Heavy Crude Hauling

What Heavy Crude Hauling does

Heavy Crude Hauling L.P. (HCH) is a Western Canadian oilfield services company that provides fluid hauling and specialized industrial services to heavy oil producers in the Lloydminster / Alberta-Saskatchewan corridor. Founded in 1974 and consolidated under its current name in 2005 through the merger of Lloydminster Heavy Crude Services Ltd. and Temor Oilfield Services (1974) Ltd., HCH operates as a wholly-owned business unit of Mullen Group Ltd. (TSX: MTL). Its core offering is the pumping, hauling, and disposal of crude oil and produced water using a fleet of more than 200 owned bulk crude trailers and 80+ trucks, supplemented by 150+ qualified sub-contractors who provide most of the power units. Beyond fluid hauling, HCH provides flush-by, vacuum, pressure, steamer, and combo truck services, together with industrial cleaning delivered through automated systems such as the AutoPack 3L and AutoBox ABX-3L (powered by Sentinel Technology).

The company's technology platform is operationally focused and built in-house: a customizable dispatch program, a ticket billing system that integrates with client billing workflows, and a fully integrated mobile tracking application that pushes job information to units in the field and returns status updates to dispatch. Maintenance is performed in-house at a Transport Canada B620-certified facility, supported by Alberta Commercial Vehicle Inspection Permits (CVIP), a COR-certified Health & Safety program trained to the Petroleum Industry IRP 16 standard, and SmartWay Transportation Partnership participation. Headquartered at 6601–62nd Street in Lloydminster, Alberta, with a regional operations office in Fort Kent/Bonnyville, HCH runs 24/7/365 dispatch across multiple dedicated phone lines.

HCH generates revenue through transactional fees on fluid hauling and specialized services, sold both on contract (multi-year arrangements with oil companies) and on demand. Pricing is not publicly disclosed and is negotiated per service type, volume, and contract terms. Customers are heavy oil producers in Western Canada served directly via owned fleet and sub-contractor capacity rather than through intermediaries. The company's stated differentiators are 50+ years of regional operating history, capital intensity of its specialized fleet, regulatory certifications, in-house maintenance and technology, and a preventive maintenance program performed a minimum of three times annually on active units.

Name

Heavy Crude Hauling

Legal name

Heavy Crude Hauling L.P.

Website

https://heavycrudehauling.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1974

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Heavy Crude Hauling L.P. provides fluid hauling, pumping, disposal, and specialized industrial cleaning services for heavy oil producers in Western Canada, operating a fleet of 200+ bulk trailers and 80+ trucks out of Lloydminster, Alberta as a business unit of Mullen Group Ltd.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Lloydminster

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Fluid Hauling Services: Transportation and hauling of crude oil and produced water associated with heavy oil production. Services provided to oil companies on both contract and demand basis using specialized trucks and trailers designed for heavy crude transport.
2. Specialized Services: Includes flush-by truck services, vacuum truck services, pressure truck services, steamer trucks, and combo units. Services encompass pumping, flushing, pressure testing, and fluid transfers for oilfield operations.
3. Industrial Cleaning: Specialized industrial cleaning services for heavy crude sector including heat exchanger cleaning, Queen B truck services, and high-pressure units. Utilizes automated systems like AutoPack 3L for efficient cleaning operations.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Heavy Crude Hauling L.P. (HCH) provides transportation and specialized services relating to the production of heavy oil in Western Canada. The company utilizes specially designed trucks and trailers along with personnel to assist oil companies in the pumping, hauling, and disposing of crude oil and produced water, with additional offerings in vacuum, pressure, steaming, flush-by, combo units, and automated industrial cleaning services.

Product overview

Heavy Crude Hauling provides transportation and specialized services for heavy oil production in Western Canada. The company's core offering is fluid hauling services utilizing a fleet of over 200 bulk crude trailers and 80 trucks. Supporting the core hauling operations, the company offers specialized services including flush-by trucks, vacuum trucks, pressure trucks, steamer trucks, and combo units. Industrial cleaning services are delivered through the AutoPack 3L system and AutoBox ABX-3L automated cleaning systems. Technology infrastructure includes an in-house Dispatch Program and Ticket Billing System with an integrated mobile tracking application for real-time job management.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• Preventative maintenance performed minimum 3 times annually on all active units
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Mullen Group Ltd.coreOthersMullen Group Ltd. is the parent company of Heavy Crude Hauling L.P. HCH is a wholly-owned subsidiary/business unit of Mullen Group. As part of the Mullen Group of Companies, HCH leverages their Information Systems and Networks including system security, backups, and redundancies. Mullen Group's corporate office provides certain services and assists with accessibility plan development and implementation.
• Bea Fisher EnterprisesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerBea Fisher Enterprises provides opportunities for individuals with developmental disabilities to engage in the community. HCH supported Bea Fisher by having their clients perform shredding services from January to April 2025. HCH also hired Bea Fisher clients to help organize materials. HCH consulted with Bea Fisher Enterprises regarding barriers faced by persons with disabilities for accessibility planning.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Mullen Group Ltd. Publicly traded parent company (TSX: MTL) operating a diversified portfolio of trucking, oilfield services, and logistics businesses across Western Canada. Broad incumbent providing the corporate umbrella for HCH and other wholly-owned operating units, with capital access and shared services.
• Source Energy Services Ltd. Western Canadian oilfield services provider focused on proppant handling, well-site services, and oilfield logistics. Broad incumbent in the Western Canadian oilfield services space with overlapping logistics capabilities and customer base among heavy oil producers.
• CWC Energy Services Corp. Western Canadian oilfield services company providing well servicing, drilling, and production services to oil and gas producers. Broad incumbent operating in the same regional market with overlapping producer relationships, though focused on upstream well services rather than fluid hauling.
• STEP Energy Services Ltd. Oilfield services company offering fracturing, coiled tubing, and other well-completion services across Western Canada. Broad incumbent operating in the same heavy oil-producing customer ecosystem, though focused on different service lines.

Emerging players

• North American Construction Group Inc. Heavy construction, mining, and oilfield services company operating across Western Canada with a growing oilfield services division. Emerging player in oilfield industrial services with comparable regional footprint and access to heavy oil producer customers.

Direct peers

• Secure Energy Services Inc. Western Canadian oilfield services company focused on waste management, fluid handling, produced water disposal, and midstream services. Direct peer in the heavy oil fluid handling and disposal space, with overlapping customer base among Saskatchewan and Alberta producers.
• CEDA International Corporation: Industrial services company providing oilfield maintenance, cleaning, and specialized industrial services to upstream and midstream customers. Direct peer in industrial cleaning for heavy oil, with comparable capabilities in heat exchanger cleaning and oilfield facility services.
• Cascade Carriers L.P. Sister company within Mullen Group's network of oilfield trucking and logistics subsidiaries operating in Western Canada. Direct peer offering fluid hauling and specialized oilfield services with shared parent backing, IT systems, and operational overlap in the same Lloydminster/Western Canadian service territory.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance6 records

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Valuation estimate

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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