Yreka Transfer is a dedicated and community oriented company that has been serving the residents of Siskiyou County for over 120 years. The company was started in late 1890 by the Shock family. By way of horse a wagon, Christian Shock and Yreka Transfer began hauling wood, barley, and hay to customers. He continued until his death in 1913.

After his father’s death, Henry Shock took over the operation of Yreka Transfer; delivering cord wood, slab wood, block wood, hay, & barley products to Scott Valley,  Happy Camp, and all points in the Yreka district.  With the turn of the century and the invention of the automobile providing sanitation services become more efficient for the company and customers. The family eventually sold the company to George Strofeld, who continued its operation until 1959.

On February 2, 1959, Anthony (Tony) & Joan Crovelle purchased Yreka Transfer Company from George Strofeld.  The Crovelle’s continued to provide wood, fuel, and oil services as well as storage and garbage. Anthony Crovelle worked from 5 a.m. to the dark of night then went to his part - time job as a janitor at the old City Meat Market.  The part-time work was to pay back the loan given to him to purchase Yreka Transfer.

Joan self taught herself the bookkeeping and office duties and was praised by auditors for many years over the quality of her bookkeeping. Her abilities were immaculate considering that she was forced to quit school in the fifth grade when the Great Depression hit home in Australia. Before the company bought its first computer in 1987, all books were done by hand including the great task of billing. Bills were hand posted, credited and copied, then inserted into envelopes individually for billing.

Anthony & Joan raised their three children with a strict work ethic of not just hard work but honesty and fairness as well. Honesty, fairness, and hard work has passed through the generations.  The fourth generation of Crovelles has broken into the company as the Great Grandchildren of Tony and Joan have begun their employment with the company. Not only did Yreka Transfer Company become a way of supporting the family but also a way of life.

In 1964, with moving and storage in high demand, a new warehouse was built on Allen Street for storage of household items. The warehouse is the only military approved within 100 miles North or South of Yreka. The storage service accompanies local and long distance moving which the company provides as an agent of Wheaton Van Lines.

In 1982, Garbage Service was expanded significantly with the addition of drop box service. The boxes were to address the needs of local construction firms and large projects/clean ups. The company works close with the Forest Service and Cal Fire in providing boxes to handle trash and recycling needs at wildfire sites.

A new shop was built and a full time mechanic was hired in 1987 to keep up safety and maintenance on the expanding fleet.

The company has always focused on keeping up with the modern trends of the solid waste industry and in doing so, began a cardboard recycling route in 1991. The company then saw the future of solid waste was recycling. ABC recycling was purchased in 1992 from Carl Kaeser and has since been re-named Yreka Transfer Recycling. The recycling program is in constant growth and currently the company has 3 locations as well as drop off site at the Ray’s and ShopSmart shopping center. Yreka Transfer also services a recycling program at the county landfill; handling well over 10,000 pounds of recyclables each month.

In 2010, the company heavily invested into the curbside program. Garbage customers in Yreka can now have a large recycling cart delivered to their home where they can recycle all the same commodities with the convenience and cost effectiveness that comes with the free weekly service.

The Crovelle family has now owned and operated Yreka Transfer for over half a century. Together with their spouses, many of the Crovelle's children, grandchildren, and now great-grandchildren continue to be involved in the day-to-day operation of Yreka Transfer. The family has always and will continue to focus on expansion and keeping up with industry technology while staying committed and connected to customers. Well over 20 of the Crovelle descendents and in-laws have been employed by Yreka Transfer.  This is truly a family owned and operated business.