G.K. CONSTRUCTION, INC

What G.K. CONSTRUCTION, INC does

G.K. Construction, Inc. is a privately held heavy equipment mining and hauling company headquartered in Lovell, Wyoming, founded in 1978. The company began as a trucking operation and has expanded over more than 40 years into an integrated industrial services provider operating three physical locations across the Big Horn Basin (Lovell, Greybull, and Thermopolis). Its service portfolio comprises three core lines: hauling services for coal, bentonite, gravel, and general freight using a fleet of trucks and trailers; gravel pit products including screened rock, crushed rock, pit run, and decorative rock for residential and commercial sale; and bentonite mining and earth-moving services with stated capacity exceeding one million yards of dirt moved per month.

The business model is contract-based and transactional. Hauling services are quoted and billed per job or contract, and aggregate rock products are sold on a one-time basis with delivery to customer sites. Pricing is not publicly disclosed and is handled via direct contact (email and phone). The go-to-market motion is direct sales, with the company website serving as a top-of-funnel information and contact channel and field-based direct service delivery to mining, construction, and residential customers in the Big Horn Basin region and surrounding areas. No public pricing, subscription tiers, or digital self-service channels are offered. The company markets itself as locally owned and operated with a multi-decade safety record (time costing injury free since June 11, 2011) and offers an employee benefit package including 401K, health insurance, and vacation pay, with continuous hiring for drivers, operators, and mechanics via online application portals.

Customer segments are organized vertically, with mining (coal, bentonite, gravel hauling) as the primary segment, followed by commercial/residential construction aggregate demand and residential landscaping and home improvement customers. No customer logos, contract values, or revenue splits are publicly disclosed. The company is independently owned with no identified parent, institutional investors, or funding rounds, and operates without any disclosed AI, software, or technology platform beyond its informational website and hiring portals.

Name

G.K. CONSTRUCTION, INC

Legal name

G.K. Construction, Inc.

Website

https://gkconstructioninc.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1978

Operating status

Operating

Short description

G.K. Construction is a privately held heavy equipment mining and hauling company based in Lovell, Wyoming, serving mining operators, construction contractors, and residential customers across the Big Horn Basin with hauling, aggregate, and bentonite mining services since 1978.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Mining and Heavy Equipment Hauling Services

NAICS

Construction Sand and Gravel Mining (212321), Support Activities for Mining (21311), Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction (237)

SIC

Mining & Quarrying Of Nonmetallic Minerals (No Fuels) (1400), Heavy Construction Other Than Bldg Const - Contractors (1600)

akta.pro primary industry

Construction Aggregates Mining & Processing (Sand, Gravel, Crushed Stone) (IMADAAAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

Mine Construction & Development Contracting (Shaft Sinking, Tunneling, Pre-Strip, Civil Works) (IMAKAKAG), Sand & Gravel Extraction & Processing (IMAKAHAB)

Keywords

• Heavy equipment hauling
• Mining services
• Aggregate supply
• Gravel pit operations
• Freight transportation

Headquarters

HQ city

Lovell

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. Hauling Services: Provides hauling services for coal, bentonite, gravel, and general freight using a fleet of trucks and trailers. Services are charged per job/contract basis.
2. Gravel and Rock Products: Sells various rock products including screened rock, crushed rock, pit run, and decorative rock for residential and commercial projects. Products are delivered to customers.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

G.K. Construction, Inc. is a heavy equipment mining and hauling company that provides transportation of coal, bentonite, gravel, and general freight via a fleet of trucks and trailers. The company also operates a gravel pit supplying screened rock, crushed rock, pit run, and decorative rock, and performs bentonite mining and earth-moving services moving over one million yards of dirt per month. All services are delivered directly to customer sites in the Big Horn Basin region of Wyoming and beyond.

Product overview

G.K. Construction, Inc. is a heavy equipment mining and hauling company offering a unified portfolio of services. The company operates as a single integrated business combining three core offerings: Hauling Services for coal, bentonite, and gravel transportation; Gravel Pit Products supplying Screened Rock, Crushed Rock, Pit Run, and Decorative Rock; and Mining Services for bentonite extraction and earth-moving operations. The company also provides an Employment Application portal for recruiting operators, drivers, and mechanics. All services are delivered through company-owned equipment and multiple operational locations in Wyoming.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Hauling Service Heavy equipment hauling service specializing in transporting coal, bentonite, and gravel, with capability to handle general freight. Uses a diverse fleet of trucks and trailers to meet varied hauling needs for mining and commercial customers.
• Gravel Pit Products

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 1 million yards of dirt moved per month in mining operations

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Wyo-Ben, Inc. Wyoming-based bentonite mining and processing company. Directly comparable as a regional bentonite miner operating in the same Big Horn Basin geography and customer base.
• American Colloid Company: A leading U.S. bentonite miner and processor (subsidiary of Minerals Technologies Inc.). Comparable as a bentonite-focused miner serving similar industrial, drilling, and environmental end-markets.
• Fisher Sand & Gravel Co. Privately held aggregate producer and heavy civil contractor based in the Mountain West. Comparable for similar combination of aggregate mining, hauling, and infrastructure services at similar private, mid-sized scale.

Broad incumbents

• Knife River Corporation: Aggregates, ready-mix concrete, and heavy civil construction provider across the western U.S. Comparable for vertical integration across aggregates, hauling, and civil construction, but operates at significantly larger scale.
• Martin Marietta Materials: One of the largest U.S. aggregates producers. Comparable for crushed stone, sand, and gravel production sold to construction and infrastructure end-markets, though at national scale.
• Vulcan Materials Company: Largest U.S. producer of construction aggregates. Comparable for crushed stone, sand, and gravel sold to construction and infrastructure customers across the Mountain West region G.K. serves.
• Summit Materials: Vertically integrated construction materials company with aggregates, cement, and ready-mix operations. Comparable for aggregates-heavy product mix serving western U.S. infrastructure and construction customers.
• Granite Construction Incorporated: Large heavy civil and materials producer with aggregate operations across the western U.S. Comparable for combination of heavy construction contracting and aggregate production, though at much larger scale.
• Sterling Infrastructure, Inc. Heavy civil, infrastructure, and building solutions provider. Comparable for earthmoving, site preparation, and infrastructure construction services sold to similar end-customers.

Regional players

• Teichert, Inc. Privately held aggregate producer and heavy civil contractor based in California. Comparable for vertical integration across aggregate mining, hauling, and civil construction, though serving a different western geography.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

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Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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