Bell Lumber & Pole

09/04/2026

NOW HIRING | Freight & Brokerage Coordinator

📍 Sidney, NE
💰 $63,000–$75,000/year
⏰ Full-Time | Onsite

Bell Lumber & Pole is looking for an experienced logistics professional to coordinate truck and rail shipments, manage freight and carriers, and support domestic and international shipping.

Qualifications:
• 5+ years logistics/dispatch experience
• 3+ years export experience
• Strong organization and communication skills

Competitive benefits, 401(k) match, generous PTO & more.

Ready to join the Bell team? Apply today!

09/04/2026

🇺🇸 Labor Day Closure 🇺🇸

All Bell U.S. locations will be closed or operating with minimal operations on Monday, September 7, in observance of Labor Day.

Have a safe and fun long weekend!

08/07/2026

Our De Queen AR peeling facility in action. Bell is expanding peeling, conditioning and storage operations in De Queen. Along with our new treatment plant in Broken Bow OK, we're increasing utility pole production in the southern states.

08/05/2026

The 44 Venue, a new event center near Fargo, ND, was built with Bell’s design expertise, Southern Pine glulam and steel hybrid girder trusses.

07/31/2026

Now Hiring: Lumber Yard Laborer and Mobile Equipment Operator
📍 Broken Bow, OK
📍 De Queen, AR
📍 Gibsland, LA

Competitive pay, great benefits, 401(k) with company match, paid time off, and opportunities to grow.

👉 Learn More and Apply today: https://blpole.com/company/careers

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Bell is hiring. View open positions and apply today. Join us in delivering high- quality wood products, being stewards of the environment and helping others thrive.

06/19/2026

We're expanding our utility pole supply network with a new facility in De Queen, Arkansas, helping us better serve customers across the Southern U.S.

Learn more about this exciting milestone in our latest blog: https://blpole.com/blog/new-bell-facility-strengthens-utility-pole-supply-in-southern-u-s

05/22/2026

Just a reminder that our U.S. locations will be closed on Monday, May 25 in observance of Memorial Day.

Wishing everyone a safe and enjoyable long weekend as we honor those who served.

04/30/2026

Truck driver Ray Cota carefully navigates a trailer of Bell Douglas fir poles down the Cascade Mountains. These tall poles are heading to our Longview WA location for debarking and then a rail ride to a Bell treatment plant to become utility poles.

04/14/2026

When line hardening is a top priority for extreme weather, H-Class poles are a smart alternative over guyed poles.
✔ Faster installation → Only 5 hours
✔ No guy wires → Safer, cleaner right-of-way
✔ Multi-directional strength and reliability

04/07/2026

At Bell, we also deliver custom engineered laminated wood for mass timber buildings. We’ve helped build over 300 mass timber buildings with end-to-end services of building concepts, design, value engineering, BIM, manufacturing, project management and product installation.

One of our favorites is this large Wisconsin commercial building, made of 197,000 board feet of glulam timber and 342,000 board feet of cross-laminated timber.