What Cutler Repaving does

Cutler Repaving Inc. is a privately held U.S. construction contractor and equipment manufacturer founded in 1965 by Earl F. Cutler and now owned by Charles R. Veskerna, who acquired the company in 1989. The firm is headquartered in Lawrence, Kansas, and employs 101–250 people across a corporate office, four regional sales offices (Windsor CO, New Port Richey FL, Espanola NM, Rosharon TX), and a fleet of 10 contract Repaving spreads operating in nine states (Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Florida, Kansas, New Mexico, South Carolina, Texas, Utah).

The company's core product is a proprietary hot in-place recycling (HIR) service executed through its Single Machine Repaver, which performs a patented six-step process — heating, scarifying, recycling agent application, mixing, new hot mix overlay, and compaction — in a single continuous pass. The Repaver incorporates specialized subsystems: an 11-foot heating hood with spiral flame ceramic wool insulation, preheaters, carbide-tipped scarifying teeth on air-actuated diaphragms, four spinner cups for recycling agent dispersion, a stainless steel moldboard with a four-section recycling screed, a vibratory finishing screed, and a new forced air heating hood (PCV) for high-elevation and long-haul conditions. Cutler simultaneously manufactures and sells Repavers internationally, having placed 40 units in Mexico, Norway, and Sweden since 1997, and has completed 38,425 lane miles of HIR pavement across 32 U.S. states and Washington, D.C.

Cutler generates revenue through two streams: (1) competitive-bid HIR repaving contracts awarded by city, county, and state departments of transportation and public works agencies, and (2) hardware sales of Repaver equipment to international buyers. Project pricing is set through government procurement rather than published rates; disclosed representative project values range from approximately $270,000 for short heater-repaving segments to $11 million for the 84-lane-mile UDOT SR-199 job, with cost savings of roughly two-thirds versus traditional 2-inch mill and overlay routinely cited. Marketing relies on trade-show presence (APWA, WASHTO, TML, ASU Pavement & Materials), ARRA/APWA/state-level industry awards, project case-study publications, a website project gallery, and LinkedIn activity driven by named regional sales representatives.

Name

Cutler Repaving

Legal name

Cutler Repaving Inc.

Website

https://cutlerrepaving.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1965

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Cutler Repaving Inc. is a privately held Kansas-based construction contractor that performs and manufactures equipment for hot in-place asphalt recycling, serving city, county, and state transportation agencies across nine U.S. states plus international buyers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Asphalt Pavement Recycling Services and Equipment

SIC

Construction Machinery & Equip (3531), Wholesale-Machinery, Equipment & Supplies (5080)

akta.pro primary industry

Recycling Equipment & Turnkey Reprocessing Systems (Extruders, Wash Lines) (IMANAMAI)

Keywords

• Hot in-place recycling
• Asphalt pavement recycling
• Pavement preservation services
• HIR repaving equipment
• Road rehabilitation contracting

Headquarters

HQ city

Lawrence

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. HIR Contract Repaving Services: Cutler Repaving operates as a contractor performing hot in-place recycling repaving projects for government clients including city, county, and state DOTs. The company is pre-qualified to bid on work in nine states and operates 10 contract Repaving spreads.
2. HIR Equipment Manufacturing and Sales: Cutler manufactures and sells Repavers internationally. Since 1997, the company has manufactured and sold 40 Repavers internationally in Mexico, Norway, and Sweden, continuing to market recycling equipment throughout the world.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Cutler Repaving performs Hot In-Place Recycling (HIR) contract repaving for city, county, and state Departments of Transportation using its proprietary Single Machine Repaver, which heats, scarifies, applies recycling agent, mixes, overlays and compacts existing asphalt in a single pass. The company also manufactures and sells the Repaver and related equipment internationally, leveraging 60 years of process refinement and a fleet of 10 contract repaving spreads across nine U.S. states.

