Out the 15, Onto the 70, Over the Rockies
A Denver run starts the way a Nevada run does, out the 15, and then keeps going. The truck picks up I-70 in Utah and spends the last leg climbing: Glenwood Canyon, Vail Pass, and the tunnel under the Continental Divide before the road finally drops toward the Front Range. Emilio Chacon plans this lane around the passes rather than the map.
The season decides the schedule. From late fall into spring, chain controls or a closed pass can hold a loaded truck for hours, so we book these pickups early in the week and start the mountain leg in the morning, never at dusk. In summer the worry drops to heat and afternoon storms, which is a far easier conversation to have with a customer.
The Denver end has its own habits. Older bungalows around Wash Park and the Highlands load off a back alley into a detached garage, which is fine once the crew brings the right ramp. Lofts downtown want a dock time and a freight elevator. And a crew that lives at sea level works slower the first hour at altitude, which Isabela Duarte builds into the unload estimate instead of springing on you.
| Detail | Los Angeles to Denver |
|---|---|
| Corridor | The 15 north, then I-70 east across Utah and over the mountains |
| Pace | A few days on the road, longer when winter closes a pass |
| Crew | One driver and one loading team, Los Angeles address to the Denver door |
The load never changes hands
No relay driver picks it up in Utah and no warehouse outside Denver holds it for a few days. What goes on the truck in Los Angeles comes off that same truck in Colorado, handled by the same crew both times. Selena Aguirre can walk you through winter pickup dates and how a snow window shifts the delivery.
Also on our long-haul schedule: Las Vegas across the Mojave, San Francisco up the 5, and Seattle north through Oregon.
