Directional Boring & HDD

Your Customer History Lives in Someone's Head

When a repeat customer calls, nobody can find their history. Equipment lists, past invoices, and service notes are scattered across paper files and spreadsheets.

Uncle Steve on customer records in directional boring & hdd

The Directional Boring & HDD Industry at a Glance

Horizontal directional drilling contractors — trenchless underground utility installation crossing existing utility corridors daily.

12,000+

US Companies

$2M–$15M

Avg. Revenue

5–20

Field Crew Size

6.8%

Growth Rate

Bore logs on paper, locate verifications in camera rolls, 811 tickets printed and sorted by hand. The gap between the drill rig and the office is entirely paper.

Directional Boring & HDD Industry Data & Research

Key statistics shaping the directional boring & hdd market today.

38+ million 811 tickets processed annually in the US
Common Ground Alliance, 2024
Cross-bore remediation costs average $150,000+ per incident
PG&E / GPRS, 2024
CGA Index rose from 94.0 to 96.7 — trending wrong direction
CGA DIRT Report, 2024

Does This Sound Like Your Directional Boring & HDD Operation?

  • !Can't find past work orders for a customer
  • !New tech doesn't know the site's quirks
  • !Equipment service history is in a filing cabinet

The Cost of Doing Nothing

Without accessible history, you lose upsell opportunities and repeat the same diagnostic work — costing $200–$500/incident.

What Directional Boring & HDD Companies Typically Use

BOSS811UtilocateProcoreHeavyJob

These tools are great at what they do — but they don't eliminate the customer records gap. That's what we build.

Directional Boring & HDD Operational Challenges

  • 1Every bore path must be cleared through 811 before drilling
  • 2Cross-bore risk at $150K+ per incident
  • 3Post-construction as-builts required but captured on paper
  • 4Locate ticket expiration requires update/remark management

Compliance & Regulations

  • A811 mandatory notification before excavation (federal)
  • BState-specific locate ticket validity (10–45 days)
  • CPHMSA pipeline safety for gas crossings
  • DUpdate and remark requirements before ticket expiration
Common roles:Owner/OperatorProject ManagerDrill OperatorLocator

How We Fix Customer Records for Directional Boring & HDD — No ReKeying

1

Map Your Workflow

We study exactly where customer records happens in your directional boring & hdd operation — the forms, the handoffs, the re-entry points.

2

Build a Working Prototype

Not a demo. Not a slide deck. A real, functional prototype that eliminates the pain point and works with your existing tools.

3

Prove It Before You Pay

You test the prototype on a real job. If it doesn't eliminate the customer records problem, you don't pay.

Get No ReKeying for Your Directional Boring & HDD Operation — Free Prototype

Tell us about your operation and we'll build you a working solution — no commitment, no credit card.

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Customer Records Problems for Directional Boring & HDD Companies | Simply Connected Systems