Delivery & pickup
Can't tow it? We'll bring it.
Most people can't safely tow a loaded 14,000 lb dump trailer, and most shouldn't try. Delivery starts at $75 flat within 12 miles of our Thornton yard — and that one price covers the drop-off and the pickup.
What will delivery cost?
This is the real formula, not an estimate we revise later. One price covers the drop-off and the pickup.
How the fee is built
DELIVERY = BASE FEE
+ MILEAGE
+ WEIGHT SURCHARGE
+ ACCESS SURCHARGE (if applicable)- Base fee
- $75 — covers delivery AND pickup, 0–12 mi
- Mileage
- $3.50/mile beyond 12 miles, one way
- Weight surcharge
- Free under 5,000 lb · +$50 to 9,999 lb · +$125 to 15,999 lb · +$225 above
- Site access
- +$75 for alley-only, steep grade, mud or gate coordination — quoted before we dispatch, never added after
- Same-day rush
- +$100 inside 4 hours
- After hours / Sunday
- +$75
What you can count on
- A two-hour delivery window, texted to you the morning of — not "sometime Tuesday".
- A photo of the equipment in place when we drop it, with the hour meter and fuel level.
- Pickup scheduled at the time of delivery, so you're not chasing us at the end.
- If the site isn't safe for the machine, we load it back up and refund the delivery. Every time.
Delivery zones
Published, not quoted case by case. If your address isn't listed, use the mileage field in the calculator or just call us.
Tier 1
0–12 miles$75 flat
Delivery and pickup included in one price.
- Thornton
- Northglenn
- Federal Heights
- Westminster
- Commerce City
- Denver (North)
- Broomfield
- Henderson
Tier 2
12–25 miles$75 + $3.50/mile over 12
Delivery and pickup included.
- Arvada
- Denver
- Brighton
- Wheat Ridge
- Lafayette
- Erie
- Aurora
- Lakewood
- Golden
- Fort Lupton
Tier 3
25–40 miles$75 + $3.50/mile over 12
Weekly rentals and longer only.
- Littleton
- Longmont
- Boulder
- Parker
- Castle Rock
Towing it yourself? Here's what you actually need.
Yard pickup is always free — but only if your vehicle is rated for the load. We check this at pickup, for everyone, no exceptions. If it doesn't match, we'll rent you a brake controller or deliver instead.
| Equipment class | Loaded weight | Minimum tow vehicle |
|---|---|---|
| Utility trailer, car hauler (empty) | 1,500 – 2,800 lb | ½-ton (F-150 / 1500) with brake controller |
| Dump trailer 7×14, loaded | up to 14,000 lb | ¾-ton (F-250 / 2500) minimum |
| Dump trailer 7×16, loaded | up to 16,000 lb | ¾-ton minimum, 1-ton recommended |
| Mini skid steer on 20′ trailer | ~7,300 lb combined | ¾-ton |
| Mini excavator 2T on 20′ trailer | ~7,400 lb combined | ¾-ton |
| Mini excavator 4T on 20′ trailer | ~12,900 lb combined | 1-ton (F-350 / 3500) |
| Skid steer on 20′ trailer | ~10,900 lb combined | 1-ton |
| Track loader on 24′ deckover | ~14,600 lb combined | 1-ton dually, gooseneck — delivery recommended |
One thing worth knowing before you tow for work: in Colorado, a truck-and-trailer combination at or above 16,001 lb GVWR or GCWR used commercially may be treated as a commercial motor vehicle, which brings its own registration and driver requirements. That's your call to make with the Colorado State Patrol — but we'd rather mention it than let you find out at a weigh station. If it's a concern, let us deliver instead.