Gravel and stone a few miles out of town
A dump truck or end-dump that loads there may well be parked at the pit gate rather than in a driveway in town, so tell us which site it sits at and who holds the key to that gate.
The Mine Safety and Health Administration also records Thunder Mountain Quarry 6.3 miles south-east and a crushed-stone operation called Portable 1 about 6 miles east. If your tractor or tandem has spent its years on quarry roads between those two, send photos of the bed, the hoist and the cab together so we see the whole rig in one go.
Out toward Kanaskat, a federal mine-safety listing from the Mine Safety and Health Administration places the Palmer Junction Gravel Pit 6.5 miles east of town. Owners who hauled from it and have since left the area can leave the truck where it stands; give us the address and a phone number for someone who can let us in.
FMCSA’s carrier census counts 36 active motor carriers with Black Diamond addresses, and 20 of them list general freight among their cargo. That covers box trucks, day cabs and flatbeds alike, so when you write to us, name the body type and the axle setup first.
Logs, poles, beams and lumber show up on the cargo lists of 7 local carriers in the federal carrier census, with machinery and large objects on 8 and dry bulk commodities on 6. Log trailers, lowboys and bulk hoppers all come off those lists; tell us whether the trailer goes with the tractor or stays behind.
Of those 36 operators, FMCSA’s registration census shows 23 that stay inside Washington, 13 with interstate authority, and 14 that operate as private carriers for their own business. A Washington-only hauler will usually have just the state registration to hand over, while an interstate unit should come with its USDOT number noted on the paperwork.
The biggest Black Diamond operation in FMCSA’s carrier census runs 12 power units with 17 drivers, and the next two run 4 trucks and 4 drivers each. Selling one truck out of a yard that size is routine for us; list which unit it is by VIN so nobody confuses it with its yard mates.
Drivers working within 100 miles number 52 against 23 going further, per the FMCSA carrier census. A truck on that short a leash is likely back home most nights, which makes it simpler for us to find it parked when we arrange collection.
The median mileage reported to the FMCSA census by 5 local carriers is 11,750 miles per truck each year. Have the odometer reading ready with the VIN when you first get in touch; those two numbers start every conversation we have about a truck.
Contractor trucks such as dumps, flatbeds and service bodies are part of that working mix, and we buy them as they are.
If your truck belongs to a contracting business rather than to you personally, have the title holder’s name and a signer for the business lined up before we schedule the pickup.
Auburn Yard sits 10.2 miles west of Black Diamond on the North American Rail Network kept by the Federal Railroad Administration and the Bureau of Transportation Statistics. Drivers who shuttle loads to that yard may keep the truck nearer Auburn than home; tell us which town it is actually parked in.
The Bureau of Transportation Statistics lists Quality Transload Inc, a liquid bulk terminal 12.8 miles north-west, and the Energy Information Administration shows a petroleum product terminal at Renton 13.8 miles in the same direction. Tank units that served those sites should come with any terminal inspection sheets you kept, alongside the title.
Papers to gather
Black Diamond titles and Washington’s clean-truck rules
Enforcement of the Advanced Clean Trucks rule is paused, and so is the Low NOx Omnibus standard for heavy-duty vehicles, according to Washington’s Department of Ecology, which also has updated guidance on both in force. Emissions standing is not something to settle before a sale; send the registration and we will read it from there.
Should the title be lost, Washington’s title agency issues the replacement, and filing for it early keeps the sale moving. Gather the title, the current registration and any service records you have, and photograph them with the truck.
The questions we get asked in Black Diamond
- Do you buy from a small Black Diamond fleet?Most fleets here are small: the federal carrier census shows the top three local operations at 12, 4 and 4 power units. One truck or several, send the VIN for each and we will handle them together.