A valley where construction holds most of the jobs
Construction work fills 2,662 of the 9,742 jobs located in North Valley, or 27.3 percent, in the Census Bureau’s 2023 LEHD job counts. Dump trucks, mixers, flatbeds and lowboys that move equipment between Bernalillo County job sites are the kinds of trucks we buy here. Have the title and registration ready, and send a few photos of the bed or body as well as the cab.
Wholesale trade accounts for 1,302 jobs in North Valley under the same LEHD figures, 13.4 percent of the local total. Box trucks and straight trucks running supply routes out of valley warehouses fit what we purchase. If yours carries a liftgate or reefer unit, mention it and include the unit’s service records with your photos.
Manufacturing employs 432 people here and transportation and warehousing another 222, according to LEHD’s 2023 counts. A single tractor or a small group of trucks from either kind of business can be sold together; list each VIN so we can look at them as one sale.
Quarries north-west and north-east of the valley
Just 2.8 miles north-west of the valley’s centre, crushed stone comes out of Salls Portable Quarry Equip., an operation the Mine Safety and Health Administration tracks. End dumps, belly dumps and side dumps that load at crushers like that one are welcome here. Keep the quarry gate contact handy in case the truck is still parked on site when we collect it.
To the north-east, about 8.7 miles out, the Mine Safety and Health Administration lists the PLACITAS sand and gravel operation. A tandem or tri-axle that hauls gravel from Placitas into the valley does not need to come back to town to be sold. Give us the yard address, and note whether a loader or another truck blocks access.
Tankers serving the terminals south of North Valley
Holly Asphalt, a liquid bulk terminal recorded by the Bureau of Transportation Statistics, stands 3 miles south of North Valley. Heated asphalt tankers and the tractors that pull them out of that terminal toward paving crews are trucks we purchase. Send the tanker’s inspection paperwork along with the tractor’s title, since a combination sale needs both.
Two ALBUQUERQUE petroleum product terminals appear in Energy Information Administration listings, one 3 miles and one 6.3 miles south of the valley. Fuel tankers and bobtails that load at those racks fit our list. Tell us the tank’s capacity and compartments, and photograph the placard holders and valves so the photos match your description.
Containers and rail freight to the south
South of North Valley, the North American Rail Network, kept by the Federal Railroad Administration and the Bureau of Transportation Statistics, shows the ALBUQUERQUE-ABAJO rail yard at 7.5 miles, with a second track point under that name at 7.9 miles. Day cabs that shuttle freight between that yard and valley businesses are trucks we will look at. Start by sending the VIN and the odometer reading.
An Albuquerque rail intermodal ramp, 8.8 miles south by the Bureau of Transportation Statistics’ listing, handles container moves into the metro. If your tractor and chassis worked that ramp, tell us whether the chassis is titled to you or leased; only equipment in your name can be part of the sale.
Dairy, cattle and horse country in Bernalillo County
USDA’s 2022 Census of Agriculture counts 964 farms in Bernalillo County, with milk, cattle and equine at the top of the county’s list. Milk tankers, livestock haulers, horse trailers’ tow trucks and farm flatbeds all fit what we buy around North Valley. A farm truck registered in a ranch or dairy name needs that name’s signature on the title, so have it ready.
Plenty of valley farm trucks sit in a barn or pasture rather than a paved lot. That is fine: give us the gate code or a neighbour who can let us in, and describe the ground the truck is parked on so we bring the right equipment.
North Valley titles and the state’s clean truck rules
New Mexico’s environmental code now carries an Advanced Clean Trucks rule and a Heavy-Duty Omnibus engine standard, both listed as in force on the State Records Center and Archives register. Neither stops you from selling a truck you already own in North Valley, and you do not need to sort out compliance before contacting us.
If the title is lost, ask the state’s title agency for a duplicate before the sale, in the name shown on the registration. Bring the registration, any lien release and your photo ID, and if the truck is held in a business name, the person signing must be authorised for that business.
The questions we get asked in North Valley
- My dump truck sits at a quarry north-west of North Valley, so must I haul it to a North Valley address before selling?Some 2.8 miles north-west of North Valley, the Mine Safety and Health Administration lists a crushed-stone quarry run by Salls Portable Quarry Equip. We collect from there or from any yard nearby; tell us who controls the gate so the pickup can be arranged with them.
- Do you buy asphalt or fuel tankers that work the Albuquerque terminals?Holly Asphalt sits 3 miles south of North Valley on the Bureau of Transportation Statistics’ terminal list, and tankers serving it and the nearby fuel racks are on our list. Send the tank inspection papers with the title.
- Can I sell a dairy or cattle truck from a Bernalillo County farm?Milk and cattle lead Bernalillo County’s 964 farms in USDA’s 2022 Census of Agriculture, and trucks from those operations are ones we purchase. Make sure whoever is named on the title signs it.
- Do the Advanced Clean Trucks and Omnibus rules in New Mexico change anything for a North Valley seller?New Mexico’s Advanced Clean Trucks and Heavy-Duty Omnibus rules, listed as in force on the State Records Center and Archives register, do not have to be sorted out before you sell a truck you already own in North Valley.