Aggregate north of town
Two sand and gravel pits just outside town
The Mine Safety and Health Administration lists Nissen Gravel Mine 1.1 miles north-west of Firestone and the Firestone Gravel Resource pit 2.2 miles north-east. A tandem dump or end-dump tractor hauling aggregate out of either one may well be parked at the pit gate or a nearby lot when you call, so give us that address rather than your home one.
Farther out, Meadow Hollow Quarry, a dimension-stone site, sits 13.3 miles north-west, and the Lyons Cement Plant run by Cemex is 15.7 miles west, both per Mine Safety and Health Administration listings. Owners of mixers or bulk haulers serving those sites should send photos of the drum or tank, the cab and the plates, plus the VIN, before we schedule a visit.
From the Longmont yard to the south-side fuel racks
A rail yard labelled Longmont lies 7.3 miles west of Firestone on the North American Rail Network kept by the Federal Railroad Administration and the Bureau of Transportation Statistics. Day cabs that shuttle loads between that yard and Weld County shippers can be picked up wherever they are stationed, so tell us whether the tractor is at a yard, a shop or a driveway.
To the south, the Energy Information Administration places a Denver petroleum product terminal 20 miles out and the Dupont terminal 22.1 miles out, while the L.G. Everist liquid bulk terminal sits 20.7 miles out on Bureau of Transportation Statistics listings. If your tanker or tractor pulled fuel from those racks, have the title, the current registration and any tank inspection certificates together in one folder before we talk.
The carriers on file for Firestone
Of the 112 active Firestone carriers in FMCSA’s carrier census, 91 keep to Colorado roads, 21 run interstate, and 52 are private fleets hauling for their own businesses. A contractor’s private truck sells to us the same way a for-hire rig does: title in the owner’s name, or a lien release if a lender is still listed.
Sixty-one of those carriers haul general freight, by the count in FMCSA’s carrier census, with 24 moving machinery and large objects, 12 carrying logs, poles, beams and lumber, and 12 moving motor vehicles. A lowboy, a car hauler or a lumber flatbed counts as much as a box truck here; tell us the body and trailer type when you first reach out.
One Firestone carrier on the FMCSA census runs 10 power units with 10 drivers, and two more run 8 power units each with 6 drivers. Selling several units at once from a fleet like that? List each VIN with its title status so we can plan collection of every unit on a single visit.
Driver range, annual miles and model years in Firestone
Drivers attached to local carriers split nearly evenly on FMCSA records: 244 stay within 100 miles and 295 go beyond it. A truck that runs long hauls may be out of state when you decide to sell, so let us know where it will be parked and on which dates.
Across 26 carriers reporting mileage, FMCSA’s census puts the median at 24,315 miles per truck per year. Read the odometer and note it with the VIN; that pair is the first thing we ask about.
Roadside inspection records from FMCSA cover 346 trucks checked between August 2024 and August 2026, with a median model year of 2019 and 38 percent of them ten or more model years old. Whatever the year on your title, bring service records if you have them and photos of every side.
Firestone’s workplaces, contractors and Weld County farms
In 2023 the Census Bureau’s LEHD job counts showed 3,835 jobs located in Firestone, 316 of them in transportation and warehousing, 204 in construction, 171 in manufacturing and 99 in mining, quarrying and oil and gas extraction. Service trucks, stake beds and hotshot pickups from those trades are welcome here alongside heavy tractors.
The area holds 218 construction establishments on the Census Bureau’s County Business Patterns. A contractor closing out a dump truck or a crane-equipped flatbed should have the registration card and any annual inspection paperwork ready before we arrive.
Weld County held 3,881 farms in USDA’s 2022 Census of Agriculture, with cattle, milk and corn leading its sales. Cattle pots, milk tankers and grain trucks parked on a farm can be collected on the property; send a pin or directions to the yard where the truck sits.
Bridges, clean truck rules and paperwork
Of the 18 bridges the National Bridge Inventory records for Firestone, none carries a load posting and none has clearance under 14 feet. Tell us whether the truck is parked on a paved lot or a dirt pad so the right recovery vehicle comes out for it.
Colorado’s Air Quality Control Commission has two rules in force: the Advanced Clean Trucks Rule in Part F and the Heavy-Duty Low NOx Rule in Part E. If you have questions about how either applies to your engine, keep the emissions label photo and the build sheet with the rest of your documents.
A lost title for a Weld County truck is replaced through Colorado’s title agency before the sale closes. Start that request early, and tell us if a duplicate is pending so we can hold the pickup date for you.
The questions we get asked in Firestone
- Will you collect a dump truck parked at one of the gravel pits near Firestone?Nissen Gravel Mine sits 1.1 miles north-west of town and the Firestone Gravel Resource pit 2.2 miles north-east, per the Mine Safety and Health Administration, and we collect from sites like those. Send the pit’s gate address and the name of whoever can let us in.
- Do you buy cattle pots and grain trucks off Weld County farms?Weld County’s 3,881 farms in USDA’s 2022 Census of Agriculture run lots of cattle, milk and grain trucks, and we buy them on the farm. Have the title in the owner’s name and send directions to where it sits.
- Which papers does a Firestone seller need for a pickup?Firestone’s 112 FMCSA-registered carriers sell to us with the same short list: the title or lien release, current registration, the VIN, an odometer reading, photos of every side, and any service or inspection records you keep.
- Do you buy Firestone trucks from before 2016?FMCSA roadside inspection records show 38 percent of the 346 trucks checked around Firestone at ten or more model years old, and we buy trucks of every model year. Tell us the year, make and model when you get in touch.