Pits a few miles north-east and south-east of South River
Mesa Sand and Gravel Pit 1 lies about 4.4 miles north-east of South River, according to the Mine Safety and Health Administration. A dump truck or end-dump tractor that has hauled aggregate out of that pit can be collected right where it is parked, whether that is a yard by the pit or a driveway in town. Send us the VIN, a clear photo of each side and the box, and say which pit it worked.
South-east, about 5.9 miles away, the Mine Safety and Health Administration lists the Bloomfield Processing Facility, another sand and gravel operation. If your truck split its time between the two sites, mention both when you call, along with the body type and axle setup. Keep the registration and any service records together with the title so they are in one folder on collection day.
The Bloomfield petroleum terminal, ten miles out
Ten miles south-east of town, the Energy Information Administration records a petroleum product terminal under the name BLOOMFIELD, at 10.2 miles. Tractors and straight tankers that load at a terminal like that are trucks we buy, and the tank, the pump and the tractor can be discussed as one unit or separately.
Tell us whether the tank is attached to the truck or rides on a separate trailer, and photograph the data plate on the tank as well as the cab. If the tractor is parked at the terminal or a yard nearby rather than at home, give us that address and a contact who can open the gate.
Hauling for the industrial-mineral mine past Waterflow
The Mine Safety and Health Administration places Waterflow Pit, an industrial-mineral mine, roughly 25 miles west of South River. A truck that has served that mine may be stored out there instead of in town, and that is fine: we come to the truck, so you do not need to move it.
When the truck is kept at a remote site, share a pin or directions and note whether a lowboy or a tow truck can reach it on the access road. Photos of the gate and the approach save a second trip.
Aztec’s MVD counter, just over four miles from South River
The New Mexico Motor Vehicle Division issues truck titles through its MVD field offices, and the closest to South River is NM MVD Field Office - Aztec at 201 W CHACO ST ste 5, Aztec, 87410, about 4.3 miles away. If the title has gone missing, that is the office where a duplicate can be requested before the sale.
Have the VIN ready when you visit the Aztec office, and if a lien was once recorded on the truck, bring the lienholder’s release letter as well. Once the replacement is in hand, sign it over only when we arrive, and keep the registration card with it so the names match.
Stock and hay haulers
South River’s stock trailers, bale beds and ranch pickups
Ranchers and growers operate 2,877 farms in San Juan County, per USDA’s 2022 Census of Agriculture, and that survey ranks cattle first, followed by sheep and then horses. Stock trucks, flatbeds that carry hay and pickups rated for gooseneck hauling all fit what we take off a ranch.
A ranch truck often sits in a barn lot or out by a corral. Tell us whether it is on gravel, pasture or pavement, and if a livestock box or bale bed is mounted, say whether it goes with the truck.
New Mexico heavy-duty rules now in force
Under the New Mexico Administrative Code, two state rules for new medium and heavy trucks are in force: Advanced Clean Trucks, the medium- and heavy-duty zero-emission vehicle requirement, and Heavy-Duty Omnibus, which sets exhaust emission standards for heavy-duty engines.
Both apply to how new trucks and engines are sold and certified. For a truck already registered and parked near South River, what we need is unchanged: the title, the registration and the VIN.
The questions we get asked in South River
- Will you pick up a dump truck at one of the gravel pits near South River?Mesa Sand and Gravel Pit 1 and the Bloomfield Processing Facility are both within six miles of town on the Mine Safety and Health Administration’s list, and we collect from pit yards like those as well as from homes. Share the pit’s address and the name of whoever holds the gate key.
- My truck’s title is missing; is the Aztec MVD field office the place to sort that out from South River?NM MVD Field Office - Aztec, at 201 W CHACO ST ste 5 in Aztec, is about 4.3 miles from South River and is one of the New Mexico Motor Vehicle Division’s field offices that handle titles.
- Is a cattle or sheep hauler from a San Juan County ranch something you take?Cattle, sheep and horses lead San Juan County’s farm list in USDA’s 2022 Census of Agriculture, and stock trucks from those operations are trucks we buy. Send photos of the box and the cab together.