Autos by rail
Big Lift Autoramp and the Pullman yard
The North American Rail Network, kept by the Federal Railroad Administration with the Bureau of Transportation Statistics, places the Big Lift Autoramp rail yard 10.9 miles south-west of Cherry Creek. A tractor that has pulled car-hauler trailers away from that ramp can be sold from wherever it now sits; send us the street address and say whether the trailer stays attached or is already dropped.
Pullman, another rail yard on the North American Rail Network, lies 12.7 miles north-west. If your rig worked shifts out of Pullman, photograph the cab interior, the VIN plate and both sides of the tractor in daylight before you call, so the first conversation is about the truck rather than about what pictures to take.
Day cabs pulling boxes north-west of Cherry Creek
Twelve and a half miles north-west of Cherry Creek, the Bureau of Transportation Statistics lists the Denver, CO rail intermodal ramp. Day cabs that dray boxes off that ramp tend to stay parked near the lot between loads, and we can collect from a yard there as long as someone can open the gate for us.
Have the Colorado title and current registration together before pickup. Should the title be lost, ask the state’s title agency for a duplicate first; the sale can be arranged around that paperwork once it is in your hands.
Fuel racks named AURORA and DENVER CO
The Energy Information Administration records a petroleum product terminal named AURORA 10.8 miles due north, and one named DENVER CO 13.6 miles in that same direction. Fuel tankers and tank-wagon trucks loading at those racks fit what we buy, and a tractor sold without its tank trailer is fine too; tell us which pieces are part of the sale.
For a tanker, keep its tank inspection and test reports next to the title. Those sheets show exactly what the vessel was certified to carry, which answers the first questions we would otherwise put to you about it.
Two Sunco terminals to the north-west
Two liquid bulk terminals named Sunco appear in Bureau of Transportation Statistics listings, at 13.9 and 14.1 miles north-west of Cherry Creek. A truck that ran between those two sites and the AURORA rack can stay at whichever one it last parked at; we plan the collection around that address, not around your home.
When you describe the truck, name the products it hauled and the trailer type it pulled.
Cherry Creek warehouses and the Buckley gate
Wholesale trade accounts for 89 of Cherry Creek’s 879 workplace jobs, or 10.1 percent, in the Census Bureau’s LEHD job counts for 2023. Box trucks and straight trucks running stock out of those warehouses are as welcome as any tractor, and a fleet selling several units at once can list them all in one message with each VIN.
According to the Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Buckley Space Force Base lies 8.8 miles north-east. Trucks that serviced the base or its contractors can be collected off-base at an address you choose; give us that location and a phone number for whoever holds the keys.
Cattle, wheat and horses in Arapahoe County
Arapahoe County holds 607 farms, and cattle, wheat and equine head its list of products in USDA’s 2022 Census of Agriculture. Livestock haulers, grain trucks and horse-trailer tractors from those operations are all trucks we purchase, and we can collect from a ranch gate or a field lane if you send directions.
A farm truck often carries farm plates rather than standard registration. Tell us which kind yours has, and keep the title with whoever will be at the property on the day of pickup.
Selling a Cherry Creek diesel under the state’s two truck rules
Colorado’s Air Quality Control Commission has two heavy-duty rules in force, as published in the Code of Colorado Regulations: the Advanced Clean Trucks Rule and the Heavy-Duty Low NOx Rule. Neither one stops a Cherry Creek owner from selling an existing diesel truck to us.
Tell us the engine make and model year printed on the emissions label under the hood, and photograph that label. It is the quickest way for us to confirm which engine the truck carries.
The questions we get asked in Cherry Creek
- Does a tractor left by the Big Lift Autoramp have to be driven up to Cherry Creek?The Big Lift Autoramp sits 10.9 miles south-west of Cherry Creek on the North American Rail Network, and we collect the tractor right where it is parked there. Send the address and the name of whoever controls access to that lot.
- Will you take a grain or cattle truck from a farm in Arapahoe County?Arapahoe County’s 607 farms, counted in USDA’s 2022 Census of Agriculture, lead with cattle and wheat, and the trucks that serve them are ones we buy. Send photos, the VIN and directions to the property.
- Do Colorado’s Advanced Clean Trucks and Low NOx rules affect selling my diesel?The Code of Colorado Regulations lists both rules as in force, and an owner here can still sell an existing diesel truck to us. Photograph the emissions label so we can see the engine details.
- Could a Cherry Creek wholesaler sell its whole set of delivery trucks at once?Wholesale trade holds 89 of Cherry Creek’s 879 jobs in the Census Bureau’s 2023 LEHD job counts, and fleets from that work can sell several trucks in one go. Send each truck’s VIN with the yard it sits in.