the county are part of what we purchase.
Manufacturing jobs in Simi Valley total 3,376, with wholesale trade at 1,187, on the Census Bureau’s LEHD job counts for 2023. If your reefer or box truck has delivered for growers or wholesalers, send the reefer unit’s hours alongside the truck’s VIN and title.
The questions we get asked in Simi Valley
- My dump truck stays in a yard beside Tapo Rock & Sand. Can you collect it from that pit yard rather than a Simi Valley street?It can stay put: the Mine Safety and Health Administration places Tapo Rock & Sand 4.7 miles north-east of town, and the pickup happens at that yard once you name the person holding the yard key.
- Where do I replace a lost California title before selling?A replacement comes from California’s state title agency; tell us the title is missing when you first contact us, and send the registration card and VIN so the request can be matched to your truck.
- My truck is parked near the state route overpass at Caldwell Avenue. Can a recovery rig reach it?The National Bridge Inventory lists that westbound state route structure at 13 ft 1 in over Caldwell Avenue, so give us the exact address and we plan the route around it.