Southern Loggin’ Times magazine Associate Editor Jessica Johnson has the opportunity to visit HLH Timber Company, LLC in Joaquin, Texas. As kids we all heard the adage, “The early bird gets the worm.” Heith Harper, who is routinely at his shop by 5:00 a.m. to see his trucks depart, proves the adage true. Harper, 38, describes himself as “an opportunist.” If you’re sitting at home, he warns, opportunities can pass you by. “If someone offers something to me, I don’t know how to say no,” Harper adds. For the most part, that philosophy has worked out for him. His company, HLH Timber, runs four crews, and a decoupled trucking program that not only hauls his own wood, but has six trucks in the International Paper dispatch trucking program in his area.

Featured Story: “On The Road”

Written By: Jessica Johnson
Company: HLH Timber Company LLC
Location: Joaquin, Texas
SLT Issue: November 2016

Check out other featured articles in the November 2016 issue of Southern Loggin’ Times magazine.
Southern Loggin’ Times magazine’s November 2016 issue features Southport, Florida’s K&B Land and Timber Company, Joaquin, Texas’ HLH Timber Company, LLC, a report on the American Loggers Council annual meeting held September 29-October 1 in Panama City Beach, Florida, and a profile on Peterson, who celebrates 35 years in business this year. Other articles cover the latest industry news, logging business tips and new machinery and products.