Recycled Digging Mats
Most popular
8" × 4' × 16' – 18'
Heavy-duty support for cranes and excavators
Wet, soft or unstable ground
No rot, swelling or splintering
16' ~1,620 lbs18' ~1,965 lbs
24–29 mats per truck
Trusted. Tested. Terrain-ready.
Own the fleet.
Built for a decade
of work.
Recycled HDPE crane and access mats built for 10+ years of service, where timber lasts 6 to 18 months. Buy them or finance them in-house, and get a buy-back offer when the job is done.
How many mats on your job?
Type a number. We'll show you ten years of timber next to one HDPE fleet.
Timber lasting 12 months, 500-mile haul. Change both below.
1 vs. 7–20
HDPE purchase vs. timber buys in 10 years
10+ yrs
Service life vs. 6–18 months for timber
Buy-back
Offer at the end of the job
27–43%
Lighter than comparable timber mats
Three mats.
Every kind of ground.
Short job? We consider rentals case by case; ask on the quote. Limited timber mat inventory is also available.
Timber rots.
These don't.
No rot, swelling or splintering
Grips better wet than dry
Lighter than timber, more mats per truck
Stays tough to −40°F
Nothing hauled to the landfill
Buy-back offer when the job ends
See the weight & truckload math →
Why HDPE
Your job, in trucks.
Timber wears out and comes back on trucks. Recycled HDPE is delivered once. Set your job and see the difference over ten years.
0trucks you never have to send0 timber truckloads vs 0 HDPE over ten years
$0less freight
0lb of CO₂ avoidedabout 0 cars off the road for a year
How we calculate: weights and mats per truck are GroundUp's own shipping figures, for our recycled HDPE mats and for regular mixed-hardwood timber mats of the same size: 3-ply 8' × 14' timber at 2,400 lb (20 per truck), 8' × 16' at 2,600 lb (17–18 per truck; we use 18), and 8" × 4' digging mats at 2,600 lb (16') and 2,700 lb (18'), 18 per truck. HDPE digging figures are for notched mats; chains add about 30 lb per mat. Timber is bought at the start and again each time it wears out, counted in whole purchases over ten years. Freight is estimated road miles from our Winnie, TX yard at $3.64 per mile (DAT national flatbed average, Oct 16, 2026), 500 miles without a ZIP, and assumes timber travels the same distance. Dollar figures are cash over ten years. Run the Numbers also shows what that spending is worth today, the way a finance team would value it (8% a year). CO₂ counts the round trip at 6 mpg and EPA's 22.4 lb per gallon; a typical car emits about 10,140 lb a year. Excludes any HDPE buy-back offer and used-timber resale. Planning estimates, not a quote.
More years of service
for every dollar.
| Mat type | New price* | Service life | Buys in 10 yrs | Weight | End of life |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laminated 3-ply hardwood | ~$650–$900 | 6–18 mo | 7–20 | ~2,400 lb (8' × 14') | Disposal cost |
| Composite, new plastic | ~$3,250–$4,200+ | 10+ yrs | 1 | ~1,025 lb (7.5' × 14' × 4") | Recycle or resell |
| Recycled HDPE | Below new composite quoted to your fleet | 10+ yrs | 1 | ~1,360 lb (8' × 14' × 5") | Buy-back offer |
Typical service life in Gulf Coast and Sun Belt conditions, heavy civil and utility duty. *New-mat list prices and recent public bids, October 2026; composite figures are for a 7.5' × 14' × 4" mat, the closest common size, and custom builds run higher. Your own timber price goes in the calculator below.
The ownership advantage
1
HDPE purchase
7–20
Timber purchases
Over ten years, timber that lasts 6 to 18 months gets bought 7 to 20 times. Recycled HDPE gets bought once. Fewer deliveries, no disposal, and a buy-back offer at the end.
What is timber
really costing you?
Three numbers from your last timber order. We'll show you what the next ten years look like if nothing changes.
Over 10 years
Timber
Recycled HDPE
Mats you'll buy
7,500
1,500
Replacement cycles
5.0
1
Mat spendMats only. Freight and disposal on top.
$6,375,000
One purchasePriced to your fleet
Cost per mat, per service year
$425$35 per month
10+ yearsof service from one mat
At end of life
Disposal cost
Buy-back offer
The next ten years, side by sideEach block is one set of mats
Timber5.0× bought
HDPE1× bought
Buy-back
Send me these numbers
Drops your figures into the quote form, or copy a link to send this scenario to a colleague. See the full 10-year math, freight and disposal included →
How ownership works
01
Tell us about the site
Equipment, ground conditions, timeline and how many mats you run today.
02
We size the fleet
The right mix of digging and 3-ply mats, with your cost per service year worked out.
03
Buy or finance
Pay outright or finance it in-house. Rentals are considered case by case.
04
Buy-back offer when you're done
Move the mats to the next job or take our buy-back offer. Nothing goes to the landfill.
Own the fleet.
Built for a decade of work.
In-house financing
We finance the purchase directly, so your bank line stays open
A deposit and fixed payments built around your project
The mats are yours, free and clear, once paid
Terms set per project, never off a rate card
Buy-back offer
When the project closes, we quote a residual value
Take our buy-back offer, move them to the next job, or both
Used mats can be resold, re-rented or reground into new ones
Nothing hauled to the landfill
0.97
Grips better wet than dry
ASTM D2047
0.27%
Max water absorption
ASTM D570
−40° to 140°F
Useful temperature range
Technical data sheet
1,355 PSI
Flexural strength
ASTM D6109
A pipelayer on a pad of recycled mats.
Mud on top, solid underneath. The same mats go on to the next right-of-way when this one closes.
Where our
mats work.
LNG & Petrochemical
Pipeline & Energy
Utilities & Transmission
Heavy Civil Construction
Aerospace & Launch
Storm Response
Also serving solar and wind, coastal restoration, ports and marine terminals, data centers, rail and mining.
PipelineDigging Mats for Pipeline Work: HDPE vs. TimberA right-of-way through soft ground can take hundreds of digging mats. Here is how recycled HDPE and timber compare on weight, trucks per load and service life.PlanningPlanning Ground Protection for a Wet WinterNOAA's winter outlook favors wetter-than-average conditions across the southern U.S. through February. Five steps to settle the mat plan before the ground goes soft.CostWhat Timber Mats Cost After You Buy ThemThe purchase price is the first cost of a timber mat, not the last. Ten years of replacement, freight and haul-off, worked through for a 1,500-mat program.
Let's build your
ownership plan.
Send your mat count and sizes, your timber and rental spend, and how often you replace mats. We'll send back your cost per year of service, a financing plan built around the project, and a buy-back estimate.
info@groundupindustrial.com
Email us your mat count, sizes and timeline. We respond promptly.
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