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OUR STORY

3rd Generation Family-Owned Business

Founded in 1962 by Donnie Earnhardt, Earnhardt Grading Inc. is built on a foundation of good, hard, honest work. Now, over 50 years later, we continue to operate under the founding principles of Mr. Earnhardt in our commitment to our clients as well as our team.  Family owned and operated for three generations, Earnhardt Grading is a market leader with a proven reputation for providing top quality at a fair price.  Choosing Earnhardt ensures that your project will be completed on schedule and within budget by the most qualified team in the industry .  

MEET OUR TEAM

Kennie Earnhardt
President
Fran Black
Controller
John Ferrell
Operations Manager
Josh Earnhardt
Dev Director of Field Ops
Jake Blaskewicz
Project Engineer
Daniel Houser
Project Engineer
Casey Puckett
Project Engineer
Deborah Suggs
Accounts Payable/
Office Manager
Tanya Morrow
Payroll & Benefits

1962

Donnie Earnhardt founded Earnhardt Grading in 1962. He transitioned from being a custom farmer to grading because of the lack of rental farm land available. Pictured here is the first Motor Grader that was purchased.

1970s

Earnhardt completed its first major project for Duke Energy which involved raising a dam above an impoundment.

1980s

Earnhardt completed our first lined landfill for a private waste company. It was the first lined landfill constructed in North Carolina.

1990s

We continue to grow our fleet and people while offering turnkey site work packages to our clients.

2000s

With an increase in technology, our Equipment was enhanced with mounted GPS systems.

2010s

We celebrated our 55th anniversary in 2017 and have had success in serving our clients. We strive to put our people first and achieved a NCDOL 1 Million Manhours without a lost time incident.

Mark LeGrand
Senior Project Manager
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Aaron Hanna
Safety Director
Jamie Lineberger
Project Manager
Nick Linderman
Project Manager
Chris Rowe
Project Manager
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