Timber Harvesting magazine Senior Associate Editor David Abbott has the opportunity to visit Ezzell Trucking, Inc. in Harrells, North Carolina. t’s been a long road for Ezzell Trucking, Inc. since James Ezzell started the company with one truck in 1951. For most of that 64-year stretch, the trucks weren’t hauling wood products—the first commodity he transported was live turkeys. Nearly two decades later in 1969, Ezzell expanded into the refrigerated food business, and later into the dry van business. It wasn’t until 1990 that the trucking entity made its first turn towards wood fiber when it started a relationship with International Paper, hauling wood chips. Twenty years later Ezzell Trucking began transporting 100% forest products.

Featured Story: “By The Book”

Written By: David Abbott
Company: Ezzell Trucking, Inc.
Location: Harrells, North Carolina
TH Issue: November/December 2015

Check out other featured articles in the November/December 2015 issue of Timber Harvesting magazine.
The November/December 2015 issue of Timber Harvesting magazine features New Bern, North Carolina’s Gladson Logging, New Galilee, Pennsylvania’s Industrial Timber and Pulp, Harrells, North Carolina’s Ezzell Trucking, and the recent Mid-Atlantic Logging & Biomass Expo. Also highlighted is the recent annual meeting of the American Loggers Council. Other articles cover the latest industry news, new projects, logging business tips, and new machinery, products, and technology.