Keeping Demolition Moving: Venditti Centralizes Fuel & Service in the Field
June 2026
Austin, TX – Venditti Demolition is responsible for demolition, mass excavation, site work, and utilities projects throughout Central Texas. Their fleet consumes roughly 1,200 gallons a day and includes 15 excavators, 7 dozers, and support machines. Many of their projects run seven days a week, which makes it all the more painful when delays in fueling and routine maintenance threaten productivity.
To ensure that doesn’t happen, managing fuel and preventative maintenance themselves is critical.
“We have to have support equipment in order for our jobs to stay running all the time,” yard manager, Justin Kosmicki shared.
“We work seven days a week on most jobs, so our uptime is paramount.”
In any given week, Venditti operates multiple active jobsites around Austin, Waco, DFW, and San Antonio, each needing daily fuel and service. Being spread out means support equipment must travel between locations and reach machines that are potentially working in very different environments.
From Multiple Trips to One Dedicated Operator
Before adopting their Thunder Creek fuel and lube truck upfit, Venditti relied on a variety of fuel transfer tanks and other containers for lubricants. Fueling a machine with a 400-gallon tank took four trips with transfer tanks. Although some PM could be completed in the field, equipment sometimes had to be brought back to the yard for service, taking it off the job and cutting into productive time.
“Before, we were taking three or four guys away from their jobs every day just to go fill up machines. Now I have one guy, and that’s all his job is to do,” Kosmicki shared.
Josh Lopez is that guy. As Venditti’s Fuel Service Operator, Lopez visits about ten jobsites a day servicing up to four machines at most locations and up to ten on larger sites.
Built for Demo Conditions
It’s no secret that demolition sites are dusty and can be punishing to equipment. Machines need daily greasing, filters replaced, radiators blown out, and fluids monitored and replenished. The Thunder Creek Service and Lube Truck Upfit Lopez operates allows him to carry diesel, DEF, grease, engine and hydraulic oils, and coolant, as well as compressed air, filters, and more all on the same platform.
“It’s great to have one piece of equipment instead of a separate compressor and fuel tank on site,” Kosmicki shared. “It’s great to have one unit do the whole job.”
An all-in-one solution is only useful if it can get where it needs to go. Demolition contractors often work in tight places with narrow entrances, surrounding buildings and low-hanging trees, making tri-axle service and fuel trucks difficult to position. Thunder Creek’s smaller class 5-6 chassis give contractors like Venditti greater access without compromising cargo and function.
Streamlined Support, Less Disruption
One solution for fuel and service has allowed Venditti to manage their growing fleet while team members and equipment remain focused on their work instead of being pulled away. One dedicated operator can now travel between jobsites with fuel, service fluids, grease, and everything needed to complete daily service in the field.
This new process has also reduced travel-related downtime by limiting the number of fuel runs and instances where equipment must be taken back to the yard for service.
Keeping Pace with Growth
As the company added projects, the demand for field support eventually outgrew one truck and one operator.
“We needed a second one because the driver was working long hours. We have a lot of jobs to keep up with,” Kosmicki shared. “With a second one, I can run two guys, less time, and it’s quicker.”
Venditti’s decision to add a second Thunder Creek reflects how central mobile fuel and service has become to their operation.
With two trucks and two dedicated operators, the company can divide the service territory, shorten routes, and serve more jobsites each day.
What began as a way to reduce fuel runs and keep equipment from returning to the yard has become part of the infrastructure behind Venditti’s continued growth. As their fleet and project load expand, their mobile support operation can grow with them, keeping equipment fueled, serviced, and moving.
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