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Excavation contractors in Illinois

493 excavation contractors in Illinois hold an active USDOT registration. The 7 counties listed below have at least 15 each and account for 135 of them.

Counties

Other counties in Illinois

358 contractors in 80 counties with fewer than 15 listings.

Adams County: Candi's Trucking & Excavating Inc, D & L Excavating Inc, Derhake Bros Excavating & Plumbing LLC, Hilgenbrinck Excavating & Restorations LLC, Key Excavating, Terstriep Concrete & Excavating, Wellman Excavating and Dozing, Wiemelt Plumbing & Excavating Inc, Zanger Excavating LLC

Alexander County: David McKee, Gerard and Dirt Excavation LLC

Bond County: Goestenkors Excavating Inc, No DBA

Boone County: Garner Excavating Inc, Harris Excavating Inc, Laloggias Trucking & Excavating

Bureau County: ATR Excavating LLC, Gensini Excavating Inc, Lee Excavating & Tiling Inc, Ross Farms and Excavating LLC

Calhoun County: Herter Excavating, Lorton Excavating LLC

Carroll County: Colgan Excavating LLC, Miller Excavating Inc, Stone Age Excavating, Wilkinson Excavating

Champaign County: Coit Excavating LLC, Dirtworks Trucking & Excavating Leasing LLC, Ken's Backhoe Service

Christian County: Klein Excavating, Phil Tullis Excavating Inc

Clark County: Elevate Excavating LLC, Spittler Excavating LLC

Clinton County: Albers Excavating, Barbour Excavating LLC, K R B Excavating Inc, Kassen Excavating Inc, Markus Excavating Inc, Murphy Excavation & Contracting LLC, Straeter Excavating

Coles County: Chancellor Concrete & Excavating Inc, Chris Overton Excavating LLC, Clay Walker Excavating, Drake Excavating & Construction Inc, Flach Excavating, Shoot Trucking Excavating LLC

Crawford County: Drainage and Dirt Work, Holt Backhoe Service Inc, Jayne Excavating & Welding LLC

Cumberland County: Waller Excavating LLC

De Witt County: Dean Excavating, Dial Excavating LLC, Furman Excavating and Property Management LLC, Tool Excavating

DeKalb County: Ace Trucking Llcmc Excavating LLC, Anderson Excavating Inc, Beeman Excavating & Land Clearing, Strissel Excavating Inc

Edgar County: D & D Excavating and Trucking LLC, Gopher Excavating & Pools Inc, JMS Trucking and Excavating LLC, McClain Excavating LLC

Edwards County: Jason's Backhoe Service, Rex Excavating, Rex's Excavating Inc

Effingham County: Bmcw Rentals, H and K Excavating and Trucking LLC, JD & Sons Excavating & Trucking LLC, JHI Construction & Excavation, Stewart Excavating

Fayette County: Barker Trucking & Excavating Inc, Miller Excavating and Trucking LLC, Washburn Excavating and Clearing LLC

Ford County: Lee Farms Excavating Inc

Franklin County: Brian Webster Excavating, Carso Farm and Excavation, Redd Excavation LLC

Fulton County: Haggerty Dozing & Excavating Ltd, Lynch Excavating

Gallatin County: Howard Backhoe Service

Greene County: Juhl Excavation

Grundy County: Fatlan Trucking & Excavating Ltd, Professional Excavation Inc, Troutman Excavating Inc

Hancock County: Tri State Excavating, Worrell Excavation

Henry County: Ballegeer Excavating Inc, BME, C and C Excavating, Castillo's Construction Excavating Inc, Deblieck Trucking & Excavating, Dunsworth Trucking & Excavating LLC, J B Excavating Inc, Joe Dirt Excavating LLC, Maertens Excavating & Farm Drainage, Ray Hayes Excavating

Iroquois County: 57 Trucking & Excavating LLC, D & S Excavating, Maul Excavating, Mayes Electric & Backhoe, Prime Septic & Excavating LLC

Jackson County: BR Excavating & Trucking LLC, Egizii Excavating Inc, Jines & Son's Trucking Excavating, Wisely Excavating and Contracting LLC

Jefferson County: CM Excavating LLC, Dadds Excavating Inc, Fields Excavation Inc, Gentry Excavating Inc, Heck's Excavating Inc, Jacob Hirons, Kenneth Hails Excavating, Schierbaum Excavating Inc

Jersey County: Chad Meyer Trucking & Excavating Inc, DLB Hauling & Backhoe Service, Fester Brother's Excavating, Long Paving and Excavating Corp, Maul Excavating Inc, Reno Farms & Excavating, Todd Gray Trucking & Excavating, Walt Cook Excavating

