Florida-based Haulage Expert Invests in Specialty Trailers to Tackle Heavier Loads
De Berardinis Heavy Haul is expanding its capabilities and investing in new equipment to meet growing demand in the U.S. for specialized transport services.
Lou De Berardinis, CEO of De Berardinis Heavy Haul, said that while the Florida-based company was “no stranger” to oversized loads and shipments, the rising demand from sectors such as power has prompted it to beef up its asset base and explore new opportunities.
“We’ve been moving oversized shipments for over 10 years and our family has been in the trucking industry for three generations. We’ve been mostly moving construction equipment since our inception but more recently we’ve been seeing a lot of power and plant work come across our desk,” De Berardinis told Breakbulk.
De Berardinis Heavy Haul’s first large-scale breakbulk project was for Eastern Car Liner delivering computer numerical control (CNC) machines from Port Canaveral to Blue Origin’s rocket engine manufacturing facility at the Kennedy Space Center.
“The contract was broken down into four shipments that earned us over US$1 million in gross revenue,” the CEO added.
To support its plans to tackle bulkier cargo, the company has been upgrading its fleet, last year spending some US$2 million on new assets including a Cometto multi-axle platform trailer, a Faymonville HighwayMAX and an Aspen 16-axle dual-lane perimeter frame trailer.
De Berardinis Heavy Haul is also focusing on boosting its green credentials.
The company’s existing fleet is already Tier 4 compliant – the EPA’s strictest set of standards in terms of emissions regulations. It is now looking to invest in some vocational hybrid trucks to further reduce its carbon footprint, De Berardinis said.
De Berardinis Heavy Haul will be exhibiting for the first time at Breakbulk Americas 2024 on Oct. 15-17 at the George R. Brown Convention Center in Houston. Meet Lou and the team at Stand U02.
