TE Walrath

What TE Walrath does

TE Walrath is a family-owned, vertically integrated materials and transportation company headquartered in Tacoma, Washington. Founded in 1968 by Tom Walrath Sr. with a single 1963 Peterbilt log truck, the company has grown into three operational divisions: trucking (bulk material transportation via dump trucks, side dumps, belt trailers, pneumatic tankers, and lowboy equipment), marine services (tug and barge operations, beach nourishment, aggregate delivery, and barge load/offload at the Port of Tacoma through wholly-owned subsidiary Walrath Marine, LLC), and landscape supply (three retail locations in Gig Harbor, Tacoma, and Olympia). The company employs 120-125 personnel across these operations and serves contractors, landscape professionals, homeowners, golf course operators, athletic facilities, and marine construction projects throughout the Puget Sound region.

The product portfolio includes bulk landscape materials (topsoil, bark, mulch, compost, aggregates, sand, gravel), custom soil blends manufactured via a digital blending system for precise ingredient ratios in turf mixes, bunker sand, root zone media, and rain garden soils, hardscape products, nursery plants, water-feature products, and John Deere compact excavator and skid steer rentals. Material processing capabilities include mobile screening, crushing, and grinding equipment deployed on job sites, plus rail offload services at the Tacoma railyard and bagging into 1-ton super sacks. WSDA-registered organic composts and soil amendments extend the line into regulated organic markets.

The business operates on a primarily transactional revenue model with three core streams: bulk landscape supply sales through retail locations and online ordering with delivery (approximately 25% of revenue, including the Olympia location), truck-based transportation services billed via dispatch on a project basis, and marine transportation services for waterfront project operators. E-commerce runs on a BulkDelivery PRO platform with Stripe payment processing, Twilio SMS notifications, and Klaviyo-driven email marketing. Customer acquisition relies on organic digital presence, local SEO, content marketing, blog content, and direct sales outreach through the dispatch team. Operations are entirely domestic within the Pacific Northwest, with no institutional equity, venture funding, or external debt disclosed.

Name

TE Walrath

Legal name

T.E. Walrath Trucking, Inc.

Website

https://tewalrath.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1968

Operating status

Operating

Short description

TE Walrath is a family-owned materials and transportation company in Tacoma, WA, providing bulk trucking, marine barge services, and retail landscape supply to contractors, homeowners, golf courses, and marine construction projects across the Puget Sound region.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Bulk Material Transportation and Landscape Supply

NAICS

Specialized Freight Trucking (4842)

SIC

Arrangement Of Transportation Of Freight & Cargo (4731), Truck Trailers (3715), Farm Machinery & Equipment (3523)

akta.pro primary industry

Specialized Trailer & Heavy Transport Equipment Providers (SPMT, Lowboy, Multi-Axle) (TLADAGAM)

Keywords

• Bulk material transportation
• Landscape supply services
• Marine barge services
• Soil blending manufacturing
• Equipment rental services

Headquarters

HQ city

Tacoma

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices7 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Supply Chain, Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Landscape Supply Products: Sale of bulk landscape materials including topsoil, bark, mulch, compost, aggregates, and bagged goods through three retail locations and online ordering with delivery.
2. Equipment Rental: Rental of John Deere compact excavators and skid steers by the day, week, or month at the Gig Harbor location.
3. Trucking & Material Transportation: Transportation of bulk materials using a variety of truck/trailer combinations including dump trucks, side dump, belt trailers, pneumatic tankers, low boy services, and log trucks.
4. Marine Services: Tug and barge services, barge load/offload, beach nourishment, and aggregate delivery on the water through the Walrath Marine division at the Port of Tacoma.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

TE Walrath is an integrated provider of bulk material transportation, marine barge services, custom soil blending, and retail landscape supply. The company hauls construction and landscape aggregates with a diverse truck and trailer fleet, delivers materials by tug and barge through the Port of Tacoma, and produces precision-blended soil, sand, and specialty mixes for golf courses, athletic fields, and landscaping projects. Three retail landscape supply locations in Gig Harbor, Tacoma, and Olympia sell topsoil, bark, mulch, compost, aggregates, hardscapes, plants, and John Deere equipment rentals to homeowners and contractors.

