- Lane
- Santa Clarita on the 5
- Freeways
- ZIP codes
- 91350
- 91351
- 91354
- 91355
- 91321
- 91387
- County
- Los Angeles County
Empty cable reels picked up in Santa Clarita
Yes: we pick up empty cable reels in Santa Clarita, including Valencia, Saugus, Newhall and Canyon Country, on the Santa Clarita lane up the 5. The Valencia Commerce Center and the business parks along the 5 and Route 126 are the main stops.
What gets made in Santa Clarita
Santa Clarita is a young city, incorporated in 1987 from the communities of Valencia, Saugus, Newhall and Canyon Country. Its biggest industrial district is in the north-west, where the 5 meets Route 126: the Valencia Commerce Center covers 939 net acres with about 139 buildings and is the second-largest business park in the Santa Clarita Valley. Aerospace controls, medical products and manufacturing firms are among its tenants.
Other business parks follow the 5 and the Santa Clara River, and Canyon Country, on the 14, has its own light industry. New housing and commercial construction across the valley adds a steady supply of building-wire reels.
Southern California Edison serves Santa Clarita, so its distribution and undergrounding work is the utility source here. Six Flags Magic Mountain, just west of the 5 in Valencia, is a reminder of how much power a single site can draw; rides, lighting and their upgrades all run on cable. For us, though, the steady sources are the business parks and the contractors who build and maintain them.
Where Santa Clarita's empty reels come from
- Business-park manufacturers
- Aerospace controls and manufacturing firms empty 24 to 48 inch reels.
- New construction
- Housing and commercial projects empty nailed building-wire reels in quantity.
- SCE distribution work
- Undergrounding and cable replacement leave 60 to 72 inch reels at staging yards.
How the Santa Clarita on the 5 run reaches Santa Clarita
Santa Clarita reels ride on the San Fernando Valley run as it goes over the Newhall Pass, or on the Antelope Valley run heading up the 14. Business-park docks usually have forklifts. Construction sites need a gate time and a contact; we cannot load from an active work area without one.
Getting Santa Clarita's reels ready for the truck
Count by flange
Measure across the round end of each reel and group them: 24, 36, 48, 72 inch flanges are the sizes we see most from Santa Clarita. A phone photo of the stack helps us size the run. The measuring guide shows where to put the tape.
Stage them where a flatbed fits
Put the reels where a 53 foot flatbed can pull alongside off Interstate 5, not down a lane it cannot turn in.
Give us a window
Tell us the hours your gate is open and staffed. Stops on the Santa Clarita on the 5 lane get a pickup window by email once the run is planned.
Say how they get lifted
A forklift on site loads anything up to 96 inches. Without one, reels up to about 42 inches can be tipped and rolled up a ramp; bigger ones need a lift.
Flag the stencilled ones
A reel painted with a cable maker's name may be returnable. Tell us and we will say whether it should go back to its owner before we take it.
After the run, sound reels from Santa Clarita are sorted for resale to contractors, makers and growers who want wooden spools; split flanges, torn arbor holes and rotten staves go to wood recycling. See resale or recycling for how a reel is graded.
Reel sizes that usually come out of Santa Clarita
| Flange | How it loads | Empties per 53 ft deck (est.) | Empty weight, lb |
|---|---|---|---|
| 24 in | Flat, stacked 4 high | 416 | 23 to 24 |
| 36 in | Flat, stacked 3 high | 102 | 64 to 77 |
| 48 in | On edge, two rows | 26 to 30 | 106 to 177 |
| 72 in | On edge, two rows | 20 to 24 | 204 to 592 |
Estimates from published reel and loading charts; method on reels per load.
Nearest areas to Santa Clarita on the grid
Straight-line miles between town centres, not road miles.
Other Los Angeles County areas, by grid square
- Vernon 90058D6
- Commerce 90040D6
- City of Industry 91744F6
- Santa Fe Springs 90670E7
- Long Beach 90802D8
- Carson 90745D7
- Rancho Dominguez 90220D7
- Compton 90220D7
- Wilmington 90744D8
- Torrance 90501C7
- El Segundo 90245C7
- Huntington Park 90255D6
- Northeast Los Angeles 90031D6
- Sun Valley 91352C5
- Pacoima 91331C4
- Chatsworth 91311B4
- Canoga Park 91303B5
- Van Nuys 91401B5
- Palmdale 93550E2
- Lancaster 93534E1
- Pomona 91766G6
Santa Clarita pickup questions
Do you go to Castaic or Stevenson Ranch?
The truck passes both on the 5. Send the address and counts and we will say if it fits a run.
Which run serves Canyon Country?
Usually the Antelope Valley run, since Canyon Country is on the 14.
When was Santa Clarita incorporated?
In 1987, from Valencia, Saugus, Newhall and Canyon Country. We pick up across all four.