Idaho's heavy work is mining and rail. Metal mines run at Kellogg, Mullan, Silverton and Clayton, rail yards work at Pocatello, Idaho Falls, Lewiston and Montpelier, and there is a flour mill at Groveland and a liquid-bulk terminal at Boise City. Sand-and-gravel pits are spread through the state, with dimension-stone quarries at Oakley and Dubois.
That work takes every kind of truck, and we buy every kind. A Kenworth day cab out of Boise, a Western Star winch truck off a Kellogg job, a Freightliner sleeper running through Pocatello or a Ford dually out of Idaho Falls are all handled the same way: send us photos and details, an offer comes back, and if it works we can come to you, buy it remotely, or you can drive it in.
Idaho’s trucking industry is a growing state with strong agricultural and manufacturing freight demand along the I-84 and I-15 corridors.
Idaho Code § 49-1001 sets a maximum gross vehicle or combination weight of 105,500 lb, and limits US interstate and defense highways to 80,000 lb. Section 49-1004 adds an annual special route permit of at least 105,501 lb and up to 129,000 lb, on designated routes. For a valley full of short heavy runs that is the whole decision. The heavy number lives on the state and local network and the interstate takes 25,500 lb of it back, so an aggregate haul is usually better off staying off the fast road.
On salvage and rebuilt titling, ask us and we will find the answer for your truck.