About the Business
Owner-Operated. Local to the Valley.
JAA Excavation is a one-truck, owner-on-site backhoe service out of the Rio Grande Valley. Jose runs the machine, answers the phone, and shows up when he says he will. English y español.
The Story
Built in the RGV
Jose was born and raised in the Valley. He learned dirt work the way most operators down here learn it — on ranches and job sites, next to guys who’d been running a backhoe since before he was old enough to drive. By the time he had his own machine, he already knew what a clean trench looked like, and what a rushed pad felt like a month later when something cracked.
He started JAA Excavation to take on the small-to-mid jobs the big crews don’t slow down for. The person who quotes you is the person who shows up. The person who shows up is the person on the controls. If something needs to be made right, you call one number — same number, same person.
Valley dirt has its own personality. Caliche where you don’t want it, sandy loam where you do, clay that turns to glue after a Gulf rain, brush that grows back faster than you can clear it. Crews that come down from Houston or San Antonio figure that out the hard way. JAA is built for how the ground here actually behaves.
Owner on the machine. Honest quotes. On the job when we said we’d be. Bilingüe — English y español, whatever you’re more comfortable in. That’s the whole pitch.
The Iron
Equipment We Run
The right tool for the job, kept maintained and ready to roll.
John Deere 310 Backhoe Loader
Our John Deere 310 — owned, maintained, and kept ready to roll. Handles digging, lifting, and loading on nearly any residential or small-commercial job in the Valley.
Skid Steer Attachments
Bucket, grapple, and brush attachments — for tight side yards, narrow lots, and brush jobs the backhoe can’t reach.
Dump Trailer + Heavy Pickup
For hauling caliche, debris, and material in and out. We handle the haul ourselves on most jobs — no waiting on a separate truck or driver.
We bring the right tool for the job. If your job needs more, we coordinate with trusted RGV operators.
Why People Hire Us
What You Get Every Job
Owner On Site
Every job. The person who quotes the work is the person on the machine.
Local to the Valley
We know RGV dirt, RGV permits, and RGV weather. Not a crew that drove down from somewhere else for the season.
Shows Up When We Say
When we say Tuesday, we mean Tuesday. If weather or a utility locate pushes it, you hear from Jose first — before sunup, not after we’re late.
Honest Quotes
The number we give you is the number you pay. If the job actually changes, you hear about it before we keep working — not on the invoice.
Where We Work
All Across the RGV
From Mission to Brownsville, up to the Edinburg ranchland, down to the resaca neighborhoods — if you’re in the Valley, we cover it. Plus all the colonias, brush country, and rural pieces in between.
- McAllen
- Edinburg
- Pharr
- Mission
- Harlingen
- Brownsville
- Weslaco
- San Benito
- Mercedes
- Donna
- Alamo
- La Feria
- Los Fresnos
- Rio Hondo
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