Pits, quarries and the Lyons cement plant
Two operations listed by the Mine Safety and Health Administration, the Church Harvey industrial-mineral mine and the Jeffco Gravel Mine, sit about 9.1 miles south of Boulder. A dump truck or mixer that works those pits is often parked at the site or a yard nearby, so tell us the street address and who holds the gate key before we schedule collection.
North of town, the Lyons Cement Plant run by Cemex is roughly 13 miles out according to Mine Safety and Health Administration listings, and Nelson Mining Resource, a sand and gravel operation, lies about 11.7 miles east. If your truck hauled cement or aggregate between these sites, have the title and current Colorado registration in one folder along with any service records you kept.
Meadow Hollow Quarry, a dimension-stone quarry 20.6 miles north-east on the Mine Safety and Health Administration’s list, is a longer run from the city. A flatbed or boom truck stored out there can stay where it is; send photos of the cab, the bed and the VIN plate with your first message.
Rail links
Longmont yard and the Irondale ramp
The North American Rail Network, kept by the Federal Railroad Administration and the Bureau of Transportation Statistics, places the Longmont rail yard 12.7 miles north-east of Boulder and a yard named North about 21 miles south-east. Day cabs that shuttle loads to either yard can be collected at the yard lot or at your home, whichever is simpler for you.
Toward Denver, the Irondale intermodal ramp appears in Bureau of Transportation Statistics records about 20.8 miles south-east. For a tractor that has pulled containers off that ramp, write down the VIN and the odometer reading first, then gather the registration card and the title.
Boulder’s freight, lumber and refuse haulers
FMCSA’s carrier census counts 312 active carriers in Boulder: 269 run intrastate only, 43 cross state lines, and 218 are private fleets moving their own goods. For a truck registered in Colorado, a Colorado title in the owner’s name is the document we ask about first.
By cargo, FMCSA’s carrier census lists 133 Boulder carriers hauling general freight, 48 moving machinery and large objects, 45 carrying logs, poles, beams or lumber, and 37 hauling garbage and refuse. Whether you own a box truck, a lowboy tractor, a log truck or a roll-off, the paperwork we need is the same: title, registration and photos from all four sides.
New entrants keep appearing on FMCSA’s register, with 17 carriers added in 2024 and 14 in 2025. If your authority is newer and the truck is your only unit, a single title and a clear photo set are all it takes to start.
How far Boulder trucks run and how old they are
Drivers registered with Boulder carriers number 1,756 working within 100 miles and 406 beyond it, per FMCSA’s carrier census, and the 43 carriers reporting mileage show a median of 10,000 miles per truck. Wherever your truck is parked between routes, give us that address and we collect it there.
Roadside inspection records from FMCSA covered 41 trucks tied to Boulder between February 2025 and August 2026; their median model year was 2019, and 21.95 percent were ten or more years old. Any model year is welcome, so note the year, make and model on your first message.
The three biggest fleets based here run 213, 161 and 116 power units according to FMCSA’s carrier census. If you are selling several trucks at once from a lot that size, send one list with each VIN so collection can be planned as a single visit.
Plant floors, jobsites and Boulder County farmland
The Census Bureau’s LEHD job counts put Boulder at 92,307 jobs in 2023, with 11,152 in manufacturing, 3,472 in wholesale trade, 1,737 in construction and 507 in transportation and warehousing. Straight trucks that deliver to plants and warehouses around the city are part of what we purchase.
Boulder holds 224 construction establishments in the Census Bureau’s County Business Patterns. A contractor’s dump truck or flatbed parked at a jobsite can be collected there once you tell us the site address and a contact on the ground.
Across Boulder County, USDA’s 2022 Census of Agriculture counts 826 farms, with corn, cattle and horses leading. A farm truck or livestock hauler can stay at the ranch; give us directions to where it is parked and confirm the title is in your name.
Colorado clean-truck regulations
The Code of Colorado Regulations, published by the Colorado Secretary of State, lists the Advanced Clean Trucks Rule as in force in the state. Selling a Boulder truck adds nothing you must file under it; keep the title and registration together for the transfer.
In the same Secretary of State listing, the Heavy-Duty Low NOx Rule is also shown as in force. If you have emissions paperwork for your truck, include it with the photos and the registration card.
The questions we get asked in Boulder
- My dump truck is parked at a gravel pit south of Boulder; will you pick it up at the pit?The Mine Safety and Health Administration lists the Jeffco Gravel Mine about 9.1 miles south of Boulder, and we come to the truck at the pit. Tell us who manages the site so access is arranged with them.
- I run a roll-off on a Boulder County refuse route; do you purchase refuse trucks?FMCSA’s carrier census lists 37 Boulder carriers hauling garbage and refuse, and roll-offs and packers are trucks we purchase. Send the VIN, the title holder’s name and photos of the body.
- My log truck sits near the Longmont rail yard. What do I send first?Send the address, since the North American Rail Network puts the Longmont yard 12.7 miles north-east of Boulder, plus the VIN, Colorado title and a photo set of the truck and its bunks.