Crane Mats Guide: Species, Thickness, Load Ratings, and Cost
Crane Mats Guide: Species, Thickness, Load Ratings, and Cost A crane set up on the wrong surface doesn’t lose you a day. It loses you the crane, and maybe a lot worse. Crane supports, whether crane mats or outrigger pads, can sink, shift, or exceed what the ground beneath them can bear, and any one […]
Timber Mat Types: Pros and Cons Compared
There’s no single “best” timber mat type. Anyone who tells you otherwise is usually selling one specific product. What you actually have are trade‑offs between oak, mixed hardwood, and Eucalyptus mats, and the right choice depends on your site conditions, project length, equipment loads, and total cost over time—not on which material happens to have […]
Timber Mat Thickness & Sizing by Type
Ask five suppliers what size a “typical” timber mat is, and you’ll likely get five slightly different answers. That’s part of the problem. Thickness and sizing aren’t just what a vendor tells you; they determine how much load a mat can carry, how long it survives on your site, and whether what you’re buying is […]
Timber Mats Weight Capacity by Type
“Weight capacity” is the number every buyer searches for. It’s also not a real engineering term. Engineers work with two separate properties: bending strength, or modulus of rupture (MOR), measured in PSI, and ground bearing capacity, the ground’s ability to hold equipment without failing under it. OSHA’s ground conditions standard, 1926.1402, treats these as distinct […]
How to Choose the Right Timber Mat Type for Your Project
Most buyers start this decision backwards. They ask, “Which timber mat is the best?” when the real question is, “Which timber mat is best for what my project actually needs?” A mat that performs perfectly on a dry, six-week construction job can fail fast on a wetland pipeline route that runs for three years. The […]
Eucalyptus Timber Mats vs Oak Timber Mats: Which Holds Up Better
If you’ve spent any time sourcing timber mats for a project, you’ve probably run into the same conversation every project manager and procurement manager eventually has: oak or Eucalyptus or mixed hardwoods. They all show up constantly in supplier catalogs, both get pitched as “industry standard,” and both come with strong opinions attached. But the […]
Construction Mat Types Compared: Timber, Crane, Composite, CLT, and Eucalyptus Mats
By World Forest Group | Last Updated: June 2026 Quick Answer Construction mats are modular load-spreading platforms used to protect ground, support heavy equipment, and enable safe site access during industrial construction. The main types are timber mats, crane mats, composite (HDPE) mats, CLT mats, three-ply bolted mats, and engineered wood mats. Choosing the wrong […]