Product overview

Cutler Repaving offers hot in-place recycling (HIR) services as a unified solution using their proprietary Single Machine Repaver. The company's main product is the complete HIR service—a six-step process that heats existing pavement, scarifies it, applies recycling agent, mixes and lays recycled material, applies virgin hot mix, and compacts—all in a single machine pass. Supporting the core service, Cutler also manufactures and sells specialized equipment including Preheater units, Scarifying units, Recycling Agent Application systems, Recycling Units with moldboard and screed, and Finishing Screeds. The company operates their fleet of 10 contract Repaving spreads across nine states while also marketing their recycling equipment internationally.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Hot In-Place Recycling (HIR) Contract Repaving Services End-to-end hot in-place recycling repaving service for government transportation agencies (city, county, and state DOTs), combining pavement heating, scarification, recycling agent application, mixing, virgin hot mix overlay, and final compaction in a single machine pass using Cutler's proprietary Single Machine Repaver.
• Single Machine Repaver Equipment Proprietary self-manufactured Repaver machine that performs the complete hot in-place recycling process in a single pass; sold internationally to government and contractor buyers for their own HIR programs.

Quantifiable outcome

• 38,425 lane miles of recycled pavement completed
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers14 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature8 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• Asphalt Recycling and Reclaiming Association (ARRA)minorOthersIndustry association affiliation. Cutler participates in ARRA awards programs and the company references ARRA standards and guidelines. ARRA is the primary industry organization for pavement recycling.
• American Public Works Association (APWA)minorOthersProfessional association affiliation. Cutler participates in APWA state chapter conferences and receives awards through APWA recognition programs for project excellence.
• Colorado Asphalt Pavement AssociationminorOthersState-level industry association affiliation. Cutler has received multiple Best in Colorado Asphalt Pavement Awards through this association.
• Roads & Bridges MagazineminorOthersIndustry publication partnership through Asphalt Recycling Awards program co-sponsored with ARRA. Awards recognize excellence in hot in-place recycling projects.
• Granite ConstructionminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-contractor partnership on SR-199 project for Utah DOT. Joint execution of $11 million, 84 lane-mile project with 70% RAP content. Project achieved $4.05 million cost savings.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Wirtgen Group: Wirtgen Group (now part of John Deere) manufactures cold milling machines, cold recyclers, and stabilizers used in road rehabilitation. While focused on cold in-place recycling rather than hot in-place recycling, Wirtgen is the closest direct comparable — a specialist OEM selling recycling equipment and competing for the same DOT preservation budgets as Cutler's Repaver.
• BOMAG: BOMAG (part of the FAYAT Group) manufactures compaction equipment, cold milling machines, and recyclers used in road construction and pavement rehabilitation. BOMAG competes with Cutler at the equipment level, particularly in cold recycling which is the primary substitute technology for HIR in DOT procurement.
• LeeBoy: LeeBoy manufactures asphalt pavers, distributors, and road maintenance equipment primarily for government and contractor buyers in North America. LeeBoy directly competes with Cutler for the same DOT bid pools in the paving and pavement preservation market.
• Asphalt Drum Mixers (ADM): ADM manufactures asphalt plants and paving support equipment serving the same DOT and contractor buyer base as Cutler. While ADM focuses more on virgin mix production rather than recycling, both companies sell into the state DOT procurement ecosystem.

Broad incumbents

• Astec Industries (Roadtec): Astec owns Roadtec, which manufactures asphalt pavers, milling machines, and material transfer vehicles used in road construction. Astec is a much larger OEM portfolio player serving the same DOT and contractor buyer base as Cutler, with broader equipment lines and deeper distribution.
• Caterpillar (Cat Paving Products): Caterpillar manufactures cold planers, asphalt pavers, compactors, and roadbuilding equipment through its Cat Paving Products line. As a global construction equipment incumbent, Caterpillar competes with Cutler for state DOT capital equipment budgets and contractor purchase decisions.
• Volvo Construction Equipment: Volvo CE manufactures pavers, compactors, and milling equipment for road construction. As a broad incumbent OEM, Volvo competes for DOT equipment budgets and offers comparable road rehabilitation machinery portfolios.
• Terex Corporation: Terex manufactures a range of construction equipment including road building machinery. Terex competes for state DOT and contractor equipment budgets and represents the broader incumbent OEM competition against Cutler's specialty Repaver equipment.

Regional players

• Pavement Recycling Systems: Pavement Recycling Systems is a California-based pavement recycling contractor specializing in cold in-place recycling, full-depth reclamation, and hot in-place recycling. While operating primarily in California and the Western US, it uses similar recycling methods and competes for the same DOT preservation budgets as Cutler.
• Gallagher Asphalt Company: Gallagher Asphalt is a Midwest-based asphalt paving and recycled asphalt supplier operating in Illinois, Indiana, and surrounding states. It serves similar municipal and DOT customers and competes in the pavement rehabilitation market using adjacent methods.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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