Pride paves the way at Tiseo Paving

For Louis Tiseo, what his dad has accomplished in building a successful paving company in the Dallas Metroplex brings a lot of pride. Tiseo Paving Company, which moved to Dallas in 1981, has 120 employees.

Many are third-generation Tiseo employees.

“My 81-year-old dad (Art) is still very active in the business, and has no plans to slow down,” said Louis Tiseo, who started working at age 14 with his dad. Louis serves as president while Art is the CFO. “He’s out in the field 99 percent of the time, directing jobs. He loves it. And we’re very close to those who work with us. I grew up with a lot of the people that work with us today, and many of their dads also worked here.”

The company operates pavers and a fleet of 35 Kenworth trucks, including T880 mixers and dumps, a few T800 heavy haulers, and several Kenworth T370 stakebeds and water trucks. Its core business is working with municipalities on road paving jobs. “It’s 98 percent of what we do,” said Tiseo. “It’s very competitive and sealed-bid work, so you have to control costs to get the business. Our Kenworths play a major role in keeping operating costs down, while giving our drivers a premium truck to drive. They really appreciate being behind the wheel of a Kenworth.”

The Tiseo Paving fleet is easy to spot. They’re all black, with matching gray on the mixer bodies. “They truly stand out and we get a lot of great comments,” said Tiseo. “We have a lot of pride in our company, and that shows in our trucks.

Pride runs in the family.

“My dad came over from Casino, Italy, to the Detroit area when he was 17 years old to live with his uncle,” said Tiseo. “He had a fifth-grade education but was a hard worker with integrity. He grasped the American dream and went to work setting forms for a construction company. He ended up running that company. Then in 1974, at the age of 35, he broke off and started his own company. When a friend of his went to Dallas and told him, ‘It’s really going on down here, you need to relocate here!’ my dad listened. And we moved. It was one of the best decisions he ever made.”

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