Long pipe
Mini float
A gooseneck flatbed behind a pickup. Long pipe rides flat on the deck, with no wait for an 18-wheeler.
Plumbing & PVF distributors · Texas and Louisiana
Pipe runs long. Fittings run small.
A plumbing and PVF order can be a full-length stick of pipe and a bag of couplings on the same ticket. Superior sends the truck sized to the longest piece, moves stock between your branches, drops it at the jobsite and restocks your counters overnight.
Mini floatsFor long pipe
StakebedsBranch transfers
OvernightCounter restock
24/7Live dispatch
Three kinds of run
Branch, jobsite, counter.
Plumbing and PVF delivery tends to fall into three jobs. We run all three, from the same dispatch.
01 · Between branches
Branch transfers
One branch has the valves, another has the customer. A stakebed or a cargo van moves the stock across town or across the state, on a schedule or the same day.
02 · To the crew
Jobsite drops
Pipe, fittings and fixtures delivered where the crew is working: a slab, a mechanical room, a plant, a lay-down yard. Signed and photographed on arrival.
03 · Before opening
Overnight restock
Loaded at your DC in the evening, run to every branch overnight, a photo at each stop. The counter opens with yesterday’s orders on the shelf.
What we haul
Pipe, valves, fittings.
PVF is the whole system: the pipe, the valves that control it and the fittings that join it. It comes in every material and every length, and much of it is heavy for its size.
We load it so it rides flat and tight, keep small parts with their order, and match the truck to the job instead of sending the biggest one.
- PipePVC, copper, steel and ductile sticks, bundled and strapped on a stakebed, a one-ton flatbed or a mini float.
- ValvesGate, ball, check and control valves, crated or palletized.
- FittingsElbows, tees, flanges and couplings, boxed with their order.
- FixturesWater heaters, fixtures and boxed goods in a box truck with a lift gate.
- HazmatSolvents, cements and other regulated products on placarded trucks with hazmat-endorsed drivers.
Trucks that fit
Sized to the longest stick.
Tell dispatch the longest piece and the total weight. They confirm the size on the call and send the truck that carries it.
Everyday
Stakebed
The branch-transfer truck. Rails keep bundles in place, the open deck loads by forklift from the side, and it fits the branch lot.
Quick
One-ton flatbed
A heavy-duty flatbed for a hot shot of pipe and fittings to a crew that’s waiting.
A jobsite drop
From your ticket to the slab.
The same steps whether the order is a pallet of fittings or a mini float of pipe.
- Send the ticketCall or send the quote form with the pickup branch, the job address and what is on the order.
- Truck matchedDispatch sizes the truck to the longest piece and the weight, and sends it from your market.
- Texts on the wayYou and your customer get a live GPS link and a text when it is booked, dispatched, picked up and delivered.
- Photo at the dropThe driver gets a signature and a photo of the load where it was set, sent by email or into your ERP.
Services that apply
Planned runs, and the rest.
Put the predictable work on a schedule and keep a hot shot a phone call away for everything else. If your own trucks are aging out, a dedicated program puts Superior trucks and drivers in their place.
Coverage
Five markets. Local in each.
Each market has its own dispatch, drivers and phone number. Transfers run between them across Texas and Louisiana.
Gulf Coast · HQ
Houston
Houston, the Ship Channel, Galveston and Beaumont.
Houston →North Texas
Dallas
The Metroplex, from the Grand Prairie yard.
Dallas–Fort Worth →Central Texas
Austin
Austin, Round Rock and the I-35 corridor.
Austin →South Texas
San Antonio
San Antonio, New Braunfels and South Texas.
San Antonio →Louisiana
Lafayette
Lafayette, Acadiana and the Gulf Coast.
Lafayette →On the road
Loaded right.
Pipe that rides flat and tight arrives straight. Our drivers secure every load before it leaves the dock.
Other industries
Who else we haul for.
The same fleet and dispatch, set up for other trades.
All industries →Every trade we haul for, on one page.
Electrical →Reels, conduit and gear to branches and jobsites.
Plumbing & PVF →Pipe, valves and fittings, long loads included.
HVAC →Equipment and parts to dealers and jobsites.
Oilfield →Pipe, tools and parts to the yard, rig and dock.
Chemical & hazmat →Drums and totes on placarded trucks.
Plumbing & PVF questions
Before you call.
What plumbing and PVF distributors ask us. Anything else, dispatch is up 24/7 at 713-688-1900.
What truck do you send for long pipe?
A gooseneck mini float carries long pipe flat on the deck without waiting for an 18-wheeler. Shorter bundles ride on a stakebed or a one-ton flatbed. Dispatch confirms the size and weight on the call.
Can you move stock between our branches?
Yes. Branch transfers run on stakebeds and cargo vans, on a fixed schedule or the same day, within one market or between Superior’s five markets.
Do you deliver PVF to jobsites?
Yes. We drop pipe, valves and fittings where the crew is working, with a live GPS link for your customer and a signed, photographed proof of delivery for you.
Can you restock our plumbing counters overnight?
Yes. We load at your distribution center in the evening, run every branch overnight and leave a photo at each stop, so the counters open stocked.
What if the order is too big for a mini float?
Sister company J.H. Walker Trucking runs it on an 18-wheeler, flatbed or drop deck, with the same dispatcher and the same paperwork.
Can you haul pipe cement and solvents?
Yes. Superior is hazmat certified, with placarded trucks and hazmat-endorsed drivers. Tell dispatch what is on the order when you call.
Got a long one going out?
Tell dispatch the longest piece, the weight and where it goes.