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.