McDermott Excavating

09/23/2026

"What meaningful work is, is work that benefits or blesses somebody other than you." --Mike Rowe.

We're so proud to partner with the University of Dubuque and other local businesses, including Straka Johnson Architects, P.C. and Conlon Construction, on meaningful work like this project!

09/16/2026

One of our favorite events of the year! And you thought Aluma just made great trailers- come bid on this amazing picnic table we donated with our partners at Avalon Service Center!

08/27/2026

The team has been pretty busy this week helping our friends at Avalon Service Center get ready to move into their new location!

08/07/2026

Jesse was the true definition of . Our community is better because of his time here. The McDermott Excavating team is confident Jesse and our founder Larry are in heaven together and will waste no time getting back to sharing stories and laughs!

View Jesse J. Steger's obituary, send flowers, find service dates, and sign the guestbook.

08/06/2026

Grateful to get to be a part of another exciting project on campus!

06/10/2026

Yesterday was about much more than bringing a badass new 750 into the fleet. Our team got to spend time in John Deere Dubuque Works watching the magic happen. If you know us at all, you know we’re passionate about supporting our local economy by only buying John Deere equipment, so it was an honor to see the men and women who work hard every day to build those epic machines we use play in the dirt all around Dubuque. Thanks to our hosts, and partner, Shawn Ramler and Martin Equipment, for truly understanding and supporting our business!

06/05/2026

FATHER'S DAY GIFT IDEA! 2018 John Deere 85G, 1,721 hours. Includes thumb, hydraulic coupler, aux hydraulics, 18" rubber tracks, blade. All service records available. $92,000. Call or text 262-443-4488 or 563-213-3967 with questions.

05/23/2026

Looking forward to some stickers on the door and some rocks in the box! Thanks Tri State & Truck Country. Thinking we might need an arm wrestling contest at the shop for our drivers to see who gets it…

05/20/2026

My dad started supporting this great fundraiser with Miracle Car Wash and the Veterans Freedom Center (& lots of other great sponsors) years before I was involved in the business and the team will always be honored to continue the tradition. Many years, we’ve had a rainy weekend and weren’t able to raise as much money as we wanted but this year looks like a perfect year to break some fundraising records for the men and women who fought for our freedom. So get your car washed. Then get your spouse’s car washed. Then give your teenager money to get their car washed, stop by your parents’ house and take their car to get washed. See a busy mom in your neighborhood? Offer to hang with her kids while she takes the minivan in for a wash (Cheerio-filled car seats are no problem for these professionals).

05/15/2026

Give your car a bath. Support Veterans Freedom Center. What could be better??