Sell your semi truck for cash in Ohkay Owingeh the easy and convenient way

Two point seven miles south-west of Ohkay Owingeh, the Mine Safety and Health Administration lists Lowdermilk as a working sand and gravel operation. Dump trucks, end dumps and water trucks that work a pit like that often stay parked at the site between loads, so tell us whether yours sits at the pit gate or at your yard when you first get in touch.

A short haul from a pit under three miles away usually means the truck spends its days on gravel access roads and local highways. Send us photos of the bed, the hoist, the cab and the VIN plate, and note the body type and axle setup so the collection crew brings the right equipment out to Lowdermilk or wherever the truck is.

USDA’s 2022 Census of Agriculture counts 1,285 farms in Rio Arriba County, and cattle, tomatoes and equine operations lead the list there. Stock trucks, flatbeds with hay and feed, and box trucks that carry produce to market are the kinds of vehicles those farms put on the road around Ohkay Owingeh.

A ranch truck is often kept at a barn or a pasture gate well off the paved road. When you contact us, describe how to reach it: the gate, the surface of the lane, and whether a tow rig can turn around near the truck, so the collection can happen at the ranch rather than in town.

For a horse or cattle hauler, tell us whether the trailer goes with the tractor or stays on the farm. Photos of the hitch or fifth wheel, the tires and the cab interior are enough for us to start.

Ohkay Owingeh had 339 jobs located within it in 2023, a figure the Census Bureau publishes through its LEHD job counts (LODES). With a work base of that size, many trucks here belong to an owner-operator or a family business rather than a large yard, and the person selling is usually the person who drove it.

If that describes you, gather what you already keep in the cab or the house: the title, the current registration, and any service invoices from shops in Espanola or Santa Fe. A single owner’s records, even handwritten ones, tell us how the truck was used.

Titles here are issued by the New Mexico Motor Vehicle Division, and the closest of its MVD field offices is the NM MVD Field Office - Espanola at 1121 Santa Clara Peak Rd, Espanola, 87532, about 3.5 miles from Ohkay Owingeh. A seller whose title has gone missing can file for the replacement at that Espanola office, just down the valley.

Take your photo ID and the truck’s VIN with you to Santa Clara Peak Road, plus a lien release from any bank or credit union that financed it. Once the duplicate is in hand, send us a photo of the front and back so we can match the name and VIN to the truck before collection.

On the New Mexico Register, the state’s Advanced Clean Trucks rule, covering zero-emission requirements for medium- and heavy-duty vehicles, is listed as in force. The Heavy-Duty Omnibus, which sets exhaust standards for heavy-duty engines, is in force under the same chapter of state air rules.

Ohkay Owingeh owners selling a diesel truck do not need to do anything under either rule before a sale. Knowing the engine model and its year helps us, so include a photo of the engine label with the rest of your pictures.

• Can a gravel truck be picked up at Lowdermilk?Lowdermilk is 2.7 miles south-west of Ohkay Owingeh on the Mine Safety and Health Administration’s records, and we collect from sites like it. Give us the gate location and a contact at the pit.