Welcome!

For over 50 years, Miller The Driller has been referred to as "The Midwest's Most Boring Contractor".  Beginning in 1948, Gene Miller founded a company that would become a fully equipped, full-service underground construction company that is on target and on time while performing the work accurately, safely and efficiently.

It all started with Gene's vast experience in underground construction work — from utility work to cross country cable work. Today, Miller The Driller has the manpower and machinery to handle a wide range of jobs.  Service specialties for dirt or rock applications include:

• Horizontal Auger Boring

• Tunneling

• Pipe Jacking

• Pipe Ramming

• In Dirt and Rock

• Other services

Miller the Driller is a union operation signatory to operating engineers and laborers. We are also WBE/DBE certified in Iowa & Illinois.

Our company is firmly committed to providing quality work and excellent service.  We are equally committed to being an educational resource for those interested in learning more about underground construction. We hope you find our website both informative about the industry as well as descriptive about the services we offer.

Serving the "Biggest Job" Requirements...

 …through the Leadership of Generations

Kris Young, our current president and CEO, is the second generation of family management.  Not only is Kris firmly committed to excellence at Miller the Driller but within the industry itself. Kris has served in various capacities in a number of professional organizations:

2011            President of Associated General Contractors of America

2010            Senior VP of Associated General Contractors (AGC) of America

2009            VP of AGC of America

2002            Chair: Municipal Utilities division of AGC of America                  

1997-2000   AGC Trenchless Technology Chair

1995            President of AGC of Iowa

It is Kris’s belief that sharing expertise for the benefit of the customer — even when that means sharing ideas with competitors — will better serve projects and strengthen the industry as a whole. 

Brandon Young, our third generation of family involvement in the company, serves as Vice President of Operations for Miller The Driller.  The tradition of industry involvement is already a priority for Brandon as he is currently a regional vice president for the National Utility Contractor Association.  Brandon has also served as President of NUCA of Iowa (2003).

The Miller Team Includes

Miller The Driller performs your job with experienced crews. Our highly skilled people have the expertise to control bore accuracy to the standards you set. Experienced employees working with quality machinery help assure that jobs are completed not only accurately, but also as efficiently and smoothly as possible.

A close working relationship with our employees results in minimal turnover among key people within our company. Our employees have an average of 15 years experience with Miller The Driller. Our field supervisors have worked in every capacity within the company to give each supervisor a complete working knowledge of the trenchless methods that Miller The Driller provides. All of our employees, especially our drill operators, go through extensive training in safety; operating procedures and steering control. Our staff is always available for immediate response to the needs of a project by phone or onsite. To ensure fast, accurate communication, our phones are always answered. No voice mail or answering services to delay your requests.

Experienced People Make It Happen -- Safely!

Continual safety training helps assure dependable performance.  This is why Miller The Driller maintains the highest standards for its safety program. As a result, we have been pre-approved for pipelines, plant work and railroads. Our commitment to safety is comprehensive — from job training to our certified drug policy.

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Leading Edge Machinery

If you need a hole bored, we've got the best equipment for the job. Our tooling is cutting edge: the most accurate and reliable to handle the most demanding needs. Over the years, Miller The Driller has perfected matching equipment and people to specific project requirements.

Our auger boring, pipe ramming, extrusion drilling and tunneling technologies are state-of-the-art.  If you need to put something underground in diameters from 2" to 147" or more, we have the equipment to do it right!

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Support for Success

Miller The Driller is conveniently located in Des Moines, Iowa, right in the heart of the Midwest. You can call anytime and talk to our staff. We will provide you with information about costs, pit specifications, crew availability — anything you need.

Miller The Driller is a fully networked company allowing for efficient, accurate communication and quality control. Our office procedures as well as field operations are fast, efficient, and accurate!

In our fully equipped shop, we continually maintain and repair equipment to make sure it's always in top operating condition. The Shop Superintendent and Equipment Manager works full-time to accomplish this goal.

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Covering the Territory

While most of our work is completed within 600 miles of Des Moines, Miller rigs and crews have worked extensively in 28 states.  We cover a lot of territory — no project is ever too far away.

In most cases, we can be packed up and on the way to your site surprisingly fast — whether it's 20 miles or 1,000 miles away.

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Ready to Roll

Miller The Driller is always ready to dig in and work for you. We'll coordinate a ready-inventory and the logistics of fleet movement — with safety boxes loaded, multiple lowboys for rapid deployment of crews and anything else your project requires.

Miller The Driller offers you a unique combination of expertise, machinery and commitment to meet your job and scheduling needs. Call us to discuss your job requirements and see for yourself how Miller The Driller delivers the "hole job!"

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