Pothole Repair and Lot Regrading for a Commercial Loading Area

Potholes in a commercial lot are more than just an eyesore. They hold water, beat up trucks, and slow down every delivery that rolls through. This loading area had some serious low spots collecting standing water after rain - the kind of mess that gets worse every time a truck pulls in and out.

We came in with our John Deere track loader and got to work. The approach here was straightforward - fill the bad spots with crusher run, then regrade the whole surface so water has somewhere to go instead of just sitting there. Crusher run is a solid choice for this kind of work. It compacts well, holds up under heavy traffic, and drains better than plain gravel or dirt.

The regrading part is where the real fix happens. Filling potholes alone doesn't solve the drainage problem - if the lot still pitches the wrong way, the water just finds a new place to pool. We made sure the surface grade moved water away from the building and the dock area, so trucks have a clean, stable surface to work from.

The end result is a lot that drains better and handles traffic without breaking down after the first good rain. No more dodging puddles the size of kiddie pools or worrying about what that standing water is doing to the base underneath. It's a practical fix that holds up.

This is the kind of work we do for driveways, commercial lots, dock areas, and anywhere else the ground has gotten rough or started draining wrong. Land grading done right solves the problem at the source instead of just patching over it.