Pruss Excavation

What Pruss Excavation does

Pruss Excavation is a privately held, family-owned earthwork contractor headquartered in Dodge, Nebraska. Founded in 1968 by James Pruss, Sr. and incorporated in the State of Nebraska in 1973, the company is now in its third generation of family leadership, with Jim Pruss, Jr. serving as President (since 1985) and Matt Pruss as Vice President. It provides full-service excavation and earthmoving for dams, levees, wetlands, landfills, roadways, lakes, lagoons, land preparation, and block structures, serving both government clients and commercial/private developers. Named customers include the US Army Corps of Engineers, Lower Elkhorn Natural Resources District, Douglas County (Nebraska), the Nebraska Department of Roads, and the University of Nebraska.

The company operates a fleet of more than 50 pieces of heavy equipment outfitted with fully integrated GPS machine-control technology for precision grading and excavation. Its bonding capacity of $10 million and a Work Comp Mod rating of 0.74 (below the 1.0 industry average) indicate capacity to bid on and execute large public-infrastructure projects while maintaining a below-average safety incident profile. Pruss won the 2021 Equipment World Contractor of the Year award (presented by Caterpillar) and received the 2019 Nebraska Governor's Flood Hero Certificate for recovery work on the Elkhorn River following ice-jam flooding.

Pruss Excavation generates revenue through project-based contracts awarded via direct engagement and competitive bid, primarily to government agencies (federal, state, county, and natural resources districts) and secondarily to commercial clients. Pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed. Distribution is direct — customers reach the company by phone (402-693-2517), email ([email protected]), or website contact form — supported by a regional Midwest service footprint. The company is a member of the Nebraska chapter of the Land Improvement Contractors of America (LICA), employs between 25 and 60 people with a 16-year average tenure for key personnel, and maintains an active presence on Facebook, LinkedIn, and YouTube.

Name

Pruss Excavation

Legal name

Pruss Excavation

Website

https://prussexcavation.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1973

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Pruss Excavation is a family-owned, third-generation full-service earthwork contractor based in Dodge, Nebraska, providing excavation, grading, and land-development services for dams, levees, wetlands, roadways, and commercial sites across the Midwest.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Excavation and Earthwork Contracting

NAICS

Site Preparation Contractors (238910), Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction (237)

SIC

Heavy Construction Other Than Bldg Const - Contractors (1600), Construction - Special Trade Contractors (1700)

akta.pro primary industry

Mass Excavation & Bulk Earthmoving (Cut/Fill, Grading) (IMAFAKAC)

akta.pro secondary industry

Trenching & Utility Excavation (IMAFAKAD)

Keywords

• Excavation services
• Earthwork contracting
• Land preparation
• Heavy construction
• Site development

Headquarters

HQ city

Dodge City

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Excavation and Earthwork Services: Project-based excavation services including levees, wetlands, dams, landfills, land preparation, roadways, lakes, lagoons, and block structures. Revenue generated through custom project contracts.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Pruss Excavation is a full-service excavation and earthwork contractor delivering project-based construction services including levees, wetlands, dams, landfills, land preparation, roadways, lakes, lagoons, and block structures. The company operates a fleet of more than 50 pieces of heavy equipment equipped with fully integrated GPS technology and holds $10 million in bonding capacity, enabling it to execute infrastructure, flood-control, and commercial site development projects for government and private clients.

Product overview

Pruss Excavation is a full-service excavation contractor offering earthwork solutions as a unified service offering. The company provides a comprehensive range of excavation services including levees, wetlands, dams, landfills, land preparation, roadways, lakes, lagoons, and block structures. Their services are enhanced with Fully Integrated GPS Technology for precision work. Projects span from government infrastructure (dams, levees) to recreational facilities (lakes, golf courses) and commercial building pads. The company operates a fleet of over 50 pieces of heavy equipment with $10 million bonding capacity.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Levees, Wetlands, and Dams Construction
• Landfill Construction
• Land Preparation and Site Development
• Roadway Earthwork
• Lake and Lagoon Construction
• Block Structure Installation

Quantifiable outcome

• Work Comp Mod 0.74 - strong safety performance
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 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.

• Land Improvement Contractors of America (Nebraska LICA Chapter)minorOthersPruss Excavation is an active member of the Nebraska LICA Chapter, an organization for land improvement contractors. This membership provides networking opportunities, industry best practices, and professional development within the excavation and earthwork industry.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Ames Construction: Ames Construction is a heavy civil and earthmoving contractor performing mass excavation, grading, dam, and levee work across the Midwest and Mountain West. It is a direct competitor for the same US Army Corps of Engineers and state DOT project types that Pruss Excavation serves.
• Mark III Construction: Mark III Construction is a heavy earthwork, site development, and underground utility contractor operating in Nebraska and the Midwest. It is a closely comparable regional peer to Pruss Excavation in size, geography, and service mix.
• Massman Construction Co. Massman Construction is a heavy civil contractor specializing in bridges, marine, levee, and earthwork construction. It overlaps with Pruss on levee, dam, and federal water resources work, particularly for US Army Corps of Engineers projects in the Midwest.
• Hi-Way Paving Inc. Hi-Way Paving is a Midwest heavy-civil and paving contractor that performs site preparation, earthwork, and roadway construction. It is a comparable regional competitor to Pruss, particularly for Nebraska Department of Roads and county infrastructure projects.

Broad incumbents

• Sundt Construction: Sundt Construction is an employee-owned general contractor with a significant heavy civil and earthmoving practice across the western and central U.S. It competes with Pruss on site preparation, infrastructure, and large public-sector earthwork scopes.
• Kiewit Corporation: Kiewit is one of North America's largest employee-owned construction and engineering organizations with a heavy-civil and earthmoving practice. It competes with Pruss on large federal/state infrastructure and earthwork projects but operates at a vastly larger national scale across many construction segments.
• Knife River Corporation: Knife River is a large aggregates, construction materials, and heavy civil contractor operating across the Midwest and Western U.S. It competes with Pruss on earthwork and site-preparation scopes, particularly for state DOT and public infrastructure projects, and benefits from vertically integrated materials supply.

Others

• Caterpillar Inc. Caterpillar is the dominant heavy equipment OEM and the presenter of the 2021 Contractor of the Year award that Pruss Excavation won. While not a direct competitor, Caterpillar is a critical supplier and ecosystem participant whose dealer/service network directly enables Pruss's operations.
• Nebraska LICA Members (Land Improvement Contractors of America): The Nebraska Chapter of LICA is the industry association of which Pruss Excavation is an active member. It is an ecosystem participant representing the broader pool of regional land improvement and excavation contractors comparable to Pruss.

Regional players

• R & R Excavating LLC: R & R Excavating is a Nebraska-based earthmoving and site-preparation contractor. It is a direct regional competitor to Pruss for commercial site preparation, lake construction, and small-to-mid civil projects in the Nebraska market.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/watch?v=PW21SPuw1TQ&t=135s
• Facebookfacebook.com/earthmoverpruss
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/pruss-excavation

Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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