Glenn Thurman

What Glenn Thurman does

Glenn Thurman, Inc. (GTI) is a private, family-owned Texas heavy-civil construction firm founded in 1972 and headquartered in Mesquite, with additional operating bases in Alvarado (Cleburne area) and Cotulla. Through three wholly-owned subsidiaries the company delivers four product/service lines: (i) excavating and concrete paving for highways, streets, residential subdivisions, airports, and commercial/industrial developments in the greater Dallas/Fort Worth metroplex (Glenn Thurman, Inc.); (ii) transportation and delivery of aggregates, bulk products, and specialty materials plus MSHA-certified fine aggregate production, supported by a diverse trucking fleet of end dumps, belly dumps, live bottoms, pup trailers, flat beds, and pneumatic tankers (Thurman Transportation, Inc.); (iii) site work for oil and gas exploration and production in the Eagle Ford Shale, including lease roads, drilling pads, frac ponds, and roustabout services (GTI Energy Services, LLC); and (iv) surplus heavy construction equipment sales, including Gomaco pavers and trimmer/placer units, listed on the company website at unit prices ranging from approximately $145,000 to $525,000.

The underlying technology stack is capital-intensive rather than digital: Gomaco high-tech concrete pavers and slipform equipment for highway, runway, and taxiway paving, paired with a multi-type trucking fleet for hauling and aggregate logistics, and conventional site-clearing, lime/cement stabilization, and utility installation work for subdivision and energy-pad development. There are no software products, AI/ML features, APIs, or application surfaces disclosed.

The business model is sales-led and project-based. Revenue is won through competitive bidding and RFP responses to government agencies (Texas Department of Transportation, city and county public works) and to private real estate developers and oil and gas operators; additional transactional revenue comes from aggregate hauling (driven in part by a percentage-of-haul driver compensation structure) and direct online sales of surplus equipment. Customer segments span government (municipal and state infrastructure), real estate developers (residential subdivisions, commercial/industrial parks), oil and gas E&P, and construction materials manufacturers. Pricing is not publicly disclosed for services; equipment unit prices are listed for individual assets.

Name

Glenn Thurman

Legal name

Glenn Thurman, Inc.

Website

https://glennthurman.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1972

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Glenn Thurman, Inc. is a family-owned Texas heavy-civil contractor (founded 1972, Mesquite) operating Glenn Thurman, Inc. for paving/excavating in DFW, Thurman Transportation for aggregate hauling, and GTI Energy Services for Eagle Ford Shale oilfield site work, serving government agencies, real estate developers, and oil and gas producers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Construction Services

NAICS

Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction (237310), Power and Communication Line and Related Structures Construction (237130), Oil and Gas Pipeline and Related Structures Construction (23712)

SIC

Heavy Construction Other Than Bldg Const - Contractors (1600), Trucking (No Local) (4213)

akta.pro primary industry

Pavers & Road Construction Equipment (IMAHAAAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

Construction Site Vehicles (Dumpers, Site Carriers, Telehandlers) (IMAHAIAB), Construction Debris Removal (C&D Hauling) (HSAKALAC)

Keywords

• Concrete paving services
• Highway construction
• Site development
• Aggregate transportation
• Energy site work

Headquarters

HQ city

Mesquite

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Construction Services: Project-based revenue from excavating and concrete paving services for highways, streets, roads, airports, and residential developments in the DFW metro area.
2. Transportation Services: Fee-based transportation and delivery services for aggregates, bulk products, and specialty materials to construction and manufacturing industries.
3. Energy Site Work Services: Site work services for oil and gas exploration/production including lease roads, drilling pads, and frac ponds in the Eagle Ford Shale formation.
4. Equipment Sales: Surplus heavy construction equipment sales including Gomaco pavers and trimmer/placer machines.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Glenn Thurman provides excavating and concrete paving construction services for highways, streets, roads, airports, and residential subdivisions across the Dallas/Fort Worth metro area. Through its subsidiaries, it also delivers aggregate and bulk material transportation services and site work for oil and gas operations in the Eagle Ford Shale, and resells surplus heavy construction equipment.

