What Fox Contractors Corp. does

Fox Contractors Corp. is a privately held heavy civil contractor founded in 1948 and headquartered in Fort Wayne, Indiana, specializing in earthmoving, underground utility installation, and heavy highway construction. Its core services span site preparation, demolition, foundation excavation, trenching, landfill and airport construction, wetlands and quarry development, directional drilling, and integrated engineering and surveying. The company operates a fleet of nearly 400 pieces of heavy earthmoving equipment maintained by two regional shops, supplemented by GPS-enabled machines, intelligent compaction systems, and horizontal directional drilling technology that enable precision site work for public and private clients.

The firm serves a primarily B2B customer base across three primary verticals — state Departments of Transportation, municipalities, and general contractors — with secondary exposure to commercial developers, healthcare facility construction, education campus infrastructure, and environmental projects. It is prequalified with the Indiana, Michigan, and Ohio Departments of Transportation and holds Minority Business Enterprise, Indiana Veteran Owned Small Business Enterprise, and National Veteran Business Development Council Veteran Owned Business certifications that expand access to set-aside public bids. Demonstrated project scale includes moving more than 600,000 cubic yards at IU Health Hospital, more than 650,000 cubic yards at a Waste Management landfill, and more than 300,000 SYS of concrete removal on the INDOT-I469 project.

Fox generates revenue through project-based contracts awarded via competitive bidding on a quote-driven basis (multi-year contract cadence is the disclosed billing structure), with a sales-led GTM targeting DOTs, municipalities, general contractors, and developers in the Midwest. The company employs 251-500 people organized through 100% union signatory relationships with IUOE, Teamsters, and Laborers. Long-tenured enterprise client relationships — including 20+ years with the Walsh Group and 30+ years with F.A. Wilhelm Construction — provide revenue stability, while a regional office in Whitestown, Indiana extends geographic reach beyond the Fort Wayne headquarters. No outside equity funding has been disclosed; the firm remains under private ownership led by Dallas Day.

Name

Fox Contractors Corp.

Legal name

Fox Contractors Corp.

Website

https://foxcontractors.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1948

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Fox Contractors Corp. is a privately held, 75-year-old heavy civil contractor in Fort Wayne, Indiana, providing earthmoving, underground utility, and heavy highway construction services to DOTs, municipalities, general contractors, and developers across the Midwest.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Heavy Highway & Civil Construction Services

NAICS

Site Preparation Contractors (23891), Utility System Construction (2371)

SIC

Heavy Construction Other Than Bldg Const - Contractors (1600), Construction - Special Trade Contractors (1700), Water, Sewer, Pipeline, Comm & Power Line Construction (1623)

akta.pro primary industry

Trenching & Utility Excavation (IMAFAKAD)

akta.pro secondary industry

Plumbing & Pipefitting Contracting (IMAFALAC)

Keywords

• Heavy highway construction
• Site preparation services
• Underground utility installation
• Earthmoving contractors
• DOT prequalified services

Headquarters

HQ city

Fort Wayne

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Supply Chain, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Construction Services: Project-based revenue from heavy highway, earthmoving, and underground utility construction services. Revenue earned through contracted project work for public and private sector clients.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Fox Contractors Corp. is an Indiana-based heavy highway, earthmoving, and underground utility construction contractor. The firm provides site preparation, earthmoving, foundation excavation, underground utility installation (sewer, water main, storm), demolition, trenching, directional drilling, and engineering and surveying services. Work spans specialized project types including DOT highways, landfills, airports, wetlands, and quarries for public agencies and private developers.

Product overview

Fox Contractors Corp. is an Indiana-based heavy highway, earthmoving, and underground utility contractor offering a unified suite of construction and site development services. The company's core offering spans earthmoving and earthwork (with a fleet of nearly 400 pieces of heavy equipment), underground utility installation (sewer, water, storm), site preparation, demolition, directional drilling, and engineering and surveying. Services extend to specialized project types including landfills, airports, wetlands, quarries, and subdivision development. The company is prequalified with Indiana, Michigan, and Ohio Departments of Transportation and serves DOTs, municipalities, general contractors, developers, and clients in healthcare, education, and environmental fields.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• Completed roughly 1,200 projects in the last 10 years
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers11 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• Indiana ConstructorsminorOthersOrganizational membership and affiliation with Indiana Constructors trade association for construction industry representation and networking.
• Indiana Constructors Inc (ICI 100)minorOthersAffiliation with ICI 100, an initiative/organization related to Indiana constructors industry representation.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves2 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Milestone Contractors: Indiana-based heavy highway and site development contractor that performs earthwork, underground utilities, and DOT work across Indiana — directly overlapping with Fox's core services, geography, and customer base.
• Crider Excavating: Indiana site preparation and utility contractor offering earthmoving, underground utility installation, and grading — a direct Midwest competitor serving similar DOT, municipal, and developer clients.
• E&B Paving: Indiana-headquartered heavy/highway and site development contractor performing earthwork, utilities, and paving for INDOT and private developers — overlapping with Fox's heavy highway and earthmoving core.
• Gradex Inc. Indianapolis-area grading, excavating, and underground utility contractor serving DOTs, municipalities, and developers — directly comparable in scope, customer mix, and Midwest geography.
• Mac Construction: Indiana-based site development and heavy construction contractor with underground utility and earthmoving capabilities serving similar municipal, DOT, and private developer customers.
• R.L. McCoy, Inc. Indiana heavy/civil contractor performing site development, earthwork, and utility installation for INDOT and commercial clients — closely comparable in services, geography, and customer base.
• Dave O'Mara Contractor, Inc. Indiana-based earthmoving and underground utility contractor with significant INDOT work — comparable in scale, service mix, and regional footprint to Fox.
• Gohmann Construction: Southern Indiana site development and utility contractor providing earthwork, underground utilities, and site preparation for commercial, industrial, and public sector clients.

Regional players

• Brooks Construction Company: Indiana highway and heavy construction contractor with strong INDOT presence; a current Fox partner but also a regional peer for DOT-heavy highway bid opportunities.
• Tonn and Blank Construction: Indiana general contractor with self-perform site work and earthmoving capabilities; an adjacent peer for site development scopes on commercial and institutional projects in Fox's territory.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/fox-contractors-corp-220494944652043
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/fox-contractors-corp.

Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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