Rock from the hills
Crushed stone at Harris, gravel at Longvale
Just 5.1 miles south-east of Willits, the Mine Safety and Health Administration registers Harris Quarry as a crushed-stone pit. A dump truck or end-dump tractor that runs rock out of Harris is often parked at the quarry yard rather than in town, so tell us whether it sits there and who holds the gate key.
North of town by 11.5 miles, the Longvale Plant of Grist Creek Aggregates is listed by the Mine Safety and Health Administration as a sand and gravel operation. If your truck hauls from Longvale, send photos of the bed, the frame and the tires along with the VIN, and we can arrange collection at the plant itself.
Ford Gravel, another sand and gravel site in the Mine Safety and Health Administration listings, is 20.7 miles south-east. A seller whose truck works that road can leave it where it is; give us the address and a contact on site.
Off the ridges
Log trucks and lumber flatbeds out of Willits
Of the 172 carriers FMCSA’s carrier census counts here, 32 list logs, poles, beams and lumber as cargo, second only to the 48 hauling general freight. Log trucks with bunks and stakes, and flatbeds that carry sawn lumber, both fit what we buy, so tell us the trailer setup when you first get in touch.
Machinery and large objects appear on 18 of the Willits carrier records in FMCSA’s census, and farm supplies on 11. A lowboy tractor or a flatbed that moves equipment between ranches and job sites is a truck we collect, and the registration card plus any service records help us match it to its records.
Mostly intrastate fleets around Mendocino County
Intrastate operations make up 168 of the town’s carriers in FMCSA’s census, against 4 that run interstate, and 49 are private fleets moving their own goods. For a truck that has stayed inside California, have the California title and current registration in hand before we schedule a pickup.
The three biggest fleets on FMCSA’s Willits rolls run 16, 14 and 11 power units. An owner-operator with one truck and an outfit retiring several units are handled the same way: list each VIN, where each truck is parked, and who can sign the title.
FMCSA’s carrier census has 23 Willits carriers reporting yearly mileage, and their median truck covers 15,000 miles a year. Have the odometer reading ready with the VIN, since those two numbers are the first things we ask for.
Mills, wholesale and building work
Manufacturing holds 347 of the 2,621 Willits jobs, 13.2 percent, in the Census Bureau’s LEHD job counts for 2023. A box truck or flatbed that serves a mill or shop in town can be collected from the plant lot if that is where it is kept.
Wholesale trade holds 118 of those jobs and construction 50, by the same LEHD figures. A contractor’s dump truck or a distributor’s straight truck both qualify, and photos of the cab, the body and the VIN plate let us start on yours.
Sheep and cattle
Cattle, sheep and nursery stock
USDA’s 2022 Census of Agriculture counts 975 farms in Mendocino County, with cattle, sheep and potted flowering plants at the top of the list. Stock trucks, feed haulers and nursery delivery trucks kept on a ranch outside Willits can be collected from the ranch gate.
If the truck has been sitting on farm ground, send directions along with the address, and mention whether a gate, a creek crossing or a soft track lies between the road and the truck.
Title, registration and newer operators
Willits added 5 carriers in 2025 and 2 the year before, according to FMCSA’s carrier census. A newer operator selling a first truck needs the same things as anyone else: the title in the seller’s name, the registration, and a lienholder release if a lender was ever on the title.
Where a title has gone missing, California’s title agency issues the duplicate, and that request is best started before we arrange collection. If the title shows a lender, tell us the lender’s name so the release can be lined up.
The questions we get asked in Willits
- Can you pick up an end-dump that stays in the Harris Quarry yard south-east of Willits?Harris Quarry is 5.1 miles south-east of town according to the Mine Safety and Health Administration, and we collect from the quarry yard. Name the Harris yard contact who will meet us with the end-dump’s keys.
- Do you buy log trucks from Willits outfits?Logs, poles, beams and lumber are cargo for 32 Willits carriers in FMCSA’s census, and log trucks and lumber flatbeds are both on our list. Photos of the log bunks or lumber deck, plus the VIN and odometer figure, get a Willits timber truck started.
- My Willits truck’s title has gone missing; where do I begin replacing it?Trucks registered in Willits are titled through California’s title agency, which issues a duplicate. Start that request, then contact us with the VIN so the rest can be arranged alongside it.