Solana Beach carriers and their California routes
Of the 49 active Solana Beach carriers in FMCSA’s carrier census, 43 hold intrastate authority and just 6 cross state lines. A Solana Beach truck that has spent its life on California roads should come to us with its California registration current, so have that card in the cab or a photo of it ready when you get in touch.
Twenty of those 49 carriers are private fleets, according to the same federal carrier census, meaning a business moving its own goods rather than hauling for hire. If your truck belongs to a company like that, tell us who holds the title, the business or an owner personally; that name signs the sale.
Movers, shuttles and trash routes on the cargo list
Ten Solana Beach carriers list general freight and another ten list passengers as cargo, by the count in FMCSA’s census. A box truck, a cutaway shuttle or a passenger van from either group is something we collect; send photos of the body and the interior along with the cab so we can see the whole vehicle.
Six local carriers move household goods, and three haul trash and refuse, on the federal carrier census. A moving van or a refuse body should be photographed with its equipment shown, the liftgate or the packer, and the VIN plate shot clearly so the paperwork matches the truck.
Small fleets and short daily miles
One Solana Beach fleet runs 19 power units with 2 drivers on file, another 6 units with 6 drivers, and a third 3 units with 5 drivers, as filed in FMCSA’s carrier census. If you are selling several trucks from one yard, list each VIN and unit number in a single message and we will plan one collection for the group.
Across the 6 local carriers that report mileage, the median truck covered 12,750 miles a year in FMCSA filings. Drivers listed as working within 100 miles number 50, while 37 go beyond that radius, on the same census. Either way, the truck is usually parked near home when we arrive, so give us the street address and the gate code.
Contractors and wholesale routes around Solana Beach
Of 9,115 jobs located in Solana Beach in 2023, 665 were in construction, a 7.3 percent share, by the Census Bureau’s LEHD job counts. Dump trucks, flatbeds and stake beds from contractor work are trucks we pick up, and the registration and any inspection sheets help us confirm what you have.
Solana Beach is home to 54 construction businesses in the Census Bureau’s County Business Patterns. The LEHD job counts add 312 wholesale trade jobs and 122 in manufacturing. A delivery straight truck from a wholesale route sells the same way as a contractor’s dump: title in hand, keys located, and a photo of the odometer.
Aggregate pits to the south-east
West Coast Rock and Sand, a sand and gravel operation the Mine Safety and Health Administration lists 10 miles south-east of Solana Beach, sits closest to town. If your dump truck or transfer rig is parked at a pit like that, we come to the yard; give us the name of the person who can let us in.
Further out, Santee Aggregates quarries crushed stone 15.9 miles south-east and the Mission Gorge Plant works sand and gravel 16.4 miles away, both on Mine Safety and Health Administration records. Tell us which site the truck is at and the hours the gate is open, and the pickup is arranged around them.
Rail, port, fuel
Escondido Yard, the San Diego port and Mission Valley
Escondido Yard, a rail yard 12.9 miles north-east of Solana Beach, appears in the North American Rail Network kept by the Federal Railroad Administration and the Bureau of Transportation Statistics. A tractor that has worked out of that rail yard can stay where it is parked; send the location and the VIN and we handle the rest.
San Diego Unified Port lies 16.2 miles south-east by the Bureau of Transportation Statistics, and the Energy Information Administration lists the Mission Valley petroleum product terminal at 16.3 miles. For a fuel tanker or a port day cab, have the title and any terminal inspection records together before you contact us.
Seven bridges and a county of nurseries
Of the 7 Solana Beach spans in the National Bridge Inventory, zero are load-posted and zero clear less than 14 feet over the roadway. That means a tall box truck or a loaded tractor can be driven or towed out of town without a detour around a posted span.
San Diego County holds 4,031 farms in USDA’s 2022 Census of Agriculture, with foliage plants, potted flowering plants and cut flowers at the top. A refrigerated box truck or flatbed that hauled nursery stock is one we collect; include photos of the reefer unit and the cargo area.
If the title to your truck has gone missing, the state’s title agency in California issues a replacement, and that duplicate needs to be in your hands before the sale closes. Start that request first, then send us the rest.
The questions we get asked in Solana Beach
- My tractor is parked at a Santee sand and gravel yard rather than in Solana Beach; can you get it from there?Santee Aggregates is 15.9 miles south-east of Solana Beach on Mine Safety and Health Administration records, and we come to the truck at that yard. Send the name of whoever runs the Santee gate and the days it opens.
- Do you buy passenger shuttles and vans from Solana Beach?Ten Solana Beach carriers list passengers as cargo in FMCSA’s carrier census, and their shuttles and vans are vehicles we collect. Send photos of the seating, the cab and the VIN plate.
- My Solana Beach box truck’s title has gone missing; who in California issues the duplicate?California’s title agency issues the duplicate for a truck registered in Solana Beach. Request it first, then contact us with the VIN and registration so the rest is ready when the new title arrives.
- Can you collect a refuse truck from a local route?Three Solana Beach carriers list garbage, refuse and trash in FMCSA’s census, and a packer or roll-off truck from one of those routes is one we pick up. Photograph the body with the equipment shown.