Gravel north of town, cement to the north-west
The Mine Safety and Health Administration lists Nelson Mining Resource, a sand and gravel operation 3.4 miles north of Erie, and the Amrize Distel Plant 6.8 miles north. A tandem dump or end-dump tractor that loads at either pit can stay parked at the yard when you contact us; give us the gate hours and the name of whoever holds the key.
Further out, Lyons Cement Plant Cemex Inc sits 15.8 miles north-west and Church Harvey Mine, an industrial-mineral mine, 14.7 miles south-west, both on Mine Safety and Health Administration listings. Bulk pneumatic trailers and mixer trucks that shuttle between those sites and Erie job sites are welcome; photograph the drum or tank, the cab and the VIN plate before you send anything.
Terminals toward Denver and the Longmont yard
South-east of town the Energy Information Administration places the Denver petroleum product terminal at 14.2 miles and the Dupont terminal at 15.6 miles. If your tractor has pulled fuel tankers from either rack, keep its hazmat paperwork and the trailer’s test dates in one folder for us to see.
A liquid bulk terminal 14.5 miles south-east appears in Bureau of Transportation Statistics records, while the North American Rail Network places the Longmont rail yard 8.6 miles north. A day cab that drays between the yard and Erie warehouses can be collected wherever it is parked between shifts; just send the street address.
Contractors, suppliers and flatbed outfits on Erie’s carrier rolls
Erie has 162 active carriers on FMCSA’s carrier census, and 135 of them run intrastate against 27 that cross state lines. FMCSA registers 106 of those as private fleets, and many trucks here belong to a contractor or a supplier hauling its own goods, so the title may be in a company name; have whoever signs for the business ready to sign the sale.
General freight is the cargo listed by 64 Erie carriers in the federal carrier census, machinery and large objects by 35, metal sheets and coils by 18, and logs, poles and lumber by 17. Lowboys, step decks and flatbeds with their straps and chains count just as much as van tractors, so list any trailer that goes with the truck.
The biggest fleet registered in Erie runs 43 power units with 36 drivers, followed by fleets of 14 and 13 units, per FMCSA. Owners selling several units at once can send one list of VINs and parking locations instead of separate requests for each.
Short hauls and the trucks they leave behind
Of the drivers tied to Erie carriers, 388 work within 100 miles and 213 travel further, by FMCSA’s carrier census count. A truck kept on the local loop is probably at your shop or a job site when we arrange collection, while a long-haul tractor may be parked out of state, which is fine as long as you can tell us where.
Across 25 carriers reporting mileage to FMCSA, the median truck in Erie logged 16,250 miles a year. Read the odometer and photograph it alongside the VIN, since those two numbers start every conversation we have about a truck.
New registrations on the federal carrier census numbered 10 in 2025 and 4 in 2024. If you started hauling recently and are now changing direction, your operating authority and insurance papers help us confirm the truck is yours to sell.
Inspection stops, emissions labels and Erie tractors
Between August 2024 and August 2026, inspectors stopped 110 trucks belonging to Erie carriers, and in those FMCSA roadside inspection records the middle model year falls at 2018.5 while 42.7 percent date back a decade or longer. Whatever the year of yours, a copy of its latest inspection report gives us a clear record to read alongside your photos.
Two rules under the Colorado Air Quality Control Commission, Advanced Clean Trucks and Heavy-Duty Low NOx, now apply to trucks registered around Erie and the rest of Weld County. Keep the emissions label legible and photograph it, so the engine family is on record before anyone comes for the truck.
Builders in Erie, dairies and cattle across Weld County
Of the 4,776 Erie jobs counted for 2023, construction held 279, manufacturing 232, wholesale trade 193 and transportation and warehousing 151, by the Census Bureau’s LEHD job counts. County Business Patterns from the Census Bureau records 111 construction establishments, so dump trucks, water trucks and service bodies are a familiar sight on residential builds around town.
Weld County counts 3,881 farms in USDA’s 2022 Census of Agriculture, led by cattle, milk and corn. Feed trucks, grain hoppers and cattle haulers kept on a farm can be picked up from the farmyard itself; tell us whether the farm lane is gravel or dirt.
The National Bridge Inventory records 18 bridges around Erie, none load-posted and none under 14 feet of clearance. Describe your parking spot and the street that reaches it, and we will plan the collection route around those details.
The questions we get asked in Erie
- Does my end-dump have to leave the Nelson pit north of town before you collect it?Nelson Mining Resource is 3.4 miles north of town on Mine Safety and Health Administration listings, and we collect from pits like it directly. Leave the truck where it is and send us the gate hours and a contact on site.
- Our Erie landscaping business holds the title on the tandem; who signs it over?Of Erie’s 162 active carriers on FMCSA’s carrier census, 106 are private fleets, so a company title is common here. Whoever is authorised to sign for that Erie business puts their name on the title transfer.
- Do Colorado’s clean truck regulations get in the way of selling a tractor out of Erie?Colorado’s Air Quality Control Commission lists the Advanced Clean Trucks Rule and Heavy-Duty Low NOx Rule as in force, and neither is a reason to hold onto a truck you want to sell. Send photos of the emissions label with the rest and we will go through it with you.
- Which papers matter for a tractor that loaded at the Dupont and Denver fuel racks?The Energy Information Administration places the Denver and Dupont petroleum product terminals about 14 to 16 miles south-east of Erie. Gather the title, registration, the latest inspection report and the trailer’s tank test records if the trailer is part of the sale.