Placarded, endorsed, on its way.
Chemical freight leaves no room for a guess. Superior is hazmat certified, with placarded trucks and hazmat-endorsed drivers, moving drums, totes and specialty products to the plants along the Houston Ship Channel and the Gulf Coast. Bulk tanker loads run through sister company J.H. Walker.
The right truck and the right driver.
A regulated load needs three things to line up: a carrier certified to haul it, a truck placarded for it and a driver endorsed to drive it. At Superior they come together, so a hazmat order is dispatched like any other, not handed off.
Tell dispatch what the product is, its hazard class and how much is moving. They match the truck and the driver before anything is loaded.
- Hazmat certified carrier.
- Placarded trucks for regulated loads.
- Hazmat-endorsed drivers.
- A Texas Mutual 2026 Platinum Safety Partner, the top category of its Work Safe, Texas awards.
- Trucks maintained in our own shop on a preventive schedule.
- Bulk and tanker loads through J.H. Walker Trucking, with the same dispatcher.
Drums, totes, and the cases in between.
Packaged chemical freight, hazardous and not, from the warehouse to the plant gate.
Drums
Drums on pallets, banded and secured, loaded by forklift or set down off a lift gate.
Totes
Intermediate bulk containers, loaded by forklift onto a stakebed or into a box truck and secured for the road.
Pails & cases
Pails, jugs and cased product, palletized or loose, in a cargo van or a box truck.
Specialty products
Additives, lubricants, coatings and treating chemicals for plants, shops and the oilfield.
Non-hazmat
Plenty of chemical freight isn’t regulated. It rides the same trucks and gets the same tracking.
Bulk tanker
Liquid and dry bulk loads run on J.H. Walker Trucking’s tankers. J.H. Walker tanker →
The plant gate, from Houston out.
Houston is Superior’s headquarters, a short run from the Ship Channel and the plants that line it. From there, and from our Lafayette market, we cover the chemical corridor along the Texas and Louisiana Gulf Coast.
Plant deliveries come with their own rules: a gate, a check-in and a receiving window. Give dispatch the details and the driver arrives ready for them.
- Ship ChannelPlants and terminals along the Houston Ship Channel, Pasadena and Baytown.
- Gulf CoastTexas City, Galveston and east along I-10 to Beaumont.
- LouisianaFrom Lafayette across Acadiana and the Louisiana Gulf Coast.
- Inland TexasDallas–Fort Worth, Austin and San Antonio, each with local dispatch.
Described, matched, tracked, signed.
The same four steps on every chemical load.
- Describe the loadCall or send the quote form with the product, its hazard class, the packaging and the count.
- Truck and driver matchedDispatch assigns a placarded truck that fits and a hazmat-endorsed driver.
- Tracked the whole wayA live GPS link you can share with the plant, and a text at every milestone.
- Signed at the gateA signed, photographed proof of delivery by email, in the customer portal or into your ERP.
Sized to the packaging.
Dispatch confirms the size and weight on the call. A regulated load goes on a placarded truck.
Box truck
Enclosed, with a lift gate for drums and cases where there is no dock.
Stakebed
An open deck with rails for totes and pallets loaded from the side.
One-ton & pickup
Hot shot a few drums or a pallet to a plant that’s waiting.
Cargo van
Cases, pails and samples, enclosed and secure.
Safety starts in the yard.
Loads are secured before they roll, trucks are kept up in our own shop, and dispatch watches every run.
Hazmat on every schedule.
A certified carrier is only useful if it can run when you need it. Whichever service you book, tell dispatch it’s a regulated load and they plan for it.
Five markets. Local in each.
Each has its own dispatch, drivers and phone number, and runs go between them across Texas and Louisiana.
Houston
The Ship Channel, Gulf Coast plants and Beaumont.
Houston →Dallas
North Texas, from the Grand Prairie yard.
Dallas–Fort Worth →Austin
Austin, Round Rock and the I-35 corridor.
Austin →San Antonio
San Antonio, New Braunfels and South Texas.
San Antonio →Lafayette
Acadiana and the Louisiana Gulf Coast.
Lafayette →Who else we haul for.
The same fleet and dispatch, set up for other trades.
Before you call.
What chemical shippers ask us. Anything else, dispatch is up 24/7 at 713-688-1900.
Is Superior hazmat certified?
Yes. Superior is hazmat certified, with placarded trucks and hazmat-endorsed drivers.
Do you haul drums and totes?
Yes. Drums and totes ride on a stakebed or in a box truck with a lift gate, loaded by forklift and secured for the road. Dispatch confirms the size and weight on the call.
What should I tell dispatch about a hazmat load?
The product, its hazard class, the packaging, the count and the weight, plus the pickup, the plant and any gate or receiving rules. Dispatch uses it to match the truck and the driver.
Do you deliver to plants on the Houston Ship Channel?
Yes. Houston is Superior’s headquarters market, and we deliver to the plants and terminals along the Ship Channel and the Gulf Coast.
Can Superior haul bulk chemicals in a tanker?
Bulk tanker loads run through sister company J.H. Walker Trucking, with the same dispatcher and the same paperwork.
Can you hot shot a chemical order at night?
Yes. Dispatch is live 24 hours a day, every day. Call with the load details and the dispatcher gives you the pickup and delivery times on the call.
Regulated load? Call it in.
Tell dispatch the product, the class and the plant. They’ll match the truck and the driver.