Market Research Pays Off for Alabama Couple Who Launched Firewood Business
Mobile Bay Firewood has a new Multitek 2040XP2 firewood processor. It is an electric-powered model with a 16-inch splitting wedge. PRICHARD, Alabama – Colleen Smith earned a degree in kinesiology, the study of the body’s movement. Kinesiology specialists help...
Firewood Business Is a Family Venture, and Customers ‘Are Pretty Much Our Family’
Charles Reed operating his Blockbuster model 14-12 firewood processor. He and his son modified the machine to be able to process logs up to 16 inches in diameter and 20 feet long. AYLETT, Virginia – Charles Reed grew up in the forest products industry, and now his...
Logs Spill Due to Speed in Curve, Unsecured Load
Background On a February afternoon in the Lake States region, a log truck driver was hauling 100-inch pulpwood to a local mill. The truck was equipped with a center-mount grapple to load and unload logs. It was a cold, sunny day, and the roads were free from ice and...