- Lane
- Riverside, the 215 and the 15 south
- Freeways
- ZIP codes
- 92551
- 92553
- 92555
- 92557
- County
- Riverside County
Empty cable reels picked up in Moreno Valley
Yes: empty wooden reels are picked up in Moreno Valley on the Riverside County run, mostly from the large distribution buildings along the 60 and on the city's south and east sides. March Air Reserve Base is on its southern edge.
What gets made in Moreno Valley
Moreno Valley grew quickly from farmland into one of the larger cities in Riverside County after it incorporated in 1984. Its industry is almost all distribution: very large warehouses along the 60 on the north side, on the east side toward the Badlands, and in the south near the 215 and March Air Reserve Base. Several of the biggest single buildings in the region are here.
March Air Reserve Base, one of the oldest air fields in the West, sits between Moreno Valley, Riverside and Perris. Its old land is being redeveloped as the March business centre, with more distribution and some manufacturing.
Building and fitting out a warehouse of that size takes a remarkable amount of cable: lighting across acres of roof, power to hundreds of dock doors, charging for forklift fleets and, more and more, chargers for electric trucks in the yard.
That is why Moreno Valley produces reels in batches. A new building or a tenant fit-out leaves a contractor with dozens of 36 to 48 inch nailed reels at once, and when a utility extends service to a new site, 60 to 72 inch bolted reels follow. A batch like that is often a full run on its own, and smaller stacks elsewhere on the lane ride with it.
Where Moreno Valley's empty reels come from
- Warehouse construction and fit-outs
- Lighting, dock and charger circuits empty 36 to 48 inch nailed reels in batches.
- Utility service extensions
- New feeders to large sites leave 60 to 72 inch bolted reels.
- Contractors and maintenance
- Electrical maintenance on running warehouses empties smaller reels steadily.
How the Riverside, the 215 and the 15 south run reaches Moreno Valley
The Riverside County run reaches Moreno Valley from Riverside on the 60, taking stops off Perris Boulevard, Heacock Street or Redlands Boulevard, and then drops south on the 215 toward Perris. Distribution sites have truck courts, docks and forklifts, so loading is fast once the driver is through the guard gate.
Other stops on the Riverside, the 215 and the 15 south lane: Corona, Riverside, Perris, Temecula. Reels from Moreno Valley can share a deck with any of them.
Getting Moreno Valley's reels ready for the truck
Count by flange
Measure across the round end of each reel and group them: 30, 36, 48, 72 inch flanges are the sizes we see most from Moreno Valley. 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 Route 60, 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 Riverside, the 215 and the 15 south 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 Moreno Valley 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 Moreno Valley
| Flange | How it loads | Empties per 53 ft deck (est.) | Empty weight, lb |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30 in | Flat, stacked 3 high | 189 | 39 |
| 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 Moreno Valley on the grid
Straight-line miles between town centres, not road miles.
Other Riverside County areas, by grid square
- Riverside 92501J7
- Corona 92878H7
- Perris 92570L8
- Temecula 92590L10
- Jurupa Valley 91752J6
Moreno Valley pickup questions
Do you need a gate pass at distribution centres?
Usually a guard checks the driver in. Give us the site's procedure and any reference number they need.
Can a warehouse fit-out fill a whole run?
Often. Forty 42 inch reels or twenty 72 inch reels are most of a deck.
Is March Air Reserve Base part of the pickups?
No. We collect from businesses around it, not inside the base.
Do you take reels from electric truck charger projects?
Yes. Charger installs use heavy cable on large reels, and the empties are ordinary wood.