Qualifications & Certifications
As a professional and reputable excavating contractor, we maintain the necessary certifications to legally operate our equipment and meet all government standards related to the various excavating services we offer.
- Licensed, Bonded & Insured
- Employee Licensed & Bonded Pipe Layers for Underground Utility Services
- Employee Certified Equipment & Truck Operators with valid CDLs
A Well Maintained Fleet of Earthmoving Equipment
At South Side Sand & Gravel we take pride in operating, owning and maintaining our own fleet of sophisticated light and heavy excavating equipment.
We believe that we first need well-maintained equipment in order to properly provide the professional excavating services that we offer. With this mindset, we make sure that all of our equipment, from the smallest attachments to the largest excavators, are properly taken care of, operate safely and undergo regularly scheduled maintenance checks. At South Side Sand & Gravel we continually add to and upgrade our equipment to keep up with technology advancements. Our fleet currently consists of the following excavating equipment.
490E John Deere Excavator
Uses: Digging trenches and basement foundations, Material moving, demolition work, general site grading, heavy lifting and placing of pipes for underground utilities, etc.
650 LGP John Deere Dozer
Uses: Tree removal, demolition, ground leveling, road carving, aggregate material moving, etc.
570A John Deere Grader
Uses: Site work, ground leveling, road building, etc.
544E John Deere Loader
Uses: Loading aggregate material and debris into dump trucks and conveyors, clearing rubble, etc.
S250 Bobcat Skid Steer
Uses: Site clearing and grading, moving and loading of material into dump trucks and onto conveyors, etc.
T320 Bobcat Track Loader
Uses: Site clearing and grading, moving and loading of material into dump trucks and onto conveyors, etc.
Single Axle Ford Dump Truck
Uses: Aggregate material hauling
Tandem Ford Dump Truck
Uses: Aggregate material hauling
Tri-Axle International Dump Truck
Uses: Aggregate material hauling
Power Screener
Uses: Custom Screening of black dirt, sand and aggregate material.
Conveyors
Uses: Piles aggregate material as it is being screened
Bobcat Attachments
Landscape Racks | Grapplers | Brooms | And Many More
Bobcat Laser Grader
Uses: With the laser grader we can accurately grade and level building sites, parking lots, shop sites, etc. with precise grading within 1/8". Utilizing the laser grading system enables us to save time because the grader automatically adjusts based upon the laser's readings. Laser grading proves to be cost effective when it comes to purchasing flooring materials.

