Martin Excavation LLC

About Martin Excavation LLC

Where Rolla's edges give way to the Mark Twain National Forest, the roads narrow and the tree cover holds onto shadow long after sunrise, and that's where Martin Excavation LLC starts its winter mornings — the forest-edge properties where a plow truck alone can't move what a real storm leaves behind. Snow gathers differently under timber than it does in open country; it sifts down slow through the branches for hours after a storm has technically passed, so a driveway cleared at 6 a.m. can need a second pass by 9. The crew works those properties with equipment built for it, moving heavier ground than a residential plow ever sees. It's a job that rewards patience and a feel for how a forest holds onto winter longer than the open plateau around it. Coming back out of the timber onto a cleared Rolla street feels, every time, like coming up for air.