Highway 290 Expansion — Austin to Brenham Corridor
Ellis Truck & Equipment Sales supplied a fleet of Caterpillar D6 dozers and Komatsu PC300 excavators for the multi-phase widening of US-290 between Austin and Brenham. Equipment operated across 47 miles of right-of-way clearing, grading, and drainage trenching. Our machines logged over 12,000 operating hours across the engagement with zero unplanned downtime attributed to equipment failure.
Large-Scale Land Clearing & Soil Prep — Central Texas Ranch
A 3,200-acre cattle and row-crop operation retained Ellis Truck & Equipment Sales to source and deliver two Komatsu D61 dozers and a Caterpillar 938 wheel loader for a full-season land prep campaign. The scope included brush clearing, mesquite removal, terracing for erosion control, and subsoiling passes ahead of winter wheat planting. Our team coordinated machine delivery, fueling logistics, and scheduled PMs throughout the 8-month engagement.
Distribution Center Foundation — Logistics Park Build-Out
Ellis Truck & Equipment Sales partnered with a regional general contractor to provide two Komatsu PC210 excavators, a Caterpillar 320 excavator, and a Ditch Witch JT30 directional bore for underground utility installation on a 480,000 sq ft distribution facility. The bore unit ran fiber, water, and conduit under active roadways — minimizing surface disruption and keeping the GC's schedule on track for a Q4 certificate of occupancy.
Rural Water District Pipeline — Milam County
A rural water supply district engaged Ellis Truck & Equipment Sales to source a Ditch Witch JT25 and a Komatsu PC88 mini excavator for a 14-mile water main installation across agricultural land. The compact mini-ex minimized crop field damage while the directional bore unit crossed two county roads and a creek without open trenching. Project was completed two weeks ahead of schedule, within the district's pre-drought deadline.
City Park & Trail System — Grading & Site Work
Georgetown Parks & Recreation selected Ellis Truck & Equipment Sales as equipment supplier for the grading and site development phase of a new 38-acre park and trail corridor. A Caterpillar 938 wheel loader and two skid steer loaders handled material staging, topsoil spreading, and finish grading along 2.4 miles of crushed granite trail. Low ground-pressure skid steers were critical to preserving established oak tree root zones across the site.
Caliche Road Construction — Permian Basin Access Roads
An oil field services operator contracted Ellis Truck & Equipment Sales for four Caterpillar D6 dozers and a motor grader to construct 22 miles of caliche lease roads and well-pad access routes in the Permian Basin. Equipment was staged at a central yard and rotated across active pads on a rolling schedule. Tight mobilization windows — often 48 hours from purchase order to on-site — required reliable machines and a streamlined logistics process that Ellis Truck & Equipment Sales delivered consistently.
