Trenching, paving and pipeline crews
Roadwork around Fabens rarely stops for long, with county paving, water line extensions and drainage work all sharing the same narrow shoulders. A Fabens trench crew wants one unit that walks with the work, so we reposition it each week rather than making the men drive back to the yard.
Paving contractors in Fabens usually ask for a standard unit plus a handwashing station at the staging pile, then a second unit once the night shift starts. We keep Fabens road placements behind the cone line and off the travel lane so nothing gets clipped by a lowboy.
Gin yards, packing sheds and the airfield
Cotton coming out of the fields around Fabens moves through gin yards that run flat out for weeks, with crews on staggered shifts and no permanent facilities near the module stacks. Standard units at a Fabens gin get serviced two or three times a week through the module season because the use never really tapers.
Fabens Airport draws crop dusters, hangar work and occasional fly-in events that need restrooms on the apron edge. We set Fabens airfield units on the paved ramp shoulder so a service truck is in and out without crossing a movement area.
Desert dust, heat and the Fabens route
Fabens sits on caliche and blow sand, and a spring wind day will pack grit into every hinge and vent on a job site. Units left on open ground in Fabens get their doors faced away from the prevailing west wind so they are not sandblasted or held shut.
Summer highs and eight or nine inches of annual rain mean a Fabens rental needs more frequent service in July than in January. We fix a standing day for longer Fabens jobs and lift the pump-out frequency through the hot months without waiting to be asked.