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Autoramps and intermodal ramps around Littleton
The North American Rail Network, kept by the Federal Railroad Administration and the Bureau of Transportation Statistics, places the BIG LIFT AUTORAMP rail yard 6.1 miles south of Littleton and the 31ST STREET yard 12.6 miles north. A tractor that shuttles between those two yards is often parked at one of them between runs, so tell us which yard and who controls the gate before we schedule collection.
Two container ramps sit due north, both listed by the Bureau of Transportation Statistics: Denver, CO at 13 miles and Denver, CO - Irondale at 14.3 miles. If your day cab pulls chassis out of either ramp, send the VIN, the current registration and a photo of the door decal so we can match the truck to its paperwork from the start.
Quarry haulers on the west and north-west side
West of town by 9.7 miles, the Amrize Morrison Quarry is a crushed-stone operation on the Mine Safety and Health Administration’s list, and the same agency records the Spec Agg Quarry 12.8 miles to the north-west. Dump trucks and end-dump tractors parked at a pit can stay there; give us the quarry name and a site contact who can let us onto the property.
A petroleum product terminal tied to a roofing and asphalt division stands 14 miles north, per the Energy Information Administration. Tank and asphalt units based near that terminal should come with their title and any tank inspection certificates you hold, since those papers go with the truck when it changes hands.
Lowboys, roll-offs and log rigs from Littleton
General freight leads the cargo list in FMCSA’s carrier census, with 218 Littleton carriers, followed by 149 carrying machinery and large objects. If yours is a lowboy tractor or a flatbed that moved equipment, photograph the deck, the winches and the tie-down points next to the cab so we see the whole setup.
Refuse work and lumber tie at 87 carriers each in FMCSA’s carrier census. Roll-off, rear-loader and log trucks often carry body equipment registered separately from the chassis, so gather the title for the truck and any paperwork for the body or crane before you contact us.
New registrations in town numbered 33 in 2024 and 20 in 2025, according to the FMCSA census. A recently started operator selling a first truck needs the same things as a long-standing one: the title in the seller’s name, a lien release if the truck was financed, and a photo ID.
In-state haulers and private fleets in town
Of the active carriers here, 708 run intrastate and 59 interstate, and 520 are private fleets hauling their own goods, figures drawn from FMCSA’s census. A private-fleet truck owned by a contractor or supplier is usually titled to the business, so have whoever signs for the company ready to sign the title over.
That census also lists 1,711 drivers working within 100 miles of Littleton and 428 who go beyond it. For the 77 carriers reporting mileage, FMCSA records a median of 11,250 miles per truck a year. If your truck works close to home, share the street address of the yard or job site where it is parked.
Among the bigger local operations in FMCSA’s carrier census, one runs 120 power units with 175 drivers, another 99 units with 72 drivers, and a third 68 units with 126 drivers. Fleet owners selling several units at once can send one list of VINs and locations, and we will work through them together.
Inspection model years and Littleton bridges
FMCSA roadside inspection records from 15 November 2024 to 17 August 2026 cover 33 trucks from Littleton carriers, with a median model year of 2021 and 27 percent at ten or more years old. Whatever the model year, the VIN plate and the odometer reading are the first two things to send us.
Of Littleton’s 50 bridges in the National Bridge Inventory, a single span carries a load posting and not one sits below 14 feet. Tell us if the truck sits on a street reached only across a posted span, so the recovery vehicle is chosen with that crossing in mind.
Contractor yards, cattle and wheat in Arapahoe County
Construction accounts for 2,255 of Littleton’s 33,213 jobs, or 6.8 percent, in the Census Bureau’s 2023 LEHD job counts, while manufacturing holds 1,400 and wholesale trade 1,325. Transportation and warehousing make up 247 of those jobs in the same LEHD figures. County Business Patterns from the Census Bureau show 136 construction establishments, so a dump truck or flatbed parked at a contractor’s yard is a common pickup here; give us the yard hours.
USDA’s 2022 Census of Agriculture records 607 farms in Arapahoe County, with cattle, wheat and equine operations at the top. A grain truck or livestock hauler kept on a ranch can be collected right there; send the ranch address and a note on gate access along with the title.
Advanced Clean Trucks and Low NOx rules in Colorado
Colorado’s Air Quality Control Commission has the Advanced Clean Trucks Rule and the Heavy-Duty Low NOx Rule in force, as published in the Colorado Code of Regulations. Neither changes the paperwork for selling a truck you already own; the title and registration are still what we need.
If you hold emissions or engine certification labels for the truck, photograph them along with the engine tag. Those labels let us confirm the engine family without asking you to dig through records later.
The questions we get asked in Littleton
- Can I sell a refuse or roll-off truck if the body is titled separately?You can sell it with both. FMCSA’s census shows 87 Littleton carriers hauling garbage and refuse, and many of those trucks carry separate body paperwork. Send the chassis title and whatever papers you hold for the body.
- Which details come first for a truck in an Arapahoe County contractor yard?The VIN, the odometer reading and the yard address. The Census Bureau’s County Business Patterns lists 136 construction establishments in Littleton, and we arrange pickup around the yard’s hours.