Whether it's a derailment, traction motor change, bridge maintenance or site remediation, Hulcher Services has the heavy equipment needed to handle even the toughest jobs for our customers.
Hulcher equipment and crews can deploy within one hour of your call, any time day or night. Our 24/7/365 call center and strategically located divisions ensure that we can respond to wherever you need us.
Call Hulcher at
833-316-0035 and let us help you get your heavy equipment project done quickly and efficiently.
Our Caterpillar® excavator (or track hoe) is one of the most important components of Hulcher Services’ fleet of heavy equipment, supporting almost every service available in every one of our service lines.
Excavators are used for Railroad & Mechanical Services, Engineering Track Maintenance & Maintenance of Way Services, Environmental & Industrial Services, Disaster & Emergency Response Services, Transfer & Load Adjustment Services, and Maintenance Work Services.
Our Sidebooms are customized for work in railroad environments. They have been fitted with a rear winch to provide towing capability of 60 tons or more. They are equipped with cutting torches and all the cables, chains, hooks and tools necessary to respond to any derailment situation.
Sidebooms are used for Railroad & Mechanical Services, Engineering Track Maintenance & Maintenance of Way Services, Disaster & Emergency Response Services, Transfer & Load Adjustment Services, and Maintenance Work Services.
Our track loader is customized for work in railroad environments. Hulcher's track loaders have also been fitted with a rear winch to provide towing capability of 60 tons or more, increasing their ability to respond to any derailment situation.
Track Loaders are used for Railroad & Mechanical Services, Engineering Track Maintenance & Maintenance of Way Services, and Disaster & Emergency Response Services
Our wheel loader serves a variety of engineering roles. It is used to cut and grade soil on the right-of-way or as part of road construction. It is also used to load dump trucks with refuse materials or ballast as part of grade stabilization or other MOW projects. The rubber tire loader is frequently used to replace switches or track panel, and to drop in fresh ballast when the rail pieces have been positioned.
Wheel loaders are used for Railroad & Mechanical Services, Engineering Track Maintenance & Maintenance of Way Services, Environmental & Industrial Services, Disaster & Emergency Response Services, Transfer & Load Adjustment Services, and Maintenance Work Services.
Hulcher Services' Guzzler® hi-rail vacuum trucks are rail-ready, boom equipped, self-contained vehicles that use vacuum power to remove contaminated and unwanted materials. Material removed is stored in the Hi-Rail's large collection tank for subsequent treatment and disposal or reuse*.
Hi-rail vacuum truck/hi-rail transfer vacuum trucks are used for Railroad & Mechanical Services, Engineering Track Maintenance & Maintenance of Way Services, Environmental & Industrial Services, Disaster & Emergency Response Services, and Transfer & Load Adjustment Services.
Our Caterpillar® backhoe has a standard dig depth of 14 ft 4 in, a bucket dig force of 13,875 lbs and a dump height of 8 ft 5, giving it the power and capability to perform a broad range of tasks. Designed with the railroads in mind, each backhoe is equipped with regular and cribbing buckets and an extendable arm with thumb for work on the railroad.
Backhoes are used for Railroad & Mechanical Services, Engineering Track Maintenance & Maintenance of Way Services, and Disaster & Emergency Response Services.
Our dump trucks have a capacity of 8-22 cubic yards. They can be deployed independently or in conjunction with other Hulcher equipment, like the excavator, wheel loader, track loader and telehandler.
Dump trucks are used for Railroad & Mechanical Services, Engineering Track Maintenance & Maintenance of Way Services, Environmental & Industrial Services, Disaster & Emergency Response Services, Transfer & Load Adjustment Services, and Maintenance Work Services.
Our Caterpillar® backhoes/dump trucks combo has a standard dig depth of over 14 feet and a dump height of more than 8 feet, giving it the power and capability to perform a broad range of tasks. Designed with the railroads in mind, each backhoe is equipped with regular and cribbing buckets and an extendable arm with thumb for work on the railroad. The dump trucks have a capacity up to 22 cubic yards.
Backhoes/dump trucks combo are used for Railroad & Mechanical Services, Engineering Track Maintenance & Maintenance of Way Services, Environmental & Industrial Services, Disaster & Emergency Response Services, Transfer & Load Adjustment Services, and Maintenance Work Services.
Our Hi-Rail Cranes are equipped with hi-rail gear. Whether the job is located in a tight working space at the rail yard or a remote location on the right-of-way, the crane can get there - by road or by rail. It is also equipped with cutting torches, cables, chains, hooks and all the necessary tools to support the many services it provides.
Hi-rail cranes are used for Railroad & Mechanical Services, Engineering Track Maintenance & Maintenance of Way Services, Environmental & Industrial Services, Disaster & Emergency Response Services, Transfer & Load Adjustment Services, and Maintenance Work Services.
Our Hi-rail rotary dump truck is powerful, flexible piece of heavy equipment that is designed specifically for railroad work. What makes the rotary dump truck ideal for railroad projects is its special dump body, which features a sub frame that swivels the truck bed in either direction. The rotating dump bed allows the truck to deposit its load anywhere on a 180 degree arc without moving the vehicle itself.
Hi-rail rotary dump trucks are used for Railroad & Mechanical Services, Engineering Track Maintenance & Maintenance of Way Services, Environmental & Industrial Services, Disaster & Emergency Response Services, Transfer & Load Adjustment Services, and Maintenance Work Services.
Our Caterpillar® dozers/graders are equipped with a six-way blade for grading or clearing the site following a derailment or during a switch change. The dozers have a rear-mounted winch for moving rail cars, expanding their capabilities for railroad support.
Dozers/graders are used for Railroad & Mechanical Services, Engineering Track Maintenance & Maintenance of Way Services, Environmental & Industrial Services, Disaster & Emergency Response Services, and Maintenance Work Services.
Our Caterpillar® telehandler has a telescopic boom that extends forward and upward from the vehicle. With a lift height up to 40 feet and a load capacity of up to 10,000 pounds the telehandler can move materials in larger amounts and higher up than standard forklifts.
Telehandlers are used for Railroad & Mechanical Services, Disaster & Emergency Response Services, Transfer & Load Adjustment Services, and Maintenance Work Services.