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1920s

1930s

1950s

1940s

1960s

1980s

2000s

1990s

2010s

2020s

The Birth of Veit

The 1920s

In 1928, Frank Veit started Veit & Company. He bought a Chevrolet truck with a dump box from Osseo Motors and pledged never to let anyone outwork him. Our beginnings were as modest as possible, but our work ethic hasn’t changed in nearly a century.

Veit's History - 1920s Chevrolet Truck

1932 bought from Osseo Motors owner Peter Iten name was changed to Iten Chevrolet

New Equipment, New Ownership

The 1930s

Frank’s son Arthur Veit joined the company in 1931. In the following years, Veit expanded our fleet by purchasing a Jiffy dump truck and a hydraulic dump truck from Osseo Motors. In 1939, Frank Veit passed away, and Arthur inherited the company.

Earthwork Operations Begin

The 1940s

In 1941, Veit & Company purchased our first excavating equipment, an HD4 Caterpillar Traxcavator from Ziegler Company. The next year, Veit built our first shop in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota, primarily using materials salvaged from a barn demolition in Hopkins.

Veit History - HD4 Caterpillar Traxcavator

Veit's History - Salvaged Material From a Barn Demolition in the 1940s

Veit's History: Veit Fleet

Veit’s Third Generation

The 1950s

Arthur Veit’s son Vaughn started working for Veit & Company as a laborer in 1955. In 1958, we moved into a new shop and opened our first landfill, and in 1959, we became the first company in Minnesota to own a Caterpillar D8H with a hydraulic ripper.

Veit History - Vaughn Veit 1956

Veit History: Art Veit and Art Soike (Ziegler Company) standing by a CAT Traxcavator.

Veit's History - Arthur Veit & Dan Marquette with Caterpillar D8H

Vaughn Promoted to President

The 1960 and 1970s

The early sixties saw us become the first Minnesota company to own a Caterpillar 966C, Cat’s first rubber-tired loader. We also purchased a low-boy tractor and a Cat 966C articulated loader. In 1966, Vaughn became the president of Veit & Company, and he took over leadership of the company in 1975.

Veit's History - Loader at work in the 1960s.

Veit's History - 1963 Veit Loader

Veit's History - Logo based off of Arthur's signature.

Veit's History - Vaughn Veit and Al Dopp

Veit's History - 1960s Veit Crew Loading Dirt To Truck

Veit's History - Veit Headquarters In 1980s

Veit Moves to Rogers

The 1980s

In 1981, Veit opened our new headquarters in Rogers, Minnesota. This facility provided the company with much more space to expand our operations.

Veit Reaches New Heights

The 1990s

In the nineties, we started Veit Disposal Systems and purchased four Minnesota-based roll-off disposal companies. We also added an equipment service building to our Rogers headquarters, opened our second landfill in Big Lake, launched our Como recycling and transfer facility, formed the Veit Utility Group, and purchased a geotechnical construction company.

Veit's History - 422 Dump Truck

Veit's History - Crew in 1992 at Veit Disposal Systems

Veit's History - Headquarters in 1994

Veit's History - Dump Trucks On The Field

Veit's History - Excavators in Action

Veit's History - Dump Truck Near a Bridge

Regional Expansion

The 2000s

Veit’s growth only accelerated in the new millennium. We built a recycling facility in Rochester and a landfill in Duluth while purchasing four construction companies in Minnesota and Iowa. Veit also formed the Veit Foundation Group in Becker, Minnesota, purchased the region’s only high-reach backhoe and downhole hammer drill, and built Vonco II, the largest demolition debris landfill in the state. Additionally, in 2009, we opened our new office in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

Veit's History - Wrecking Ball with Veit Logo On It

Veit's History - Heavy Truck

Veit's Hisory - Equipment in Action at Project Site

Veit's History - Heavy Equipment Digging Dirt

Veit's History - CAT 320C at Project Site

Veit's History - Employee in Action in 2005

Veit's History - Employee Monitoring Barrel with Dirt

Veit's History - Aerial View Of One of the Veit Foundation Group Offices

New Markets, New Regions

The 2010s

In the 2010s, our Vonco II and Vonco V landfills received industrial solid waste permits. 2011 saw us open a satellite office and yard in Minot, ND, and we started our commercial diving, hydraulic dredging, and pipe fusing operations the following year. In 2016, Veit completed a major corporate office expansion and renovation.

Veit's History - Entrance to the Vonco Ii & Vonco V Landfills

Veit's History - Minot Sign Board

Veit's History - Drilling Machine

Veit's History - Four Happy Veit Employees Smiling On The Job Site

The Future of Veit

The 2020s

As we approach our 100th anniversary in 2028, we’re keeping our eyes on the future. Now with more than 500 team members, Veit intends to continue developing our long-term relationships with clients, vendors, employees, and communities on our never-ending quest to be the best specialty contracting and waste management company in the region.

Our History