LAREDO, TEXAS · YARD STORAGE & HANDLING
Southern receives, documents, unloads, stores and reloads heavy equipment and industrial cargo at two Laredo yards.
Southern provides yard storage in Laredo between pickup and the next project milestone. We coordinate receipt, handling and release when equipment needs to leave its origin before the receiving site is ready.
Storage can be planned for days, weeks or extended project periods. The schedule and handling scope are set for each load.
Southern reviews storage requests for off-highway haul trucks, dozers, wheel loaders and associated components, as well as transformers and other industrial equipment. The cargo’s dimensions, weight, transport condition and handling requirements determine whether a yard can accommodate it.
Share the expected arrival and departure dates, or the project milestone that will determine release. If the departure date is still open, include the estimated storage period in the initial request.
Southern plans the incoming trailer, yard handling and outbound load-out together, using the cargo’s shipping condition and handling instructions.
Provide the weight and dimensions for the cargo in its planned transport condition. Share available drawings, lifting or support points, shipping supports, packaging details and handling instructions. Include any protection requirements for outdoor storage.
Southern reviews whether the loaded combination can enter, turn within and leave the yard, and whether the handling equipment has the working room it needs.
Southern reviews the available information about the storage surface, ground-bearing capacity and proposed supports against the load and handling requirements.
Identify the arrival date, any required transfer, the expected storage period and what is known about the next pickup or delivery. Handling arrangements and yard availability are confirmed for each request.
Southern photographs the cargo and records its condition at receipt, then carries out the agreed unloading and yard placement. Handling is matched to the piece and the resources available at the receiving yard.
Southern coordinates unloading and cargo support with the next load-out.
Crane, forklift, gantry and Jack & Slide resources vary by yard. The selected handling method depends on the cargo and the agreed scope.
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Inventory, access and cargo-protection requirements are documented for the agreed storage period.
Southern maintains an inventory record and provides customer updates during the agreed storage period.
Customers and manufacturers can visit to inspect their equipment with advance notice. Access and inspection requirements are coordinated with yard operations.
Storage is outdoors. Cargo-specific packaging, protection and support requirements are reviewed as part of the storage arrangement.
Southern offers storage at Minera and Santo Tomas. Cargo dimensions, handling requirements and available space determine the receiving yard.
32011 Minera St · Laredo, TX 78045
Crane and forklift handling can be arranged for unloading, yard placement and outbound loading according to the load requirements.
1015 Santo Tomas St · Laredo, TX 78045
Forklift, Jack & Slide and gantry handling can be arranged according to the load requirements.
When the customer is ready to release the cargo, Southern coordinates pickup and outbound loading. Cargo can leave on Southern equipment or with the customer’s designated carrier.
Share the pickup instructions, details of the transport equipment and required dates so the handling arrangement can be coordinated. Southern photographs the cargo and records its condition at load-out before the carrier departs.
For cross-border cargo, the pickup and delivery schedule is reviewed alongside the crossing arrangements.
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