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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.