Southern Loggin’ Times magazine Managing Editor David Abbott visits Waycross, Georgia’s Oliver Logging Company, Inc. A lot of companies start out with a small crew cutting small tracts with older machines. Gradually, they work up to a position to buy newer, bigger, more productive equipment and start cutting larger tracts. Oliver Logging Co, Inc. has already done that and come full circle again. The fifth generation family business has had a bigger, high-production crew running late model machinery for years. Recently, though, it expanded with a small side crew, bringing in some older machines to handle small, private tracts. “There were just a lot of opportunities for it with these small tracts that are not feasible for the big crew to go to,” according to Skyler Oliver, 27, who owns the company with his father Tim, 53. Many loggers can attest that their friends and neighbors often ask them to come clear out a property that may not be worth moving onto for a larger crew.

Featured Story: “Growing Opportunities”

Written By: David Abbott
Company: Oliver Logging Company, Inc.
Location: Waycross, Georgia
SLT Issue: December 2017

Check out other featured articles in the December 2017 issue of Southern Loggin’ Times magazine.
Southern Loggin’ Times magazine’s December 2017 issue features Waycross, Georgia’s Oliver Logging Company, Inc. and Wetumpka, Alabama’s 3 Rivers Logging. An article highlights Newton, New Hampshire’s Continental Biomass Industries (CBI) recent Factory Forum. Also featured is a business profile on Hickory, Mississippi’s Trax Plus. Other articles cover the latest industry news, new products and upcoming events.