Learn why matting decisions are a critical part of managing costs and get an in-depth look at the advantages and disadvantages of each matting option.
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Sterling Capabilities Brochures
Make your next project safer and more efficient with our matting products, turnkey services, and environmental and safety expertise.
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TerraLam® for Pipeline Industries
Explore the benefits of replacing traditional timber mats with TerraLam mats and read frequently asked questions about making the switch.
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TerraLam® for Powerline
Explore the benefits of replacing traditional timber mats with TerraLam mats and read frequently asked questions about making the switch.
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LibertyMat Brochure
Learn why LibertyMat is the ultimate light/medium duty road mat, supporting up to 80 tonnes while protecting the environment.
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TuffTrak® XL Brochure
Learn how TuffTrak XL mats deliver heavy-duty performance in all weather and ground conditions, with a dual traction surface that reduces slippage.
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TerraLam® for Construction, Renewables, and Civil Engineering
Explore the benefits of replacing traditional timber mats with TerraLam mats and read frequently asked questions about making the switch.
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TL 500 Demo Day Durability Test
We had a 25 ton sideboom complete 100 laps over TerraLam 500 CLT mats and traditional hardwood timber mats. Both mats do their job, but only TerraLam’s Cross-Grain Technology will hold up to tracked equipment over time.
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Sterling Demo Day: Installation Test – TerraLam 500 vs Timber Mats
TerraLam CLT mats by Sterling are lighter, faster and longer lasting than traditional timber mats. Watch as the same operator sets a truckload of each and see the difference for yourself!
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Leapfrogging Across Miles of Saturated Ground
A creative matting plan was needed when saturated grounds and limited access made moving equipment and materials difficult and potentially dangerous. Our site access experts were able to provide an efficient and cost saving plan.
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Sterling Innovation
How does meaningful innovation work for you? Learn about Sterling’s commitment to developing innovative site access solutions, backed by transparency, integrity, and consistency.
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Clean Exit™
Clean Exit reduces cleanup costs by minimizing tracking of dirt, rock and other debris by vehicles exiting your site.
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Comparison: TerraLam 300 CLT Mats & Bolted Access Mats
Terralam CLT mats are a smarter and more cost-effective site access solution than bolted access mats for a variety of reasons.
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The TerraLam Sustainability Story
Learn why innovative TerraLam mats are the most environmentally friendly site access product on the market.
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Comparison: TerraLam 500 Vs. Timber Mats
TerraLam CLT mats are a smarter and more cost-effective site access solution than timber mats.
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TerraLam® 700 CLT Mat
See the ways TerraLam® 700 CLT mats can keep your project and your workers safe while supporting ultra-heavy equipment.
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Site access for rock by the tons
When emergency repairs were needed on levee breaches along the Missouri River, Sterling and TerraLam® CLT mats were uniquely positioned to provide safety, efficiency, and savings to the project’s overall success.
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TerraCross™ Bridge
Discover a more efficient, safer crossing solution with our structural steel, high-capacity engineered bridge.
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Engineered Airbridge Keeps Project on Schedule
Construction couldn’t begin until there was a safe way to pass over the shallow-buried pipeline. TheTerraCross bridge was engineered solution.
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Make Your Matting Budget Work Harder
When it comes to site access, proper planning – along with the mats you choose – play critical roles in the success and profitability of your project. Smart, well-designed site access helps you stay on schedule, avoid safety shutdowns, prevent...
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Understanding Environmental Accountability
Navigating the requirements to be a good steward of the environment can seem overwhelming. Learn how to simplify your approach in developing access plans with guidelines that will address common stakeholder and environmental concerns. Topics Covered: Preserving Landowner Property Navigating...
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Safety: Protecting Your People and Your Bottom Line
Nothing matters more than the health and safety of the people out on the job site. Worker injuries, damage to equipment, and poor ROW management can put your project and your reputation at risk. Learn how best practices in safety...
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TerraLam Connect System
Learn how this durable, straightforward system can help maintain the integrity of your access roads and work pads. Best of all, no special equipment is needed for installation.
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Matting 101
Learn why matting decisions are a critical part of managing costs and get an in-depth look at the advantages and disadvantages of each matting option.
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Complete site access over rough terrain
Replacing 10 miles of powerline in challenging terrain requires extensive planning and flexibility. Our site access experts ensured things went smoothly with 14 miles of mats, proper safety protocols, and more.
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Ground Protection Safety: Protect Your People and Your Bottom Line
Learn the safety considerations your site access partner should address to ensure a safe and timely project.
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Ground Protection and the Environment: Holding Your Site Access Partners Accountable
Find out how your site access partner can reduce environmental impact while saving you time, money, and regulatory headaches.
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Emergency power restoration after flooding
After flooding caused a transmission structure to topple, crews relied on more than 2,000 mats — both traditional timber and heavy equipment mats — to repair equipment and get the power flowing.
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Ground protection for valuable agribusiness
Local landowners feared their soil would face irreversible damage when transmission circuits needed repair. After laying down 25 miles of right-of-way, the project was finished on schedule —with no harm to the land.
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Mat solutions protect an endangered species
A dramatically less intrusive matting solution enables access to the delicate wetland habitat of the endangered Hine’s Emerald Dragonfly — without significant costs or delays.
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Managing wetlands and hunting season
When heavy pipeline equipment, protected wetlands and deer hunting season come together, an innovative matting solution keeps the project on track and saves thousands of dollars along the way.
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Emergency response to tornado recovery
A tornado, a midnight call, and 4,000 mats: how expert access logistics and the right matting products help workers safely prevent a costly nuclear plant shutdown.
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Ground protection in time for baseball season
Reconstructing a baseball stadium in snowy winter—and finishing by Opening Day—is made possible with smooth, sweepable custom matting that protects the field’s integrity.
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Site access islands on the Mississippi
How do you keep thousands of mats from floating down the Mississippi River? A cabling solution and water crossing expertise enable safe construction of transmission lines for the Illinois Rivers Project.
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Severe weather recovery in 48 hours
Because Sterling has the products, people, and experience ready to respond to any emergent request, ComEd and Ameren restored power within 48 hours and completed the work within 10 days.
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Make Your Matting Budget Work Harder: A Guide to More Valuable Site Access
Discover how to gauge the real value behind a quote, from site access planning and services to mat attrition and rent/own decision-making.
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Rent, Lease, or Buy: Your Guide to the Right Matting Choice
Learn the pros and cons of the three ways to acquire ground protection and get concrete tips on making the best choice.