Centennial’s private fleets and for-hire carriers
Of the 666 active carriers FMCSA’s carrier census places in Centennial, 526 run intrastate and 140 cross state lines, and 413 are private fleets hauling their own goods. If your truck belongs to a business that moves its own materials, the title may sit in the company’s name, so have whoever signs for the business ready when we arrange the sale.
General freight is the cargo listed by 314 Centennial carriers in the FMCSA census, with machinery and large objects at 131, lumber, logs and poles at 79, and household goods at 74. Tell us which of these your truck carried and what body or trailer it pulls, and send photos of the deck, box or fifth wheel with the cab.
Centennial added 47 carriers in 2025 and 37 in 2024, according to FMCSA’s carrier census. A young operation that bought one truck and now wants out can sell it the same way a fleet does, with the title, the registration and a set of clear photos.
Roadside checks on Arapahoe County tractors and straight trucks
Roadside inspection records kept by FMCSA cover 994 trucks from Centennial carriers between September 2024 and August 2026, with a median model year of 2021. Give us the year, make, model and VIN up front; those four details let us match your truck to the right questions before anyone comes to see it.
Within that same set of FMCSA roadside inspection records, 15.4 percent of the trucks were ten or more model years old. Whatever year yours is, keep the service log and the most recent inspection report with the title, since both travel with the truck at collection.
The median truck run by the 111 Centennial carriers reporting mileage to FMCSA covered 16,875 miles. Note the current odometer reading when you contact us, and photograph the dash so the figure on the screen matches the one you gave.
Construction and wholesale jobs in the area
According to the Census Bureau’s LEHD job counts for 2023, construction accounts for 8,074 of the 75,323 jobs here, or 10.7 percent, and County Business Patterns lists 549 construction establishments. Dump trucks, flatbeds and equipment haulers from that work are often parked at a yard or job site, so tell us the address and who can open the gate.
Wholesale trade holds 6,469 jobs and transportation and warehousing 1,551 in the 2023 LEHD job counts from the Census Bureau, while County Business Patterns shows nine warehousing establishments. A box truck or day cab kept at a distribution dock can be collected there; just let the site office know a pickup is coming.
Terminals and rail ramps nearby
The Energy Information Administration lists the Aurora petroleum product terminal 12 miles north of Centennial and the Denver terminal at 14.8 miles. If your tanker or fuel truck has loaded at either one, say so and send photos of the tank, the valves and the hose reels along with the tractor.
Two Sunco liquid bulk terminals sit about 15 miles north, at 15.1 and 15.4 miles on the Bureau of Transportation Statistics list. A truck that has worked a terminal route can stay where it is parked; we plan the collection around that spot rather than asking you to move it.
For containers, the Denver intermodal ramp is 13.7 miles north-west in Bureau of Transportation Statistics records, and the North American Rail Network places the Pullman yard at 13.8 miles and the Big Lift Autoramp yard 10.1 miles south-west. A day cab that has worked those ramps should come with its VIN, odometer reading and registration ready to share.
Bridges, posted limits and Colorado’s truck rules
Centennial has 47 bridges in the National Bridge Inventory kept by the Federal Highway Administration, three of them load-posted and none under 14 feet of clearance. When you give us the pickup address, mention whether the route in has a weight limit, so the collection vehicle we send can reach the truck.
Colorado has the Advanced Clean Trucks Rule and the Heavy-Duty Low NOx Rule in force through the state’s Air Quality Control Commission. Include the engine’s model year and emissions label in your photos, which lets us read the truck’s paperwork correctly from the start.
Around the county
Farms and the base to the north-east
USDA’s 2022 Census of Agriculture counts 607 farms in Arapahoe County, with cattle, wheat and horses at the top of the list. A grain truck, cattle hauler or horse trailer rig kept on a farm east of town can be collected from the property; send directions and a gate contact with your photos.
Buckley Space Force Base lies 9.8 miles north-east of Centennial on the Bureau of Transportation Statistics list. If the truck is stored near the base and you have been posted elsewhere, leave it where it is, give us the location and someone with access, and finish the sale from wherever you are.
The questions we get asked in Centennial
- My dump truck sits on a job site somewhere in Arapahoe County - can it be collected there?Yes, we collect from the site itself; County Business Patterns counts 549 construction establishments in Centennial, and plenty of their trucks are parked on active projects. Send the site address and the name of the person who can open the gate for our driver.
- If my tanker fills up at the Aurora petroleum terminal, which details help you most?The Energy Information Administration lists that terminal 12 miles north of Centennial. Send the VIN, odometer reading, title details and photos of the tank and tractor, and tell us where the truck is parked.
- Do Colorado’s clean truck rules affect selling my truck?The Advanced Clean Trucks Rule and the Heavy-Duty Low NOx Rule are both in force in Colorado through the Air Quality Control Commission. Photograph the engine’s emissions label and include the engine model year so we have the details we need.