Jo Daviess County: Bean's Backhoe Service, Bernhardt Excavation, Finish Excavating, Kleckner Excavating, Linden Landscape and Excavation, Mulgrew Excavating LLC, Oppold Backhoe, Temperley Excavating Inc, Wienen Excavating & Concrete Inc, Williams Excavating Inc, Windy Hill Excavating Inc

Johnson County: CR Excavating Inc, Goines Farms Excavating & Trucking LLC, Me Trucking and Excavation LLC, Mott Excavating Inc

Kane County: Active Excavating & Wrecking Inc, C S Thompson Excavating Inc, Fox Excavating Inc, Hinds Excavating, I & A Excavating, O'donnell Excavating and Trucking, Olson Excavating LLC, Tri-County Excavation & Construction Inc, Warrens Backhoe

Kankakee County: Arseneau Excavating Inc, Bisaillon Excavating Inc, D&T Excavating, Deboucktrucking&Excavating, Double G Excavating Inc, Ford Excavating and Wrecking Company Inc, Hamann Wagner Excavating Inc, Renzo Excavating LLC, Scanlon Excavating and Concrete Inc, Shoup Rigging & Excavating, Sollers Hydro Excavation Inc, Spangler Excavating Inc, Tenco Excavating Inc

Kendall County: Baish Excavating Inc, CL Excavating LLC, CL Excavating LLC, Jensen Land Services, K R & G Excavating Partners LLC, Ryan Excavating LLC, S & K Excavating & Trucking Incorporated

LaSalle County: Blair Johnson Excavating Inc, Coonan Trucking and Excavating, Feken Trucking & Excavating Inc, Lilja Tiling & Excavating LLC, Pat's Concrete & Excavating, Patti's Trucking and Excavating Inc, Shelton Excavating Inc

Lee County: Arjes Excavation and Trucking LLC, Bergfeld Excavating, Patriot Tree and Excavating LLC, S & C Excavating

Livingston County: Schaffer Concrete and Excavation

Logan County: Anderson Excavating & Land Improvements LLC, Byrnes Backhoe & Excavating, Goodman Excavation Inc, Hoblit Trucking and Excavation Inc, Rice Trucking & Excavations

Macon County: C & J Excavating Inc, Lourash & Mahannah Excavation LLC, Walters Excavating

Macoupin County: BK Jackson Excavating & Trucking, Burns Excavating & Concrete Construction Inc, Burns Hydro Excavating, LLC, Cole Excavating Services Inc, Demuzio Excavating Inc, Excavating Partners Incorporated, JP Burns Excavating Inc, L & L Excavating & Trucking Inc, M S Contracting & Excavating, Precision Excavating & Tiling LLC, Precision Grading & Contracting LLC, R&M Excavating, Stormer Excavating Inc

Marion County: Hays Backhoe Service LLC, Kuhn's Excavating & Welding Inc, Mark Aydt Excavating, McDaniel Excavation, Shehorn Excavating LLC, Wayne Carter Trucking & Excavating Inc

Marshall County: Ed Hartwig Trucking & Excavating Inc

Massac County: Baird's Excavating, Quint Utilities & Excavating Inc

McDonough County: Double H Excavating & Dozing, Force Excavating

McLean County: B3 Excavating LLC, Hinch Tile & Excavation LLC, Isaacson Concrete & Excavating LLC, Kaeb Excavating, Kaufman Excavating Inc, Mike Necessary Excavating Inc, Misch Excavating LLC, Stroh Excavating and Transportation LLC

Menard County: GTA Trucking & Excavating LLC, Walker's Hydro Excavating

Mercer County: Andy Retherford Excavating, GH Trucking & Excavating, Keith Frieden Excavating Inc

Monroe County: Goldbar Excavating LLC, Henke Excavating Inc, Hoffmann Excavating Inc, Hyatt Excavating & Paving Inc, Middendorf Excavating Inc, Specialty Excavating Inc

Montgomery County: BDS Trucking & Excavating, Est Excavating Inc, Greenwalt Excavating Services LLC, Hamlin & Jones Excavation & Drainage LLC, Knisley Trucking & Excavating, Midwest Crane and Excavating, Taylor Trucking & Excavating Inc

Morgan County: Shireman Farms Excavating LLC, Wright Trucking & Excavating

Moultrie County: Hilligoss Trucking & Backhoe Service, Mowry Excavation & Land Clearing

Ogle County: Buckshot Ridge Farms & Excavating LLC, Helfrich Trucking & Excavating LLC, Martin & Company Excavating, Myers Excavating, Nordman Excavating Inc, Paul Excavating LLC

Peoria County: Ironhustler Excavating Inc, Miller Excavating, Nellinger Excavation & Land Improvement LLC, Otto Max Trucking and Excavating Inc

Perry County: B&M Excavating, Hagene Excavating LLC

Piatt County: Ironhorse Recycling and Excavating Inc

Pike County: Holland Excavating & Services LLC, Joseph R Buchanan, Werries Excavating LLC

