Dump trucks that know the road to Lowdermilk
Lowdermilk, a sand and gravel operation on the Mine Safety and Health Administration’s records, lies 15.3 miles south-west of Dixon. Dump trucks and end dumps that have run gravel out of a pit like that one are trucks we buy, and if yours is parked at the pit rather than at home, give us that location and we will collect it there.
Before you call about a truck from the Lowdermilk side, photograph the bed, the hoist and the cab, and note the VIN from the door jamb. With those in hand, the first conversation is about your truck rather than about what you still need to find.
Farm and ranch trucks around Dixon
Around Dixon and across the rest of Rio Arriba County, USDA’s 2022 Census of Agriculture counts 1,285 farms, with cattle, tomatoes and equine listed as the leading products. Stock haulers, flatbeds carrying hay and box trucks moving produce all come out of that kind of work, and each is a truck we will look at.
A ranch truck often sits in a barn lot or at the end of a dirt lane, so tell us whether a tow truck can reach it and what the ground is like in wet weather. If it hauled horses or cattle, say which trailer it pulled, and photograph the gooseneck hitch or fifth wheel in the bed on its own.
Espanola’s field office handles Dixon’s missing titles
Titles in New Mexico are issued by the New Mexico Motor Vehicle Division, and the closest office it lists is NM MVD Field Office - Espanola at 1121 Santa Clara Peak Rd, Espanola, 87532, which the division places 16.2 miles from Dixon. A seller here who cannot find the title starts the replacement at that MVD field office.
Bring the registration and your identification when you go, and keep any lien release if the truck was ever financed. Once the duplicate is in hand, send us a photo of the front and back so the name on it can be matched to yours before pickup.
Zero-emission and Omnibus engine rules on the books
The New Mexico Administrative Code carries two state regulations for heavy trucks, both in force: Advanced Clean Trucks, the medium- and heavy-duty zero-emission vehicle requirement, and the Heavy-Duty Omnibus, which sets exhaust emission standards for heavy-duty engines.
A court case over those rules, brought against the New Mexico Environmental Improvement Board, has been decided by the New Mexico Court of Appeals. If you are unsure how either regulation bears on the truck you are selling from Dixon, raise it when you call and we will talk it through with you.
VIN, photos and the spot the truck is parked
Whether the truck worked the gravel road toward Lowdermilk or the hay and tomato ground around town, the first message we need carries the VIN, the year, make and model, and where the truck sits now. Add whether the title is in your name or still has to come back from the MVD field office in Espanola.
Service records, an inspection sticker or the last registration card all help, though none is required before we talk. Photos of all four sides, the cab interior and the plate on the frame let us see the truck you are describing.
The questions we get asked in Dixon
- Will you pick up a truck at a ranch outside Dixon?Ranch trucks across Rio Arriba County, where USDA’s 2022 Census of Agriculture counts 1,285 farms, are trucks we collect where they sit; tell us the lane, the gate and whether a tow truck can reach it.
- If the title is gone, where does a Dixon owner go for a new one?NM MVD Field Office - Espanola, 1121 Santa Clara Peak Rd, about 16.2 miles from town according to the New Mexico Motor Vehicle Division, handles duplicate titles; bring your identification and registration.
- Do you buy dump trucks that haul gravel?The Lowdermilk sand and gravel operation, 15.3 miles south-west of Dixon on Mine Safety and Health Administration records, is the kind of site our dump truck sellers work from, and we buy those trucks.
- Does Advanced Clean Trucks or the Omnibus matter for a truck I sell from Dixon?Advanced Clean Trucks and the Heavy-Duty Omnibus are both in force in New Mexico; if you are unsure how they bear on your Dixon truck, ask us when you call and we will go through it.