SR-99 runs along Manteca's east side, and SR-120 crosses the south side between I-5 at Lathrop and SR-99 before heading east toward Escalon and Oakdale. Main Street, Airport Way, Union Road, Yosemite Avenue and Lathrop Road carry most of the local truck traffic. The SR-120 stretch between I-5 and SR-99 mixes Bay Area commuters, valley freight and local crews, so merges at Airport Way, Union Road and Main Street call for patience. On the north side, the city's Northwest Airport Way Master Plan lays out warehouse and distribution uses between Roth Road, Airport Way, Lathrop Road and the Union Pacific line and intermodal facility, which is where warehouse traffic and contractor pickups are likely to share the road as that plan is built.
Garaging ranges from contractor yards near the industrial areas to rural parcels toward Ripon and Escalon, where a pickup towing a commercial trailer may sleep beside a barn. A trailer parked out of sight of the road is easy to hitch up and tow away, so hitch locks and a motion-sensor light are worth the money. Truck and fleet insurance around Stockton and Modesto covers Tracy, Lathrop and the rest of the area.