Poles, beams, bunks
Log trucks around Forks
Logs, poles, beams and lumber appear on the cargo lists of 62 of the 91 Forks carriers in FMCSA’s carrier census, and 22 of them also list machinery and large objects. If you run a log truck, a self-loader or a lowboy that moves yarders between units, tell us the configuration up front: bunks, stakes, loader make, trailer type. That lets us ask about your rig rather than a generic tractor.
A log truck from the west end of the peninsula is often parked at a landing, a shop yard or beside the owner’s house rather than in town. We come to it. Send the address or the road and milepost, say whether the gate is locked, and name someone who can let us in on the day.
Forks carriers
Eighty intrastate outfits and a handful of crossers
Of those 91 carriers, 80 run intrastate and 11 interstate, according to FMCSA’s carrier census, and 39 operate as private fleets hauling their own goods. A private fleet selling a truck needs the title in the company’s name and someone authorised to sign it, so check who that is before you contact us.
The three biggest fleets registered in Forks run 22, 18 and 8 power units, the federal carrier census shows. Most outfits here are smaller than that, often one owner with one or two trucks. Whether you are selling a single tractor or several units from a fleet, list each VIN and where each one is parked, and we arrange collection truck by truck.
New registrations are few: FMCSA’s carrier census records 3 new carriers in Forks in 2025 and 1 in 2024. If you started hauling recently and are now selling, have the bill of sale from when you bought the truck alongside the title.
Peninsula miles
Short runs on the peninsula
Drivers for Forks carriers are listed as 114 working within 100 miles and 61 beyond it, in FMCSA’s carrier census. Twenty-two Forks carriers gave FMCSA a mileage figure, and their trucks log a median 18,000 miles annually on those reports. Have the odometer reading ready when you get in touch; it is one of the first questions we ask.
Federal records place the Old Smokey Pit, a crushed-stone quarry tracked by the Mine Safety and Health Administration, 1.6 miles west of Forks. Dump trucks and end dumps that load at a pit like that belong on our list too. Photos of the box, the hoist and the tailgate help, together with shots of the cab and the frame.
Model year 2019, west-end median
From September 2024 to August 2026, inspectors stopped 75 trucks belonging to Forks carriers, and the median model year in those FMCSA roadside inspection records is 2019. One in three of those trucks was ten or more years old.
Whatever the model year of yours, the same few things help: the title, the current registration, any inspection reports and service records you kept, and clear photos from all four sides. If a roadside inspection report is in the cab, include it with the rest.
Farms, construction and the county economy
The Census Bureau’s LEHD job counts put Forks at 1,397 jobs in 2023, with 102 of them, or 7.3 percent, in agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting. Trucks that serve that work, from flatbeds to dump trucks, are ones we buy here.
Clallam County had 514 farms in USDA’s 2022 Census of Agriculture, with cattle, cut flowers and cultivated greens, and barley at the top of the list. Farm supplies show up on the cargo lists of six Forks carriers, per FMCSA’s carrier census. A stock truck or farm flatbed sitting in a barn or a field can be collected where it is; send directions that a driver unfamiliar with the farm can follow.
Ten construction establishments operate in Forks under County Business Patterns, the Census Bureau’s business tally. A contractor selling a dump truck or a truck that has hauled equipment to sites should list any attachments or bodies that go with it, so we know what is being sold.
A clear title, and the Clean Vehicles Program pause
Selling a truck in Forks starts with a title in the seller’s name. If the title has gone missing, the state’s title agency issues a replacement; request it before you contact us. A lien still on the title needs a release from the lender before the sale.
Washington adopted California’s Advanced Clean Trucks regulation and the Heavy-Duty Low NOx Omnibus standards under its Clean Vehicles Program, and a Washington Department of Ecology publication lists enforcement of both as paused. An update to the regulatory guidance for those rules is listed in force.
The questions we get asked in Forks
- My log truck sits on a landing up a Clallam County forest road. Can your driver pick it up off that spur?FMCSA’s carrier census lists 62 Forks carriers hauling logs, and we collect their trucks from wherever they are parked, landing or yard. Give us the road, a milepost or coordinates, and who holds the gate key.
- The title for my Forks truck went missing years ago. Which office reissues a Washington truck title?In Washington the state’s title agency issues replacement titles. Request one in the name shown on the registration, then contact us with the VIN while it is on its way.
- Do you buy dump trucks that work the pit west of town?The Old Smokey Pit, a crushed-stone quarry the Mine Safety and Health Administration lists 1.6 miles west of Forks, is the kind of site we collect from. Send photos of the box and the cab, and the VIN.
- Our Forks private fleet has three trucks to let go. Do we handle each truck as its own deal?Forks has 39 private fleets in FMCSA’s carrier census, and selling several units together is fine. List each VIN, its location, and the person authorised to sign the titles for the company.