Shear, grapple and breaker operator for derailment response.
When cars are on the ground and need to be cut to size, we bring an operator with more than twenty years on the controls, our excavator, dozer and dump truck, and the shear, grapple, magnet or breaker the job calls for. Based between Dalton and Chattanooga, self-mobilizing on our own CDL truck, any hour.
- Any hourPhone answered nights and weekends; same-day mobilization on a call-out
- Self-mobilizingCDL driver and our own truck and trailer, no waiting on a hauler
- Fully insuredCOI with additional insured naming the prime and the railroad on request
- One operator, whole spreadShear, grapple, excavator, dozer and dump truck run by the same crew
- Subcontract-readyW-9 and vendor packet returned the same day
What we do on a derailment
We work under your incident command and your site safety briefing as your subcontractor. You direct the cut plan and the sequence; we supply the operator, the iron and the hands.
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Cutting cars to size
Shear operator to section derailed and damaged cars, trucks, couplers and structure for loading as scrap, under your cut plan and your supervisor's direction. Rotating grapple and scrap magnet for sorting and loading.
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Loading and hauling scrap
Excavator with thumb for loading cut scrap and lading into your scrap trailers or roll-offs; our own dump truck for debris and spoil.
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Crane pads and access roads
Dozer and track hoe to cut access from the nearest road, build and level pads for side-boom and crane setups, and keep the site passable in rain.
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Right-of-way restoration
Clearing wreck debris and spilled lading, reshaping ditches and subgrade, and grading the right-of-way back ahead of the track gang.
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Drainage and culvert repair
Culverts and ditches damaged in the derailment or the recovery, reopened or replaced so the roadbed drains before the line goes back in service.
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Washouts and storm damage
Same crew and iron for washout repair, slide cleanup and emergency access on the right-of-way outside of derailments.
How to call us out
One phone call. We can be rolling before the paperwork is done and finish the vendor packet from the cab.
Tell us
- 1WhereSubdivision and milepost, nearest crossing or road, and GPS pin if you have it
- 2What is on the groundCar count and types, loaded or empty, hazmat status and whether the site has been released for mechanical work
- 3AccessHow to get iron to the site, ground conditions, and whether you need an access road cut first
- 4Who is in chargeYour site supervisor's name and number, and the railroad's employee-in-charge if known
What we send back
- ✓ETA and equipment listWithin minutes of the call
- ✓Certificate of insuranceAdditional insured as you specify
- ✓W-9 and vendor packetYour forms, completed the same day
- ✓Hourly or day rates in writingOperator and excavator, attachments, support equipment and mobilization, before we leave the yard
Put us on your call list
Send a vendor application or a blank subcontract and we will have it back the same day, so the first call you make from a derailment is not a paperwork call.
Travis Mendenhall, owner. More than twenty years on heavy equipment and specialty attachments, set up and insured to work under your contract on emergency call-outs, and the one who answers the phone.
Also useful to you on planned work: crossing and crossing-approach grading, drainage and culverts along the right-of-way, yard and spur site prep, access roads, and hauling. See the full service list or the capabilities statement.