Gravel off the river
Dump trucks loading at two pits west and north-east
Santa Fe River Pit, a sand and gravel operation on the Mine Safety and Health Administration’s roster, sits 4.5 miles up the road to the north-east of La Cienega. If your dump truck or end-dump tractor has spent its shifts loading there, tell us so, and let us know whether it is parked at your place or at a yard near the pit when you want it gone.
Pena Blanca, another sand and gravel site on the Mine Safety and Health Administration’s register, lies 11.9 miles west of town. A truck kept out that way can stay where it stands; send the street address or the gate it sits behind, plus a clear photo of the VIN plate, and we plan the pickup from there.
For either pit, gather the title, the current New Mexico registration and any service log you kept before you reach out, so the conversation about your truck starts with the paperwork already on the table.
A mineral mine twelve miles up toward Cerrito Pelado
Cerrito Pelado, which the Mine Safety and Health Administration classifies as an industrial-mineral mine, is 12.3 miles north-east of La Cienega. Haul units and water trucks assigned to a site like that are part of what we buy, and we arrange collection at the mine road or wherever you have moved the unit.
Photograph the cab interior, the bed or body, the frame rails and each axle in daylight before you contact us. Pictures of the side with the plate and the door numbers help us match the truck to its title on the first try.
Asphalt
Rosario Asphalt and bulk liquid hauling
The Energy Information Administration places Rosario Asphalt, a petroleum product terminal, 11.1 miles west of town. Tankers and tractors that pulled hot-mix or liquid asphalt loads from a terminal like it fit the list of trucks we purchase, with or without the trailer.
When the tractor and tanker are titled separately, have both titles in hand and say which pieces you want to sell. Any tank inspection paperwork you hold can go along with the photos so we see the full setup at once.
Mixers, flatbeds and box trucks from builders and wholesalers
Of the 522 jobs counted in La Cienega for 2023 by the Census Bureau’s LEHD job counts (LODES), construction accounts for 170, a 32.6% share. Contractors with a flatbed, a mixer or a crew truck sitting idle between projects can sell it from the job site or the shop lot.
Wholesale trade holds 52 of those jobs, or 10%, according to the same LODES figures from the Census Bureau. Box trucks and straight trucks used for local wholesale runs are welcome too; note the body type and its length when you write to us.
Goats, corn, cattle
Cattle, corn and goats in Santa Fe County
USDA’s 2022 Census of Agriculture records 591 farms across Santa Fe County, with cattle, corn and goats as the leading products. Ranch owners with a stock truck, a feed hauler or a grain truck parked at the barn can have us come to the property rather than towing it into town.
Give us directions for any dirt road to the barn or pasture gate, and tell us if a locked gate or a cattle guard stands in the way, so the pickup crew arrives ready for the ground it has to cross.
NMAC and the title
Emissions labels, lost titles and what to bring along
New Mexico’s Advanced Clean Trucks requirement and its Heavy-Duty Omnibus engine exhaust standards are both in force under the state’s administrative code. Snap a picture of the emissions label on the engine along with your other photos so the engine family is on record.
If the title is lost or carries a lien, contact the state’s title agency for a duplicate or a lien release before the pickup is booked. Bring the registration, a photo ID matching the name on the title, and the keys to the handover.
From the Onate Complex out to the Pena Blanca road
The Bureau of Transportation Statistics marks the NG Santa Fe Onate Complex, a military installation, 1.8 miles east of town. Whether your truck is near that complex, beside the pit to the north-east or out on a ranch west toward Pena Blanca, we travel to it.
Tell us the closest crossroad and whether a lowboy trailer has room to turn around where the truck is parked. A loading spot clear of parked cars makes for a smooth handover.
The questions we get asked in La Cienega
- Will you pick up a dump truck at Santa Fe River Pit?Santa Fe River Pit sits 4.5 miles north-east of La Cienega on the Mine Safety and Health Administration’s list, and we can collect at the pit or your yard once you send the address.
- Do you buy asphalt tankers from the Rosario terminal area?Rosario Asphalt, 11.1 miles west per the Energy Information Administration, is in our pickup area, and tankers or the tractors that pulled them are both trucks we purchase.
- Can you collect a stock truck from a Santa Fe County ranch west of La Cienega?With 591 farms in Santa Fe County on USDA’s 2022 Census of Agriculture, ranch pickups are routine for us; send directions to the gate and we come to the truck.
- What if I lost my New Mexico title?A missing New Mexico title is replaced through the state’s title agency; request the duplicate first, then contact us with the VIN and photos.