Continues Growth and Push Toward New and Improved Sustainable Construction Technologies By Brian Hoover, Senior Editor
Left: David Cruce (right) and Bruce Engvall, superintendent, Heavy Road Industries conferring on a jobsite.
Photos provided by Heavy Road Industries
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ou know, it seems that once bit by the entrepreneurial construction bug, you are never quite the same. David Cruce has been in the civil general engineering construction business for many years, working for several well-known and respected construction firms along the way. Cruce has a passion for bringing new and improved construction methods and technologies to the customer and jobsite. He started his company, Heavy Road & Rail, Inc., as a side business in 2016 while still working for and with the blessing of his current employer at the time. “I eased into my business back in 2016, before going full-time in 2020. Our name reflected the direction of our company five years back when we were working on emergency contracts for Caltrans and other agencies,” says Cruce. “We are now in the midst of a name change to Heavy Road Industries to better reflect our primary service 22
offerings and current focus. We believe that the way you do a job is every bit as important as the cost of that project. Therefore, we are always looking for new and improved ways to serve our customers more safely and efficiently.” Heavy Road Industries specializes in grading, excavating, site concrete, curb & gutter, along with concrete paving, asphalt paving and soil stabilization solutions. The company also has a division under the name California Stone Slingers that offers operated rentals for material placement duties like backfilling walls and trenches, bridgework, landscaping, slope work or fuel
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tank installations. “California Stone Slingers is just one of the ways that we are bringing more productive solutions to our client base. It is a supporting cast member to Heavy Road Industries when we have sand or aggregate to place on our jobsites. Other contractors and government agencies also use our material placement services for anywhere from a few hundred to several thousand tons,” says Cruce. “We also own and utilize technologically advanced Somero Laser Screeds for everything from flat warehouse floors to concrete parking lots with slopes. Additionally, we are entering into the beginning C A LCO N T R AC TO R .CO M
