Freight cars two miles off
Modesto Yard and the terminal yard, just east
Modesto Yard sits 2.3 miles north-east of West Modesto on the North American Rail Network that the Federal Railroad Administration and the Bureau of Transportation Statistics maintain. A tractor that shuttles loads to and from that yard can be sold from the spot where it last dropped a trailer; send us the street address or the cross streets and we plan the collection around them.
Modesto Terminal Yard lies 2.8 miles east, according to that same North American Rail Network map. If your truck parks near the terminal between runs, photograph the cab, the frame rails and each tire, and keep the title and current California registration in the glovebox so both are on hand when we arrive.
Gravel loads both directions
Sand, gravel and mineral sites east and west of town
Munn & Perkins Pit & Mill, a sand and gravel operation listed by the Mine Safety and Health Administration, sits 10.4 miles north-east. Dump trucks and end-dump tractors that load there often stay parked at the pit; tell us whether a gate code or a site contact is needed to reach yours.
Hughson Aggregates appears in Mine Safety and Health Administration records 11.5 miles to the east. Should your truck have hauled from that plant, write down the VIN, the odometer reading and the body type, whether a bed, a transfer box or a belly-dump trailer, before you call.
The other way, 17.2 miles west, the Vernalis Plant is an industrial-mineral mine on the Mine Safety and Health Administration’s list. A seller whose truck works that site can hand us the keys at the plant gate, with service records in an envelope if any were kept.
Fuel, intermodal and defense sites to the north-west
Tracy Terminal, a petroleum product terminal on the Energy Information Administration’s register, stands 19.6 miles north-west of West Modesto. Fuel tractors and tankers that load there are on the list of what we buy; mention the tank’s capacity and any current inspection certificate in your first message.
At the same 19.6-mile distance north-west, the Bureau of Transportation Statistics lists the Lathrop rail intermodal ramp. Day cabs and sleepers that pull containers off that ramp can be collected wherever they sit, so let us know whether the truck is in a yard, on a lot or at a home driveway.
Def Distr Reg West Sharpe Site, a military installation per the Bureau of Transportation Statistics, is 20.1 miles out in the same direction. If your truck runs freight into that installation, keep the base access paperwork separate from the title; we only need the title, the registration and your photo identification to complete the sale.
Milk, cattle, corn
Tankers and stock trailers on Stanislaus dairies
Stanislaus County held 3,455 farms in USDA’s 2022 Census of Agriculture, with milk, cattle and corn as its top products. Milk tankers, livestock haulers, grain trucks and flatbeds that serve those farms qualify, and we can pick one up from the farmyard where it is stored.
For a farm truck registered to a ranch or a family operation instead of a person, tell us whose name appears on the title. Having the person named there available to sign, or a signed authorization from them, keeps the paperwork simple when the truck leaves the property.
Shops in town
Box trucks and service bodies from West Modesto shops
The Census Bureau’s LEHD job counts place 437 jobs at West Modesto workplaces in 2023, spread across small yards and shops. Box trucks, service bodies and small fleets that work from local shops are trucks we take, one at a time or several together.
When you are selling more than one truck from the same address, list each VIN and its odometer reading in one message. The LEHD figure from the Census Bureau covers jobs located here, so a truck based at a West Modesto workplace can be collected right where the business keeps it.
The questions we get asked in West Modesto
- Can a dump truck parked out at Hughson Aggregates be sold without driving it back toward West Modesto?Hughson Aggregates is 11.5 miles east of West Modesto in Mine Safety and Health Administration records, and the truck can stay right there. Tell us which entrance to use at the pit and who on site can let us through.
- Do you collect tractors working out of the Lathrop intermodal ramp?The Bureau of Transportation Statistics puts the Lathrop ramp 19.6 miles north-west of West Modesto, and tractors working there are ones we collect. Send the VIN, the odometer reading and photos of the cab, frame and tires.
- Will you take a milk tanker that hauls from Stanislaus County dairies?Milk led the county’s farm products in USDA’s 2022 Census of Agriculture, which counted 3,455 farms here, and milk tankers are on our list. Have the title and registration ready, and tell us where the tanker is parked.