Service
Crane Mat & Timber Mat Hauling
Mats are our specialty, not a sideline. Timber mats, laminated mats, composite mats, crane pads, pipeline rights-of-way. We move them in volume, we know how they stack and chain, and we know the mat has to be on the ground before the crane arrives.
Every mat type, every size
Hardwood timber mats up to 40 feet. Laminated mats. Composite mats that need different handling so the surface does not gouge. Crane pads and transition mats. We have hauled all of it, and we load and secure each type the way its manufacturer intends.
Volume moves for mat companies and rental yards
Mat jobs are rarely one truck. When a pipeline spread or a plant turnaround needs hundreds of mats moved, we run multi-truck rotations between the yard and the right-of-way and keep a count you can reconcile. You get the same drivers all week, not a different face every load.
Sequenced with the crane schedule
The mats go down first or nothing else happens. We coordinate delivery windows with your crane company or site super so pads are built when the iron shows up. When the job wraps, we haul the mats back out on the same terms.
Straight answers
Mat Hauling questions
+How many crane mats fit on one truck?
Weight runs out before deck space does. A legal 48,000-pound load is usually 12 to 18 hardwood timber mats depending on their size and how much water the wood is carrying — green or waterlogged mats weigh dramatically more than dry ones. We count the load by weight, not by wishful thinking, so every truck crosses the scale legal.
+How much does crane mat hauling cost?
By the load for single runs; as a job for multi-truck moves. The drivers of price are miles, mat count, and how tight the site window is. Call (409) 540-9398 with the yard, the destination, and the count — dispatch will quote the whole move, not just a truck.
+Do you deliver mats to pipeline rights-of-way?
Constantly — ROW work is a core mat lane for us. We stage along the spread where the mats are needed, read the ground before committing a loaded truck to it, and keep rotations running so the crews ahead never wait on matting.
+What is the difference between crane mats and access mats?
Crane mats are the heavy hardwood timbers — usually 8 to 12 inches thick — that spread a crane’s ground pressure. Access mats are lighter panels, often laminated or composite, that build temporary roads for trucks and equipment. We haul both, secured the way each type is meant to ride.
+Can you handle a full turnaround or spread mat order?
That is the work we are built for. Hundreds of mats means multi-truck rotations between the yard and the site, the same drivers all week, and a running count you can reconcile against the invoice. Pads are down before the crane shows up — that is the whole point.
+Do you haul mats back out when the job is done?
Yes — mat work is circular, and we quote both directions. The mats come out muddy, get restacked, and head back to the yard or the next job. A carrier who only wants the clean outbound half of the cycle is not much use to a mat operation.