Pits south of town, a quarry up the valley
The Mine Safety and Health Administration lists the East Valley sand and gravel operation 2.3 miles south of Terrace Heights. A dump truck or end-dump tractor that has worked that pit is likely parked close by, so give us the yard address or the lot where it sits between loads, and we collect it there.
Wheeler Rock Products, another sand and gravel site on the Mine Safety and Health Administration’s list, lies 9.6 miles south-west. If your truck has run gravel out of Wheeler Rock or East Valley, send photos of the bed, the hoist and the cab together, plus the VIN, so we know which body is mounted before we talk.
Further out, Horseshoe Bend Quarry is a crushed-stone operation 21.6 miles north-west, again by the Mine Safety and Health Administration’s records. A truck kept up at the quarry does not need to come down to Terrace Heights first; tell us the gate it sits behind and who can let us in.
Yakima Yard, three miles west
On the North American Rail Network, kept by the Federal Railroad Administration and the Bureau of Transportation Statistics, both YAKIMA YARD and the YAKIMA yard sit 3.2 miles west of Terrace Heights. Day cabs that shuttle loads between those yards and local warehouses fit what we buy, and the title and current registration are the two papers to find first.
If the tractor is parked near the Yakima rail yards rather than at your home, tell us the street and whether a lowboy or a tow can reach it. Collection in Terrace Heights or across the river in Yakima is planned around where the truck actually stands.
Freight, building and wholesale work
The Census Bureau’s LEHD job counts for 2023 put 2,061 jobs in Terrace Heights, and 290 of those, or 14.1 percent, were in transportation and warehousing. A seller from that line of work usually has a tractor or box truck; keep its service records with the title so the history of the unit travels with it.
Construction accounted for 280 jobs, 13.6 percent of the total, on the same LEHD figures, while County Business Patterns from the Census Bureau counts 77 construction establishments. Contractors here who are letting go of a flatbed, a water truck or a dump can send one photo of each side and the odometer reading to start.
Wholesale trade held 242 jobs, or 11.7 percent, according to the Census Bureau’s LEHD counts. Straight trucks and reefers that deliver for wholesalers around the valley are trucks we collect, and a registration card in the cab saves a step at pickup.
Milk tankers, cattle haulers and grain trucks that work those farms often sit on the farm itself, and we come out to the farm lane to collect.
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting made up 188 jobs, 9.1 percent of Terrace Heights employment, in the Census Bureau’s LEHD job counts. If a farm truck was never titled in the name of the person selling it, sort out the ownership with Washington’s title agency before you contact us, or tell us up front so we can explain what is needed.
Older and newer tractors are both on the list of what we buy, so send the build year as it appears on the title.
A clear title in your name, the current registration and any inspection or maintenance records are what a Terrace Heights sale runs on. If the title is lost, Washington’s title agency issues a replacement, so request one before you reach out.
Photos taken in daylight from all four corners, plus the dash with the odometer showing, let us see the truck where it is parked in Yakima County. Add the address and a phone number for whoever holds the keys.
The questions we get asked in Terrace Heights
- What if the tractor is parked by the rail yard in Yakima?The North American Rail Network places Yakima Yard 3.2 miles west of Terrace Heights, and a truck parked near it is collected where it stands once you give us the street and a contact.