Excavation contractors in Nebraska
302 excavation contractors in Nebraska hold an active USDOT registration. The 4 counties listed below have at least 15 each and account for 131 of them.
Counties
Other counties in Nebraska
171 contractors in 55 counties with fewer than 15 listings.
Adams County: Ben Pavelka Excavating & Crushing LLC, Ground Excavation LLC, Mid-Nebreska Excavating Inc, Nate Cline Excavating LLC, Saat Plumbing & Excavation
Boone County: Ag Dirtwork Inc, Scott's Backhoe & Well Service, Tri-County Land Dozing & Excavating LLC
Buffalo County: Cutting Edge Excavating, Shoemaker Backhoe & Trenching Inc, Trampe Backhoe Service
Burt County: Maslowsky Grading Inc, S-N-O Excavating
Butler County: Bone Creek Excavating, Dun Rite Excavating & Hauling
Cass County: Alex Heimes Grading LLC, Ashland Road Excavating LLC, Bevans Grading & Snow Removal, Elite Grading, Gallagher Grading, JB Excavating & Concrete LLC, Kerns Excavating Co, Lincoln Demolition and Excavation, Pioneer Excavating Company LLC, Scholl Excavating, Travis Nichelson, Zerbs Excavating LLC
Cedar County: Elite Excavation & Dozing LLC, Slagle Dirtwork & Hauling LLC
Cherry County: Buer Bulldozing Inc
Cheyenne County: Filsinger Excavating Company in, R & T Excavating LLC
Clay County: Ed Johnson Excavating, Friesen Grading & Seeding LLC, Interstate Excavation LLC, Paul F Koenig Excavation & Land Clearing LLC, Plains Excavating LLC
Colfax County: Cech Excavating LLC, Folken Excavating LLC
Cuming County: KS Excavating LLC, Larry Thompson, Sunrise Excavating
Custer County: Berns Backhoe Services, Holt Excavating, K&K Backhoe and Irrigation
Dakota County: Dale Hans Excavating & Utilities LLC, North Ridge Excavating Inc, Todd Masters Rock Crushing & Excavating
Dawes County: Emerson Excavating Inc
Dawson County: Chad Porteckbrenda Porteck, Kirks Trenching & Excavating, McCandless Backhoe Inc, Nick Romeo, Platte Valley Excavating Inc
Deuel County: Livengood Backhoe
Dixon County: Krusemark Construction and Excavation, Norm's Dozer Service Inc, Wahls Excavating and Grading LLC
Fillmore County: Mussman Excavating LLC
Franklin County: Rep Valley Excavation
Frontier County: Docs Dozer Service
Gage County: Clausen & Sons Dirt Work Inc, Fossler Excavating, Land Crafters Excavating, Rohr Excavating LLC, Schmidt Excavating LLC, T L Excavation LLC
Garfield County: Husker Grading Inc
Greeley County: McManus Dirt Work
Hall County: Harders Dozer & Scraper Work LLC, Macku Excavation Inc, Mikes Backhoe and Sewer Service, Newman Excavating LLC, Ramos Brothers Excavating & Grading Services LLC, Todd Harders Excavating
Hamilton County: Burling Backhoe, Juzyk Dirtwork, Meyer Grading Cedar View Bison LLC, Mike Larson Excavation Inc
Harlan County: A & M Backhoe, Neumeyer Excavating
Holt County: Dobias Excavating
Howard County: Jim Klanecky Pete Johansen
Jefferson County: Dave Banahan Trucking & Excavating, Haddan Excavating LLC, McBride Trucking & Excavating Inc
Johnson County: Borrenpohl Excavating, Kuhl Trenching & Excavating Inc, Moss Trucking & Excavating LLC, Warthog Landscaping & Excavating LLC
Keith County: 4-D Trenching & Excavating LLC, South Platte Excavating LLC
Kimball County: Gehrke Backhoe, R & J Backhoe Services
Knox County: Dwarriner Clearing and Grading LLC, Dynamic Drainage & Excavating LLC, Frevert Excavating LLC, Vakoc Excavating LLC
Lincoln County: Chase Backhoe Service LLC
Madison County: Johnson Excavating, K & E Backhoe LLC, Norfolk Excavating Co, Peterson Excavating, S & D Excavating Inc, Scranton Trenching and Backhoe, W Theisen Grading & Equipment Co
Merrick County: Grigsby Excavation LLC, L and R Grading and Excavating
Morrill County: Edward Tafoya Excavating, Job-Ko Excavating and Construction LLC, W R Whitney Excavating
Nemaha County: Moran Bros Excavating
Otoe County: B Y Excavating Inc, Circle K Excavation, East South Trucking & Excavating, Manley Grading & Retaining Walls, Stark Grading
Pawnee County: Zees Backhoe Services LLC
Phelps County: Dale Dodson Excavating
Platte County: CK Excavating LLC, K T Excavating LLC, Koch Excavating Company, Luedtke Excavation, Mid Nebraska Grading & Demolition Inc, Preister Well & Backhoe Inc, Stankoski Dozing and Excavating LLC
Polk County: OV Excavation & Services LLC
Red Willow County: Chances Welding & Backhoe LLC, P & G Excavating
Richardson County: Ramsey Trucking and Excavating
Saunders County: Bohac Dirtwork, Cavlovic Excavating LLC, G & G Backhoe, Girmus Dirt Works & Customs, Jorgensen Grading, Lierman Excavating Inc, Monte Mueller Excavating, Shanahan Grading &Excavation, Spencer Dorothy & Son Excavating Inc, Strode Excavating and Construction, Vermeline Excavating and Trenching, Wilson Excavating Inc
Scotts Bluff County: Russells Excavation & Construction, Russells Excavation and Concrete LLC, X-5 Excavating LLC
Seward County: Broken Arrow Rolloff, Codr Plumbing & Excavation LLC, Emrich Excavating LLC, Golden Rule Excavating LLC, Leichty Excavating, Martin Excavating Inc, Nextrench Excavating LLC, Precision Grading & Dirtworks, Stutzman Digging & Excavating LLC
Stanton County: Custom Excavation, Joe's Excavation LLC
Thayer County: Dunns Grading, Shaun Dean Calkins
Valley County: Petska Backhoe and Plumbing Inc
Washington County: Camden Excavating, Heaton Excavating LLC, JBG, JC Excavation Unlimited Inc, Mike Grefe Excavating Inc, National Hydro Excavation Services Inc, Next Level Grading and Hardscape, Nielsen Excavation, Voss Excavating LLC
Wayne County: S & V Excavation LLC
York County: Chuck Kaiser Excavation, Epke Trucking & Excavating LLC
What excavation costs in Nebraska
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.