Line Quest

What Line Quest does

LineQuest LLC is a Plano, Texas-based damage prevention and subsurface utility services company founded in 2012. It provides utility locating, private locating, hydrovac excavation, subsurface utility engineering, GIS mapping, and safety services to customers across the Telecom, Water & Sewer, Power Transmission & Distribution, Civil Road & Bridge, Oil & Gas, Renewable Energy, Engineering & Surveying, and Environmental sectors. The company operates as a field services business, dispatching technicians to customer job sites primarily in Texas and the surrounding region, with public utility locates coordinated through the 811 "Call Before You Dig" system.

The company's core technology centers on non-mechanical, non-destructive hydro-excavation for safe digging around buried infrastructure, combined with subsurface utility engineering and GIS-based asset mapping. Its integrated service platform is structured to provide end-to-end damage prevention — from detection and marking of underground utilities through non-destructive excavation and engineering documentation — allowing it to bundle services that would otherwise require multiple specialized vendors. Recognitions include the 2018 Oilfield Services Company of the Year award (Oil & Gas Texas Awards) and an Operator Excellence award from Shell Oil.

LineQuest is a privately held LLC with no disclosed external funding, parent company, or institutional investors; ownership is described as founder-led. The leadership team includes CEO Patrick Brown and co-founders Shawn Beard and Shawn R. Hailey (President). With 51-100 employees and a regional operating footprint, the company sits in the small-to-mid-market segment of the U.S. utility locating industry. Pricing is not publicly disclosed, and revenue model details are limited, though the business is structured around project-based and contract field service delivery to enterprise and utility clients.

Name

Line Quest

Legal name

Line Quest, LLC

Website

https://linequestllc.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2012

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

LineQuest LLC is a Texas-based damage prevention firm founded in 2012 that provides utility locating, hydrovac excavation, subsurface utility engineering, and GIS mapping services to telecom, power, oil & gas, and infrastructure clients.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Underground Utility Locating & Damage Prevention

NAICS

Oil and Gas Pipeline and Related Structures Construction (23712), Support Activities for Oil and Gas Operations (213112)

SIC

Water, Sewer, Pipeline, Comm & Power Line Construction (1623), Oil & Gas Field Services, Nec (1389)

akta.pro primary industry

Pipeline Construction & Right-of-Way Services (EUALADAL)

akta.pro secondary industry

Cable Installation & Construction Services (trenching, duct banks, HDD, pulling, cable laying) (EUADADAI)

Keywords

• Utility locating services
• Subsurface utility engineering
• Hydrovac excavation services
• GIS mapping services
• Damage prevention services

Headquarters

HQ city

Plano

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

LineQuest LLC provides underground utility locating, private line locating, hydrovac excavation, subsurface utility engineering, GIS mapping, and safety services to prevent excavation-related damage to buried infrastructure. Services are delivered on-site by field crews across Texas and surrounding regions for telecom, utility, oil and gas, civil construction, and renewable energy clients.

Product overview

LineQuest LLC is a utility locating and subsurface services company that operates as a unified service platform rather than a software product suite. The company offers six integrated service offerings: Utility Locating and Private Locating (for detecting underground infrastructure), Hydrovac Excavation (non-destructive digging), Subsurface Utility Engineering, GIS Mapping, and Safety services. These services are delivered to markets including Telecom, Water & Sewer, Power Transmission & Distribution, Civil Road & Bridge, Oil & Gas, Renewable Energy, Engineering & Surveying, and Environmental sectors. The services work together as a comprehensive damage prevention and underground infrastructure management solution.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Utility Locating Public utility locating services typically requested through the coordinated 811 "Call Before You Dig" system; identifies and marks public underground infrastructure for excavators.
• Private Locating Locating of buried private infrastructure that is not public and not listed by the application center; helps property owners and contractors identify non-registered lines before excavation.
• Hydrovac Excavation Non-mechanical, non-destructive method of excavating soil using pressurized water and industrial vacuum to safely expose underground utilities and pipelines.
• Subsurface Utility Engineering Engineering services for subsurface utility mapping and analysis; provides detailed underground infrastructure data to support design and construction projects.
• GIS Mapping Geographic Information System mapping services for utility and infrastructure visualization; produces spatial records of underground assets for asset managers and engineers.
• Safety Services Safety services focused on damage prevention and excavation-related incident avoidance, including verification of utility marks, clearance maintenance, and one-call compliance.

Quantifiable outcome

• 0% of underground incidents should fail to be called in to a one call center when proper procedures are followed

Segments8 records

Ideal customer profiles8 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Others

• Vermeer Corporation: Vermeer is an industrial equipment manufacturer producing horizontal directional drills, vacuum excavators, and utility installation equipment used by locating and hydrovac service providers — an enabling equipment supplier to LineQuest's market.
• Vactor Manufacturing: Vactor is a leading manufacturer of sewer and hydrovac cleaning equipment, supplying the trucks used by hydrovac service providers like LineQuest — an ecosystem supplier and enabling participant rather than a direct competitor.

Direct peers

• Badger Daylighting: Badger Daylighting is a North American leader in hydrovac excavation, providing non-destructive digging services to utility, oil & gas, and industrial customers — a direct competitor to LineQuest's hydrovac offering across overlapping verticals.
• Ground Penetrating Radar Systems (GPRS): GPRS is a national subsurface locating company offering utility locating, concrete scanning, and leak detection using GPR and similar technologies to construction, utility, and engineering customers — closely aligned with LineQuest's locating and SUE services.
• HydroMax USA: HydroMax USA operates a large hydrovac excavation fleet serving utility, oil & gas, and industrial customers across multiple states — a regional-scale hydrovac peer that competes with LineQuest's hydrovac line of business.
• Pro-Pipe Inc. Pro-Pipe provides underground utility locating, CCTV pipe inspection, and hydrovac services to municipalities, utilities, and contractors — a regional multi-service peer with similar damage prevention scope to LineQuest.
• Multiview Inc. Multiview provides utility locating, ground-penetrating radar, vacuum excavation, and subsurface utility engineering services to telecom, utility, and construction clients — directly comparable in service mix and customer base to LineQuest.
• USIC: USIC is the largest utility locating services provider in North America, offering public/private line locating, hydrovac, and damage prevention services across telecom, gas, electric, water, and sewer verticals — directly comparable to LineQuest's core locating and hydrovac platform.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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