Heil of Texas

What Heil of Texas does

Heil of Texas is a privately held, Houston-based manufacturer of specialty municipal and industrial vehicles, founded in 2001. The company operates with a small workforce of 11-50 employees, is headquartered in Houston, Texas, and serves the U.S. market. The firm is registered as a for-profit, private company with no public ticker, no disclosed parent entity, and no documented funding history, M&A activity, or investor information in the available source data.

The company's product portfolio spans solid waste collection vehicles (refuse trucks), sewer cleaners, brush pickers, street sweepers, and pothole patchers — a set of heavy-duty specialty vehicles used by municipal sanitation departments, private waste haulers, and infrastructure maintenance contractors. The product mix positions the company in a niche segment of the commercial vehicle market, where buyers typically procure on a unit basis with chassis and body customization for specific routes, payloads, and operating environments. Heil of Texas competes in a market that includes established OEMs (e.g., Heil Environmental, Mack, Peterbilt, Schwarze, New Way) and smaller regional upfitters, though no specific competitive positioning, customer list, or pricing details are available from the input data.

The business model appears to be build-to-spec or make-to-order vehicle manufacturing and sales, with revenue generated from unit deliveries and likely complementary parts and service revenue. No data is available on distribution channels, sales motion, pricing structure, customer segmentation, financing arrangements, or after-sales economics. The company's primary website (heiloftexas.com) returned a security verification page during data collection, which materially limited visibility into operational details. No management team, ownership structure, certifications, patents, trademarks, or partnership data is documented in the source material, constraining deeper analytical conclusions.

Name

Heil of Texas

Website

https://heiloftexas.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2001

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Heil of Texas is a Houston-based, privately held manufacturer founded in 2001 that builds solid waste collection vehicles, sewer cleaners, brush pickers, street sweepers, and pothole patchers for U.S. municipal and commercial customers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Municipal Service Vehicles

NAICS

Heavy Duty Truck Manufacturing (336120)

SIC

Construction, Mining & Materials Handling Machinery & Equip (3530)

akta.pro primary industry

Municipal & Public Works Specialty Vehicles (Street Sweepers, Sewer Jetters) (IMAHAIAI)

akta.pro secondary industry

Bulky Item & White Goods Collection (EUAIAAAH)

Keywords

• Refuse collection vehicles
• Sewer cleaning equipment
• Street sweepers manufacturing
• Pothole repair vehicles
• Municipal service vehicles

Headquarters

HQ city

Houston

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Core offering

Heil of Texas manufactures solid waste collection vehicles, sewer cleaners, brush pickers, street sweepers, and pothole patchers. The company produces purpose-built heavy-duty trucks and equipment used by municipalities, waste haulers, and contractors for waste collection, sewer and drainage maintenance, street cleaning, and on-site road repair operations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Solid waste collection vehicles
• Sewer cleaners Specialized vehicles equipped with high-pressure water and vacuum systems to clean, clear, and maintain sewer lines, storm drains, and other drainage infrastructure. Used by municipal sewer departments and drainage maintenance contractors.
• Brush pickers Vehicles designed to pick up and remove brush, yard waste, and bulky vegetative debris from roadsides, parks, and public spaces. Marketed to municipal public works departments and vegetation management contractors.
• Street sweepers Vehicles that sweep and collect debris, dirt, and litter from streets, parking lots, and other paved surfaces. Sold to municipal street maintenance departments, contractors, and commercial property operators.
• Pothole patchers Vehicles equipped with on-board asphalt storage and dispensing systems to repair potholes and damaged road surfaces directly from the truck. Used by municipal road maintenance crews and paving contractors.

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Recent moves1 record

Expansion highlights1 record

Direct peers

• GapVax: GapVax manufactures hydro-excavation and sewer cleaner trucks, providing direct competition to Heil of Texas in the sewer cleaning specialty vehicle niche.
• Schwarze Industries: Schwarze manufactures street sweepers, pothole patchers, and other municipal specialty vehicles — directly overlapping Heil of Texas's street sweeper and pothole patcher lines with comparable end-customers.
• Elgin Sweeper: Elgin Sweeper produces a broad line of street sweepers sold to municipalities and contractors, overlapping Heil of Texas's sweeper product with a similar buyer profile.
• Vactor Manufacturing: Vactor builds sewer cleaners, hydro-excavation trucks, and industrial cleaning equipment — directly competing with Heil of Texas's sewer cleaner line for municipal and contractor buyers.
• Tymco: Tymco produces airport and municipal street sweepers, competing directly with Heil of Texas's street sweeper offering in municipal RFP bids.
• Sewer Equipment: Sewer Equipment manufactures sewer and storm-sewer cleaners, providing direct product overlap with Heil of Texas's sewer cleaner offering to municipal customers.

Broad incumbents

• Labrie Environmental: Labrie (parent of Heil Environmental) is the largest North American manufacturer of refuse collection vehicles — a broad incumbent competing directly with Heil of Texas in the solid waste collection vehicle niche through its multi-brand portfolio.
• Heil Environmental: Heil Environmental (now part of Labrie group) is the legacy refuse body brand from which "Heil of Texas" derives its name — directly comparable manufacturer of solid waste collection vehicles and likely a dealer/licensor relationship for Heil of Texas.
• Peterbilt Motors: Peterbilt supplies Class 6-8 vocational truck chassis commonly upfitted by specialty body builders including refuse and sewer cleaner manufacturers — a broad incumbent whose chassis platforms underpin Heil of Texas's vehicles.
• Mack Trucks: Mack's vocational LR and TerraPro chassis are widely used for refuse and municipal applications, making it a frequent chassis OEM for specialty upfitters like Heil of Texas.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat1 record

Key risks5 records

Key highlights4 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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