Simplicity of Non CDL Truck Streamlines Adding Drilling Services

Since launching G2 CONSULTING GROUP in 1994, the Michigan company has outsourced drilling for its geotechnical and environmental consulting and materials testing services. However, during the past few years, drillers they’d been using began discontinuing services, creating scheduling difficulties.

“We decided to add our own drilling capabilities,” Christopher Nicol, project manager, said. “We looked at used rigs, but it came down to the 3100GT not requiring a CDL. It’s hard enough to find a driller, let alone one with a CDL.”

The common theme when asked about his favorite features — “simplicity.”

“It’s simple to operate. We appreciate we only have to deal with one engine, which simplifies things,” Nicol said. “The maintenance needed is straight forward, and we’ve been able to do it ourselves with some help.”

For a first foray into drilling, they’re pleased with their ability to accomplish their goals.

“We’ve used the 3100GT for 100 percent geotechnical drilling, which is really why we needed the additional capacity,” Nicol said. “We’ve been able to access some off-road jobs because it's relatively light compared to a conventional rig.”

Adding their own drilling services also amplifies their ability to accomplish more jobs.

“We can get more done in a timely manner. We have gotten some jobs because we have the ability to jump on it in a couple of days versus scheduling with another driller a month out,” Nicol said. “The 3100GT allows us to get jobs drilled quicker because we have our own rig. We also have more flexibility to shift the schedule if an emergency job comes in. We can definitely get more jobs done because we added the 3100GT.”

And for the few, small issues they’ve experienced, he finds the customer service “great.” “Everyone has been helpful and expeditious in handling those items,” Nicol said. “The customer service is very good, very helpful.”