What The Cummins Construction does

The Cummins Construction Company is a general contractor specializing in asphalt paving and highway construction, founded in 1955 and headquartered in Enid, Oklahoma. The company builds and repairs parking lots, bike paths, interstate highways, and turnpikes, operating as a vertically integrated contractor that combines general contracting with owned hot mix asphalt production facilities, portable asphalt plants deployable anywhere in Oklahoma, in-house materials laboratories, a diesel equipment shop, and used equipment sales resources. Its primary customers are public-sector transportation agencies — the Oklahoma Department of Transportation, Oklahoma Turnpike Authority, Bureau of Indian Affairs, and Oklahoma county/municipal governments — supplemented by private developers, with revenue generated through competitive bidding on RFPs. The company is pre-approved to bid on DOT projects in Arkansas, Kansas, and Texas, and maintains a wholly-owned subsidiary, Paving Materials of Southern Oklahoma LLC, to support materials supply in the southern region.

Name

The Cummins Construction

Legal name

The Cummins Construction Co, Inc.

Website

https://cumminsasphalt.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1955

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

The Cummins Construction Company is a 100% employee-owned (ESOP) Oklahoma-based general contractor specializing in asphalt paving for highways, roads, and turnpikes, serving state DOTs, the Oklahoma Turnpike Authority, and municipal governments since 1955.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Enid

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices8 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. General Contracting - Road and Highway Construction: Primary revenue stream from constructing and repairing parking lots, bike paths, interstate highways, and turnpikes as a general contractor. Revenue is project-based from awarded contracts.
2. Materials and Laboratory Services: Revenue from serving other construction companies with materials laboratories, hot mix asphalt production, and quality control services
3. Equipment Sales and Services: Revenue from diesel shop and used equipment sales and service operations

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

The Cummins Construction Company is a general contractor specializing in asphalt paving, building and repairing parking lots, bike paths, interstate highways, and turnpikes primarily in Oklahoma. The company operates as a vertically integrated contractor with in-house hot mix asphalt production facilities, portable plants deployable statewide, materials quality control laboratories, a diesel equipment shop, and used equipment sales, enabling single-source delivery of transportation infrastructure projects.

Product overview

The Cummins Construction Company is a general contractor specializing in asphalt paving, serving Oklahoma and adjacent states since 1955. The company operates a unified service offering centered on asphalt paving construction (roads, highways, turnpikes, parking lots) supported by integrated internal capabilities: hot mix asphalt production facilities with portable plants, materials quality control laboratories, a diesel equipment shop, and used equipment sales. This vertically integrated approach enables the company to serve as a single-source contractor for transportation infrastructure projects.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Asphalt Paving Services General contractor services specializing in asphalt paving for highways, roads, streets, interstate highways, turnpikes, parking lots, and bike paths across Oklahoma and pre-approved DOT work in Arkansas, Kansas, and Texas.
• Hot Mix Asphalt Production Owned hot mix asphalt production facilities and portable plants producing asphalt materials for company projects and serving other construction companies statewide in Oklahoma, with capability to deploy portable plants to any project site.
• Materials Laboratories Quality control and materials testing laboratories serving the construction industry and supporting paving projects, including the Quality Control Central Lab in Durant, Oklahoma serving southeastern Oklahoma.
• Diesel Shop Equipment maintenance and diesel shop services supporting heavy construction and paving equipment, including the Cummins Equipment Shop Office in Enid, Oklahoma.
• Used Equipment Resources Sales and sourcing of used construction equipment and machinery for the construction industry.

Quantifiable outcome

• Constructed majority of highways in Oklahoma since 1955
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Regional players

• T.J. Lambrecht Construction, Inc. Midwest- and Plains-state asphalt paving and heavy highway contractor — comparable scale and private-company structure, though operating in adjacent geographies rather than directly inside Oklahoma.

Direct peers

• Haskell Lemon Construction Co. Oklahoma-headquartered heavy/highway contractor performing asphalt paving, earthwork, and bridge construction for ODOT and municipal clients — direct regional competitor with overlapping customer base and scope.
• Duit Construction Co. Oklahoma-based paving and heavy construction contractor active across OK, TX, and AR, with owned asphalt plants and DOT work — direct competitor pursuing the same state and municipal paving contracts.
• APAC-Central, Inc. Highway, bridge, and asphalt paving contractor serving ODOT and municipal customers throughout Oklahoma — a direct peer competing for the same awarded projects.
• Sherwood Construction Co. Oklahoma-based heavy/civil contractor with highway, earthwork, and concrete paving capabilities — competes with Cummins for ODOT turnpike and highway packages.
• Manatt's, Inc. Midwest asphalt paving and heavy/highway contractor with owned plants and DOT contracts across Iowa and adjacent states — comparable vertically integrated paving business model.

Broad incumbents

• Knife River Corporation: Publicly traded aggregates, asphalt, and construction services company operating across the western and midwestern US — a much larger incumbent that competes on DOT work in overlapping geographies.
• Granite Construction Incorporated: Large national heavy civil and materials producer with substantial highway paving operations — a broad incumbent that competes for larger Oklahoma and adjacent-state DOT megaprojects.
• CRH Americas Materials (Oldcastle): National aggregates, asphalt, and paving services platform — competes in Oklahoma through owned plants and DOT bids, representing a deep-pocketed incumbent.

Others

• Eurovia (VINCI Construction):

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

Profiles7 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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