Bryan Force and his brother, Chris.

Bryan Force, owner of Force Inc., based in Indiana, Pa., won the 11th annual Contractor of the Year award sponsored by construction equipment manufacturer Caterpillar and leading national trade magazine Equipment World.

Force was chosen by the magazine’s editors for his dedication to growing his company, his passion for maintaining an excellent equipment fleet, his commitment to his clients and smart business practices. He was honored during a March 5 event at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, along with all finalists in the COY process.

On his 18^th birthday, Force obtained his CDL and bought a used truck. He began hauling water to gas well drilling sites, and never turned down a job. He amassed a fleet of equipment and eventually developed his own aggregates operation, growing his business into a $15 million firm.

Force Inc. now serves multiple markets, including gas field site development, water impoundment construction, asphalt paving and milling, quarry and aggregates, environmental spill control, heavy haul trucks and vacuum trucks.

To determine the winner of each year’s Contractor of the Year program, Equipment World’s editors spend a day interviewing the candidates and visiting their crews and sites. They also evaluate comments made by the contractor’s references listed on the application form. Some of the accolades editors heard about Force included “he is not afraid to go after what he wants,” “he dove right in and is doing extremely well,” and “he is really out of the ordinary, a real success story.”

For the full story on the remarkable success of Force Inc., see Equipment World.