Pulaski County: BK Hauling and Excavation LLC, Curry Dozer Service LLC, Ethridge Excavation Inc, Gunn Dozer Service

Randolph County: Bernard Wayne Korando, Harms Excavation & Landscaping Inc, Illinois Excavators Inc, K & K Excavating LLC, Liefer Excavating LLC, Watson Excavating LLC

Richland County: D&W Excavating and Trucking LLC, Double H Backhoe and Truck Service

Rock Island County: Anytime Trucking & Excavating LLC, Apollo Excavating LLC, CCS Hauling and Excavating, Dale S Excavating Services Inc, Donald Duncan Excavating, Fuhr Excavation Co, H Coopman Trucking & Excavating Inc, Jim Coyne Excavating & Trucking, Keller Trucking & Excavating Inc, Mass Crushing and Excavating Inc, McClintock Trucking & Excavating Inc, McDowell Excavating Inc, Miller Trucking & Excavating, Simpson Trucking & Excavating Inc

Saline County: Fred Cooley and Son Excavating, LMW Excavation, Saline River Excavating LLC

Sangamon County: D & E Trucking and Excavating LLC, David Kemp Trucking & Excavating Inc, MBC Buildings MBC Excavating, MC Cord Excavating Inc, Way Trucking and Excavating Inc

Scott County: Brown Family Excavating LLC, SLO Mo Excavating LLC

Shelby County: A & A Excavating LLC, Agney Excavating Services LLC, Smith Backhoe Service

Stark County: CB Excavating and Rock LLC, Coal Creek Excavating & Septic LLC, Elevation Septic and Excavating LLC, Webster Backhoe and Trenching Ser

Stephenson County: Butler Excavating Inc, Doc's Excavating Inc, Fischer Excavating Inc, Jim Kelly Trucking and Grading, Kelsey Excavating Inc, RG Excavating, Willowbrook Drainage & Excavation LLC

Tazewell County: Excavationhauling Gravelhauling Equipment

Union County: Big I Excavating & Trucking LLC, RC Excavating and Hauling LLC, Trucking and Excavating Company

Vermilion County: BJ Trucking & Excavating Inc, BJ Trucking & Excavating, Inc, Boyer Backhoe and Dozer Service, Carlton Excavating, Dan Owens & Son Excavating & Trucking, Drennan Excavating LLC, Hawkins Excavation LLC, JP Excavating & Trucking Inc, R and R Excavation Inc, Rick Smith Backhoe & Trucking LLC, Thomas Excavating Inc

Wabash County: Guisewite Excavating & Recycling LLC, Hocking Excavating Service LLC, Rigg Excavating & Rural Septic Systems Inc

Washington County: Hug Excavating LLC, Lange Excavating, Pruehsner Excavating & Farming, Wisely Repair & Excavation LLC

Wayne County: Derksen Excavating, Gill Farms & Excavating, Rays Mowing Backhoe Service

White County: A Lamont Excavating LLC, Allen Excavating

Whiteside County: ARG Trucking & Excavating LLC, Carra Newman Trucking & Excavating LLC, J A Dickey Jr Excavating, Kullerstrand Excavating LLC, No DBA, Preston Bush Excavating LLC

Williamson County: Accelerated Excavation Inc, Campbell Trucking & Excavating Inc, DP Excavating LLC, GA White & Son Excavating LLC, M&B Excavating & Hauling LLC, May Excavating Inc, McVicker Excavating, Quality Guaranteed Excavating, Ramsey Excavating Inc, Ramz Excavating LLC, Smith Excavating & Trucking LLC, Soil Excavating, Terra Pro Excavating LLC

Winnebago County: Antos Excavating Inc, C and W Demolition and Excavating, Landmark Excavating Inc, Ray Rhodes Excavating & Landscaping, Stenstrom Excavation & Blacktop Group, Stokes Excavating Inc

Woodford County: Blunier Farms & Excavating

What excavation costs in Illinois

These are published national ranges, not quotes. Local quotes vary.

Residential excavation and site prep
$1,500–$5,000 for standard site work (Appalachian Scapes)$2,500–$15,000 for a standard home site (SiteX)Price driver: Soil: clay and rock cost more than loam
Removing trees, shrubs and debris
$1,400–$5,800 (HomeAdvisor)Price driver: Tree density
Grading a yard
$1,000–$5,000 for an average backyard (HomeGuide)Price driver: Slope
Driveway excavation
$1,000–$5,000 on average (Appalachian Scapes)Price driver: Access: tight sites need smaller machines and more hours
Dirt removal on a landscaping job
$500–$6,000 (Angi)Price driver: Haul distance and disposal

Published labor data puts the Midwest roughly 20% above the Southeast (SiteX).

Ranges from Appalachian Scapes, SiteX, HomeAdvisor, HomeGuide and Angi, checked September 2026.