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

FMCSA’s carrier census lists 388 active carriers based in Ukiah, and 369 of them are marked intrastate against 18 that cross state lines. A tractor or straight truck from this town has most likely spent its working life on California roads, so a California title and current registration are the two papers to find first.

Of those Ukiah outfits, 95 run as private fleets hauling their own goods, according to the same federal carrier census. If your truck belonged to a mill, a ranch or a contractor rather than a for-hire hauler, keep the business name on the title consistent with the seller signing it, and tell us who holds the paperwork.

New registrations stay modest: FMCSA’s census shows 9 carriers starting up here in 2025 and 6 in 2024. Whether your operation began last year or decades ago, the steps for selling are the same - VIN, odometer reading, title and a set of clear photos.

General freight is the most common cargo listed, with 103 local carriers claiming it in FMCSA’s carrier census, and 38 more register for logs, poles, beams and lumber. Log trucks, flatbeds and the tractors that pull them are all trucks we purchase; note the trailer or bunk setup when you send photos.

Machinery and large objects appear on 32 Ukiah carrier filings, while fresh produce shows up on 28, per the federal census of motor carriers. Lowboys, reefers and day cabs from those lines are welcome, and service records for a reefer unit help us read its history without guessing.

Mendocino County held 975 farms in USDA’s 2022 Census of Agriculture, with cattle, sheep and potted flowering plants at the top of the list. Stock trailers and ranch trucks parked out on county land can be collected where they sit, so give us the road access and gate details up front.

The Mine Safety and Health Administration lists Ford Gravel, a sand and gravel operation 1.7 miles south-east of Ukiah. Dump trucks and end dumps that have worked a pit that close to town are often parked nearby, so a yard address is enough for us to plan the pickup.

Harris Quarry, a crushed-stone site 14.2 miles north-west, and Highway 175 Quarry, a sand and gravel operation 18.1 miles south-east, both appear in Mine Safety and Health Administration listings. If your truck is still on site at either, let us know whether a loader is available and whether the operator requires an escort through the gate.

The Census Bureau’s LEHD job counts put 9,234 jobs in Ukiah in 2023, with 208 in construction, 162 in manufacturing and 135 in transportation and warehousing. Construction trucks, shop-owned delivery units and hauling rigs all fit; tell us which of those trades the vehicle served.

Ukiah-area builders number 80 construction establishments in the Census Bureau County Business Patterns tally. A contractor closing out a job or trimming equipment can sell one unit or several at once - list each VIN and where each truck is parked.

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting account for 117 local jobs and wholesale trade for 78, the LEHD counts show. Farm-plated and wholesale delivery trucks are part of what we collect, and the registration card tells us how the truck was plated.

FMCSA’s carrier census counts 404 drivers here working within 100 miles and 636 working beyond that radius. Your truck may be away on a run when you first call, so tell us where it will be parked on the day you are ready, whether that is Ukiah or another yard.

Among 63 local carriers reporting mileage, the median per truck was 14,081 miles, per the federal carrier census. Send the current odometer reading with your photos so the figure we work from is the one on the dash.

The three biggest fleets in town run 77, 47 and 44 power units, FMCSA’s census shows. Sellers moving several trucks at once should send a simple list of units, VINs and locations.

FMCSA roadside inspection records for 269 trucks inspected between September 2024 and August 2026 give a median model year of 2017. Keep any inspection report from those stops in the folder with the title; it records where and when the truck was checked.

Within that inspected group, 41 percent were ten or more model years old, on FMCSA roadside inspection records. Older and newer units are both trucks we buy; the model year goes on the title, so a photo of the title page covers it.

• Do you collect trucks from the gravel pits around Ukiah?Ford Gravel sits 1.7 miles south-east of town on Mine Safety and Health Administration listings, and we come to sites like it. Give us the gate location and any site rules.
• My log truck is registered in Ukiah but works across Mendocino County - will you collect it away from town?Ukiah carriers report 636 drivers working beyond 100 miles on FMCSA’s carrier census, so trucks are often away from town. Tell us where the truck will be parked and we collect it there.
• What paperwork should a Ukiah private fleet have ready?The 95 private fleets listed for Ukiah in FMCSA’s census each need the title in the business name, the current registration, and any service or inspection records they kept.
• Do you take ranch and stock trucks from county land?Cattle and sheep lead Mendocino County’s 975 farms in USDA’s 2022 Census of Agriculture, and ranch trucks and stock haulers from those operations are trucks we purchase where they are parked.