Mid-State Hydrovac Relies on Guzzler Guzzcavators

Leonel Oviedo and his father began Mid-State Hydrovac in 2017. The idea began after they worked for a roofing contractor and saw the work it took to remove gravel off of commercial roofs.

In that first year they bought a Guzzler Guzzcavator – a dual purpose industrial vacuum loader and hydroexcavator. Two years later they bought another, and they have bought one every single year since then.  

“Guzzlers have a good balance,” said Leonel Oviedo, owner and business development, Mid-State Hydrovac. “You can look at the machines and the technology, and you know they’re operating more efficiently. That’s the beauty of these trucks. Your imagination is the only thing holding you back.”

Oviedo has been in charge of purchasing decisions since the start while his dad handles job assignments for their team of 11 people. They use their Guzzler trucks to remove roof rock, hydroexcavation, concrete plants, graphite plants and anything else that can’t be removed by conventional means.

“We stick with Guzzler because of their versatility, and we use a Kenworth or International chassis,” said Oviedo. “The versatility of the Guzzler allows us the liberty of pricing jobs comfortably because we can literally do anything. We focus on doing the job properly and that final product.”

That mentality of focusing on quality is what keeps Mid-State Hydrovac busy. Oviedo said they want to keep that up as they look ahead to the next five years.

“We try to highlight that we’re a jack of all trades,” said Oviedo. “We have a lot of experience and we’re able to do a lot with these trucks. Versatility is how we do it. We don’t just send a truck and two people. We send in the right amount of people. The customer points and we do.”

Mid-State Hydrovac currently handles around nine jobs a week. With that workload, reliability is essential. Oviedo works with Guzzler Regional Sales Manager Ted Cobb who Oviedo said “goes above and beyond and understands our hands-on experience.”

That relationship and direct connection is important as Mid-State Hydrovac customizes its Guzzcavators for its specific needs. For example, Mid-State uses a 1300-gallon water tank, a showroom blue chassis and a port that is accessible from the back. It also uses a water pump that is 10 gallons per minute instead of 20 in order to conserve water on hydroexcavation jobs.

“The Guzzlers are some of the most forgiving pieces of equipment we own. We try our best to maintain them and do the proper maintenance, and it’s helpful that they are such reliable pieces of equipment,” said Oviedo.

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