Southern Loggin’ Times magazine Associate Editor Jessica Johnson has the opportunity to visit Gladson Logging in New Bern, North Carolina. About six months ago, Southern Loggin’ Times’ sister publication Timber Harvesting visited a young start up crew in the swampy lands of North Carolina run by a man named Gilbert Gladson. Gladson was having a big year—within 12 months he started his own operation after working in the woods for over 25 years, 18 of them in the challenging lowlands of the central Carolina coast. Based in New Bern, the area around which has an average elevation of less than 30 feet, Gladson, 44, is a swamp logger who has learned “to make the ground work for us,” which means controlling an area of Earth that isn’t exactly easy to control. By using a tracked feller-buncher and a shovel machine fitted with an extended boom the crew builds a network of “roads”—mats of logs placed end to end—to provide access for dual-tired skidders, and by default, controlling ground pressure.

Featured Story: “Gladson Tackles Variety”

Written By: Jessica Johnson
Company: Gladson Logging
Location: New Bern, North Carolina
SLT Issue: March 2016

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Southern Loggin’ Times magazine’s March 2016 issue features Jonesboro, Louisiana’s DG&E Logging, Inc., Richton, Mississippi’s Burnie Dykes Logging Company, Inc., New Bern, North Carolina’s Gladson Logging, and Sparkman, Arkansas’ Ray White Lumber Company. Special articles highlight Union Grove, North Carolina’s CTR Manufacturing Co. and their sister company Cutting Systems, Inc. (CSI), Caterpillar’s recent tests with remote controlled forestry machines, and the recent South Carolina Timber Producers Association annual meeting and their focus on trucking. Other articles cover the latest industry news, new products, and logging business tips.