Southern Loggin’ Times magazine Associate Editor David Abbott visits with Timber Specialists, located in Statesville, North Carolina. It’s been a wet summer in North Carolina, and before that it was a wet winter. “I wish spring would hurry up and get here,” mused Jaime Hutton on a bitterly cold day back in early March. “This has to be the last snap of winter.” How wrong he was—the cold stretched on for weeks. Spring was slow in arriving, and even when it did, the sun failed to make an appearance for most of the first half of summer. Rain, clouds and unusually mild temperatures dominated until a heat wave broke out in the third week of July. Global warming, perhaps? Hutton is foreman for owner Eddie Johnson’s company Timber Specialists, and serves as Johnson’s right hand man. Johnson and Hutton make a good team.

Featured Story: “Team Players”

Written By: David Abbott
Company: Timber Specialists
Location: Statesville, North Carolina
SLT Issue: August 2013

Check out other featured articles in the August 2013 issue of Southern Loggin’ Times magazine.
Southern Loggin’ Times August issue spotlights Florida’s 2012 Logger of the Year. He gets high production with one crew. McIntyre Lumber finds fame in efficiency. In North Carolina, a timber specialists’ owner and foreman work together to keep the ball rolling. Also, the Product Consultant from John Deere explains why a well-trained operator is a productive operator.