Product overview

TE Walrath is a family-owned trucking and landscape supply company offering an integrated portfolio of products and services across three core divisions: Trucking (bulk material transportation with diverse truck/trailer combinations), Marine (barge, tug, and water-based material placement services), and Landscape Supply (three retail locations in Gig Harbor, Tacoma, and Olympia). The landscape supply business includes soil products (3-Way Topsoil, Premium Garden Blend, Turf Booster Mix, House Blend Potting Soil), mulch products (Fine Bark, Medium Bark, Nugget Bark, Cedar Play Chips), aggregates (various crushed rock, sand, and gravel products), compost amendments (Compost Plus, Super Doo, Cascade Compost, Moo Magic), equipment rental (John Deere excavators and skid steers), custom soil blending services, hardscapes, aquascapes, and nursery plants. The company also provides material handling and processing services including screening, crushing, and grinding equipment deployment. Products are available for pickup or delivery across the three retail locations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Trucking Services
• Marine Services
• Walrath Soil Products
• Custom Soil Blending & Specialty Mixes
• Landscape Mulch Products
• Aggregates (Sand, Rock, and Gravel)
• Compost and Organic Soil Amendments
• John Deere Equipment Rental
• Gig Harbor Landscape Supply Storefront
• Tacoma Landscape Supply Storefront
• Olympia Landscape Supply Storefront
• Material Handling & Processing Services
• Hardscapes and Aquascapes Products

Quantifiable outcome

• Served the Gig Harbor community since 2014
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration6 records

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• AquascapesminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorWalrath Landscape Supply Gig Harbor is a proud partner of Aquascapes, serving pond and water feature needs. Products include filters, filter media, water treatments, pond maintenance supplies, pond plants, liners, and functional displays. Aquascapes is a water garden and pond design/installation brand.
• Mutual MaterialsminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorWalrath offers delivery of Mutual Materials products, which include hardscape materials such as pavers and blocks. Walrath provides flatbed delivery for Mutual Materials products through the Gig Harbor location.
• CastohnminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorWalrath Landscape Supply Gig Harbor is a proud partner of Castohn for premier hardscape products. Walrath offers Castohn delivery for their product line including pavers, blocks, and outdoor living products.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights7 records

Direct peers

• Salmon Bay Sand & Gravel: Salmon Bay is a Seattle-based aggregate and landscape materials supplier serving the Puget Sound region with sands, gravels, soils, and bulk landscape products. Highly comparable as a regional PNW peer in landscape supply and aggregate distribution.
• Ewing Irrigation & Landscape Supply: Ewing is a national distributor of landscape, irrigation, and water management products with a similar mix of bulk materials and specialty supplies. Directly comparable in product offering and customer base (landscape professionals and contractors).
• Pioneer Sand Company: Pioneer Sand distributes decorative landscape rock, building materials, and bulk landscape supplies across multiple western U.S. states. Comparable as a regional landscape and building materials distributor with similar product mix to Walrath Landscape Supply.
• SiteOne Landscape Supply: SiteOne is the largest North American wholesale distributor of landscape supplies, irrigation, and nursery products with a similar mix of bulk materials, hardscapes, and specialty products. Comparable as the dominant scaled player in the same landscape supply category Walrath serves.
• Garick Corporation: Garick is a national producer and distributor of mulch, soil, compost, and landscape products, including organic compost blends. Highly comparable to Walrath's soil, compost, and mulch product lines.

Broad incumbents

• Glacier Northwest: Glacier Northwest is a major Pacific Northwest supplier of aggregates, ready-mix concrete, and construction materials. Comparable as a larger incumbent in PNW construction materials serving overlapping contractor customers.
• Lehigh Hanson: Lehigh Hanson is a leading North American producer of aggregates, cement, and ready-mixed concrete. Comparable as a large incumbent in heavy construction materials serving similar contractor customers in regional markets.
• Vulcan Materials Company: Vulcan Materials is the largest producer of construction aggregates in the U.S. with operations across the West Coast. Comparable as a broad incumbent in aggregates and bulk construction materials serving overlapping contractor and infrastructure customers.
• CalPortland Company: CalPortland is a major West Coast producer of ready-mix concrete, aggregates, asphalt, and construction materials. Comparable as a larger incumbent serving construction contractors across the western U.S. with overlapping bulk material products.
• Holcim US: Holcim (formerly LafargeHolcim) operates one of the largest aggregates, ready-mix, and cement businesses in the U.S. Comparable as a global incumbent in construction materials with overlapping products (aggregates, specialty mixes) and a similar specialty/custom blending angle in some segments.

Market position

Strengths1 record

Weaknesses1 record

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks1 record

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/TE-Walrath-Trucking-134266769959357
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/t-e-walrath-trucking-inc-

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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