Product overview

Glenn Thurman, Inc. (GTI) is a full-service construction organization operating three divisions: Glenn Thurman, Inc. provides excavating and concrete paving for highways, streets, roads, airports, and residential developments; Thurman Transportation, Inc. handles transportation and delivery of aggregates and bulk materials; and GTI Energy Services, LLC provides site work services for oil and gas operations in the Eagle Ford Shale. The company also sells surplus construction equipment.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Glenn Thurman, Inc. (GTI) Excavating and Concrete Paving Excavating and concrete paving construction services for highways, streets, roads, and airports with an emphasis on single family residential developments in the greater Dallas/Fort Worth metro area.
• Thurman Transportation, Inc. Aggregate and Bulk Material Hauling Transportation and delivery services for aggregates, certain bulk products, and various specialty materials serving the construction and construction materials manufacturing industries, operated from the Cleburne, Texas area with a diverse fleet of end dumps, belly dumps, live bottoms, pup trailers, flat beds, and pneumatic tankers.
• GTI Energy Services, LLC Oil and Gas Site Work Site work services for the oil and gas exploration and production industry in the Eagle Ford Shale formation, including construction of lease roads, drilling pads, and frac ponds, plus maintenance, repair, and roustabout crews for miscellaneous services.
• Surplus Heavy Construction Equipment Sales Sale of surplus heavy construction equipment including Gomaco pavers (GP3000, 4000, 2500 models) and trimmer/placer machines (9500, PS 48), with listed unit prices for interested buyers.
• Thurman Transportation Fine Aggregate and Construction Materials MSHA Part 46 certified production and supply of fine aggregates and construction materials including Common Fill, Select Fill, Lining Material, Cushion Sand, Screened Sand, Sandy Loam, Top Soil, and Water to the construction industry.

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• MSHA (Mine Safety and Health Administration)minorOthersThurman Transportation, Inc. is an MSHA approved and certified contractor with Part 46 Training certification for fine aggregate production. This regulatory certification enables the company to produce and supply aggregates to the construction industry.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Sterling Infrastructure: Public Texas-headquartered heavy civil construction company focused on transportation, water, and specialty services. Direct peer in highway, street, and infrastructure paving with overlapping TxDOT and municipal customer base in the same DFW/Texas geography.
• Granite Construction: Public heavy civil contractor with large transportation infrastructure and materials businesses. Direct peer in highway, bridge, and site development paving, with comparable use of Gomaco-class concrete paving equipment and aggregate production capabilities.
• Austin Industries: Private, family-owned Texas-based construction company with highway, civil, and mechanical divisions. Closest structural analog to GTI in terms of Texas family ownership, TxDOT bidding focus, and multi-decade regional franchise.
• Webber (Ferrovial): Texas-based heavy civil subsidiary of Ferrovial specializing in highways, bridges, and water infrastructure. Direct peer in Texas DOT and municipal paving work with overlapping project types and customer relationships in the same regional market.
• Knife River Corporation: Public construction materials and paving company producing aggregates and asphalt while performing heavy civil construction. Direct peer in vertically integrated aggregate-plus-paving business model that mirrors Thurman Transportation + Glenn Thurman, Inc.

Regional players

• Zachry Group: Private, family-influenced Texas-based construction company with heavy civil, industrial, and infrastructure capabilities. Comparable in Texas regional dominance, project-bidding GTM, and private ownership structure, though broader in industrial scope.

Broad incumbents

• MasTec: Large public infrastructure construction company with oil & gas, power, and communications lines businesses. Broad overlap with GTI Energy Services' oilfield site work and GTI's utility construction offerings for residential developments.
• Quanta Services: Largest pure-play infrastructure services company in North America with utility, pipeline, and energy infrastructure construction. Comparable to GTI in oil & gas site preparation and utility construction services at residential sites, though much larger and more diversified.
• Vulcan Materials Company: Largest US producer of construction aggregates with integrated paving services. Comparable to GTI's aggregate production business (Thurman Transportation Materials) and the materials supply side of GTI's paving operations.
• Primoris Services Corporation: Public infrastructure construction company with utilities, energy, and civil segments. Comparable to GTI Energy Services in oil & gas site work and to Glenn Thurman, Inc. in civil construction, though operating across a much broader geographic footprint.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/glenn-thurman-inc.

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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