Empty cable reels picked up in Jurupa Valley

What gets made in Jurupa Valley

Jurupa Valley is one of California's newest cities, incorporated in 2011 from communities that had been unincorporated Riverside County: Mira Loma, Glen Avon, Pedley, Rubidoux and others. The Santa Ana River runs along its south side, separating it from the City of Riverside.

Mira Loma, in the west of the city near the 15 and the 60, is one of the densest warehouse districts in the region, with long rows of distribution buildings, truck yards and rail-served warehouses close to Ontario. Rubidoux and Glen Avon, to the east, have older industry, contractors and building suppliers.

Southern California Edison serves the city, and its work around the warehouse district, together with the cable trades that keep it running, provides most of the city's reels.

Rubidoux sits under Mount Rubidoux, across the river from downtown Riverside, and the old Pedley and Glen Avon neighbourhoods keep horse properties and small farms between their streets. Contractors who live there often store reels at home between jobs, and a backyard stack is welcome as long as the flatbed can reach it from the street.

Warehouse districts produce reels in two ways: when buildings go up or change tenants, and in the background as maintenance crews rewire docks, lights and chargers. Mira Loma does both. Its location also helps: the Inland Empire run passes along the 60 and the 15 on its way between Ontario and Fontana, so even a few reels here are easy to add.

Where Jurupa Valley's empty reels come from

Mira Loma distribution buildings

Fit-outs and maintenance empty 36 to 48 inch nailed reels.

Utility and contractor work

Feeder and service work leaves 48 to 60 inch reels.

Older industry in Rubidoux and Glen Avon

Building suppliers and contractors empty mixed reels.

How the Inland Empire on the 10 run reaches Jurupa Valley

The Inland Empire run reaches Jurupa Valley from Ontario along the 60, taking Mira Loma stops off Etiwanda Avenue or Country Village Road and Rubidoux stops off Market Street or Valley Way, then continues to Fontana on the 15 or Cherry Avenue. Truck traffic is heavy here at shift changes.

Other stops on the Inland Empire on the 10 lane: Chino, Ontario, Rancho Cucamonga, Fontana, San Bernardino, Redlands. Reels from Jurupa Valley can share a deck with any of them.