Freight, equipment, timber and trash haulers
Of Parker’s 540 active carriers in FMCSA’s carrier census, 223 list general freight and 126 list machinery or large objects. A box truck on local freight and a lowboy tractor that moved equipment are both trucks we collect, so tell us which side of that split yours worked on and send the VIN with the first message.
Lumber, logs, poles and beams appear on 65 Parker registrations, and garbage and refuse on 64, according to the same FMCSA carrier census. Roll-off, rear-loader and log-truck owners should photograph the body as well as the chassis and say what the body was built to carry.
FMCSA’s carrier census shows 327 of Parker’s carriers run as private fleets, hauling their own goods rather than for hire. If your truck belonged to a contractor, landscaper or supplier that ran its own fleet, have the company’s registration and the title in the name that will sign it before pickup.
Mostly local routes around Douglas County
Intrastate work dominates the town’s registrations: 463 carriers in FMCSA’s carrier census operate only within Colorado, against 77 that cross state lines. For an in-state truck, the Colorado title and current registration are usually the only papers you need at the start.
Drivers tied to Parker carriers are mostly close-range, with 1,218 working within 100 miles and 451 beyond it, per FMCSA’s carrier census. The median reported by 73 carriers is 15,000 annual miles per truck in that same census. Give us the odometer reading and the address where the truck is kept.
Size varies widely across the town’s registered operators; FMCSA’s carrier census lists the three biggest at 77, 55 and 42 power units. Whether you are selling one tractor or several units from a yard, list each VIN separately and we will plan collection around the location.
Build years on trucks stopped near Parker
FMCSA roadside inspection records covering 185 trucks inspected from September 2024 to August 2026 put the median model year for Parker at 2020. Whatever year your truck is, put it at the top of your message alongside the make and model.
In those same FMCSA roadside inspection records, 24.9% of the trucks checked were ten or more model years old. If you kept inspection reports or service records for your truck, scan them along with the title; they let us confirm the build details without a second visit.
Rail ramps, terminals and gravel near Parker
Twelve point seven miles west, the North American Rail Network maintained by the Federal Railroad Administration and the Bureau of Transportation Statistics lists the BIG LIFT AUTORAMP rail yard, with the PULLMAN yard 21.2 miles northwest. A tractor parked at a rail-served yard is fine where it is; send us the yard address and any gate or access rules.
Petroleum terminals named AURORA, 17.7 miles north, and DENVER CO, 21.9 miles northwest, appear in Energy Information Administration listings, and the Bureau of Transportation Statistics adds the Sunco liquid bulk terminal at 22.3 miles. Fuel and tank-truck owners should note which terminals the unit loaded at and keep any tank inspection paperwork with the title.
A sand and gravel operation 16 miles southwest, near Castle Rock, is on the Mine Safety and Health Administration’s list. Dump trucks and end-dump tractors from that kind of work are on our list too; photos of the bed, the tailgate and the plate help us see the setup.
Construction, wholesale and farms
Construction accounts for 2,142 of Parker’s 23,777 jobs in 2023 on the Census Bureau’s LEHD job counts, about 9 percent, and wholesale trade adds 1,510. Across Douglas County, the Census Bureau’s County Business Patterns tallies 333 construction businesses with employees. If your truck hauled for a builder, have the title and the name of the business it is registered under ready.
Ranching shapes the rural side of the county: 1,127 Douglas County farms appear in USDA’s 2022 Census of Agriculture, led by cattle, equine and goat operations. Stock trailers’ tractors, flatbeds and farm-plated trucks from those operations are trucks we take; say whether yours carries farm plates when you contact us.
Parker bridge clearances and state emissions rules
None of Parker’s 55 bridges carries a posted weight limit or sits below 14 feet, per the National Bridge Inventory. In your first message, say whether the truck sits on a paved lot, a gravel yard or a private driveway.
Colorado’s Advanced Clean Trucks Rule and Heavy-Duty Low NOx Rule are both in force under the state’s Air Quality Control Commission regulations. Include the engine model year and emissions label photo with your listing so the truck’s details are on record from the start.
The questions we get asked in Parker
- Do you collect trucks from gravel pits and rail yards around Parker?Sites like the BIG LIFT AUTORAMP rail yard, 12.7 miles west on the North American Rail Network, or a sand and gravel operation 16 miles southwest listed by the Mine Safety and Health Administration are places we collect from; send the address and any access rules.
- My truck never left Colorado. Which documents should I gather?Like 463 Parker carriers in FMCSA’s carrier census that run intrastate only, you will mainly need the Colorado title and current registration in the seller’s name.
- Can I sell a farm-plated truck from a Douglas County ranch?With 1,127 farms in Douglas County in USDA’s 2022 Census of Agriculture, we take farm-plated trucks; tell us the plate type and send the title.