Westmorland’s carriers haul feed, grain and vegetables
Of the 20 active carriers that FMCSA’s carrier census places in Westmorland, four list grain, feed or hay as cargo and three list fresh produce. If your tractor pulled hay flatbeds or reefer trailers out of the fields around town, tell us which trailer it ran with and send a photo of the hitch, so we know how it was set up before we arrive.
General freight shows up on three Westmorland carrier records in the federal census, and one more lists dry bulk commodities. A day cab that pulled bottom-dump or hopper trailers is something we collect too; have the registration card and the title together before the call, since those are the two documents we ask about first.
Westmorland rigs that never leave California
In FMCSA’s carrier census, 16 of the town’s carriers are registered for California-only hauling and four for interstate work. A truck that never left California is likely parked at a farm yard, a shop or a home lot near town, and that is where we come to load it; send us the street address or the field road and a gate contact.
The same FMCSA records count 13 drivers working inside a hundred-mile radius of their base and 15 working beyond it. If your rig ran the longer routes and is now parked somewhere other than Westmorland, give us that location instead; we pick up where the truck sits.
Westmorland’s carriers run a handful of units each
Westmorland’s biggest operation in FMCSA’s census runs four power units with four drivers; the next has two units and one driver, and another lists a single tractor shared by four drivers. With fleets this small, the person selling is usually the person who drove it, so have the VIN, the odometer reading and the title in hand when you contact us.
Three of the local carriers are private fleets, hauling their own goods rather than freight for hire, according to the carrier census. A farm truck kept for moving your own crop or livestock is a vehicle we handle the same way: photos of the cab, the frame and the tires, plus any service records you kept.
Brawley DMV
The State of California Department of Motor Vehicles runs DMV field offices for title transfers and replacements, and the Brawley office at 173 W Main St., Brawley, 92227 is 6.1 miles from Westmorland. If the title is missing, a replacement from that counter comes before the sale; bring the registration and your ID.
Where a lender still appears on the title, the California DMV needs a lien release before ownership can move. Ask the lender for that release and keep it with the title, so the transfer can be signed the day we collect the truck.
IMPERIAL terminal and the yard
Fuel terminals, the rail yard and the naval air facility
The Energy Information Administration lists the IMPERIAL petroleum product terminal 15.1 miles south of Westmorland, and the Bureau of Transportation Statistics places the Ventura Transfer Co liquid bulk terminal 17.2 miles south. A tanker tractor that loaded at either one can be listed with us; mention the trailer type and whether the truck carries hazmat placards.
Under the North American Rail Network, run by the Federal Railroad Administration with the Bureau of Transportation Statistics, the El Centro Yard lies 16.4 miles south of town. NAF El Centro, which the Bureau of Transportation Statistics lists 15 miles south, and the Target 101 Shade Tree range 9.7 miles south-west complete the picture; if your truck is stored on any of those routes, tell us the nearest crossroad.
Crushing Screening and Frink
Gravel pits and cattle country
Two sand and gravel operations appear in Mine Safety and Health Administration records north of Westmorland: Crushing Screening at 22.8 miles and Frink at 23.2 miles. Dump trucks and end-dump tractors that worked those pits are part of what we buy; a photo of the bed and the hoist alongside the cab photos tells us the setup.
Imperial County counted 482 farms in USDA’s 2022 Census of Agriculture, where cattle, milk and wheat lead the list. Livestock haulers, milk tankers and grain trucks from those operations can stay on the ranch or dairy where they are parked; we arrange the pickup there with whoever holds the keys.
Westmorland diesels
Selling a Westmorland diesel under the state’s clean truck rules
California’s Advanced Clean Trucks Regulation is contested, and for the 2036 zero-emission sales requirement for medium- and heavy-duty vehicles, enforcement is paused. Westmorland sellers can still sell a diesel tractor to us; keep the engine label and the emissions paperwork with the title.
The Advanced Clean Fleets drayage and high-priority fleet requirements have been repealed by the state. In Westmorland, where the Census Bureau’s LEHD job counts recorded 356 jobs in 2023, that leaves owners with no fleet-rule deadline attached to selling a truck here.
The questions we get asked in Westmorland
- Can you collect a tractor from a hay or produce farm near Westmorland without me hauling it in?Farm yards around Westmorland are where many of the town’s 20 FMCSA-registered carriers keep their trucks, and we collect from the farm itself. Give us the road, the gate and the name of whoever can let us in.
- Which DMV office handles a Westmorland seller’s missing title?Brawley’s DMV field office, at 173 W Main St., is 6.1 miles from Westmorland according to the State of California Department of Motor Vehicles. Bring your ID and the registration to request the replacement there.
- Do you take hay and produce trucks?Hay, feed and grain haulers make up four of Westmorland’s carriers in FMCSA’s census, and fresh produce haulers another three; trucks from both kinds of work are ones we buy. A VIN, an odometer figure and a few cab and frame photos are enough for a Westmorland hauler to begin.