Who calls WEL.
Eight kinds of customers, forty years of the same phone number. Find your world below, then look at how much of your problem list one contractor covers.
Railroads
Ten HiRail units, forty years working live rail, and a phone number Norfolk Southern and CSX have kept on file for decades.
Your problem list
- Derailments and releases on the main or in the yard
- Right-of-way drainage, ditching, and culverts
- Yard cleanup and debris
- Encampments on railroad property
- Vac work only rail-mounted units can reach
Clients
Norfolk Southern, CSX Transportation. Norfolk Southern has been a top-five customer for decades. [VERIFY publishable framing]
Proof
10
HiRail units in service
Decades working Class I rail
Utilities & Power
The contractor Dominion and Appalachian Power call for the spill, the storm, and the hydro-vac around live gear.
Your problem list
- Transformer and substation releases
- Storm restoration support
- Daylighting around energized infrastructure
- Emergency water and fuel for crews and stations
Clients
Dominion Energy, Appalachian Power
Proof
in the file every year
Standing accounts
24/7 storm dispatch
Municipalities & Landfills
Local government's one-call contractor: leachate hauling, VDOT-scale snow, sewer jetting, demolition, and storm response, all from the same four yards.
Your problem list
- Leachate outpacing tank capacity
- Winter routes and storm debris
- Sewer and storm line emergencies
- Blight demolition programs
- Encampment site restoration
- Emergency water supply
Clients
VDOT Salem, VDOT Appomattox, Fauquier County Landfill, Bedford County Landfill, Amherst County Landfill, City of Roanoke, City of Lynchburg, Town of South Boston, Town of Crewe
Proof
40+
plow and spreader trucks under contract
3
county landfills on standing leachate
Manufacturing & Mills
Mills and plants keep us on standing accounts because the vac work is recurring, the shutdowns are on a schedule, and the spill call never comes during business hours.
Your problem list
- Pits, sumps, and lagoons filling up
- Shutdown vac and jetting support
- Dry material handling (ash, dust, media)
- ACM in older buildings
- Spills that can't wait for Monday
Clients
Georgia-Pacific, Steel Dynamics, WestRock, James Hardie, Seven Hills Paperboard, Fresenius Medical Care
Proof
25+
vacuum units in the fleet
Standing pit-cleaning account at Seven Hills
General Contractors
GCs put us on scopes because the back-end equipment (trucks, tankers, lowboys) is already ours. One number for demo, water, hauling, and daylighting.
Your problem list
- Demo scopes that bottleneck schedule
- Water for dust, compaction, and hydroseed
- Utilities to daylight before digging
- Debris and waste off-haul
- Equipment moves between sites
Clients
Whiting-Turner, Vannoy Construction, Blair Construction, Jamerson-Lewis, MB Contractors, Adams Construction, Superior Paving, Avis Construction
Proof
300+
fleet units under one dispatcher
50-ton lowboys ready
Environmental Consultants
You wrote the plan. We're the crews and equipment in the field. Vac, hauling, disposal, and response crews your client can meet, with manifests and paperwork done the first time.
Your problem list
- You wrote the plan and need field crews to execute it
- Vac, hauling, and disposal capacity on subcontract
- A response contractor your client can meet
- Manifests and documentation done right the first time
Clients
Apex, Crawford Environmental, Greene Environmental. One national consultancy runs a standing program of field work through WEL.
Proof
Standing subcontract work for Apex
National consultancy program client
Campuses & Institutions
Colleges, hospitals, and school systems need a contractor who behaves around students and patients. Demo between semesters, abatement, water, and cleanup.
Your problem list
- Buildings coming down between semesters
- ACM surveys ahead of renovation
- Site cleanup and water for events or emergencies
- A contractor that behaves around students and patients
Clients
Liberty University, Centra Health, Roanoke City Schools
Proof
Multi-year demolition and site cleanup relationship with Liberty
Petroleum Marketers & Terminals
Five Virginia fuel marketers keep WEL in the file for tank work, release response, and surge transport when the supply chain hiccups.
Your problem list
- Tank cleaning and change-of-service
- Release response at stores and terminals
- Transport surge capacity
- Fuel logistics during storms
Clients
Foster Fuels, First Four Petroleum, JF Petroleum, Webb's Oil, Parker Oil
Proof
10+
fuel oil tankers, 2,000 to 4,400 gal
5
Virginia marketers in the customer file