Tijeras Canyon
Hauling from the Tijeras quarry
According to the Mine Safety and Health Administration, a cement plant and quarry operates at Tijeras, 7.7 miles west of Barton. Dump trucks, bulk cement trailers and the tractors that pull them are all trucks we buy from owners up here in the canyon country.
If your rig has run aggregate or cement out of Tijeras, it may well be parked at home in Barton or on a yard closer to the plant. Either spot works for us: send the address, say whether a tow truck can reach it, and include photos of the cab, the frame and the body or trailer.
West to the racks
Barton tankers and the Holly Asphalt run
Two petroleum product terminals appear in Energy Information Administration listings roughly 22 miles west of Barton: ALBUQUERQUE at 21.6 miles and ALBUQUERQUE PRODTS TRMNL at 22.1. Holly Asphalt, a liquid bulk terminal the Bureau of Transportation Statistics places 21.8 miles out, is on the same side of town.
Tractors that have pulled fuel or asphalt tankers between those sites and the east mountains are welcome here. Note which terminals the truck served and keep any loading-rack inspection sheets or service logs with the title; they help us understand the unit before we see it in person.
Barton container rigs and the Abajo railyard
Driving west from Barton for 22.3 miles brings you to the ALBUQUERQUE-ABAJO rail yard, as mapped in the North American Rail Network of the Federal Railroad Administration and the Bureau of Transportation Statistics. Just beyond it, at 22.5 miles, the Bureau of Transportation Statistics lists the Albuquerque, NM rail intermodal ramp.
Day cabs and sleepers that shuttle containers off that ramp do not need to be driven up the hill to meet us. If the tractor is sitting on a lot near the yard, give us the lot’s location and a contact who can open the gate, plus the VIN and the current odometer reading.
Box trucks and flatbeds on Kirtland runs
Kirtland Air Force Base lies 13.6 miles west of Barton on Bureau of Transportation Statistics maps. Box trucks, flatbeds and service vehicles that made deliveries to the installation are part of what we purchase from local owners.
Base work tends to leave a trail of gate passes and maintenance records. Keep them with the truck if you still have them, and if you do not, simply tell us what the vehicle carried and we will ask about anything else we need.
Replacing a missing certificate before the sale
The New Mexico Motor Vehicle Division handles titles through its MVD field offices, and the nearest one to Barton is NM MVD Field Office - Moriarty at 109 Tulane Avenue, Moriarty, 87035, some 12.5 miles away on the agency’s own office map. An owner who cannot find the certificate applies for a replacement there.
Before you call us, check that the name on the certificate matches yours and that any lien has been released. Have the registration on hand too, so the paperwork side of the pickup is settled before we arrive at your gate.
Livestock and dairy trucks east of the city
Out of 964 farms counted across Bernalillo County, USDA’s 2022 Census of Agriculture names milk, cattle and equine as the leading products. Cattle haulers, milk tankers and horse-trailer tow rigs that work those operations are trucks we take from Barton-area owners.
Around Barton, a stock hauler or milk tanker may sit on a dirt pad by the corrals instead of a paved yard. Tell us the ground conditions and how close a loader can get, and send a few clear photos so we know what to bring.
Clean truck code
New Mexico emission standards in force
Barton falls under New Mexico’s Advanced Clean Trucks rule, which is in force statewide. The state’s Heavy-Duty Omnibus engine standards apply here too, and enforcement of them is under way.
For an owner in Barton, selling a truck still comes down to a clear title from the Moriarty MVD office described above, a matching registration and good photos of the unit.
The questions we get asked in Barton
- Can you collect a dump truck from beside the Tijeras cement plant?The Tijeras Plant & Quarry sits 7.7 miles west of Barton by Mine Safety and Health Administration records, and we collect from yards near it or from your own driveway. Share the address and who can grant access.
- Do you buy tractors that pulled tankers out of the Albuquerque terminals?Fuel and asphalt tractors from the ALBUQUERQUE terminals, which the Energy Information Administration places about 22 miles west of Barton, are trucks we buy, as are rigs from Holly Asphalt. Tell us which sites the rig served and send photos.