Dump trucks
in St. Catharines

What gets hauled in St. Catharines

The Glendale area and the industrial parks around it are where much of the St. Catharines work happens. Aggregate comes in, excavated soil goes out, and tri-axles run between the active site, the quarry and the disposal site.

City of St. Catharines projects change with the City's program, so this page does not list them. Dispatch knows what is running this season.

Where the material comes from, and where it goes

Aggregate for St. Catharines sites comes off the Escarpment to the west and south, so a St. Catharines site is a short cycle to the working quarries. That is what makes a tri-axle run worth more here than the tonnage alone.

Clean fill and demolition debris leave the city to the Region's sites: Niagara Road 12 in West Lincoln for the north and west, and Humberstone in Welland for the south. Both take clean concrete, brick and asphalt by the tonne, and commercial clean soil with approval. Tipping fees change yearly; dispatch confirms the current rate when the job is booked.

Loads for St. Catharines jobs come from pits and yards across the Region. Which one depends on the material and where the site is; dispatch picks the shortest cycle.

Rules that change a St. Catharines job

Spring reduced loads. From March 1 to April 30 the Region limits trucks to five tonnes per axle on posted roads. In St. Catharines that includes Lakeshore Road (Regional Road 87) between Seventh Street and Martindale Road. Dispatch plans the truck count around the lighter loads on that stretch.

Regional roads. Truck traffic on Regional roads runs under the Region's Traffic By-law 89-2000. City streets have their own heavy-truck restrictions; dispatch routes around them when a site address is given.

Trucks on St. Catharines sites

The working truck on St. Catharines sites is the tri-axle, typically 20 to 22 metric tonnes a load, cycling between the Escarpment quarries and the Region's fill sites. Screened grindings and aggregates go out by the truckload the same way.

Every truck on a St. Catharines job is paid the same rate, whoever owns it.

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Questions people ask

Do spring load limits affect St. Catharines jobs?

On posted roads, yes. From March 1 to April 30 the Niagara Region limits trucks to five tonnes per axle, including Lakeshore Road (Regional Road 87) between Seventh Street and Martindale Road. Dispatch plans the truck count around it.

Where does clean fill from a St. Catharines site go?

To the Region's sites: Niagara Road 12 in West Lincoln for the north and west, and Humberstone in Welland for the south. Tipping fees change yearly; dispatch confirms the current rate when the job is booked.

How do I book trucks for a St. Catharines site?

Call dispatch at (905) 988-5454 with the site, the start date, how many trucks and the material. Dispatch runs 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, and the request form on the Companies page reaches the same desk.