About R7HDD

Directional drilling, built to get it right the first time.

We install the underground conduit and infrastructure that ISPs, communications infrastructure providers, utilities, and the GCs running their largest scopes depend on. Headquartered in Wixom, Michigan, with crews across the Midwest.

2M+
Linear Feet Bored
10+
Years in Business
3
Midwest States
Why we exist

Top-tier execution, without the big-contractor markup.

The HDD subcontracting market is full of two-truck operators who underbid scopes they can't deliver. We built R7HDD to be the alternative — the crew you can hand a mainline scope to and walk away from. Equipment owned. Operators trained. Back-office staffed to handle permitting, locates, COIs, and submittals so your PM isn't chasing paper.

We treat schedule as a contractual promise, not a target. When something on a job site changes, the response is faster than email — it's a re-plan and a re-mob in the same shift. That's the difference between a sub and a partner.

SLAs

What you can hold us to.

  • Same Day
    RFQ Response

    Scope in. Path forward out. No silent inboxes.

  • < 5 Days
    Mobilization Window

    Crew + rig on site for routine awards. Faster for emergencies.

  • 98%
    On-Time Delivery

    We hit the date you sold to your customer.

Fleet & crew

Equipment and people, in-house.

No rental dependence. No day-labor sub crews. Owned iron and trained operators mean we mobilize when we said we would.

  • HDD Drill Rigs
    Drills for every job size

    HDD Drill Rigs

    A full fleet of drills sized for the work, from short residential pulls to long-haul runs under live infrastructure.

  • Locating Crews
    Tone locating

    Locating Crews

    Pre-bore locates, one-call coordination, and conflict mapping ahead of every shift.

  • Restoration Teams
    Concrete, asphalt, sod

    Restoration Teams

    Property and ROW restored to grade. Inspectors and owners sign off on the first walk-through.

Safety

Damage prevention is the default.

A clean safety record is the cheapest insurance on a buildout. We don't make it complicated — we just hold the discipline every shift.

Daily JSAs

Job Safety Analyses before every shift. Hazards identified, mitigated, and signed off by the crew lead.

OSHA Compliance

OSHA 10/30-trained crew leads. PPE, traffic control, and excavation standards held above the spec.

One-Call Discipline

No bore without verified locates and potholed crossings. Damage prevention is the default, not the exception.

Training Program

Ongoing in-house training on rig operation, locating, splice prep, and restoration. Skills stay current.

Insurance & bonding

Documentation, on the same business day.

Certificates, additional-insured endorsements, and bonding paperwork delivered without the chase. Your procurement team gets what they need to award.

  • General Liability Carrier coverage on file
  • Workers' Compensation In force, multi-state
  • Bonding Capacity Available on request
  • W9 / COI Provided same business day

Specific limits, additional insureds, and project-specific certificates issued on request.

Certifications

Trained, registered, and on the list.

  • OSHA 10/30
  • Vermeer Trained
  • Ditch Witch Trained
  • MISS DIG 811 Member
  • MDOT Prequalified
  • NULCA Member
Dispatch

Have a build coming up?

Send us the scope. We will get back to you the same business day with a realistic timeline and a crew that can hit it.